Earth is dying.
Centuries of climate change has caused catastrophic harm to the ocean's fragile ecosystem.
From the polluted waters, a great blue whale surfaces, beaching itself on the island of Mont Michel.
The whale carries with her a passenger.
a baby girl.
Perl is taken in and raised by a guild of monks known as the Brotherhood of the Quill.
As Perl grows and discovers the magic of nature, she soon learns she possesses otherworldly abilities.
When a mysterious stranger appears at her.
Perl: the awakening, paperback/Melissa Flesher
