Olive’s Ocean by Keven Henkes
Our 6th-8th grade book club just finished reading Olive’s Ocean. I was so glad when they chose this title. It is one of my absolute favorites. The writing is easy and relaxed; the characters are beautiful and real; and the overall story is believable.
Twelve-year-old Martha Boyle is preparing for her family’s annual vacation at her grandmother’s house on Cape Cod. Before she leaves, a woman knocks on her door and gives her a page from her daughter Olive’s diary. Olive was hit by a car and killed just a few weeks earlier. Before the accident Olive had written in her diary that she wanted to be a writer and live by the sea which she had never seen, all things that Martha wants to be and loves. Olive also mentioned that she thought Martha was the nicest girl in her class and she hoped to be friends with her some day.
Over the time spent at Godbee’s (Martha’s grandmother) Martha thinks about Olive and wonders why she never became friends with her, and what she can do for her now. She also spends some amazing moments with her grandmother (my favorite character in the whole book) and experiences her first kiss.
This is a fantastic read. I can’t recommend it enough.
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i love olives ocean it is the best book!!!!!! i could not stop reading! martha and godbee are my favorite characters