num_pages: 178
description: In the late nineteenth century, twelve-year-old Rhoda investigates her suspicion that a wrecker may be luring ships to their destruction on the Virginia barrier island where her father is Keeper of a U.S. Lifesaving Station. Includes historical notes on the United States Life-Saving Service. 
language: English
title: Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal
titlecomplete: Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal (American Girl History Mysteries)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Mystery, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 240
places: Virginia
series: American Girl History Mysteries
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Childrens Young Adult
publisher: Amer Girl