Anna's Song

By Doc Richter

Thirteen-year-old Anna Book doesn't want a whale-watching trip. She wants to be left alone with her anger.

Still reeling from her mother's death, Anna lashes out at the father who is trying-desperately-to reach her. But when she slips away from their remote camp on Mexico's Magdalena Bay and ventures alone into the dark water, a near-fatal encounter changes everything. Rescued by forces she cannot explain, Anna makes first contact with a gray whale called Firstmother-and discovers she is a rare "Mostrememberer," able to share the whales' ancient memories.

Through breathtaking "songs" of a lost, semi-aquatic human past, Anna uncovers a forgotten bond between species-and a looming corporate threat to the bay. As danger rises, she must choose: retreat into grief, or become the messenger the whales have been waiting for.

Anna's Song is a luminous tale of healing, evolution, and the courage to remember who we once were.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GY61VZBH
• ISBN13: 9798901742105
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Atmosphere Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary