Whale Talk
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Author | Chris Crutcher |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Subject(s) | teen issues |
Genre(s) | young adult, fiction |
Publisher | Laurel-Leaf Books |
Released | 2001 |
Pages | 220 |
ISBN | 0440229383 |
Preceded by | Ironman |
Followed by | The Sledding Hill |
Whale Talk is a novel by young adult writer Chris Crutcher.
[edit] Plot
The novel is narrated by The Tao "T.J." Jones, an adopted Asian-American teenager living in Cutter, Washington, a fictional location described in the novel as being within the Pacific Northwest's Inland Empire, about 50 miles outside of Spokane.
[edit] Commentary
This novel, like many of Crutcher's other works, has become a frequent target of censorship in schools, mainly due to the usage of course language.