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The Globster of Glassy Beach

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Jimmy becomes a living legend when a giant "blob" or "globster" washes up on the shimmering black sands of Glassy Beach, Maine. The globster looks like a beached whale, from a distance, but doesn't have a head. It does have gills.

Jimmy stands guard over his discovery while his sister Ashley runs home to his parents' bed and breakfast to get their Dad. Soon people begin to wander up, asking what the object is. Some folks think it's part of a dead whale or maybe a a giant oyster without a shell. Jimmy's dad has other ideas: "If it's what I think it is," Dad said, "it's loaded with microscopic sea life and bacteria."

The globster is considered one of the "great unsolved mysteries of the world." Lots of people want to see it, including a magazine reporter, fake and real scientists, and tourists. Jimmy finds himself camping on the beach to protect his discovery. But there are some things he can't protect the globster from.

THE GLOBSTER OF GLASSY BEACH provides a very interesting read for children ages 8-12. Based on fact, THE GLOBSTER presents a fascinating mystery from the sea, as well as insight, on this age level, into the origin of myth. Indeed, this book confronts the origin of myth and how science displaces myth when scientific answers become available. Yet THE GLOBSTER maintains a tone of wonder, filled with deep respect for the mystery and the magic of a new discovery, thereby honoring the Creator. While including biblical overtones, they are subtle and nicely appropriate. Highly recommended.