POPULAR TOPIC: Similar stories surrounding female lighthouse keepers are hitting the market in 2021.AUTHENTIC STORY: The book is based on the actual log of Juliet Fish Nichols, a real-life lightkeeper. FEMALE EMPOWERMENT: Nichols's prowess in a historically male role reminds young girls that they can be and do anything.LOOKING WEST: A local setting (Angel Island's Point Knox Lighthouse in the Bay Area) offers our story a West Coast appeal.RENOWNED AUTHOR: Caroline Arnold is the seasoned author of more than a hundred books for children.