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 adventure in the shadow of the biggest sea monster of them all… From Nizrana Farook, the author of “The Girl Who Stole an Elephant”, comes another brilliant escapade. A thrilling adventure set in fictional Sri Lanka, jam-packed with peril and kidnap and a huge blue whale!

“He had forgiven the sea.”

Nizrana Farook “The Boy Who Met a Whale”. Published by Nosy Crow in 2021. Bought for the library thanks to a sold woven bookmark ❤️

Photos by Anna Iltnere / Sea Library