Whale Talk
by Chris Crutcher
"A truly exceptional book."-Washington Post
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Sports
Year Published 2009
Word Count 63,247
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1000L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 49654
- Curricular Area
- Physical Education
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Swimming
- Adoption--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Physical & Emotional Abuse (see also Social Themes - Sexual
- Racially mixed people--Fiction
- Schools
- Racially mixed people
- Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation | Water Sports
- High schools
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- Sports
- Adoption
- Schools--Fiction
- High schools--Fiction
- Sports--Fiction
- Swimming--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Chris Crutcher
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from HarperCollins
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Book Readings 1

Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Brian Corrigan
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