Julia and her parents went to a small island far from were their home for the summer. Her dad is there for work but her mom is there for other reasons. She is there to find and study a Greenland shark, she has been searching for one her whole life. When her mother’s obsession threatens to drown them all, Julia finds herself on an adventure which eerie dark depths and lighthouses of hope.

Julia and the shark is a sweet and memorable book that doesn’t end in a way you’re expecting. The artwork is beautiful and the story is amazing. The characters will make you smile.

I would recommend this book to anyone who needs a sweet comforting book to fly through and reread a hundred times. It is one of my favorite middle grade books I have ever read.