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Ian asked. \u201cAll of us except Ben,\u201d Mom replied. Ian explained the choices to Ben: sit on the edge of the boat facing away from the water and flip over backward, or face forward and jump in feet first. \u201cScuba divers use the back-roll entry,\u201d Ian said. \u201cJess, why don\u2019t you show them?\u201d Jessica flipped into the water, went under, and surfaced again. She made it seem easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat looks like fun\u2014I\u2019m going in backward!\u201d Ben shouted. Alina turned to Gracie. \u201cI usually jump in,\u201d she said, \u201cbut when I learn to scuba, I\u2019m going to go in backward.\u201d Gracie was relieved. When she had snorkeled off a boat before, she had gone in feet first; she was hoping that it wouldn\u2019t make her look like she was afraid.<\/p>\n

Well, okay, I am a little afraid. What if I hit my head on the side of the boat? \u201cBen, you\u2019re with me,\u201d Dad said. \u201cGo ahead and get in the water, but then you wait for me, so we can leash up.\u201d Gracie watched as Ben flipped backward into the water. She saw that his head didn\u2019t come anywhere near the boat. He bobbed back up to the surface. \u201cThat was easy!\u201d he shouted. \u201cGracie, you gotta try it!\u201d Dad flipped in next. When he surfaced, he swam two strokes to draw alongside Ben, and strapped the leash around his wrist.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re with me, girls,\u201d Mom said. She, too, went in backward. Alina hoisted herself onto the side of the boat. \u201cWant to go in together?\u201d she asked. \u201cSure!\u201d Gracie said. It was the perfect excuse for not going in backward. She clambered up next to Alina. If it were Virgie, they would have held hands, but Gracie felt too shy around Alina to do that. \u201cReady? I\u2019ll count to three,\u201d Alina said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUno\u2014dos\u2014tres\u2014VAMOS!\u201d Gracie took a deep breath, then pushed herself off the side of the boat and splashed into the water. She went under, surrounded by the bubbles of her splash.<\/p>\n

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To the young people everywhere who are working to save our planet: May the future be in your hands. OceanofPDF.com Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Author\u2019s Note Acknowledgments About the Author Books by Linda Sue Park Copyright About the Publisher OceanofPDF.com Chapter One \u201cGracie, what are you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cResearching snorkeling stuff.\u201d \u201cSnorkeling? Why? Can I help?\u201d Gracie sighed. \u201cNo, because you\u2019d need a tablet. Besides, you can\u2019t type yet.\u201d Ben flapped his hands. \u201cI can too. I can type my name.\u201d \u201cYou need to type way more than that. And you still don\u2019t have a tablet.\u201d \u201cBut I want to help! I want to help you, Gracie!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben was right next to her, his voice loud and his breath hot in her ear. She shifted her chair to pull away a little. It would be completely unfair to say that Ben always ruined Gracie\u2019s plans. It would, however, be both fair and realistic to say that Ben always had the potential to ruin her plans. Ben was four and a half years younger than her. \u201cI\u2019m six, but I\u2019m closer to seven than six,\u201d he liked to say. \u201cWay, WAY closer.\u201d His speech mode was set to LOUD and REPEAT; he was enthusiastic and energetic and never wanted to be left out of anything.<\/p>\n

He was there every time she turned around. It seemed to Gracie that, except for at school, she lived her whole life with Ben in her space. \u201cIt\u2019s because he worships you, honey,\u201d Mom would say. \u201cBeing close to you is his happy place.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s a real compliment,\u201d Dad would add. Gracie would have gladly traded being worshipped for being left alone. Like at that very moment, for instance. She knew what was coming next. He would keep repeating himself, asking about snorkeling, asking to help, getting louder and louder, until Mom or Dad heard him and came in wondering what all the ruckus was about.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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