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Whale Talk
by Chris Crutcher
Whale Talk is the story of TJ, a young black teenager in a small, rural town in Eastern Washington state. TJ is extremely athletic, but hates the sports programs at his high school because they are too competitive and petty. TJ gets roped into creating the school's first swim team. However, to spite everyone at his school, he only invites the schools biggest social outcasts to participate. The story follows the relationship between all the boys on the team and unveils the demons that all of the boys face in their personal lives. TJ learns more about the harsh realities of life and how to personally find hope despite all of the suffering in the world.
I don't typically like sports books, but I did enjoy this book a lot. It touched on complex themes and even opened my eyes to certain issues such as abuse and racism that I hadn't considered before. This book is often censored for bad language, and extremely graphic scenes. However, I felt that all of the "vulgarity" found in the novel was productive. I would recommend this book to older teenagers who understand that there will be disturbing scenes and intense language.
Content warnings:
Language
Vulgarity
Sexual References
Racism
Abuse
Violence
Graphic scenes
I don't typically like sports books, but I did enjoy this book a lot. It touched on complex themes and even opened my eyes to certain issues such as abuse and racism that I hadn't considered before. This book is often censored for bad language, and extremely graphic scenes. However, I felt that all of the "vulgarity" found in the novel was productive. I would recommend this book to older teenagers who understand that there will be disturbing scenes and intense language.
Content warnings:
Language
Vulgarity
Sexual References
Racism
Abuse
Violence
Graphic scenes