Oil-Soaked Wings
()
About this ebook
Emma Bernay
Emma Carlson Berne has written more than a dozen books for children and young adults, including teen romance novels, biographies, and history books. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband, Aaron, her son, Henry, and her dog, Holly. Emma Carlson Berne has written numerous historical and biographical books for children and young adults, as well as young adult fiction. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two sons.
Read more from Emma Bernay
Immigrants from Mexico and Central America Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Home, Your Home, Our Homes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Food, Your Food, Our Food Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cinco de Mayo Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings100th Day of School Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRuth and the Night of Broken Glass: A World War II Survival Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Dolphin Named Star Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEarth Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Family, Your Family, Our Families Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrustaceans Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRebecca Rides for Freedom: An American Revolution Survival Story Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Memorial Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Clothes, Your Clothes, Our Clothes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Goose and the Golden Eggs Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Understanding Your Civil Rights Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMy Pets, Your Pets, Our Pets Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Crow and the Pitcher Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Orca in Open Water Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsValentine's Day Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Fox and the Crow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings25 Women Who Protected Their Country Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFourth of July Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGuns and the #NeverAgain Movement: What Would It Take to End Mass Shootings? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnderstanding How You Can Help Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Days of the Week Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Town Mouse and the Country Mouse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Dog and the Bone Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTelling Time Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Months of the Year Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Oil-Soaked Wings
Related ebooks
The Disappearing Otters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Dolphin Named Star Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOrca in Open Water Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Night of the Christmas Letter Getters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLion, King, and Coin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Written in the Ashes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn Those Days: Arctic Crime and Punishment Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Whale of the Wild Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Makai King Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMermaid in my Bunk: An adventure & love story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCurrent Impressions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beach Day In The Wildwoods Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWave Warrior Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fire Dance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPinkalicious and Aqua, the Mini-Mermaid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Turning Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Brambleheart #2: Bayberry Island: An Adventure About Friendship and the Journey Home Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Islands of Our Past Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTsunami Warning, a Sylvia Avery Mystery, Book 6: Sylvia Avery (Cozy) Mysteries, #6 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGhost Maven: The Haunting of Alice May Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Aqua Secret Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Dinosaur Rock: A Fantasy Inspired by the Town of Seymour Arm, British Columbia and by My Grandson, Austin. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPaws on the Pier Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSiren Surf: Siren Tales, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDead Code Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMorgen Prince: Deep Magic, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJumping The Curb: One family's journey through a catastrophic injury Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Missing Manatee: A Mystery About Fishing and Family Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hurricane House Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A Werewolf Romance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Children's Social Themes For You
The Last Battle: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Horse and His Boy: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Keeper of the Lost Cities Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Amari and the Night Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lodestar Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Stuart Little Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The One and Only Bob Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prince Caspian: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Out of My Mind Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Witch of Blackbird Pond: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Bridge to Terabithia Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silver Chair: The Classic Fantasy Adventure Series (Official Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Velveteen Rabbit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The School for Good and Evil: Now a Netflix Originals Movie Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Frog and Toad: A Little Book of Big Thoughts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unlocked Book 8.5 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nightfall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Pout-Pout Fish Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Exile Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pete the Kitty Goes to the Doctor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pete the Kitty: Ready, Set, Go-Cart! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Unteachables Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Breadwinner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Oil-Soaked Wings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Oil-Soaked Wings - Emma Bernay
Table of Contents
Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Dear Diary
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Epilogue
About the Author
About the Illustrator
Glossary
Talk About It
Write About It
More About Pelicans
Seaside Sanctuary
Explore More
Copyright
Back Cover
Dear Diary,
The past few months have been crazy, and not just because I moved across the country. I never thought we’d leave Chicago. The city was home my whole life. I loved the rumbling above-ground trains, the massive skyscrapers, the sidewalks filled with people.… Believe it or not, I even liked my school. It was the type of place where it was cool to be smart.
But then, right after school ended for the year, Mom and Dad announced we were moving. They decided to leave their jobs as marine biologists at the Shedd Aquarium and move the whole family to Charleston, South Carolina! They both got jobs running someplace called Seaside Sanctuary Marine Wildlife Refuge—jobs that were too good to pass up,
as they put it.
And at first, I couldn’t believe Seaside Sanctuary would ever seem like home. Everything was different—the humidity, the salty air, the palmetto trees, the old brick streets lined with massive live oaks. Not to mention the flat, quiet beaches with water warm enough to swim in all year—you don’t see that along Lake Michigan.
But it hasn’t all been bad. For starters, I met my best friend, Olivia, on my first day at Seaside Sanctuary. She was sitting by the turtle pool, reading. By the end of the morning, I knew three very important things about Olivia:
Her older sister, Abby, is the vet at the sanctuary.
She doesn’t like talking to people she doesn’t know.
She wants to be a dolphin researcher when she grows up.
And I knew we were going to be best friends.
I still miss Chicago. But between helping the volunteers with feedings, cleaning tanks, showing tourists around, and prepping seal food in the industrial-sized blender, I haven’t had much time to think about my old life. And one thing is for sure—at Seaside Sanctuary, I’m never lonely, and I’m never bored.
Chapter 1
Olivia!
I called down the beach. Over here!
I shook out my beach towel and spread it on white sand as fine as baby powder.
In front of us, the ocean stretched out to the horizon. When I first moved here to Charleston, I had no idea an ocean could be so calm—or so warm.
Olivia fussed with her towel, laying it out and fidgeting with the edges until it was perfectly flat. I can’t believe you found this place!
she said, finally lowering herself to her towel and closing her eyes against the sun.
I know—it’s like having our own private beach.
I’d been on a hike the week before when I spotted a pathway near the end of a string of cottages not far from Seaside Sanctuary. I’d followed it through waist-high thickets of palmetto scrub before it ended on this totally deserted stretch of sand. You couldn’t get to it from a street, which must be why it was so deserted—and perfect for Olivia and me.
The day was perfect for the beach too—blue sky, blazing Charleston sun, a few puffy white clouds skating by. I lay on my back, closed my eyes, and listened to the shush-shushing of the water. I inhaled the familiar salt smell—and something else. There was another smell today—something acrid.
I inhaled again and sat up. Olivia, do you smell something weird?
No.
She had her arm crooked over her eyes. Then she sat up too. Yeah, actually.
She sniffed. It smells bad.
"I think it’s