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Whale Talk
by Chris Crutcher
T.J. Jones is athletically gifted, but refuses to participate in organized sports. Fiercely independent and infuriated by injustice, T.J. hatches a plan to stick it to his high school's athletic pride after he witnesses a football player bullying a mentally disabled student for wearing his dead brother's letter jacket.
With the help of his English teacher, who has been told he needs to coach a sport, T.J. recruits a whole team of misfits for a swim team. Through the rigorous training and extended bus trips, T.J.'s collection of misfits gradually get to know each other and become a team.
Many issues arise, among them racism, child abuse, bullying, and guilt and redemption. One of Crutcher's best!
With the help of his English teacher, who has been told he needs to coach a sport, T.J. recruits a whole team of misfits for a swim team. Through the rigorous training and extended bus trips, T.J.'s collection of misfits gradually get to know each other and become a team.
Many issues arise, among them racism, child abuse, bullying, and guilt and redemption. One of Crutcher's best!