Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Isabel of the Whales

Isabel of the Whales is by Hester Velmans. 11-year-old Isabel falls off a boat on a whale watching field trip and instead of drowning turns into a humpback whale. Her whale guide, Onijonah, explains that she is one of a select few humans who are turned into whales for a short period of time, sort of a whale exchange student program. She travels with the whales and eventually has to decide whether to stay with them or return to her human form. A cute, if predictable, fantasy story.

Ratings: 6th grade - 7 out of 10.

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