{"product_id":"olives-ocean-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-9780060535438","title":"Olive's Ocean: A Newbery Honor Award Winner","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenkes, Kevin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKevin Henkes has been praised both as a writer and as an illustrator and is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children. He received the Caldecott Medal for \u003cem\u003eKitten's First \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eFull Moon\u003c\/em\u003e; Caldecott Honors for \u003cem\u003eWaiting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOwen\u003c\/em\u003e; two Newbery Honors--one for \u003cem\u003eOlive's Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e and one for \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Billy Miller\u003c\/em\u003e--and Geisel Honors for \u003cem\u003eWaiting\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePenny and Her Marble\u003c\/em\u003e. His other books include \u003cem\u003eSun Flower Lion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eParade of Elephants\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChrysanthemum\u003c\/em\u003e, and the beloved \u003cem\u003eLilly's Purple Plastic Purse\u003c\/em\u003e. Kevin Henkes lives with his family in a house in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409402532114,"sku":"9780060535438","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33fb694b-cd79-441d-aa01-d082d234e479.jpg?v=1729286318","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/olives-ocean-a-newbery-honor-award-winner-9780060535438","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}