Whalefall is by Daniel Kraus. A very strange realistic fiction novel. After his father commits suicide by diving off of a boat, his son - Jay Gardiner - decides to look for his father's bones to bring closure to his family. He and his father never got along and he left home before his father's death and never settled things with him, As he makes the dive, he is swallowed by a sperm whale who is chasing a giant squid for food. Jay is swallowed when his gear gets tangled with the squid's tentacles. This is a bizarre story that boys might really like as it has a very high ick factor.
Ratings: 11th grade - 7 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence).
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