Around the World in 80 Books by David Damrosch
The Boy Who Met a Whale
Location(s): Sri Lanka
Genre(s): Children
Era(s): N/A
From the author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant comes another brilliant escapade for 9+ readers!
A thrilling adventure set in fictional Sri Lanka, jam-packed with peril and kidnap and a huge blue whale! Razi, a local fisherboy, is watching turtle eggs hatch when he sees a boat bobbing into view. With a chill, he notices a small, still hand hanging over the side… Inside is Zheng, who’s escaped a shipwreck and is full of tales of sea monsters and missing treasure. But the villains who are after Zheng are soon after Razi and his sister, Shifa, too. And so begins an exhilarating adventure in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all…
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