The story is about a young girl called Ella, whose mum is pregnant with a baby boy and is in hospital after Ella's mum falls into a coma. Ella must face tough times and has to try to carry on a normal life. In school Ella learns about whales. Ella is fascinated about these mysterious creatures. She falls out with her friends and nothing seems right to Ella but with support from her new kind teacher, she works it out. Her mum's husband Jack looks after her and the newborn baby Samson, Ella does not like Jack at first but the character relationships grow and they end up caring for each other.