The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag follow main character Morgan. Morgan is a fifteen year old who lives on a small fishing island. Her mom recently divorced and she lives with her younger brother. Morgan slipped and fell during a large storm and woke up okay, with a memory of being saved by a beautiful girl. Morgan is shocked when this girl from her nightmare drowning accident shows up in real life, and know all about her. The two girls become friends while Morgan keeps a secret of wanting to be more than friends.

Molly Knox Ostertag is a well renowned author. She is on the Forbes 30 under 30 for scholar and writers and has won several awards and nomination for her graphic novels. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California where she is continuing to write. (About me, n.d.)

A simple and yet effective activity that a library could do along side this graphic novel is create seashell jewelry that teens can give to those they love in life. To really tie the graphic novel into the activity, they can whisper secrets into the seashells and then when they give the jewelry to the person they love, it shows they trust them enough to keep their secrets.