Olives Ocean by Kevin HenkesISBN: 0060535458
Publisher: Greenwillow Books (April 26, 2005)
Reading Level: 6.6
Interest Level: Grades 5-8
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.**