It's June
- winter in South Africa & Martine & her grandmother are enjoying a cold but beautiful walk along the beach when they find a stranded dying dolphin. Martine uses her gift of healing to help it back to the ocean but it's only the latest in a series of inexplicable beachings of dolphins & whales
- & the start of a brand new adventure for Martine. After a last stolen midnight ride on her beloved white giraffe Jemmy Martine's class is off on an amazing school trip to the islands of Mozambique to witness the legendary ' Sardine Run'. It's a trip that goes drastically wrong & Martine with close friend Ben finds herself swimming in shark-infested waters marooned on an uninhabited island & suddenly at the centre of mysterious submarine goings-on as she tries to save a pod of 100 dolphins from certain death. Like her debut novel THE WHITE GIRAFFE DOLPHIN SONG has plenty of action & adventure & delves deeply into Martine's relationships with the people & animals around her. It makes her question the true nature of her gift & what she will be called upon to do next. The incredible beauty of the flora & fauna of this little known corner of Africa is richly evoked as a result of Lauren's in depth knowledge & research of the area.