Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.9
Points
7.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
43124
Points per Word
0.000162
Description
When Finola wakes up and sees a whale stranded on the beach, she can hardly believe her eyes. Soon, she becomes the leader of an island-wide movement to save the whale, but she must navigate the divided community's conflicting opinions and the ambitions of various people involved. The story follows Finola as she discovers unlikely friends and foes while dealing with the important theme of death.