| Description |
119 pages ; 18 cm |
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Orca currents |
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Orca currents.
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| Summary |
"In this high-interest novel for middle readers, 14-year-old Dylan, sent to live on a remote island with his estranged grandfather, discovers a stranded orca."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Fourteen-year-old Dylan is sent to live with his estranged grandfather, Angus. Basically strangers, the two avoid each other as best they can. One day Dylan discovers a young orca stranded high up on the rocky beach. Dylan runs to tell his grandfather. There's nothing that can be done, says Angus. The sun is coming up, and soon the orca will die of exposure. But Dylan knows he has to try to save the whale. He collects towels to cover the delicate skin of the orca and begins transporting buckets of water from the ocean below to keep it hydrated. It's grueling work, and it will be hours before the tide comes back in and the water is high enough for the orca to swim free. Angus is moved by his grandson's determination and helps as best he can. They both desperately hope that soon the orca will be able to join its family, who have been calling out to it just offshore. On the Rocks is an inspiring story about the ups and downs of family. |
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Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Subject |
Teenage boys -- Fiction.
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Grandfathers -- Fiction.
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Killer whale -- Fiction.
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Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Young adult fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Walters, Eric, 1957- On the rocks. Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2020 1459823656 9781459823655 (OCoLC)1112358765 |
| ISBN |
9781459823648 (softcover) |
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1459823648 (softcover) |
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