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Friday's Harbor: A Novel (2013)

by Diane Hammond(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0062124218 (ISBN13: 9780062124210)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

series

Max L. Biedelman Zoo

review 1: I picked up this book because I had just seen the movie "Believe" about the Sea World whale. I had always known some thing was wrong with taking animals from the wild for entertainment, but seeing the movie and after reading this book I will only ever go to a zoo that is qualified to rescue and provide an enriched life for large mammals. There is a wonderful hart warming message of this book. Other than that, I really liked the characters of the story. I cannot wait to go back and read Hannah's Dream.
review 2: Friday is a killer whale that the Biedelman Zoo rescues from a bad situation in Columbia. We learn a lot about the care and treatment of killer whales in captivity. There are many things to consider when caring for a whale. I thought that the book was ve... morery educational about the time and effort that goes into maintaining a mammal this large. How does a small town zoo adapt to the fame of a killer whale?I enjoyed this book and it’s quirky cast of characters. The zoo and the public are pitted against each other by the involvement of the media. The animal activists start to cause problems for the zoo. They feel that Friday should be released back into the wild. What will happen to Friday? Will he thrive in captivity? Will he die of loneliness? Would he be able to survive in the wild after so many years in captivity? Read the book and you will find out what happens.A short easy to read, an interesting animal story. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. I received this as an advance reader's copy in exchange for an honest review. less

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