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The Longest Whale Song

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The Longest Whale Song by Jacqueline Wilson, and Nick Sharratt

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By Jacqueline Wilson, and and, Nick Sharratt

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Ella’s mum’s in a deep coma having just had a new baby. That means Ella has to live with Jack, her hopeless stepfather and cope with her tiny newborn brother, as well as worrying about Mum. The only thing that’s going right is her school project. It’s all about whales and how they sing out to each other to attract a mate – sometimes for hours.

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02 Sep 2024

The mum finally wakes up, pizzazz

29 Jul 2024

It was sad and happy at the same time i was really glad Ella's mum got better at the end

15 Jul 2024

I like this book because it is about friendship and resilience. My favourite character was Ella because she is brave and doesn't moan a lot when she is sent to Aunt Liz's house but she can be difficult at times for instance when she is refusing to eat because she is annoyed at her stepdad, Jack.

30 Nov 2023

It was a very interesting and fun book to read.

28 Jul 2023

I liked that Ella never gave up on her Mum ang stayed optimistic.

26 Jul 2023

It was filled with tears, anger, punches, bullying and excitement.

29 Apr 2023

Ella’s mum’s in a deep coma having just had a new baby. That means Ella has to live with Jack, her hopeless stepfather, and cope with her tiny newborn brother, as well as worry about Mum. The only thing that’s going right is her school project. It’s all about whales and how they sing out to each other to attract a mate – sometimes for hours. love this book it's quite sad but has a happy ending. definitely recommend this book

16 Sep 2022

It was funny scary and adventurous

14 Sep 2022

Although it was a sad book it always kept you guessing.

02 Sep 2022

I'm my opinion I would recommend to people who are young but old enough to understand more about family and what can go wrong and what can go right. Overall this shows an important lesson that family and education ate some of the most top things we need in our lives xx

22 Aug 2022

Personally I think it’s a bit to sad.
The person I liked the best was her pet Guinea pig ‘Butter Scotch’.I don’t really like the name though it sounds a bit sickly to me.Judging from the other books I’ve read I wouldn’t recommend it.
Sorry for being a bit like ‘this book is bad’ but yeah so bye'!!!

06 Aug 2022

The Longest Whale Song is fantastic. I would tell you all about it but it's too good to tell.

04 Aug 2022

this book is an excellent piece of literature would recommend to anyone.

27 Jan 2022

I really enjoyed this book of love because it shows how family is most important. It also sends a message of how you should never give up hope and you should work with someone even if you don't like them. It feels like you can really see how much Ella has a passion for her Mum and her whales so I would recommend it to other people who want something new for a change. I think everyone should care for one another and if you think that as well then read this amazing book of joy and happiness which can attract you more than you will think!

09 Oct 2021

its sad when the mum is in a coma.but it is good because the mum slowly gets better. I would recommend this to an 8 year old reader.

12 Sep 2021

Good would recommend for 10-12 year olds

15 Aug 2021

I loved this book. I have recently had experiences with family in comas,and it made me look at this book in a new light.

12 Aug 2021

I thought this book was outstandingly good as there are lots of twists and turns I would only recommend this for smaller kids as there are very sad pieces but I would easily recommend this book

05 Aug 2021

This is amazing I would recommend this book for 9+ as its a little sad

02 Aug 2021

I love Jacqueline Wilson’s books and i think this one is one of my favourites. It is very sad but like all great stories it is all good in the end

01 Aug 2021

I thought it was a good book. I liked Samson the best.i would recommend.

27 Jul 2021

It was very sad but so good some points I was laughing some points I felt like I was going to cry

21 Jul 2021

Ella's mum's in a deep coma having just had a new baby.

14 Jul 2021

I loved the person Joseph, because he was very sweet and understanding, and smart. I would recommend this to someone else! I only think Ellas mum's coma was put at too much suspense and that's she should of woken up sooner, or that there should be a epilogue.

27 Dec 2020

I enjoyed this book because it is about a young girl named Ella who lives with her mother and step-father named Jack. Her mother has had a new-born baby boy who is named Samson. Her step-father has to look after the baby and Ella as her mother is in a deep coma. When she heard the whale song she thought to let her mum hear this beautiful melody. Ella's mum wakes up when she hears the beautiful sounds of whales singing.

13 Dec 2020

This book is a really enjoyable book and is full of a roller coaster of emotions. I enjoy Ella the most because she was brave in the story because her mother was in coma.I would absolutely recommend this to someone.

06 Dec 2020

This was such a great book with amazing detail, well done Jacqueline Wilson my daughter adored this book!

21 Sep 2020

My favourite character was Ella because of how she never gave up even when she had all the challenges in her way and how she was smart enough to get her mum to wake up. I liked hearing about Butterscotch the guinea pig. I love Jacqueline Wilson books and enjoyed this one. I would recommend it to people who like animals.

25 Aug 2020

Really heartbreaking because Ellas mum gives birth to a baby but then goes into a coma for nearly a year.
Then,at the end of the story,she wakes up and i read that bit over and over again because it was so good.

25 Aug 2020

I liked this book because it is fun to read. I would recommend this book to someone else.

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