Isabel has always felt different, like she will one day do something important. But the thing is, she doesn't know what important thing she is going to do. That all ends when Isabel goes on a whale watching trip with her 5th grade class and falls overboard. The whales start tp circle around her and to Isabel's amazement, she can understand them! After learning that she is a Chosen One, a mermaid that is in the form of a whale that is to teach the whales, Isabel is taught many new things, while becoming more and more aware about the dangers, and has many exciting adventures. But when her tail gets infected, Isabel must make a choice that will rip apart she and the whales. Lightly sprinkled withh romance, this book was so enjoyable! But I wish that the author could write a sequel because the ending isn't complete. This book should have won awards but it hasn't which is suprising. I hope you read this because this is a must read.
Isabel of the Whales
By Hester Velmans
Eleven-year-old Isabel is a “plain old” girl living in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who believes that she is destined to accomplish something special. When her fifth-grade class goes on a whale-watch field trip, something amazing happens: Dozens of different species of whales surround the boat, bumping the deck and sending Isabel flying into the ocean. Isabel is shocked to hear the whales speaking to her—she is a mermaid, they tell her, a “Chosen One” who has the ability to turn from a human into a whale and back again. She is destined to live among the whales long enough to learn their ways, and teach them about the human world.
Living among her pod is fun, at first, but Isabel has an important mission. She will change the whales’ future forever, and learn a lot about herself in the process.
Living among her pod is fun, at first, but Isabel has an important mission. She will change the whales’ future forever, and learn a lot about herself in the process.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc., New York
ISBN-13: 9780439932820
ISBN-10: 0439932823
Published on 1/1/2007
Binding: Paperback