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Named after a catastrophic storm, Wanda is born into a world that’s rapidly changing. Rising sea levels and devastating weather patterns transform her coastal Florida town. As she moves from childhood to adulthood, Wanda adapts to this remade landscape, finding adventure, love, and purpose in a place largely abandoned by civilization.

Told in four parts—power, water, light, and time—The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a meditation on the beauty and violence of an untamable wilderness. It considers the dissolution of the human-made world, and helps us see how human connection, adaptability, and a little bit of magic might guide us to a new future.

For the 23rd year of the Vermont Reads program, Vermont Humanities has invited Vermont communities to plan projects centered around The Light Pirate and its themes of resilience, strength through community, and the unstoppable power of the natural world.

Pick up your copy of The Light Pirate today, read it, then pass it on to a friend or return it to the Library so that more members of the community can enjoy it. Plus, be sure to keep an eye out for VT Reads events centered around the themes of the book at your Manchester Community Library!

Upcoming Vermont Reads Events at MCL:

• River Memories: Exploring Settlement Patterns on Waterways in Vermont | Tuesday, October 7, 5:30 pm
• Storying the Land: Book Reading and Q&A with Author Kai Thomas | Saturday, October 11, 11 am
• Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England | Thursday, November 6, 5:30 pm