Gracie Under the Waves

Gracie has a Plan. A plan that ends with snorkeling in the Maldives with her family but the first step is helping her family see that snorkeling is an activity fun for the whole family, even pesky little brother Ben. After researching a less expensive, closer to home snorkeling location that could b......more

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC! This was a wonderful book to inspire kids to find something they are passionate about, learn about it, and take action to help! We do a special project each year for students to select an issue in the world they care about. T......more

Thanks to publisher and NetGalley for access to ARC! I enjoyed Gracie’s story and think that it has a lot of teaching points for middle grade students about coral reefs and their ecosystems. Plot was really thick with information which isn’t a bad thing, but may bog down some readers. Overall, I enj......more

A moving middle grade novel about a young girl who loves to snorkel and how she falls in love with climate change activism while on a trip with her family to Roatán, Honduras. Educational and heartfelt, this book has a great message about family, the environment and learning to live with disappointm......more

this was a great middle grade read. I always get along with linda sue park's writing so well- the reading experience skates along like a colorful swath of butter, the writing never talks down to you, and I also felt that childhood was depicted more realistically and less idealistically than a lot of......more