. . . . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . . . . . . . . "Juvenile works"@en . "Juvenile works" . . "A lonely deaf-mute boy who befriends a huge white turtle becomes the target of superstitious people when bad luck befalls his small village."@en . "A lonely deaf-mute boy who befriends a huge white turtle becomes the target of superstitious people when bad luck befalls his small village." . . . . . . . . . . . "Valkoinen kilpikonna"@fi . . . . . . . "Pojken och den vita sköldpaddan"@sv . "Pojken och den vita sköldpaddan" . "The silent one"@en . "The silent one" . . "General fiction" . . . . . . . . . "Unable to speak, Jonasi is blamed by superstitious villagers for the drought on their island. When Jonasi meets the great white turtle a secret bond seems to exist between them." . . "A deaf-mute boy who has tamed a huge white turtle becomes the target of the superstitious people of his small village." . "A deaf-mute boy who has tamed a huge white turtle becomes the target of the superstitious people of his small village."@en . . . . . . "On a Pacific island, a deaf-mute boy's devotion to a great white turtle provokes prejudice and the anger of a superstitious shaman. Unable to speak, Jonasi is blamed by superstitious villagers for the drought on their island. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary." . . . "New Zealand fiction" . "1900 - 1999" . . . .