Cordelia and the Whale Paperback or Hardback
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Cordelia is an 11-year-old introverted loner. Not knowing quite how to fit in, she’s often bullied at school. She finds comfort in facts and knowledge, preferring a world of consistency.
Her world does change however, when Cordelia meets a magical blue whale named Beatrice. Nothing is ever the same for Cordelia as she befriends the ancient whale and finds out secrets of the universe from Beatrice that she must learn and master.
Cordelia and the Whale is a timeless story filled with magical realism. A novel for all ages about belief, courage, confidence, and the need for all of us to find strength and power in ourselves and each other through communication, connection, and a little bit of magic. We are all meant to fly in this world – perhaps literally.
“Because what people fear more than failure, even more than they fear success, is change, Cordelia. Once you realize that you’re capable of being extraordinary, you no longer have an excuse to be less than that. To know how truly capable you are is to have to change your own expectations of yourself. And that? Seems to be more than most people can handle.” – Beatrice, Cordelia and the Whale This book is a middle grade novel for ages 8-12, but is truly a timeless story suitable for children and adults of all ages.
I will do my best to personalize your book, but due to order volume, I might only be able to sign it with a note.
My daughter, age 7, has never been a very confident reader, although she does love her growing book collection. Cordelia was her most favorite book, I got it for her when she was 2, and we have it memorized from how often we've read it to her. Now that she's getting into chapter books, I knew I'd have to get her this book. We were captivated by page 1. Miss Michelle does such a great job painting beautiful pictures with her words, Maddie was literally at the edge of the bed listening or reading along. This Book made us laugh and cry. We had conversations about the book and wondered what was going to happen next. My daughter truly believes this book was written just for her. To see my Maddie so excited and engaged about a book was so heart warming and I knew that this was truly something special. We're having a hard time finding another book to read that's just as entertaining.