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Olive's Ocean

Name: Olive's Ocean
Author: Kevin Henkes

by Kevin Henkes

2001•Drama•217 pages

Taste attributes: dramafamilywholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearcoming of ageempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA warm-hearted novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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5.0 / 5

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About This Book

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.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFamilyComing of ageEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Juvenile fictionGrandmothersSelf-perceptionFamily lifeFamilyFamiliesAccelerated ReaderChildren's literature

Details

Author: Kevin Henkes
Published: 2001
Pages: 217
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Source: Open Library

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