When three sisters watch a giant leatherback turtle lay her eggs in the sand, they have seen a miracle occur. The leatherback is almost extinct, and both poachers and the forces of nature threaten the eggs. Can the three sisters protect the eggs until they hatch?

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Grade 4-6-- In the present-day West Indies, sisters Esther, Philomena, and Amelia observe a sea turtle laying her eggs and decide to protect the nest from danger until the time of hatching because the eggs are considered a local delicacy. The girls also learn about the profitable black market for tortoise shell and stage a protest. Ultimately, they and an elderly fisherman witness the successful hatching of the eggs and escort the baby turtles toward the sea and safety. Despite the unusual locale and the important ecological message, this novel suffers from several shortcomings. The characterizations are weak, and the sisters' relationships are not clearly explained. Thus, readers will not grasp early on that Esther has a different father from her sisters, a fact that influences her relationship with the fisherman. The native terms scattered throughout add a distinct Caribbean touch, but are never defined fully; facts on sea turtles are presented in a contrived way (the girls read from an encyclopedia). Two excellent nonfiction titles, George Ancona's Turtle Watch (Macmillan, 1987) and Jack Denton Scott's Loggerhead Turtle (Putnam, 1974; o.p.) both reveal the plight of sea turtles and the efforts to protect them. --Barbara B. Murphy, Shaler Area School District Libraries, Pittsburgh
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