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Kelly, Lynne. SONG FOR A WHALE New York: Delacorte Press. 2019 IL 3-6 ISBN 9781848126916 3booktalks |
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Booktalk #1 Life is tough for Iris; she’s the only deaf person at her school and she has trouble fitting in with her peers. When she finds a whale that has the same dilemma, she is determined to put her superior, electronic building skills to use to build a device to speak to the whale who is 3,000 miles away. (Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards, 2021) Booktalk #2 Twelve-year-old Iris is the only Deaf student in her school. She has a keen interest in electronics, and spends her time fixing old radios for a local antiques store. In science class, Iris learns about Blue 55, the loneliest whale in the world. The whale swims about without a pod, and cannot communicate with other whales. In some ways, Iris identifies with the lonely whale, and she is determined to create a song for him. Once the song is composed, Iris and her grandmother secretly embark on a three-thousand-mile journey that takes them to the coast of Alaska, where Blue is swimming. Along the way, they undergo life-changing experiences. (Sunshine State Young Readers Award Books 2020-2021) Booktalk #3 Iris is deaf, loves to repair radios, and knows a little something about being lonely. So when she learns about Blue-55, a whale who can’t communicate with other whales, she sets out to help. After all, everyone, human or whale, deserves to know that they’re not alone. With the help of a creative group of friends and a grandmother who knows a thing or two about following your heart, Iris has the opportunity to create and share a whale song for Blue that will let the whale know someone is out there who cares...but will she ever get the chance to share it? (Vermont Middle Grade Book Award, 2021) |
| SUBJECTS: Deaf -- Fiction People with disabilities -- Fiction Whales -- Fiction Automobile travel -- Fiction Grandmothers -- Fiction |
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