Hannah Gold is the bestselling author of The Last Bear The Lost Whale and Finding Bear. The Last Bear became an inspirational international bestseller on release and was the winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award; and The Lost Whale was the winner of the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year. Hannah's latest book Finding Bear was an instant top 5 bestseller. Her books have sold over 280000 copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty-five languages. Hannah is also an ambassador for Whale and Dolphin Conservation. She lives in Lincolnshire with her tortoise her cat and her husband.
<p>Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California while his mum is in hospital. All Rio wants is for Mum to get better so he can return home. But everything changes when he joins a whale-watching trip and meets White Beak a gentle giant of the sea. Rio forms an instant bond with the whale and for the first time in ages he feels a spark of hope. Then White Beak goes missing and Rio may be the only person who can help.</p><p>Can Rio draw on their special connection to somehow find and save his whale . . . ?</p>
