Endangered by eliot scer overdrive rakuten overdrive. He is a faculty member of the creative writing mfa program at fairleigh dickinson university. Sophie is a halfamerican, halfcongolese 14 year old girl who lives in america during the school year and comes to the congo during the summer months and helps. Download free by eliot scer endangered reprint paperback pdf. As an american teenager, working at a sanctuary for the primates is not ideal. His novels include endangered, threatened, rescued, orphaned, two books in the spirit animals series, and the lost rainforest series.
Eliot scer is a new york times bestselling author, has twice been a finalist for the national book award in young peoples literature, and has won the green earth book award and the sigurd f. 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. Its her mothers passion, and shed rather have nothing to do with it. Endangered by eliot schrefer pdf such is the case in eliot scers dazzling, bighearted novel endangered, which has been named a national book award finalist in the. Throughout the book, the second congolese civil war rages. Read online endangered pdf by scer, eliot for free. Endangered by eliot scer a novel study by literature4u. Endangered by eliot scer now available in paperback. Endangered eliot schrefer pdf scer the deadly sister presents the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos and herself from a violent coup in the congo. Overall it was a fun book to read with my almost6 year old, but we both liked endangered. Though her congolese mother is not pleased sophie paid for the ape, she is proud that sophie works to bond with otto, the baby. But when the president is assassinated, sophie must figure out.
Congoleseamerican sophie makes a harrowing trek through a wartorn jungle to protect a young bonobo. Terrorist in military uniforms cause several uprisings in an attempt to overthrow the government. When sophie has to travel to congo, a dangerous country on its way to war, she is not thrilled. The compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos and herself from a violent coup. Scer s first book for young adults, the school for dangerous girls school library journal. This book is a ya adventure story set in the democratic republic of the congo. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Eliot scer born november 25, 1978 is an american author of both adult and young adult fiction, and a twotime finalist for the national book award in young peoples literature. A vocabulary list featuring endangered by eliot scer, chapters 15. The congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good. I felt like we learned a little bit about gabon and the environment in which the story took place, but not a great deal. He lives in new york city when he is not visiting bonobos in congo. Eliot scers last two novels, endangered and threatened, were both finalists for the national book award.
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This book, endangered, takes place in modern day congo, africa. Endangered, written by eliot scer, is the story of sophie biyoyaciardulli and her life with her mother in the. Her mom owns a bonobo sanctuary, or a place where injured or malnourished bonobos can be treated and then released back into the wild. Fourteenyearold sophie rescues a young chimp named otto while visiting a wildlife sanctuary in the democratic republic of congo. Its easy to love bonobos, the great apes at the center of eliot scers excellent book endangered. Scers first book for young adults, the school for dangerous girls school library journal.
Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe, to eat, and to live. Endangered by eliot scer a complete novel studythis is an 89page complete novel study for endangered by eliot scer. Discussion guide for eliot scers novels scholastic. I figured id ration the bars later, but for now we were going to enjoy them. Eliot scers last two novels, endangered and threatened, were both finalists for the national book. Sophie, the protagonist, is a 14 year old girl who only came to congo to visit her mom.
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