Whale Talk
"A truly exceptional book."—Washington Post
There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher's controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school.
"Crutcher's superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide."—Washington Post
T.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. decides he's had enough. He recruits some of the biggest misfits at Cutter High to form a swim team. They may not have very much talent, but the All-Night Mermen prove to be way more than T.J. anticipated. As the unlikely athletes move closer to their goal, these new friends might learn that the journey is worth more than the reward. For fans of Andrew Smith and Marieke Nijkamp.
"Crutcher offers an unusual yet resonant mixture of black comedy and tragedy that lays bare the superficiality of the high-school scene. The book's shocking climax will force readers to re-examine their own values and may cause them to alter their perception of individuals pegged as 'losers.'"—Publishers Weekly
An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
Features a new afterword by Chris Crutcher
Adoption -- Fiction
Electronic books
High schools
High schools -- Fiction
Racially mixed people
Racially mixed people -- Fiction
Schools
Schools -- Fiction
Sports
Sports -- Fiction
Sports stories
Sports stories -- Young adult literature
Swimming
Swimming -- Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Literature
9780807217788
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Grouping Title | whale talk |
Grouping Author | chris crutcher |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-03-21 03:40:39AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-03-21 04:03:16AM |
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"A truly exceptional book."—Washington Post
There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher's controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school.
"Crutcher's superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide."—Washington Post
T.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. decides he's had enough. He recruits some of the biggest misfits at Cutter High to form a swim team. They may not have very much talent, but the All-Night Mermen prove to be way more than T.J. anticipated. As the unlikely athletes move closer to their goal, these new friends might learn that the journey is worth more than the reward. For fans of Andrew Smith and Marieke Nijkamp.
"Crutcher offers an unusual yet resonant mixture of black comedy and tragedy that lays bare the superficiality of the high-school scene. The book's shocking climax will force readers to re-examine their own values and may cause them to alter their perception of individuals pegged as 'losers.'"—Publishers Weekly
An American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
Features a new afterword by Chris Crutcher
eBook
eBook
9780807217788
2009
HarperCollins
Listening Library
Adoption -- Fiction
Electronic books
High schools
High schools -- Fiction
Racially mixed people
Racially mixed people -- Fiction
Schools
Schools -- Fiction
Sports
Sports -- Fiction
Sports stories -- Young adult literature
Swimming
Swimming -- Fiction
Whale talk / Chris Crutcher
Whale talk [electronic resource] / Chris Crutcher
Electronic books
High schools
Racially mixed people
Schools
Sports
Sports stories
Swimming
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Literature
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