Olive's Ocean

Olive's Ocean

by Kevin Henkes
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Reprint, ©2005, ISBN: 9780060535452
Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Price: $7.99

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?

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FLAWS: Swearing, kiss as a plot point, alluding to parental sex (nothing graphic)
Summary: A modern coming-of-age story, not entirely wholesome, but with plenty of things many girls 12-15 would likely relate to.

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