A Whale in Paris

by Daniel Presley

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During the German occupation of Paris, Chantal, twelve, spies a whale while fishing with her father in the Seine and is determined to return it to the ocean before the Nazis or starving Parisians can destroy it.

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ImperfectCJ 1,417 reviews

I wasn't willing to suspend enough disbelief to enjoy this middle-grade novel. Too many inaccuracies about whales and salmon, internal inconsistencies, and outlandish scenarios and coincidences. Cute cover, though, and good (if heavy-handed) lessons about judging people by their role/appearance.

Jun 28, 2020

sroywork 730 reviews

Author's guest post at my blog:
https://bookfare.blogspot.com/2022/09/foodfic-please-welcome-claire-polders.html

Sep 30, 2022

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