Very nice writing but weird story that leaves the reader off balance.
Told in alternate chapters. Begins in the Caribbean and ends in Maine. ( )

Take mysterious messages in bottles, wild-eyed pirates, and rays of many colors and you have the concept behind Milagros, the Girl From Away. The story begins in the tropical island of Las Brisas, but ends in the seaport town of Holly Point, Maine. In between we meet her mystical mother, her pirate wanna-be dad, and the people of Holly Point who discover Milagros after her arduous journey in a flimsy boat. Most of the residents are suspicious of anyone from “Away”, but her friend Old Woman Perez helps everyone find common ground and Milagros realizes the “happiness could take root in the most unlikely places”. ( )