The Silver Lining

A warm June sea, a forbidden swim—and then Frank Mathers finds his clothes gone, with only one boot to show for his pleasure. How is a boy to get home without his mother discovering what he has done?

On Guernsey’s sunny coast, nine-year-old Frank is caught between his mother’s command and the inviting waves at Cobo Bay. He gives in, splashes happily among the crabs, and forgets his errand—until the tide carries off most of his clothes. Shivering, sore-footed, and watched by the fisherman he hoped had gone, Frank must make his awkward way home and face the consequences of disobedience. But will the trouble waiting for him be worse than the walk back?

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