<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 ...