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The Distant Lighthouse.
By Linda Gallagher.
2022. 48p. illus. Page Turner, paper, $14.99 (9798886221961). 248.4.
In this short, illustrated parable, a lighthouse guides ships through treacherous water to safe harbor. But as time passes, the lighthouse becomes lonely. The stubborn feeling of isolation dims its memory of the unique purpose for which it was built. Guilt, self-doubt, and despair rob the lighthouse of its glow—until the lighthouse suddenly vividly recalls the Light Keeper who used to climb the tower to ensure
