How to Speak Dolphin

How to Speak Dolphin

By Ginny Rorby

3 ratings 12 reviews 16 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 5n/a4.750333
Schneider Family Book Award-winning author Ginny Rorby has created an irresistible dolphin story about a girl's struggle to help her autistic brother and herself. Lily loves her half-brother, Adam, but she has always struggled with him, too. He's definitely on the autism spectrum -- though her step-father, Don, can barely bring himself to admit it -- and caring for him has forced Lily to become as much mother as sister. All Lily wants is for her step-father to acknowledge that Adam has a real issue, that they need to find some kind of program that can help him. Then maybe she can have a life of her own.

Adam's always loved dolphins, so when Don, an oncologist, hears about a young dolphin with cancer, he offers to help. He brings Lily and Adam along, and Adam and the dolphin -- Nori -- bond instantly.

But though Lily sees how much Adam loves Nori, she also sees that the dolphin shouldn't spend the rest of her life in captivity, away from her family. Can Adam find real help somewhere else? And can Lily help Nori regain her freedom without betraying her family?
 
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780545676076
ISBN-10: 054567607X
Published on 3/28/2017
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 272

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Gracie Gracie

I'm in the middle of this book and it is awesome

I love books I love books

I really loved this book. It was about a girl named lily that was trying to do a go thing for her half brother Adam (who has autism). Adam really loves Dolphins,at an aquarium Their is this Dolphin that is named Nori that Adam falls in love with. Then that's were the real adventure begins in this book (while I was reading this book I was crying)

I love this book it has a sad part to it . im really attached to this book right now.

This book looks really good I can't wait to read it!

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I love the way Lily loves and cares for Adam, and I love Nori's story. I definitely recommend it.

Lily and her brother, Adam, have the most heart warming relationship! Likewise to Adam and Nori. It is an AWESOME read. My second fav book. :D

im not done with the book yet but so far i love it! i recommend this to anybody who loves to get lost in a good book. one reason why i love this book is that my little cousin who is 4 has autism. at the beginning it was hard for me to watch her struggle. but she is doing really good! so this book really speaks to my heart. my little cousin really loves to read thats why i read this. i love the way the author has so many diffrent components. i love this book so much!

I really want to read this book it sound very interesting have not read it yet and actually my friend has read it and she says its a very interesting book. (:

I liked this book because it had dolphins in it

Very good book.

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