description: Sometimes life can change in an instant Martha 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. 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 Manning, a neighbor boy she used to despise. What is going on? Can life for Martha be the same ever again?
language: English
title: Olive's Ocean
titlecomplete: Olive's Ocean
characters: Godbee, Tate Manning, Jimmy Manning, Vincent Boyle, Martha Boyle
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, Banned Books, Coming Of Age, Death, Fiction, Juvenile, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 13947
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Texas Bluebonnet Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: HarperCollins