SEA GIRL, The Classic and Beloved Novel by Marguerite Aspinwall

The Sea Girl: A Tale of Nantucket in the Clipper Ship Days by Marguerite Aspinwall What if your greatest adventure began with a haircut? On a crisp October morning in old Nantucket, young Erica Folger seizes a pair of shears—and her independence. With her braids abandoned on the roof and a storm brewing below in Aunt Charity’s parlor, Erica sets sail on her own quiet rebellion. But when her dearest cousin wins a coin toss and boards a clipper bound for China, Erica is left ashore with only a mysterious jade ring, a Chinese godfather she’s never met, and a restless longing for the sea in her blood. Then word comes that the ship has returned—but not the boy. As whispers drift across oceans and snow falls over Nantucket, Erica vows to uncover the truth of what lies beyond the horizon. The Sea Girl is a luminous, salt-kissed tale of courage, kinship, and a girl's dream to chase the wind like any boy would—if only the world would let her.