95 pages • 3 hours read
Lynne KellySong for a Whale
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Explore Iris’s relationship with Blue 55. To what extent does finding the whale enable her to discover a richer version of herself?
How does the story present the gap in understanding between people who are Deaf and those who can hear? To what extent does she show that they can overcome this gap?
How does the novel challenge stereotypes? You may refer to the story’s treatment of disability, age, race, and gender in your answer.
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