Books in The Saltwater Kids series

Twelve-year old twins Art and Minnie are in for the adventure of their lives. Hurricane Carl is on his way. Their mom is stationed in Afghanistan. Their fireman father has to leave them to help secure the town, and their dog Pepper has run off. To make matters worse, the twins need to try to convince their grumpy old neighbor to leave his home and seek shelter. Could things possibly get any worse? Maybe. You can find out when you read the first adventure of The Saltwater Kids.

It's time for the annual school play at Thurgood Marshall Middle School, and everyone is excited to get their chance for a role in the play – Mrs. Pickle's Parrot. Drama teacher Mrs. B wrote the play, which features a talking, singing, rapping parrot named Pumpkin. Minnie and her twin brother Art both want the part of Parrot, which causes some conflict. But, by the end of the book, the twins have the right roles for them – as do all of their friends. There's lots of fun and misadventures as Mrs. B's seventh graders take to the stage. This is the second book of the Saltwater Kids series, which follows 12-year-old twins Art and Minnie, who live on a houseboat in Gulfport, Florida.