Written by a sign-language interpreter, this story incorporates important elements of Deaf culture and the expansiveness and richness of ASL. Lynne Kelly does an amazing job telling the story from Iris's perspective.' -Millicent Simmonds, actress, Wonderstruck and A Quiet Place 'A quick-moving, suspenseful plot takes her from junkyards to a cruise ship as she gains the confidence to stand up for herself and take control of her life. I fell into Iris's world from the first chapter. ' -Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan ' Song for a Whale is beautifully written and is such an important story for kids with big struggles in their lives. Fascinating, brave and tender, this is a story like no other about a song like no other. 'At its luminous heart, Song for a Whale is a tale about longing for connection and finding it in the most magical and unexpected of places. 'Fascinating, brave, and tender.a triumph.' -Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan How will she play her song for him? Full of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can make big waves. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to 'sing' to him! But he's three thousand miles away. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.

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