Olive's Ocean

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Olive's Ocean | Kevin Henkes

My #weekend #audiobook for
#cleaning #mealprep #laundry

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WendyV

Olive's Ocean | Kevin Henkes

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Olive‘s Ocean by Kevin Henkes is a Newbery Honor RF novel that I would use for LC or IR. This is a coming-of-age story about Martha. She learns of a girl Olive who she shares a lot in common with, but will sadly never meet her as she passed away. Martha spends her summers at her grandmas who lives on the Atlantic Ocean where she continues to think about Olive & writes a story about her. This book was very enjoyable to read with a touching ending.

WendyV If you want to know why the book is called Olives Ocean, you‘ll have to read it to see! #UCFLAE3414SP18. I found a short interesting article on the advantages of sustained silent reading. I think this book would fit in perfectly for SSR.
http://education.seattlepi.com/advantages-sustained-silent-reading-1638.html 7y

WendyV If I was going to have my students read this book, I would ask them to read it at home on their own time or during class when it‘s quiet reading time. I would want to use UDL strategy 7.3 to minimize any treats and distractions so students can focus on their reading. I would use EL 6 to monitor their comprehension of the book to make sure students are understanding the story as they read along. 7y

SadiqaH I like the book . The link you provided gives great information about SSR. 7y

Jeffersleighann This book sounds awesome! I would love to add this to my classroom library. This would also be good for students who have had friends pass away. When I was in 2nd grade we had two students in my grade pass away in the same year. 7y

DrSpalding Well said. This is a true coming of age story. As mentioned in class I like that you can read his picture books and then transition into his quality chapter books. 7y

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Jeg

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Read this in the early hours here in SAN Fran. Battered copy from a free box somewhere. Picked it up because I‘ve always loved his picture books and didn‘t realise he wrote novels. Excellent writing. Loved as much as his picture books. Would be great for middle school kids ??? @MrsMalaprop

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Olive's Ocean | Kevin Henkes

Martha and Olive could‘ve been friends, but they weren't. Weeks after a tragic accident, all that is left are eerie connections between the girls, who both kept the same secret without knowing it.

Now, 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, a boy she used to despise. What is going on? Can life for Martha be the same ever again?

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auntie_jenn

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thank you, @Suzze for recommending this simple and sweet middle grade novel. simple is hard to do well, and there's not one extra word in this slim story. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Suzze One of my all-time favorites. Glad you enjoyed it. 8y

shanebeth This book is precious! 8y

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Suzze

Olive's Ocean | Kevin Henkes

One of my favorite middle grade books ever. Ever. Ever. #sizzlinsummerbooks #ocean

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ephemeralwaltz 😍 8y

bedandabook Gorgeous cover. 8y

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Olive's Ocean | Kevin Henkes

Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes #olivesocean #kevinhenkes #ya #youngadult

tessaurus Wow, that took my breath away! Such a great excerpt. I love Kevin Henkes--adding this to my TBR pile! 📚 8y

speedy_reads Honestly this is like one of my FAVORITE books. It's really beautiful and it made my day that you'll be adding it to ur tbr! U'll have to tell me how u like it when u read it! 8y

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