num_pages: 181
description: Mila creates headlines around the world when she is rescued from an unpopulated island off the coast of Florida. Now a teenager, she has been raised by dolphins from the age of four.Researchers teach Mila language and music. She learns, too, about rules and expectations, about locked doors and broken promies, disappointment and betrayal.But the more Mila finds out what it means to be human, the more deeply she longs for her ocean home.
language: English
title: The Music of Dolphins
titlecomplete: The Music of Dolphins
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Animals, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 6857
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Keystone to Reading Book Award
category: Intermediate, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks