Olive's Ocean
What's Olive's Ocean About
Sometimes life can change in an instantMartha 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?
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Kevin Henkes is an award-winning author and illustrator of many books for children of all ages. He received the Caldecott Medal for Kitten’s First Full Moon; Caldecott Honors for Waiting and Owen; two Newbery Honors–one for Olive’s Ocean and one for The Year of Billy Miller–and Geisel Honors for Waiting and Penny and Her Marble. His other books include Egg, Old Bear, A Good Day, Chrysanthemum, and the beloved Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin. www.kevinhenkes.com
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780060535452
- Publication Date
- April 26, 2005
- Publisher
- Greenwillow Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 2001
- Page Count
- 217
- Words Per Page
- 139
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 10 - 13 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 59824173
- Lexile® Level
- 680L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.7
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 4
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 71432
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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