{"product_id":"olives-ocean-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-hardcover","title":"Olive's Ocean: A Newbery Honor Award Winner - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Henkes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA brilliant, touching coming-of-age story, and a Newbery Honor Book.\u003c\/strong\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 without knowing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMultiple award-winning and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Kevin Henkes brings his insightful, gentle, real-world insight to middle grade novels, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBilly Miller Makes a Wish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBird Lake Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Birthday Room\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJunonia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlive's Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eProtecting Marie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSun \u0026amp; Spoon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSweeping Up the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo Under Par\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWords of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Year of Billy Miller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Zebra Wall\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 7.84 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Newbery Medal (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bluebonnet Awards (2006)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Olive's Ocean\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753414033696,"sku":"9780060535438","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/083a0aa98681ec18310c06961780fef6.webp?v=1780019587","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/olives-ocean-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}