Two children befriend the old man known as the Birdman of Bryher and when a pod of whales beaches on the island's shores, they help him lift a curse from their island.
Whales
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Author:MORPURGO, MichaelSummary: -
Author:Blanchard, Ken, Lacinak, Thad, Tompkins, ChuckSummary:Most parents feel frustrated with their children from time to time, but killer whale trainer-in-training Amy Sheldrake has a unique perspective. She marvels at the complex behaviors her superiors are able to coax out of these enormous...
- Author:McFarlane, SherylSummary:
Waiting for the Whales illuminates the unique friendship between grandparent and child and celebrates the restorative power of the natural world. An old man lives alone on a bluff overlooking the sea, tends his garden and waits. Only...
- Author:King, SJSummary:
Meet The Secret Explorers! Children will be inspired to discover the world with these brand new character-driven adventure stories for children. Learn about humpback whales and fascinating deep-sea creatures in this action-packed...
- Author:George, EricaSummary:
Fans of Sarah Dessen and Morgan Matson will be swept away by this big-hearted story about one girl navigating first loss and first love during her summer on Cape Cod. Saving the whales has been Coriander Cabot and her best friend Ella...
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Author:Mikaelsen, BenSummary:Twelve-year-old Koby, who has lost a foot in an accident, sees a chance to prove her self-reliance to her parents when she tries to rescue two stranded pilot whales near her home in the Florida Keys.
- Author:Kelly, LynneSummary:
Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, fly from Texas to California and then take a cruise ship to Alaska-- armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.
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Author:Melville, HermanSummary:One of the funniest and strangest narrators in literature goes to sea with a maniacal captain on a doomed whaling voyage. Ishmael’s rollicking digressions on everything from whaling to philosophy may have put you off in high school, but...
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Author:Yhard, Jo AnnSummary:Fourteen-year-old Alex's life is in ruins. Her family ripped apart by tragedy, she is stuck on Brier Island for the summer with her aunt. At first, Alex is desperate to escape this place where everyone's business is public knowledge and...
- Author:Lapointe, StéphanieSummary:
Le jour où la baleine grise à la nageoire dorsale cicatrisée s'empare de son fils, Jack s'embarque dans une folle aventure pour le retrouver. Le pêcheur sera prêt à tout pour y parvenir, quitte à y perdre... son âme.
- Author:Crummey, MichaelSummary:
Sprawling and intimate, stark and fantastical, Galore is a novel about the power of stories to shape and sustain us. This is Michael Crummey's most ambitious and accomplished work to date. An intricate family saga and love story...
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Author:Duane, DianeSummary:During a summer vacation at the beach, thirteen-year-old wizard Nita and her friend Kit assist the whale-wizard S'reee in combating an evil power.
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Author:Wishinsky, FriedaSummary:Zoom back to 1778 where Matt and Emily encounter giant whales, a potlatch celebration, and the explorer Captain James Cook. Can they keep their heads above water and help their new friend Tuta on his quest?
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Author:Polders, Claire, Presley, DanielSummary:Ever since the Germans became the unwelcome “guests” of Paris in the early days of World War II, Papa and Chantal have gone out in the evenings to fish in the Seine. Tonight Chantal is hoping for a salmon, but instead she spies...
- Author:FORD, VinceSummary:
A drought threatens to force Jeremy's family off their farm and everything he does seems to make matters worse. His family is starting to crack up as they struggle under forces that will influence the rest of their lives.
