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Amy Goldman Koss - Author
Kailey’s love of the shoreline turns into a campaign when she learns that development could transform its tide pools. Her plan is an art protest, and she must try something unfamiliar to her.
Meet Kailey. Whether she's spying on tide-pool creatures or splash-crashing through waves on her boogie board, there's no place ten-year-old Kailey loves more than the ocean. She and her best friend, Tess, feel totally lucky when they find out a resort-mall-movie multiplex is "Coming Soon!" to their beach. TWELVE movie theaters. Cool shops. Maybe even bathrooms! Then Kailey learns the whole truth: developers plan to haul away the rocky tide pools to make a smooth, sandy beach for tourists. Messing with a whole tide-pool universe is just plain NOT OK. Kailey's got a great idea, but she's never tried anything like it before. If she can believe in herself and make it work, there might be hope for the tide-pools yet.
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Talk about: If protecting the tide pools and providing new amenities both matter to people, how might they decide what should happen?
The story brings a child’s attachment to a natural place into conflict with plans for visitor amenities. It offers a way to consider who values a place, and whose interests shape its future.
The central tension involves possible removal of tide pools and a proposed change to the beach. This may invite conversation about environmental change and competing community interests.
If the beach is changed, what might Kailey and other people value most about it, and how could different interests be heard?
Read together if useful, pausing to ask what Kailey’s protest is meant to achieve and what other people might want from the beach. Consider how different interests might be heard.
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Kailey - Amy Goldman Koss - Google Books
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Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Protecting a beloved shoreline
Kailey by Amy Goldman Koss | Open Library
Limited information
Checked: 1 October 2026.
Relevant to: Protecting a beloved shoreline
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