What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
► UNSOLVED: One specific book
>
YA Mid to late 1980s Scene where 2 characters get involved in rescuing stranded whale or dolphins on Cape Cod
date
newest »

message 1:
by
Vintagebooklvr
(new)
Aug 06, 2017 06:38PM

reply
|
flag
Any chance the location is Australia (e.g., Stranded by Ann Coleridge - 73 pages, illustrated)?
There are multiple cover images, for example:
- https://www.amazon.com/Stranded-Ann-C...
- https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMD...
There are multiple cover images, for example:
- https://www.amazon.com/Stranded-Ann-C...
- https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMD...


The character who ends up joining the people who rescue marine life is a guy. If I remember correctly, they don't have much money but they travel around in station wagon and may even have to sleep in it sometimes when they are rescuing the mammals. There isn't much detail about it because the guy decides to join these animal rescuers at the end of the book.
The reason I'm pretty sure it takes place in Cape Cod or at least is the Northeast, U.S. is because I'm from there and I seem to remember reading it and thinking I know this area they are describing because I've been there.
It was a hardcover book (at least a library binding) if that helps any.

Also, I think there may be a part about a dolphin rescue in The Tide Knot
Books mentioned in this topic
A Ring of Endless Light (other topics)The Tide Knot (other topics)
Why the Whales Came (other topics)
Stranded (other topics)