Awww, this book! It was one of my childhood favourites - I had it pretty much on permanent loan from the library - and I took the plunge and ordered a second-hand copy the other week. It was like coming home; I read it straight through today and it still inspired me, taught me something new and made me cry.

It's about a boy in a little Australian coastal town who was rescued by a dolphin during a childhood boating accident. Years later he's turning 13, is a keen swimmer and enjoying seaside life with his friend Jo when he is unexpectedly and strangely reunited with Dana, the dolphin who saved him, changing his life forever and giving him a strength he didn't know he had. It's a lovely story and definitely helped fuel my love of the water, swimming and marine mammals as a little girl!

Fun fact: Felice Arena played Marco on Neighbours, was a championship swimmer as a kid and loves dolphins too. :) ( )