A Whale in Paris (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781534419155)

A hopeful and heroic girl befriends a small, lost whale during World War II and together they embark on a journey to liberate France and find their families in this charming debut novel.

Ever since the Germans became the unwelcome "guests" of Paris in the early days of World War II, Papa and Chantal have gone out in the evenings to fish in the Seine. Tonight Chantal is hoping for a salmon, but instead she spies something much more special: a whale!

Though small (for a whale) and lost, he seems friendly. Chantal soon opens her heart to the loveable creature and names him Franklin, after the American president who must surely be sending troops to rescue her country.

Yet Franklin is in danger: The Parisians are starving and would love to eat him, and the Nazis want to capture him as a gift to Hitler. In a desperate bid to liberate themselves and their city, Chantal and Franklin embark on a dangerous voyage. But can one small girl manage to return a whale to the ocean and reunite him with his parents? And will she ever see her own family again?

Author: Daniel Presley, Claire Polders
ISBN-10: 1534419152
ISBN-13: 9781534419155
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/22/2018
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 503611 / Whale in Paris


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2018
School Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 90 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw