Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher is an action packed book that I would definately recommend to young adults. The main character is a teenager named T.J. He's an all-star athlete, but he only wants to use his talents for the school's swim team. The problem with this is that the school doesn't have a swimming team, so T.J. puts together a seven man swim team before the swim season starts. He sets goals for the other swimmers so that they can earn a letter jacket of their own. He runs into a lot of trouble during the story, and it gets pretty exciting the more you read it. T.J. also protects this kid named Chris because the school bully picks on him. Chris can't defend himself because he's mentally challenged, so T.J. protects him. This book is only about 220 pages long so it won't take long to read. At first I thought I wouldnt' liek it because I judged it by the cover, which I learned never to do, but I started reading it and it's quite exciting!
Reviewed by Mark J. (a DHS student)
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