Published for the first time on the Penguin Classics U.S. list, the bestselling modern classic Mori coming-of-age novel that inspired a multiple-award-winning film starring Academy Awardnominated actress Keisha Castle-Hughes

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Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfathers love and attention. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a Mori tribe in Whangara, on the east coast of New Zealanda tribe that claims descent from the legendary whale rider. In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heirtheres only Kahu. She should be the next in line for the title, but her great-grandfather is blinded by tradition and sees no use for a girl. Kahu will not be ignored. And in her struggle, she has a unique ally: the whale rider himself, from whom she has inherited the ability to communicate with whales. Once that sacred gift is revealed, Kahu may be able to reestablish her peoples ancestral connections, earn her great-grandfathers attention, and lead her tribe to a bold new future.