I. SHARK
I moved beside Fred, budging my way into the front row to see the shark's body being pulled by the hoist from just below the dock. As the mouth came closer, my eyes went straight to the huge, serrated teeth, gnarly and sticking out at different angles.
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II. THE EXPERT
My mom was a biologist and the resident shark expert for Massachusetts. When I was a kid, though, I mostly thought she smelled like fish. No matter how hard she scrubbed, when I hugged her, the smell was always there.
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III. SCUBA DIVER
"I told Sookie he should call a biologist," Fred said. "I don't think he's gonna do it."
Dad was quiet for a moment, and he gave the change in his pockets another shake. "Sookie's a stubborn guy. He only hears what he wants to hear," Dad said. "I bet somebody's already on the way."
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IV. EMPTY HOUSE
She had been gone five years. Most of the time, Dad and I were okay without Mom, even though I still thought about her every day. But my grief for her was like a circle. I always came around to missing her again.
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i am fred kelly from the line tender. my best friend and platonic soulmate mona is my lucy everhart. my extended list is below, but i'm most strongly ricky bowen and jj maybank.

♬ cameron james (10 things i hate about you), campbell saunders (degrassi), jj maybank (outer banks) ♬

♬ lucas wolenczak (seaquest dsv), oliver (next best junior chef), ricky bowen (high school musical: the musical: the series) ♬

♬ stanley yelnats (holes), evelyn carnahan (the mummy), sloane peterson (ferris bueller's day off) ♬

sloane isn't a kin, she's just me, so i don't talk about her much.

V. THE STORM
"It took me off guard," I said. "I'd been thinking about her today because of the shark. When I saw her on TV, it was like she'd read my mind."
Fred breathed out through his mouth and looked me in the eye. He didn't know what to say, but he put his hand against the side of my leg and we just rode like that until the cruiser stopped on the narrow street between our houses.
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FULL LITERARY KINLIST
charlotte sloane - city spies
chase ambrose - restart
dale earnhardt johnson iii - mo & dale mysteries
fred kelly - the line tender
logan sweet - the candymakers
lottie townsend - violet raines almost got struck by lightning
molly molloy - goosebumps horrorland
morgan thompson - posted
oliver - next best junior chef
orion kwirk - finding orion
stanley yelnats - holes

VI. EMERGENCY CONTACTS
I picked up the phone and punched in Sookie's number, wrapping the cape over my shoulders again.
In the space between the last digit and the first ring, I practiced my line.
"I think you should call a biologist," I whispered.
But it rang and rang. There was no answer.
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