The Boy Who Met a Whale, Nizrana Farook
The Boy Who Met a Whale, Nizrana Farook
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The Boy Who Met a Whale

Author: Nizrana Farook

Narrator: Waleed Akhtar

Unabridged: 3 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/01/2022


Synopsis

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 escapade in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all.

Set against a vibrant landscape inspired by Sri Lanka, this delightful caper will thrill young fans of adventure and fantasy with its brisk pace and action-packed quest that swells with empathetic heroes, missing treasure, and a great beast lurking beneath.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Reading_ on January 15, 2022

"Nobody would care. Nobody would care if he died. Except, on a little islet somewhere in the same ocean, were two children who did care." Love the book so much. I love the main characters, Razi and Zheng. One of the best bromance in middle grade books. They and Shifa, Razi's sister, are the most livel......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on April 14, 2021

Ohhh I loved this book! It is SUCH an exciting and fun MG adventure full of sea "monsters", piracy, stolen daggers, friendship, and adventure with a fantastically vivid ocean setting. There wasn't any actual magic, per se, but the sea creatures in this book are depicted so beautifully, their scenes......more

Goodreads review by Hoover Public Library on May 01, 2022

A Sri Lankan fisherboy is swept up in a thrilling seafaring adventure, complete with a kidnapping, missing treasure, and a huge blue whale!......more

Goodreads review by Niki (nikilovestoread) on January 18, 2022

I came across this book, The Boy who Met a Whale by Nizrana Farook, somewhere online, but I'm not even sure where it popped up on my radar. Anyway, I ordered it a while back and had it sitting on my shelf. Deciding I wanted a quick, middle grade read to curl up with this weekend, I pulled it off the......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on February 07, 2021

Another fantastic adventure from Farook! I was gripped from the first chapter, with excitement from the beginning and then carrying on throughout. A book of friendship and overcoming what holds you back. Nice short chapters, making it ideal to read in short bursts with children!......more