I wanted to like this book and just couldn't. Her grandmother decides to take Iris on an Alaskan cruise to get her closer to the whale. Iris wants to be there when they tag him and can't understand why her parents won't fly her to Alaska and why the sanctuary won't let her help. She contacts the sanctuary in Alaska that is trying to tag him and they promise to use the song. Iris identifies with Blue 52 and makes a song for him. So he cannot understand others and they cannot understand him. Blue 52 is a hybrid whale who sings at a different frequency than other whales. Iris becomes obsessed with the whale Blue 52 after learning about him in science class. She does have one deaf friend who goes to another school. Iris feels isolated both in her family and at school where she is the only deaf person. Her grandparents were also deaf, but her parents and brother are hearing. Iris is a deaf girl in a family of mostly hearing people.
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