The Whalemaster

(Paperback)

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One harpooner and one boy must face the rigours of life on a whaling vessel, hunting and killing the largest thing that has ever lived. As the boy's respect for both the whaler and the whales themselves grows, he becomes tormented by visions and memories he doesn't understand. It's a life of blood and fire, sailing endlessly for whales to kill and render profits from. Until they battle the leviathan, that is, the monster whale that will lead the boy to the whaler's homeland: an island beset by pirates and war, an island that will restore his memories.

Author Bio

Michael Moniz spent his childhood living between the big city and the tranquil Azores islands of Portugal. He has written and illustrated several picture books, including Wazzyjump (a 2014 Canadian Toy Testing Council Recommended Read), The Boy and the Whale, and The Cardinal and the Crow (a Spring 2015 Canadian Children's Book Centre Best Books for Kids and Teens selection). When Michael is not telling stories, he works as an Artistic Director for a Toronto-based advertising agency.