Schefer, Eliot.
Rescued.
Scholastic Press 2016 261p $18.99
ISBN 978-0-545-65503-3 ms/hs Conflict
E-BN
Raja, an orangutan, and John, a boy, grew up as brothers.
When divorce separated his family, John realized that he
needed to step up and find a better home than a third-rate zoo for
his best friend. This is a very
well-written novel about a teen-age boy coming to
realize that we as humans have a responsibility to provide care and wellbeing
for any animals we remove from their habitats.
John’s father’s job sent him to Sumatra, where he found a baby orangutan and brought him home to his son as a pet. In time, that baby grew to be an adult with mounting problems. Eventually John’s father tried to give the orangutan to a small zoo. However, when John came to say goodbye to Raja, he realized that people were being fair to a faithful friend. He kidnapped Raja and went on the run. A local vet helped get him in touch with an organization that would help repatriate Raja in his homeland.
Readers will see firsthand the perils of divorce and the grave consequences of John’s father’s actions in bringing Raja to America. This is a very well written book that will appeal to many young readers. It is recommended for any middle- or high-school library, and would make an excellent selection for a basic book list for school libraries.
John’s father’s job sent him to Sumatra, where he found a baby orangutan and brought him home to his son as a pet. In time, that baby grew to be an adult with mounting problems. Eventually John’s father tried to give the orangutan to a small zoo. However, when John came to say goodbye to Raja, he realized that people were being fair to a faithful friend. He kidnapped Raja and went on the run. A local vet helped get him in touch with an organization that would help repatriate Raja in his homeland.
Readers will see firsthand the perils of divorce and the grave consequences of John’s father’s actions in bringing Raja to America. This is a very well written book that will appeal to many young readers. It is recommended for any middle- or high-school library, and would make an excellent selection for a basic book list for school libraries.
Summary: Raja, an orangutan, and John,
a boy, grew
up as brothers. When divorce separated his family,
John realized that he needed to step up and find a better
home than a third-rate zoo for his best friend.
Endangered animals-Fiction --Linda
McNeil
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