Twelve year old Iris is deaf and feels a bit lost and alone. Then one day at school, she learns about Blue 55, a hybrid whale who sings at a much different frequency than any other whales in the ocean. Iris becomes obsessed with finding a way to help this whale know he is not alone.
What a wonderful story about connection and communication on many levels: child vs. parents, deaf vs. hearing, whales vs. other whales, and humans vs. whales. The author does an amazing job tying various threads about whales, space, radios, and grief together so that her characters learn how to connect and communicate with each other. I gave this book 5 stars and can't wait to read it to middle grade classes.
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