Pre-Owned Song for a Whale (Library Binding) 1524770248 9781524770242

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. From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she s the only deaf person in her school so people often treat her like she s not very smart. If you ve ever felt like no one was listening to you then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55 a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to sing to him! But he s three thousand miles away. 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. Fascinating brave and tender...a triumph. --Katherine Applegate Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan Contributor: Lynne Kelly