Wanna play catch?With the longer days and warmer weather, lots of kids are asking that question. It used to be that they would grab their baseball gloves. Now, more kids are grabbing lacrosse sticks to play catch.Lacrosse is the fastest-growing sport in America. But don't take my word for it. I ...

<h3>Chapter 2: Mom goes to work!</h3> The girls sped to their house, one of the stilt houses that dotted the island. The Outer Banks are low islands that barely rise up higher than the ocean itself. To keep the water out when a big storm hits, the houses are built on ...

<h3>Chapter 8: Protect the eggs</h3> With sand being thrown through the air and four children suddenly appearing from behind a sand dune running across the beach and yelling, things were very confused. People at the party began yelling. The dogs barked and jumped. ...

<h3>Chapter 9: To the water</h3> The kids had been back in school for about a month, and tomorrow would be the first day of fall. The kids had watched the sea turtle nest site for several days, but the eggs hadn't shown any sign of hatching. They were growing ...

<h3>Chapter 7: Find the nest</h3> The four kids hid behind the sand dune to watch the party for a moment. "Do you see anything?" Jayne whispered to Monique."No, nothing yet," Monique answered. "What're we looking for, anyway?" Javier asked."Shhh. Keep it down," the ...

<h3>Chapter 4: A loggerhead</h3> "Kids, why don't you come over here out of the way? You can watch, but let your mom and the others do their jobs to take care of the turtle," Nathan, the girls' dad, said. He moved the kids to the wall of the exam room where they ...

<h3>Chapter 3: Face to face</h3> "Mom, how does a sea turtle get hurt?" Marie asked. "Was it a shark or something?""Sweetheart, there are a bunch of things that can hurt a sea turtle. It could be a shark, but I doubt that's what hurt this turtle. There's no way of ...

<h3>Chapter 1: New Home</h3> Passing beach houses on stilts, small shops, and restaurants, Jayne and Marie rode their bikes along the beach road, exploring their new home. They'd just moved in a week before and were still getting settled.Their new home was the Outer ...

<strong>Chapter 6: Remember the spot</strong>As the kids rode back and forth along the beach road, Monique began to look concerned. She was having trouble finding the actual spot where they’d found the turtle.“Monique, you said you knew where you found the ...

<h3>Chapter 5: Choosing a name</h3> Jayne, Marie, Javier, and Monique walked outside to wait for their parents. The turtle had been placed in a special holding tank and was already using the cut flipper now that the fishing line was gone.The girls' mom cautioned ...