The Secret of the Catapus

Jenkins, Robin Elsbeth (Author)

ISBN 10: 1961905620 / ISBN 13: 9781961905627

Verlag: 12 Willows Press, 2025

201 pages. 5.00x0.51x8.00 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-1961905620

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2026 Green Earth Book Award Honor Book — Children's Fiction

Twelve-year-old Ellie Andrews didn't plan on spending seventh grade in a tiny Maine fishing village. But when her parents' marriage falls apart, she finds herself living in her late grandmother's coastal homestead in Whitneyport—a place where the lobster boats still run at dawn, the tides tell time, and a mysterious harbor seal keeps turning up wherever Ellie goes.

Gram was the town's beloved teacher, a fierce environmentalist, and apparently a woman with a few secrets. As Ellie settles into her new life—finding her footing with a misfit circle of friends, navigating a teacher who doesn't believe in climate change, and trying to keep her promise to a grandmother she can still feel watching over her—she begins to understand what Gram was protecting, and why it matters more than ever.

Set against the wild, specific beauty of the Maine coast, The Secret of the Catapus is a coming-of-age story about grief, courage, and what it means to carry someone's legacy forward. It's also about a seal named Catapus, who has his own ideas about where Ellie belongs.

"Beautifully written… with a vivid sense of place that will connect readers with nature and make the environmental crisis real and personal." —Nicola Davies, author of The Song That Sings Us

"An extraordinary story of love: for the natural world, for standing up for what is right, and for carrying forward a grandparent's legacy." —Gregory Brown, author of The Lowering Days

For readers ages 8–12 who love the ocean, animals, and stories that stay with them.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Secret of the Catapus
Verlag: 12 Willows Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Brand New