Whale Boy - Nicola Davies (Paperback) 04-04-2013 Short-listed for Blue Peter Book Award: Best Story 2014.

Michael, a young boy growing up on the tropical island of Rose Town, has been saving up for his own fishing boat for years. But when a terrible storm wrecks his home, Michael is forced to take a job working for a rich, mysterious newcomer named Spargo. Spargo asks Michael to search for one thing in the deep waters around Rose Town - whales . . .