From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers.
This is going to be the worst summer ever! He\'s barely on t.
Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games...and no friends.
To make matters worse, Jake\'s grandmother doesn\'t believe in cable or the internet.
The island is a nature sanctuary--no cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants.
That means Jake\'s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother.
His father was wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to care for him.
Eleven-year-old Jake\'s life has just turned upside-down. --Kwame Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The Crossover From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers.
Can they save the turtle nest from predators? Can Jake\'s growing love for the island and its inhabitants (be they two-legged, four-legged, feathered, or finned) help to heal his father? An instant New York Times bestseller!
Storytelling for young readers at its finest--equal parts summer adventure and environmental suspense...[a] love letter to family, friendship, and the natural world.
When a turtle nest is threatened by coyotes, the three friends must find a way to protect it.
The kids must do a daily dawn patrol of the beach on the hunt for loggerhead sea turtle tracks.
Their punishment? Mandatory duty on the Island Turtle Team.
Until one misadventure on an abandoned boat leads to community service.
All three are struggling with their own family issues and they quickly bond, going on adventures all over Dewees Island.
This is going to be the worst summer ever He\'s barely on the island before he befriends two other kids--Macon, another summer kid, and Lovie, know-it-all who lives there and shows both Jake and Macon the ropes of life on the island.
Which means Jake has no cell phone, no video games...and no friends.
To make matters worse, Jake\'s grandmother doesn\'t believe in cable or the internet.
The island is a nature sanctuary--no cars or paved roads, no stores or restaurants.
That means Jake\'s spending the summer on tiny Dewees Island with his grandmother.
His father was wounded in Afghanistan, and his mother is going to leave to care for him.
Eleven-year-old Jake\'s life has just turned upside-down.
From New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a beautiful story of friendship, loss, and the healing power of nature in her first book for middle grade readers
