The Girl: Clio, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.
The Mission: Survive her father's annoying antics. Oh, also find some underwater treasure that could be the missing link to a long-lost civilization.
The Crew: Dad's absentminded best friend Martin, his scary girlfriend Julia, her voluptuous daughter Elsa . . . and then there's Aidan, Julia's incredibly attractive, incredibly arrogant research assistant.
What's going on behind Aidan's intellectual, intensely green eyes, anyway?
As Clio sails into uncharted territory she unveils secrets that have the power to change history. But her most surprising discovery is that there's something deeper and more mysterious than the sea - her own heart.
...to find what you're looking for
My thoughts and opinion: I swear, Maureen Johnson is, without a doubt, one of my favorite authors and her book, Girl at Sea, was a very good book. Flavorful with a dash of humor. The characters had interesting names as well. There were names I have not ever seen before in my life.
For instance, Clio. I liked Clio because she kind of reminds me of me. Hahaha. Except maybe her "stupid" superpower. I CANNOT find things and people as easily as she can. I think all my lost items would equal to the amount of all Clio's drawings and sketches. However, I do not like to draw as much as Clio does. I'm not as devoted to art... The "kind of" I was referring to was our similarity in the boys department. I liked how Clio was portrayed as tough and how she thought she did not like Aidan, but actually, her feelings for him were just hidden.
I felt bad for Elsa when she caught Aidan and Clio. Clio should have told Elsa about the weird butterflies inside of her that had to do something with Aidan.
I disliked Clio's father, Ben, at first. He seemed a bit too much like my own father because of the happy-go-lucky attitude in public. I could understand why Clio hated her father. And towards the end, I could understand why she was miserable when her father was upset and disappointed with her. This book really implies the saying, "You never know what you have until it's gone."
I really would love for this book to be made into a movie. I'm not going to lie; I am very curious who would play Aidan if there was a movie. So, overall, this was a very, very, very, very good book. Seriously. Do not just sit (or stand) there. Read Girl at Sea. Like right now. Most likely, this book will not disappoint.
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