A Schneider Family Book Award Winner
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But shea�TMs the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like shea�TMs not very smart. If youa�TMve ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to a��singa�\x9d to him! But hea�TMs three thousand miles away. How will she play her song for him? Full of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can make big waves.
Age Range: 8-12 | Grade Level: 3-7 | Lexile Measure: 800L