Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
From National Book Award Finalist Eliot Schrefer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos -- and herself -- from a violent coup.Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time she feels responsible for another creature.But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escape unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe, to eat, and to live. In ENDANGERED, Eliot Schrefer plunges us into a heart-stopping exploration of the things we do to survive, the sacrifices we make to help others, and the tangled geography that ties us all, human and animal, together.Endangered and endangered by Eliot Schrefer has been chosen as a National Book Award finalist. Rescued, The Deadly Sister, The School for Dangerous Girls, Glamorous Disasters, and The New Child are among his other works. He currently resides in New York City. Eliotschrefer.com is his website.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780545165778 |
| ISBN 10 | 0545165776 |
| Title | Endangered |
| Author | Eliot Schrefer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2014-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |