Overview

Eight-year-old Morgan Otter moves from her home in the hot Arizona desert to damp, green Georgia when her father gets a new job. She attends a day camp at the Nature Center where she meets new friends and learns about the animals of the Lowcountry, including endangered sea turtles. As Morgan learns about the sea turtles, she vows to become a sea turtle superhero with her new friend, Claire. The dynamic duo help protect baby sea turtles at the beach and make sure they make it to the ocean unharmed.

Author Biography

Author Tara V. Thompson has lived all over the South, which serves as an inspiration for her writings. As a kid, her first love was science - one that is shared by her character, Morgan. She currently lives in Savannah, Georgia with her family and two cats.

Candace Andersen grew up in a creative family, inspired by flora, fauna, and the Victorian era. She works away among books, antiques, and woodland findings in mixed media and watercolors on paper. She lives currently on the outskirts of Salt Lake City in a 1920s Tudor with her son, boyfriend, and armful of animal companions.