MYSTERY AT THE AQUARIUM

Author: Kate B. Jerome

Dive into an OceanX Adventure! Junior journalist Marena Montoya and her BFF Aisha use critical thinking, curiosity, and serious science to get to the bottom of strange goings-on at the aquarium and beyond!

What’s causing a mysterious power outage at the local aquarium? Best friends, and curious 5th grade conservationists, Marena and Aisha, have an exciting theory. Following the advice of their OceanX mentor, they search for real scientific evidence, and embark on a fact-finding mission that leads to some creepy sleuthing. Are they on the verge of an out-ofthis world discovery? Or did their imaginations go entirely too far?

Selling Points

MEET THE OCEAN EXPLORERS: 5th grade junior journalist Marena, her BFF Aisha, and Marena’s teenage brother Lucas use critical thinking and sound science to solve mysteries at the aquarium and beyond.

MIDDLE GRADE MILESTONES: Once proud of her curiosity and endless questions, 11-year-old Marena is starting to feel self-conscious about calling attention to herself.

$7.99 US / $10.99 CAN Softbound, 5.3 x 8

PAGES: 112

WORDS: 17,685

AGE RANGE: 8-12

ISBN: 978-1-68188-924-5

MAY 2023