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$8.99 US
4.19"W x 6.88"H x 0.38"D   | 3 oz | 100 per carton
On sale Jan 13, 2026 | 144 Pages | 9781937133115
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7

Finally back in print after a 25-year wait! Save the world–and the whales!–in this iconic interactive book where YOU decide what happens next. Packed with 27 possible endings!

Choose Your Own Adventure books–the 4th bestselling children’s series of all time–are back and as much fun as you remember. Kids and adults agree, these are the books that get 9- to 12-year-olds reading.


The Cold War is at its worst, and YOU are an American spy trying not to blow your cover! Marine biologist Claude Dumont has discovered a brand new kind of whale song with the potential to unlock deep-sea secrets, but before he could share his findings, he was kidnapped by KGB agents! Will you be able to track down Dumont and discover the truth of what’s happening with the humpback whales? Or will you stumble into a sticky situation when the KGB catches up with you?
Ed Packard was born in 1931 in Huntington, New York, and worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer. He wrote the first book in Bantam's classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, The Cave of Time, and wrote many other titles in the series. His book Imagining the Universe (1994), received a Scientific American book award. His recent writings are available at edwardpackard.com.

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Finally back in print after a 25-year wait! Save the world–and the whales!–in this iconic interactive book where YOU decide what happens next. Packed with 27 possible endings!

Choose Your Own Adventure books–the 4th bestselling children’s series of all time–are back and as much fun as you remember. Kids and adults agree, these are the books that get 9- to 12-year-olds reading.


The Cold War is at its worst, and YOU are an American spy trying not to blow your cover! Marine biologist Claude Dumont has discovered a brand new kind of whale song with the potential to unlock deep-sea secrets, but before he could share his findings, he was kidnapped by KGB agents! Will you be able to track down Dumont and discover the truth of what’s happening with the humpback whales? Or will you stumble into a sticky situation when the KGB catches up with you?

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Ed Packard was born in 1931 in Huntington, New York, and worked as a lawyer before becoming a full-time writer. He wrote the first book in Bantam's classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, The Cave of Time, and wrote many other titles in the series. His book Imagining the Universe (1994), received a Scientific American book award. His recent writings are available at edwardpackard.com.

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