Spending the summer on a beautiful island with her loving, free-spirited aunt isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be for young Alex – guilt-ridden and mourning, her parents’ relationship crumbling, she’s got a lot on her mind. Full of sorrow and anger, Alex initially rejects the care and concern of her aunt’s friends, Gus and Eva (and Gus’ niece, Rachel) and refuses to come out of her shell. But the island and the ocean surrounding it is spellbinding, full of wonder and whales, and Alex becomes particularly interested in the movements of a baby whale she names Daredevil.
Please see the rest of my review on The Door is Ajar, http://shernor2.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/lost-on-brier-island/!