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The Music of Dolphins

by Karen Hesse · 1996

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A girl raised by dolphins must choose between two worlds in this critically acclaimed novel about what it means to be a human being.

Genre
literary fictionfantasyadventurescience fictioncoming of age
Themes
animalschildhoodsurvivalfriendshipmermaids
Setting
1990s
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 181 pages

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