Penelope is dragged away from her comfortable life in the New York suburbs when her father gets a photography job in Costa Rica. Dumped by her long-term boyfriend just before the move, Penelope's not very happy about her new life, especially when she finds out she's been registered to do a two-week volunteer session at the Leatherback Turtle Biological Center. Oh, plus her parents are on the brink of divorce, and the move turns out to be a last-ditch attempt to save the marriage.
But things take a turn for the better for Penelope when she meets the amazing sea turtles. She vows to do everything she can to save them from extinction. She also meets Kendall, Central America's surf champ. He's gorgeous, he's kind-hearted, and he's interested in Penelope...
This book is full of gripping adventure, fantastic turtles, thrilling surfing, and a very sweet romance. Penelope is a great, feisty character and her brother Sammy is funny and likeable, even though you can see why Penelope finds him irritating. In fact, I loved all the characters in this. When I finished the story I felt like I'd learnt a lot about turtles, surfing and Costa Rica in a very entertaining way.
If you enjoy this, you'll probably also like Girl Overboard by Aimee Ferris.
Turtle Feet, Surfer's Beat is available to order from Marina Kuperman's site, and part of the proceeds go towards saving leatherback turtles and other marine animals. See the website for more details and some fun stuff.
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