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A whale in Paris how it happened that Chantal Duprey befriended a whale during the Second World War and helped liberate France

During the German occupation of Paris, Chantal, twelve, spies a whale while fishing with her father in the Seine and is determined to return it to the ocean before the Nazis or starving Parisians can destroy it.

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Main Authors:	Presley, Daniel (Author), Polders, Claire, 1976- (Author)
Other Authors:	McGuire, Erin (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2018]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945 > Juvenile fiction. Whales > Juvenile fiction. Human-animal relationships > Juvenile fiction. Single-parent families > Juvenile fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > France > Paris > Juvenile fiction. Paris (France) > History > 1940-1944 > Juvenile fiction. Historical fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	During the German occupation of Paris, Chantal, twelve, spies a whale while fishing with her father in the Seine and is determined to return it to the ocean before the Nazis or starving Parisians can destroy it.
Physical Description:	246 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Audience:	Ages 10 up.
ISBN:	9781534419155 1534419152 9781534419162 1534419160
Author Notes:	Daniel Presley is an American who came to Paris in search of music, but found love instead when he met Claire, a philosophy student. Claire Polders was born in the Netherlands and came to Paris in search of the meaning of life, but found Daniel instead. They fell in love, got married, and wrote A Whale in Paris . They have also written films and other novels. On sunny days, they enjoy taking long walks along the Seine, eating salmon quiche, and making up stories.