But guess what? In real life, saving the ocean is everyone’s job! So this choose-your-own-adventure can lead you through a maze of choices that can help you make the small decisions that could mean BIG changes for sea life!
Chapter 1: Dinner with the babysitter.
It’s six-o’clock, and your stomach is rumbling. After a busy day of school, followed by tuba practice with Mr. Humperdink, and walking home the long way to avoid Mrs. Feldman’s snappy poodle, you are feeling practically weak with hunger!
You walk in the front door and your babysitter greets you. Great. Maggie-the-maniac is babysitting again. You’re convinced that Maggie is trying to re-live her youth through you and your little sister. She’s always insisting that you build blanket forts, or play freeze tag, when you and your sis usually just want to lay around and read, or watch TV.
“Jakey’s home!” Maggie shrills as you open the door. “Jakey! Put that tuba down and come over here. We’re just about to order dinner. Your parents left some money.”
You look at the two menus that Maggie laid out. One is for “King Shrimp,” where they deliver way more fried shrimp than any human being could ever eat for only $9.99. The other is for a place right down the street that promotes that it imports responsibly-raised seafood. It’s a little pricier. Which do you choose?
A) You vote for the slightly more expensive restaurant, and skip your usual appetizer of lobster tails to afford it!
B) You vote for the cheap fried shrimp and get extra lobster tails.
If you voted for option A, you helped save the seas—and probably enjoyed tastier food! Go on to Chapter 2.
If you voted for option B, you might have a tummy ache right about now… Go on to Chapter 2.
Chapter 2: Beach Day!
You spend a day at the beach with an incredible picnic. You’ve got sandwiches, you’ve got chips, you’ve got soda. And when you’re done… you’ve got trash! You stuff some of it in your bag, but when your bag gets full you look around and realize there is other trash strewn along the beach. You could leave your trash and no one would ever know. You decide to…
A) You leave your trash—who cares? No one will notice.
B) You pick up your trash, and some of the other trash on the way to the parking lot.
If you voted for option A, you’re being a litterbug—that’s kind of a bummer. Next time you have the chance, pick up a few extras to make up for it! Now it's time to read a great book!
If you voted for option B, you’re saving the seas! Way to go—you should feel great about making the world a little bit safer and cleaner. I'm guessing you need a new book to read.
"Armed with his wits, his friends, and his Nemotech submarine, a twelve-year-old descendant of Jules Verne’s famous antihero is determined to help make the ocean a safer place one adventure at a time in Jason Henderson's Young Captain Nemo, first in a new middle-grade series."
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