Beginning in February and ending in late summer, this episodic story chronicles young Becca’s visits to her grandmother’s home on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia. While Becca’s parents remain on the mainland preparing for a new baby, Becca copes with her eccentric, adventurous grandmother and helps host a stream of wildly diverse visiting relatives and friends. She gardens, learns to handle various kinds of boats, minds a baby seal, and eventually finds a friend all her own. The sharply drawn characters and vividly realized setting evoke a place where life follows the change of seasons and rhythms of the sea. CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens 2008 Starred Selection; Horn Book Mind the Gap 2008 Winner. mac