Consider the Octopus

In alternating voices, 12-year-olds Jeremy “JB” Barnes and Sidney Miller narrate their adventures (and misadventures) on board a scientific research ship headed toward the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. His mom may be the chief scientist on the Oceania II, but JB isn’t into science at all and wishes he were anywhere else. Science geek Sidney, however, is thrilled that an error has resulted in an invitation to take part in the ship’s symposium. Aided and abetted by her hippie grandmother, Sidney gets herself on board, where she and JB become unlikely allies, convinced they’re somehow meant to do something really important. But what can two kids do to help solve the crisis of a floating garbage island twice the size of Texas? The book takes a hard look at the desperate situation our oceans are in but leaves readers with a sense of optimism for the future. Additional Jewish content was specially created for this unique PJ Our Way edition of the novel.