How to speak dolphin

By Ginny Rorby

Subjects: Autistic children, Dolphins, fiction, Siblings, fiction, Florida, fiction, Fathers and daughters, Families, Dolphins, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Fathers and daughters, fiction, Stepparents, fiction, Autism, fiction, Autism, Fiction, Responsibility, Children's fiction, Brothers and sisters, Juvenile fiction, Family life, Stepfathers

Description: Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, in their Miami home, but she is frustrated and angry because her oncologist step-father, Don, expects her to devote her time to Adam, and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs professional help--but when Adam bonds with a young dolphin with cancer Lily is confronted with another dilemma: her family or the dolphin's freedom. Since her mother died, twelve-year-old Lily has struggled to care for her severely autistic half-brother, Adam, but she is frustrated because her oncologist stepfather expects her to devote her time to Adam and is unwilling to admit that Adam needs help.