nIn the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-winning story of a deaf girls connection to a whale whose song cant be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him. nFrom fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But shes the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like shes not very smart. If youve ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be. n nWhen she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to sing to him But hes three thousand miles away. How will she play her song for him? n nFull of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can make big waves. n nFascinating, brave, and tender...a triumph. --Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivann