Julia and the shark / Hargrave, Kiran Millwood

Ten-year-old Julia and her family are spending their summer on the Shetland island of Unst, where her father has been hired to automate an old lighthouse. Julia's mother is a marine biologist and she hopes to spend the time finding and studying the elusive Greenland shark, a species that can live up to 400 years, but that has only been seen a few times. As her mother returns empty-handed each day and her grant applications rejected, Julia sees her fall into despair and begins to worry. When her mother's behavior takes a turn for the worse, Julia takes drastic action to find the shark on her own and places herself in grave danger.

"Ten-year-old Julia loves the mysteries of the ocean and marine biology, just like her scientist mother. Her family is spending the summer on a remote island where her mom is searching for the elusive Greenland shark . . Determined to prove that the shark is real, Julia sets off on a quest to find it herself, armed with a set of coordinates, a compass, and her trusty rain jacket. She soon realizes that there are some journeys you shouldn't go on alone. As Julia comes face to face with the dark and wondrous truths of the sea, she finds the strength to leave the shark in the depths and kick up towards the light"--Provided by publisher.