Music of Dolphins

By Karen Hesse 4444

When Mila was only four years old she survived a shipwreck. Unfortunately, her parents did not. Also, she did not make it onto a lifeboat, she was spit into the sea. Then a kind family of dolphins rescued her and took her in as her own.

Now 11 or 12 years old, Mila is getting drinking water on the coast of the island that she and her family live around. A rescue helicopter emerges from the sky. The copter takes her away. She calls to her dolphin family, but they can't hear her. She is forced to learn English and everything you need to know about surviving as a human.

One day as a reward for all her hard work, she is taken to a pool to swim in. She doesn't like the pool. It is hard to see in and there is not enough space to swim around. She begs her doctors to release her back into the sea, but they disagree. Will she ever get back to her dolphin family, and the peaceful way she used to live?

I enjoyed this book because it is about a girl my age. I also LOVE animals, dolphins being one of my favorites. I also love the idea of living in the sea with a family of dolphins, never having to worry.
Samantha