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Olive's Ocean

by Kevin Henkes

See its constellation

Published
2003
Genre
Fiction
Pages
224
Words
30235

Reading measures

Accelerated Reader level
4.7
AR interest level
MG — middle grades, 4–8
Lexile
680L
Suggested reading age
ages 10–17

On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, her relationship with her grandmother, her feelings for an older boy, and her plan to be a writer.

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ALSC Notables

ISBN

ISBN-13
9780060535438
ISBN-10
0060535431

Tags

ALSC NotablesCareers-WriterFamily Life-Death/DyingFamily Life-GrandparentsNatural Environments-Seashore/Beaches/CoastPeople-ChildrenRealistic FictionSeasons/Weather-Summer