Threatened by Eliot Schrefer
*A 2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST*When he was a boy, Luc's mother would warn him about the "mock men" living in the trees by their home -- chimpanzees whose cries would fill the night.Luc is older now, his mother gone. He lives in a house of mistreated orphans, barely getting by. Then a man calling himself Prof comes to town with a mysterious mission. When Luc tries to rob him, the man isn't mad. Instead, he offers Luc a job.Together, Luc and Prof head into the rough, dangerous jungle in order to study the elusive chimpanzees. There, Luc finally finds a new family -- and must act when that family comes under attack.As he did in his acclaimed novel Endangered, a finalist for the National Book Award, Eliot Schrefer takes us somewhere fiction rarely goes, introducing us to characters we rarely get to meet. The unforgettable result is the story of a boy fleeing his present, a man fleeing his past, and a trio of chimpanzees who are struggling not to flee at all.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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780545835640 |
| ISBN 10 | 054583564X |
| Title | Threatened |
| Author | Eliot Schrefer |
| Series | Ape Quartet |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scholastic US |
| Year published | 2015-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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