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Book Review By Vadim Akhanov
Night of the Whale by Jerry Spinelli

School is over and Wags just graduated from high school. There are no parents anywhere. Wags has got a permission to take five friends to her family's beach house. The senior week for Wags is going to be great. Wags is going to take five of her friends: Digger, Mouse, Timmi, Lauren, and Breeze. Mouse's nickname comes from his size.

On night their happy week was interrupted when they saw a whole group of whales stranded along a deserted section of the beach. So, everyone wants to save the whales by returning them back to the sea, but they are wondering if it is worth doing it.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Animal story Yes
Kind of animal:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Age 7-10

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - West

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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