Endangered by eliot schrefer summary5/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Otto, as she names her adopted protégé, will become instrumental in the understanding Sophie develops for her mother's passionate, unwavering commitment to the bonobos, which she has never quite been able to grasp. On her way to spending the summer with her mother, who runs a bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sophie rescues a sickly baby bonobo by buying him from poachers. A critically acclaimed 2012 National Book Award finalist, Eliot Schrefer's young adult novel Endangered boldly and unsentimentally channels the coming-of-age story of its 14-year-old protagonist through the unlikely bond she forges with an orphaned primate. ![]()
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