I would really recommend reading Endangered by Eliot Schrefer. Endangered is about a girl named Sophie, who comes to live with her mom in Congo, Africa. Her mom works at a sanctuary for bonobos, which are a type of monkey. On her way to the sanctuary, she saw a trafficker selling a beat up bonobo. She felt bad for it and bought it. Later in the book, she names the monkey Otto. Later, her mom leaves the sanctuary for a project, leaving Sophie alone. Then someone shoots the president, and war starts. When the United Nations van comes to pick Sophie up, she doesn’t want to leave Otto alone, so she jumps off the truck and runs into the enclosure of the sanctuary with Otto. When soldiers, also known as the kata-kata, attack the sanctuary, almost everyone there is dead. In the enclosure, Sophie lives with the bonobos. At first, she hates living there. But soon, she starts understanding bonobos better, and doesn’t hate it as much. Later in the book Sophie runs away with Otto. She spends months traveling through Africa to find her mother.
I think the genre of the book is realistic fiction or adventure. One thing I like about the book’s writing style is how much it teaches you about bonobos while you are still reading about an adventure. This book is mostly serious, but it is funny at times. Even though this book has no pictures, It really made my visualize pictures in my mind. There is a cliffhanger at the end of almost every chapter. An example is “ This little creature, who needed me so much, could also care for me. I put my head between my knees and let Otto caress me. Until I sensed we weren’t alone.” I would recommend this book to people who would like to learn a lot while reading an amazing story.
By Tara
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