{"product_id":"olives-ocean-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-isbn-9780060535438","title":"Olive's Ocean: A Newbery Honor Award Winner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant, touching coming-of-age story, and a Newbery Honor Book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha 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 ambition without knowing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, even while on her family’s summer vacation at the ocean, Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. Things only get more complicated when Martha begins to experience an unexpected first crush on Jimmy Manning, a neighbor boy she used to despise. What is going on? Can life for Martha be the same ever again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple award-winning and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kevin Henkes brings his insightful, gentle, real-world insight to middle grade novels, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilly Miller Makes a Wish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eBird Lake Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eJunonia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlive's Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eProtecting Marie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSun \u0026amp; Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweeping Up the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Under Par\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eWords of Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Year of Billy Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Zebra Wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Olive Barstow was dead. She'd been hit by a car on Monroe Street while riding her bicycle weeks ago. That was about all Martha knew.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends. But they weren't -- and now all that is left are eerie connections between two girls who were in the same grade at school and who both kept the same secret without knowing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Martha can't stop thinking about Olive. A family summer on Cape Cod should help banish those thoughts; instead, they seep in everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd this year Martha's routine at her beloved grandmother's beachside house is complicated by the Manning boys. Jimmy, Tate, Todd, Luke, and Leo. But especially Jimmy. What if, what if, what if, what if? The world can change in a minute.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Another lovely, character-driven novel that explores, with rare subtlety and sensitivity, the changes and perplexities that haunt every child’s growing-up process. Will stick with readers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Characters and setting are painted in with the deft strokes of an experienced artisit. Few girls will fail to recognize themselves in Martha.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Henkes has a jeweler’s touch, strong and delicate. All of Henke’s strengths as a fiction writer are given wonderful play here.” —Horn Book (starred review) - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another lovely, character-driven novel that explores, with rare subtlety and sensitivity, the changes and perplexities that haunt every child’s growing-up process. Will stick with readers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With beautifully defined characters, events, and emotions that will tug at your heart, this novel is flawless.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Item\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With his usual sensitivity and insight, Henkes explores key issues of adolescence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lyrically written.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rich characterizations move this compelling novel to its satisfying and emotionally authentic conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Henkes’s story is subtle and satisfyingly untidy. Grabs you right from the start.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With his usual sensitivity and insight, Henkes explores key issues of adolescence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The ever versatile Kevin Henkes dazzles with this spare yet profoundly touching coming-of-age novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily Fun Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Henkes has a jeweler’s touch, strong and delicate. 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