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Winner of 2014 Times/ Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. This wonderful adventure story, winner of the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, is set on a beautiful Scottish island, where two teenagers – a Scottish boy and an American girl – find themselves caught up in a people smuggling racket.
Fraser is out at night whale watching with local expert Ben McCaig when he thinks he sees a man in the water. Next morning Fraser finds a stranger hiding on the shore: Jonah was forced overboard but managed to make his way to land. His friend Solomon, who’d travelled with him from Africa, was less lucky and they find his body.
A story of treachery and betrayal unfolds. Fraser’s brother Dunny plays an important part too: he has mild autism and is electively mute, though able in a mysterious way to communicate with whales. The descriptions of sea, shore and whales, are exhilarating, and the story itself is gripping: this is Moonfleet given a modern twist. ~ Andrea Reece
A Piece of Passion from Barry Cunningham, Publisher Worthy winner of our Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, this great novel is a blast of fresh air – literally! Kerr has written a wide-awake thriller set amongst the waves, the wind and the wild beauty of a Scottish island, threatened by some very modern nastiness. I love our remote wilderness, and believe, like Kerr’s unexpected characters, that our bonds with the wild creatures need re-establishing to save what we still can!
On a remote Scottish island, three children make a shocking discovery: two bodies on the beach, a whale and a man. Fraser and Hayley see it as the start of an adventure, but sensitive Dunny is distraught. What happened on the water just isn't natural and only by watching the whales can it be put right.
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On a remote Scottish island, three children make a shocking discovery: two bodies on the beach, a whale and a man. Fraser and Hayley see it as the start of an adventure, but sensitive Dunny is distraught.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Sound of Whales and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
The Sound of Whales features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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The Sound of Whales was written by Kerr Thomson and published by Chicken House Ltd
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