A review by aklibrarychick
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes

3.0

This one was much better than "Bird Lake Moon." It seemed like more of a complete story instead of just a snapshot in time. The thing you know from the very beginning is that Olive is dead (hit by a car while riding her bike), that she loved the ocean, and that she and Martha weren't really friends. Martha becomes almost obsessed with Olive - she is somewhat distracted by their annual visit to her grandmother's home on the seaside, and a budding relationship with one of the neighbor boys. The relationship between Martha and her grandmother is sweet, as is her relationship with her two year old sister. Of course I was very worried that something tragic would happen to the toddler - his books seem to be like that! Enjoyable read.