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The Fire Below: A Middle Grade Ocean Adventure - Marine Science Books for Kids Ages 8-12
How do you protect something no one can see?
The stone is back. The fish are running. Everything in Pelican Bay should be fine.
But the warm spot on Eli's thermal map is getting stronger, a research boat has dropped anchor in the bay, a company from Portland wants to drill right on top of the hidden vent that keeps the whole bay alive, and somebody has been out over the sandbar at night with their lights off. Mia, Jake, Luna, and Eli have eight days before the town votes.
With help from a marine scientist who forgets to finish her sandwich when she's excited, they lower a camera to the seafloor and find something nobody has ever living things that glow in the dark around the stone. Science might save the bay, but only if four kids can make a room full of adults listen.
A middle grade mystery adventure for kids ages 8-12 who love marine life, real ocean science, and stories with a big heart. Perfect as a read-aloud.
Why parents and teachers love The Tide
100% clean and no bad language, no romance, no nightmare fuel; safe for ages 8-12 (grades 3-7).Real marine science, woven hydrothermal vents, tides, and ocean ecosystems kids absorb without noticing.Kids making a four friends stand up at a town meeting to protect something that matters.A page-turner that grows short chapters and real suspense; a bedtime read-aloud or a confident solo read.Six summers, six a complete middle grade series that keeps kids reading book after book.The Tide Runners, Book 3 of 6. Dive back in and read The Fire Below today.
The stone is back. The fish are running. Everything in Pelican Bay should be fine.
But the warm spot on Eli's thermal map is getting stronger, a research boat has dropped anchor in the bay, a company from Portland wants to drill right on top of the hidden vent that keeps the whole bay alive, and somebody has been out over the sandbar at night with their lights off. Mia, Jake, Luna, and Eli have eight days before the town votes.
With help from a marine scientist who forgets to finish her sandwich when she's excited, they lower a camera to the seafloor and find something nobody has ever living things that glow in the dark around the stone. Science might save the bay, but only if four kids can make a room full of adults listen.
A middle grade mystery adventure for kids ages 8-12 who love marine life, real ocean science, and stories with a big heart. Perfect as a read-aloud.
Why parents and teachers love The Tide
100% clean and no bad language, no romance, no nightmare fuel; safe for ages 8-12 (grades 3-7).Real marine science, woven hydrothermal vents, tides, and ocean ecosystems kids absorb without noticing.Kids making a four friends stand up at a town meeting to protect something that matters.A page-turner that grows short chapters and real suspense; a bedtime read-aloud or a confident solo read.Six summers, six a complete middle grade series that keeps kids reading book after book.The Tide Runners, Book 3 of 6. Dive back in and read The Fire Below today.
135 pages, Paperback
Published July 11, 2026
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