olivesocean

__Olive’s Ocean__ by Kevin Henkes ISBN: 0-06-053543-1 c2003 217 pages

Summary: Martha and her family go to visit her grandmother (Godbee) every summer. Grandma lives in a cottage along the ocean which makes the perfect scene for Martha’s main interest at this time...writing. Martha is disturbed by the recent death of a classmate, Grandma’s age, her feelings for a boy who lives by Grandma, and just generally being 12 years old. She gains a lot of insight during this summer and goes home feeling a bit more content with life.

YA Fiction--teen issues; grandmothers; family life; self-perception; boy/girl relationships

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