TY - BOOK AU - Griffith,Evan TI - Manatee summer SN - 9780063094918 AV - PZ7.1.G7526 Man 2022 U1 - FIC GRI 23/eng/20220617 KW - Best friends KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Animals KW - Florida KW - Manatees KW - Conservation KW - Grandfathers KW - Self-consciousness (Awareness) KW - Fiction KW - Self-consciousness KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Marine Life KW - bisacsh KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Recycling & Green Living KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Nature & the Natural World / Environment KW - fast KW - Young adult fiction KW - Animal fiction KW - Juvenile works KW - Young adult works KW - lcgft N1 - "The greatest discoveries are the ones you never saw coming"--Jacket; Ages 8-12 N2 - "Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish their Discovery Journal, a catalog of the wildlife around their Florida town. When they spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they've found something special--and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect! As Peter joins the fight to save Florida manatees, he also finds himself taking care of his ailing grandfather and facing an unwelcome surprise that jeopardizes his friendship with Tommy. Soon Peter is adrift, navigating shifting tides and realizing that he has as much to discover about himself as he does about the world around him"--Provided by publisher ER -