Song for a Whale | 
pickA perfect middle grade book about being different and finding your own voice, even if it isn‘t a conventional voice!
This is the second book we‘ll do for our summer, middle grades book club about a deaf girl who sets out to meet a misfit whale that doesn‘t fit in because his sound can‘t be heard by other whales. This is really an amazing book. #booked2022 ~a nautical novel
pickPerfect read for our grades 4-6 summer book club at the library that fits our ocean theme and diversity. It‘s a great middle grades book about a deaf girl, Iris, who doesn‘t have friends at school and is trying to figure out where her place is in the world. When her teacher shows the class a video about a whale whose song isn‘t in line with other whales and can‘t communicate, Iris decides to try to help the whale, with help from her grandmother!
pick4.5 but rounding up because my son loves it so much. Beautifully told story of a Deaf girl who has a talent for fixing radios and goes on a quest to meet a whale whose song other whales either cannot hear or cannot understand. My son connected with it deeply as his sister is nonverbal and also communicates in a way others cannot understand.
pickHalf my 6th grade book club is quarantined right now, but we finished reading our first book of the year yesterday! They loved it, and wanted to take a picture with the book - which we sent to the author on Twitter. Are they not the cutest little things?!?! #librariansoflitsy #teachersoflitsy #litsyloveslibraries
pickMy favorites so far! @megnews #MGMARCH #MiddleGradeMarch
5⭐ Song for a Whale
Lovely cover and story. Iris is deaf 12 year old who here's about a whale that can't sing on the same frequency as other whales. She is determined help him.
5⭐ Echo
I think this is the best middle-grade audiobook I've ever listened to. I loved how the three different story lines came together at the end. I can see why It won this award.
pickThese middle grade books are great. I‘m going to put a couple on my monthly TBR after this. Song for a Whale is about Iris who is deaf and wants to reach out to a whale whose song is on a different frequency from other whales, therefore he swims alone. Iris can relate to that because the kids in her school can‘t understand her. Iris is brilliant and does all she can to connect with the whale. #100YEARS100BOOKS #BookSpinBingo #22 #BFC21 #MGMarch
pickThe 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. Great premise and characterizations
#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
pickThis is an inspiring story of Iris, a deaf twelve-year-old who wants to meet and make a song for a whale who isn‘t able to communicate with other whales. Iris isn‘t a perfect human. She is stubborn, reckless, and occasionally unkind to others (i.e. an actual human, not a perfect narrator). However, she makes and achieves her goals and learns compassion and empathy along the way. This was beautiful.
pickI loved this book with its focus on communication and relationships.
We took a trip to a local whaling museum today and instead of getting another souvenir from a place we visit pretty frequently, Teddy said he'd like to get a book. If he doesn't read this, I certainly will! Wicket was jealous that he didn't get to go to the museum today, lol. #dogsofLitsy
pickI absolutely loved this one! Iris was such a fun character and it was s beautiful story.
Thing One is playing in the yard, Thing Two fell asleep on our walk... maybe I can sneak in a few pages?
Sometimes she had too much of a drizzly November in her soul and had to get to the sea.
pickReading this book in a 24 hour period was like getting a hug. 💗 Iris is a wonderfully endearing young protagonist who learns about a whale who can‘t communicate with other whales because he sings at a different frequency. As a Deaf girl at a hearing school, she immediately empathizes with the whale and wants to help. Her journey- physical and emotional- is well worth taking. Not strictly believable but heartfelt with great side characters. Pick!
I am a sook when a book has an animal. I always cry. Here‘s my #rockycat looking innocent when he‘s just as likely to take a nip at me. #currentlyreading #preview #junerso2019 #middlefiction #weneeddiversebooks #catsoflitsy
pickA really nice journey of finding a place to belong, and helping others. A lot of the plot points did seem very convenient to progress the story, past the point of believability, but overall a lovely story.
pickI started this one yesterday and it‘s almost over...I don‘t want it to be.
Wonderful story about finding who you are — disguised in a quest to help someone else. Iris is Deaf and learns about Blue 55 in science class. She becomes dedicated to helping him know someone hears him. Her grandma helps her complete her mission.
Lots of connections for me. This one is #huggable 😊
#2019middlegrade
In the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the 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.
