When a disastrous swim team tryout challenges her efforts to fit in at her new school, Maggie dons a pair of magical boots that allow her to experience the life of a famous oceanographer's daughter. Original.
When Maggie learns that everyone at her new middle school belongs to a club, she decides to try the swim team then, using her magic boots, spends a day in the life of Marina Tide, a famous oceanographer's daughter who travels the world doing good, just as someone is setting up Marina and her father.
Life isn't always smooth sailing-even with magical boots! "A fanciful and fun readwhere do we get a pair of those boots " Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk, authors of The Cupcake Club series
Maggie Malone wants to fit in at her new school, so she decides to join the swim team. Only her tryout is a complete flop (of the belly variety, to be exact). What Maggie needs is a little help from her mostly magical boots!
What could be better than spending a day as Marina Tide, daughter of a famous oceanographer? So Maggie jumps into Marina's shoeser, flippersfor a day of sunbathing, ocean breezes and an adorable pet dolphin! But there's a treasure-hunting traitor aboard her ship... and it's up to Maggie to save the crew and the coral reef before her time runs out.
"This lighthearted contemporary fantasy will appeal to fans of Sarah Mlynowski's "Whatever After" series and be a nice fit for readers graduating from the "Katie Kazoo" series by Nancy Krulik." School Library Journal
