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How to speak dolphin

Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional...

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Main Author: Rorby, Ginny (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Autistic children > Juvenile fiction.
Dolphins > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Juvenile fiction.
Stepfathers > Juvenile fiction.
Families > Florida > Miami > Juvenile fiction.
Responsibility > Juvenile fiction.
Miami (Fla.) > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help--but when Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom.
Physical Description: 264 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9780545676052
0545676053
Author Notes: Award-winning author Ginny Rorby holds an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Miami and an MFA in Creative Writing from Florida International University. She is the author of How to Speak Dolphin , which Booklist described as "perfect for readers looking for a book about animals in captivity or tweens making a difference." She is also the author of Hurt Go Happy , a Schneider Family Book Award winner, and others. Rorby is co-director of the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, now in its 15th year. She lives in Fort Bragg, California.

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