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| Original Title: | Olive's Ocean |
| ISBN: | 0060535458 (ISBN13: 9780060535452) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Martha Boyle, Godbee, Jimmy Manning, Tate Manning, Vincent Boyle |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (2004), Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominee (2005), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2005) |
Kevin Henkes
Paperback | Pages: 217 pages Rating: 3.78 | 12739 Users | 1263 Reviews
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| Title | : | Olive's Ocean |
| Author | : | Kevin Henkes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 217 pages |
| Published | : | April 26th 2005 by Greenwillow Books (first published January 1st 2001) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade |
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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?Rating Epithetical Books Olive's Ocean
Ratings: 3.78 From 12739 Users | 1263 ReviewsDiscuss Epithetical Books Olive's Ocean
3.5 out of 5Olives Ocean is an introspective, lyrical, heartwarming, honest, and evocative middle-grade novel about a change of ones perspective and self-discovery.Marthas growth from an egocentric and insecure child to a more appreciative and thoughtful teenager is subtle, realistic, and satisfying. Her realization that "the world didn't revolve around her, that it was bigger than that, that it simply was, and would continue to exist with or without her" resonated with me deeply. Also, IMartha Doyle was a just an average girl until a classmate of hers named Olive died in an accident. Olive's mom brings Martha a journal page of Olive saying"She is the nicest girl in my class." From that day on, Martha just couldn't stop thinking about Olive. She and her family visits their granny Godbee, meets Jimmy Mannings and more. It's really easy to reveal what's going to happen next, but the story flowed really well and I think Martha's feelings were very well-expressed and described. It's
This book is for adults(not that much for kids)
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes was an excellent realistic fiction book. The story is told by a 12 year old girl named Martha Boyle. Just before Martha and her family are about to visit her Grandmother at her beach house, a tragic accident happens. One of Martha's classmates, a shy girl named Olive, is hit by a car and killed giving Martha a new perspective of her life. As Martha visits her Grandmother, Olive's death continues to haunt her and arouse questions in her mind. How could someone's life
This is a book that sneaks up on you with its quiet beauty. Told in first person narrative, it is the story of one summer in the life of twelve year old, Martha. Just before her family leaves for their yearly summer vacation at Godbee's, her 80 year old grandmother, house on the shore, Martha is paid a visit by the mother of a recently deceased classmate whom she did not know well. Olive, the title character, is only heard from once in the novel and only through her voice in a diary page that
I was startled by the summary of Olive's Ocean. It's been so long since I wanted to read it that I completely forgot what the book was about or maybe I never knew. The cover is what attracted me and bonus it's by Kevin Henkes who wrote one of my favorite picture books: Chrysanthemum. It was strange realizing that the protagonist was not going to be named Olive but the book would be about a girl named Olive who died. The first chapter had me crying so much because Olive's mother came around and
I have no words for this book because they will do it no justice.
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