Ken Buckley

Bustah and Bumpah Ken Buckley

The arrival of two Beluga whales threatens to split Maine's Quarry Cove and Pepper Mill villages. Angry Quarry Cove fishermen fearing for the loss of their fishing, prepare to kill the whales, while Pepper Mill Village packers see a better solution. Tiny Quarry Cove is flooded with crowds of excited whale watchers angering the police chief who joins the anti-whale crowd. Unflinchingly, lighthouse keeper and postmistress Nettie Beal aided by her two young friends Karl and Christine, face off against the law, and family pressures, mounting a full scale campaign to save the whales. The story was inspired by an actual Maine event.