The Highest Tide ***

The Highest Tide is one of those delightful surprises you pick up off a discount table and then thoroughly enjoy the book even though you never heard of the author. The book focuses on a thirteen year old boy who continously explores the Tidal Pools in a small Oregon town. When he discovers some exceptional species that are 1000's of kilometres from their habitat and some which are assumed to be extinct he becomes a local hero. The book is filled with an incredible amount of fascinating information about marine biology. This all unfolds against a backdrop of a thirteen yearold who is dealing with his own adolescent development. Highly entertaining and an easy read.