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“A truly exceptional book.”—Washington Post

There''s bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don''t have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher’s controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school.

Crutcher''s superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide.”—Washington Post

T.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. decides he̵

Whale Talk

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    A Hardback by Chris Crutcher

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins Children's Books
      Published 10 April 2001
      ISBN-13 9780688180195
      978-0688180195
      ISBN-10 0688180191

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      “A truly exceptional book.”—Washington Post

      There''s bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. The bad news is that they don''t have a pool. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher’s controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school.

      Crutcher''s superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide.”—Washington Post

      T.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. decides he̵

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