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. A Peek into the Past, a nonfiction section at the back of each book, brings the time and place to life through vivid historical photographs and fascinating stories and information.