320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008412944
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Description
What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina ...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
hopeful 68%
informative 56%
inspiring 40%
lighthearted 32%
reflective 20%
dark 16%
relaxing 12%
sad 8%
tense 8%
challenging 4%
funny 4%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 26% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness
320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780008412944
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins Children’s Books
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Description
What if you could communicate with a whale? Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina ...
Community Reviews Summary of 57 reviews
Moods
adventurous 72%
hopeful 68%
informative 56%
inspiring 40%
lighthearted 32%
reflective 20%
dark 16%
relaxing 12%
sad 8%
tense 8%
challenging 4%
funny 4%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 58% | Character: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 14% | It's complicated: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 26% | N/A: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness