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A former White House Special Assistant to the President and U.S. Senate State Director, she has taught political science at Boston College, served as a Program Director for the Harvard Kennedy School, and been a Managing Director of The Glover Park Group—a leading national public affairs firm. 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Audrey earned a coveted scholarship to Bates College, but her heart remained Downeast. She is pictured here leading the school's underdog girls' basketball team to the 2016 Class C state championship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/35a922b8-edf5-4dc7-bf7e-e0fc94e23fcd/Sophia.jpeg Explore Downeast - The Reporting Josie Dekker (who has publicly shared her real name, Sophia DeSchiffart, since publication) graduated at the top of her class at Narraguagus High and was the second in school history to attend Yale University. The first was her eldest sister. Josie's parents raised their five daughters to value education, faith, and hard work, and to pursue their dreams despite the family's limited financial resources. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/7ed22c2a-97ec-4f91-9d2a-a75db68dafed/Mckenna_LobsterFish1.jpeg Explore Downeast - The Reporting Mckenna Holt (who has publicly shared her real name, Lanie Perry, since publication), softball pitching star and the captain of her own lobster boat at age 17. This photo was taken after a particularly good catch, while her mom and I worked as sternmen on her boat, the F/V Spittin’ Image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/0b98d4b6-68ef-445f-b480-ea9c7cd90ad2/Spittin%27Image.jpeg Explore Downeast - The Reporting Mckenna chose her boat name, pictured above, as a tribute to her dad, whose looks and spirited personality she strongly resembles. 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One of the towns featured in the book, Cherryfield, proudly calls itself the "Blueberry Capital of the World." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/c081ff2a-965e-4a92-a821-aaf1f7c0bb7f/Downeast_Blueberry_Farm.jpg Explore Downeast - The Reporting Blueberry farm owned by Vivian’s family. Pictured during August raking season. Vivian raked blueberries from an early age, and when she was strong enough, routinely loaded the fruit-laden 50-pound crates onto awaiting pickup trucks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/c3167b56-033c-4d6c-a2b1-b63c7fb3024d/BlueberryBarrensOcotber.jpeg Explore Downeast - The Reporting By October, the blueberry barrens transform to reveal miles of dramatic red landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/d721e26c-c762-41a6-91a4-9c57a32300a5/OctoberMorningLightHoltwharf.jpeg Explore Downeast - The Reporting Mckenna Holt's family wharf in October's early morning light. Mckenna and her mom graciously took me out to haul lobsters with them on this day. Out on her boat, Mckenna feels like "the luckiest girl" in the world. She once observed that she feels sorry for people who sit behind their desks and stare at computer screens all day long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/d868107f-4fd7-4e7d-a96a-de33a50e4354/Mckenna_Holt_Family_Wharf_1.jpg Explore Downeast - The Reporting Another view of Mckenna’s family wharf. Her parents started out with very little and worked to realize the dream of owning and running this wharf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/602ac184d6914a529eef929b/cbd7b5ba-6cd3-4e52-b5ef-07c47e810e2e/LobsterTraps_Audrey_Family_Driveway.jpg Explore Downeast - The Reporting The view up Audrey Barton's family driveway just before the start of a summer lobstering season. Like Mckenna, Audrey grew up fishing and planned to build her life Downeast. But Audrey had little interest in making a career of lobstering. 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