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Description for Olive's Ocean
Paperback. This exquisite "New York Times" bestselling coming-of-age story--a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Children's Book--is now available in paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: YFN; YXF; YXL; YXS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 194 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
Sometimes life can change in an instant Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends, but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections between the two girls, former classmates who both kept the same secret without knowing it. Now, even while on vacation at the ocean, Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. Things only get more complicated when Martha begins to like Jimmy Manning, a neighbor boy she used to despise. What is going on? Can life for Martha be the same ever again?
Sometimes life can change in an instant Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends, but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections between the two girls, former classmates who both kept the same secret without knowing it. Now, even while on vacation at the ocean, Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. Things only get more complicated when Martha begins to like Jimmy Manning, a neighbor boy she used to despise. What is going on? Can life for Martha be the same ever again?
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780060535452
SKU
V9780060535452
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes is the award-winning creator of many books for children, including the Caldecott Medal Book Kitten's First Full Moon, the Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book Waiting, the Newbery Honor Books The Year of Billy Miller and Olive's Ocean, and several bestselling books about mice, including Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse and Chrysanthemum. www.kevinhenkes.com
Reviews for Olive's Ocean
"The ever versatile Kevin Henkes dazzles with this spare yet profoundly touching coming-of-age novel."
Family Fun Magazine "An eloquent journey into adolescence."
Florida Times-Union "Few girls will fail to recognize themselves in Martha."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Martha Boyle is one of the memorable 12-year-old girls of fiction, smart, confused, compassionate."
KLIATT (starred review) "With his ... Read more
Family Fun Magazine "An eloquent journey into adolescence."
Florida Times-Union "Few girls will fail to recognize themselves in Martha."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Martha Boyle is one of the memorable 12-year-old girls of fiction, smart, confused, compassionate."
KLIATT (starred review) "With his ... Read more