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Secrets of the Ocean · Book 1
Welcome to the world of Tunie and Runie
Two sisters, two dogs and a seagull named Fred, adrift in a little beach house on the open sea.
Illustrated early chapter book · Ages 7–10
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Book 1
Secrets of the Ocean: The Odyssey of Tunie and Runie
One stormy night, the whole house floated out to sea. Two sisters, a storm, a map, and the long way home.
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The story
One stormy night, the whole house floats away.
When a wild storm snaps the stilts under their little beach house and floats it out to sea, Tunie and her six-year-old sister, Runie, are suddenly adrift, with two small dogs, a box of crackers, and no land in sight.
Then a hungry seagull named Fred lands on the porch railing. A carved chest turns up in the attic. And a secret room under the roof holds a map no one in the family has ever seen.
“Here’s the plan. We’re going to make this house go.”
The author
Written by a reading and writing specialist.
Devidasa Kawal taught reading and writing in a New York City public school before she began writing stories that help children discover the joy of reading.