Project Whale

Something that belongs in the ocean — doesn’t stay there…
Theme: Magical Adventure
Age Range: 4-8 years old
Book Premise: When two boys find an aquatic friend on their trip to the beach an unlikely friendship is made — and something in the ocean doesn’t stay there!
Coming Summer 2027

  
    
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                            <strong class='text-starlight'>Latest Update:</strong> All the beta reader feedback has been received and some may have made this author cry. Now the manuscript has been nervously sent to our developmental editor to refine the story.
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Project Whale

Coming Summer 2027

Rachel Rohde | Children’s Author

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