Chris Crutcher’s Whale Talk is a novel of heartbreak, guilt, prejudice, winning, losing, and—above all—acceptance. “Truly exceptional.”—The Washington Post “Compulsively readable.”—Kirkus Reviews “Crutcher is at his darkest but also his funniest.”—VOYA “Chris Crutcher knows his stuff.”—The Horn Book “This book should be required reading for every freak, geek, and jock living the American dream/nightmare of high school.”—Collette Morgan, Wild Rumpus Books One of the ALA’s Top Five Most Challenged Books in 2005 A Publishers Weekly Best Book An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults An ALA Popular Paperback for Young Adults A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age A Teenreads.com Best Book A Texas Library Association Tayshas High School Reading List Selection Winner of the Washington State Book Award Winner of the Parent’s Guide to Children’s Media Award