The Ocean's Way
- Authors
- Elaine Donadio
- Publisher
- Elaine Donadio
- Tags
- rescue adventure , friendship friendly bonding funny sad , friendship adventures , environment and nature , environment impact , growth and renewal , girls ages 9 to 12 , family disappointments , new york city girls , pilot whale rescue
- Size
- 0.29 MB
- Lang
- en
For Middle Grade readers. What begins as a light-hearted adventure ends as a commitment, when eleven year old New York City girl Holly, uses her passion for poetry to win a grant writing contest to study marine life in Florida during Christmas vacation with her best friend, Jasmine. Holly looks forward to leaving the gray, winter skies of New York City behind. She imagines a carefree, fun in the sun adventure, but her optimism is short-lived.
Her fear of public speaking is highlighted as Holly learns she must present her findings at a school assembly program. Jasmines family problems and her fear of flying and swimming create obstacles to Hollys idyllic expectations.
The contrast between the girls is heightened by revelations of their family lives and their different approaches to the world around them. Holly, the gentle poet, overcomes her fear of public speaking as she continues to grieve her fathers death. Jasmine, the seemingly self-assured...