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The lost whale Cover Image Book Book

The lost whale

Gold, Hannah (author.). Pinfold, Levi, (illustrator.).

Summary: What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. He feels alone, and disconnected, struggling with his darkest fears for his mum. The only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on her dad's whale watching trips. An incredible encounter with White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea changes everything for Rio, but then White Beak goes missing. Her fate feels somehow entwined with Mum's and Rio sets out on a desperate quest to find his whale and somehow save his mum. Dive into this incredible story about the connection between a boy and a whale and how that bond sets them both free. Perfect for readers of 8+, beautifully illustrated throughout by Levi Pinfold.

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  • ISBN: 9780063041110
  • Physical Description: regular print
    319 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2022.

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Subject: Boys -- Juvenile fiction
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Genre: Action and adventure fiction.

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  • Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2022 September #1
    A young boy discovers both his limits and his power. Eleven-year-old Rio Turner has lived all his life in London with his American mother. But when his mother's depression worsens and she has to be hospitalized, Rio is sent to live with his near stranger of a grandmother in California. As the story unfolds in waves of both nuance and perceptively delivered atmosphere—the ocean and California coast are evocatively rendered—Rio, resentful, lonely, and missing his adored mother, deflects his grandmother's attempts at friendship. But then she gives him a shoe box of his mother's childhood treasures, and Rio discovers drawing after drawing of whales. One drawing, titled White Beak, stands out for how lifelike it is, and Rio keeps it close in his pocket. Then, while walking the beach, Rio meets Marina, a girl about his age who lives on a whale-watching boat. Marina tells him that White Beak is an actual whale, and she invites Rio to come on a whale-watching trip, where he glimpses the actual White Beak on her migratory route to Mexico. Rio is entranced, and as he learns more about the magnificent creatures, including their plight as a result of human carelessness, he determines to help however he can. And then White Beak goes missing. This superb story captures the power and mystery of the ocean as well as delivering bite-size morsels of climate change advocacy. Characters read as White default. Poignant and empowering. (author's note, resources) (Fiction. 9-12) Copyright Kirkus 2022 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
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