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The Secret of the Catapus
Paperback
AnimalsGeneral Juvenile FictionScience & Nature
Publisher Price: $14.99
ISBN13: 9781961905627
Publisher: 12 Willows Press
Published: Sep 29 2025
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A Seal. A Circle of Friends. A Special Kind of Magic.
Twelve-year-old Ellie Andrews didn't plan on spending seventh grade in a tiny Maine fishing village. But when her parents' marriage falls apart, she finds herself at her late grandmother's coastal homestead in Whitneyport-where the lobster boats run at dawn, the tides tell time, and a mysterious harbor seal keeps turning up wherever she goes.
Gram was the town's beloved teacher, a fierce environmentalist, and a woman with a few secrets. As Ellie finds her footing with a misfit circle of friends, navigates a teacher who refuses to believe in climate change, and tries to keep a promise to a grandmother she can still feel watching over her, she begins to understand what Gram was protecting-and why it matters more than ever.
The Secret of the Catapus is a coming-of-age story about grief, courage, and the meaning of carrying on someone's legacy. It's also about a seal named Catapus, who has his own ideas about where Ellie belongs.
For readers ages 10-14 who love the ocean, animals, and stories that stay with them. For fans of Hoot, The Last Bear, and Willa of the Wood.
Maine Literary Award, Young People's Literature, 2026
Green Earth Book Award, Honor Book, 2026
Lupine Award, Shortlist, 2026
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