Why read A Whale of the Wild?

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"A spellbinding, heart-stopping adventure." -Booklist (starred review)

"A dreamily written, slyly educational, rousing maritime adventure." -New York Times Book Review

In the stand-alone companion to the New York Times-bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, a young orca whale must lead her brother on a tumultuous journey to be reunited with their…

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1 author picked A Whale of the Wild as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Suzanne Morgan Williams

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When I rode ferries in the Pacific Northwest, I was always thrilled to see a black and white orca, killer whale, breach and disappear, only to jump and splash again. Rosanne Parry’s middle grade novel takes you into their home beneath those coastal waters.

I love the research she did on orca pods and how climate change negatively impacts them. The book, from the whale’s point of view, shares with readers the interactions of whale families and differences between pods. I liked reliving my times on Puget Sound and the Inland Passage as well as learning more about orcas.

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