The only problem is Blue 55 lives in the Pacific and she’s in Texas, but Iris isn’t about to let that get in her way.Ī Song for a Whale is a very solitary feeling book. If she records it at the right frequency, then he should be able to hear it. Then she gets an idea - what if she could invent a way to “sing” to him. After all, she can at least sign with her family, deaf friends and interpreter. She knows exactly what it’s like for him. Maybe that’s why she feels such a connection with Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to communicate with other whales. Most people tend to focus on what Iris can’t do - hear.īeing the only deaf student in her school makes Iris feel like she’s swimming alone in an ocean. She’s got a gift, but most people don’t see that. Iris is 12 years old and can fix anything mechanical, but what she loves more than anything is repairing old radios. In Song for a Whale, by Lynne Kelly, a young girl discovers her voice without saying a word. SONG FOR A WHALE, by Lynne Kelly, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, Feb.
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