Olives Ocean

Olive's Ocean      Grades 5-8 
Following the death of a classmate, Martha  visits Nantucket with her family.  Here she develops a close relationship with her grandmother, experiences her first kiss and learns to accept acute embarrassment, her own mortality and that life brings constant changes.  By Kevin Henke.  

Each Novel Study contains an average of 65  pages and includes:

Suggestions for teaching the unit.
A vocabulary list.
Comprehension questions.
Activity cards for grammar.
Creative writing.
Word study.
Research and integrated activities.
Tracking and record sheets.
Answer key.