Chris Crutcher is in top form with a cast of characters-adults, children, and teenagers-fighting for dignity in a world where tragedy and comedy dance side by side, where a moment's inattention can bring lifelong heartache, and where true acceptance is the only prescription for what ails us. And the bus on which the Mermen travel to swim meets-piloted by Icko, the permanent resident of All, Night Fitness-soon becomes the cocoon inside which they gradually allow themselves to talk, to fit, to bloom. Still, it's always the quest that counts. is concerned) of all that is screwed up at Cutter High-will be an effective carving tool. is convinced that a varsity letter jacket-unattainable for most, exclusive, revered, the symbol (as far as T. Jones (the J is redundant) to find their places in a school that has no place for them, the Cutter All Night Mermen struggle to carve out their own turf. A group of misfits brought together by T. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. The book's shocking climax will force readers to re-examine their own values and may cause them to alter their perception of individuals pegged as 'losers.There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. "Crutcher offers an unusual yet resonant mixture of black comedy and tragedy that lays bare the superficiality of the high-school scene. For fans of Andrew Smith and Marieke Nijkamp. Kindle 11.99 Rate this book Whale Talk Chris Crutcher 3.97 11,062 ratings1,222 reviews There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team.
As the unlikely athletes move closer to their goal, these new friends might learn that the journey is worth more than the reward. They may not have very much talent, but the All-Night Mermen prove to be way more than T.J. He recruits some of the biggest misfits at Cutter High to form a swim team. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J.
Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide.”- Washington Post "Crutcher's superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher’s controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school.
There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. “A truly exceptional book.” -Washington Post
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