#MGCarousel Book Quotes – Page 31 – Middle Grade Carousel

Harbor

Ocean Colors

Aaron and his mother would sell their cloth, returning home the next morning with oats and lamp oil and more raw wool, to be dyed the colors of the ocean deeps and woven into cloth textured like the sea itself.
The Half-A-Moon Inn by Paul Fleischman

Book Cover: The Half-A-Moon Inn by Paul Fleischman

Underwater

"I can no longer see the surface of the water above me. The sea is an endless inky darkness. I have no concept of distance or space. Giant shadows pass slowly over one another in front of me, black gliding over darkest blue." -Song of the Deep by Brian Hastings

Lost at Sea

Surfboards

Jump In

Sea Creatures

"Break now, waves, and split your ribs on the rocks! Let the spray fly up, let the waters foam! Fishes—swim! Snails—crawl! Sea gulls—dive for your dinners in the sea!” -The Half-A-Moon Inn by Paul Fleischman

Tiny Blue Clams

After one of the big storms that come in from the islands, our shore is covered with small clams. The clams are no larger than the end of your finger and the wind spread them out on the beach so thick it’s hard to walk. The clams are blue and when you look either way, up or down the beach, all you can see for leagues are these tiny blue clams. That’s why we call it the Blue Beach.
Zia by Scott O’Dell

Coconut Grove

On the Shore

He tried to picture the ocean. The great blue expanse that linked him to his parents. He saw the waves, smooth as silk, slip and slither, saw them break up and roil in great spurts of foam. He pictured his parents standing out on another shore, thinking of him.
Mulrox and the Malcognitos by Kerelyn Smith