He is most known for his young adult novels endangered 2012 and threatened 2014, which are survival stories featuring young. Eliot scer asks readers what safety means, how one sacrifices to help others, and what it means to be human in this new compelling adventure. Together, they will fight to keep safe, to eat, and to survive. In endangered, eliot scer plunges us into a heartstopping exploration of the things we do to survive, the sacrifices we make to help others, and the tangled geography that ties us. Endangered from national book award finalist eliot scer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos and herself from a violent coup. Such is the case in eliot scers dazzling, bighearted novel endangered, which has been named a national book award finalist in the. Congoleseamerican sophie makes a harrowing trek through a wartorn jungle to protect a young bonobo. This book is a ya adventure story set in the democratic republic of the congo. 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. When one girl has to follow her mother to her sanctuary for bonobos, shes not thrilled to be there. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of endangered by eliot scer.
On her way to spend the summer at the bonobo sanctuary her mother runs, 14yearold sophie rescues a sickly baby bonobo from a trafficker. Ive just closed the cover on a book called endangered by eliot scer which totally enthralled me. Endangered ape quartet, book 1 by eliot scer book cover, description, publication history. Fourteenyearold sophie rescues a young chimp named otto while visiting a wildlife sanctuary in the democratic republic of congo.
It is also known by the alternate title, heart of danger. Scers first book for young adults, the school for dangerous girls school library journal. Set in the dark jungles of congo, endangered chronicles 14yearold sophies accidental mission to save a group of bonobos when the country is overtaken by civil war. Eliot scer is the new york times bestselling author of endangered and threatened, both finalists for the national book award in young peoples literature. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. A critically acclaimed 2012 national book award finalist, eliot scers young adult novel endangered boldly and unsentimentally channels the comingofage story of its 14yearold protagonist through the unlikely bond she forges with an orphaned primate. The congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or.
Eliot scer is the creator and the author of the fictional series ape quartet. Endangered, chapter 1 read aloud and visualizations youtube. Scer journeyed to the democratic republic of congo while researching the novel, and has since traveled wider as hes embarked on a quartet of novels about the great apes, one book for each primate, detailing a young persons. Then otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first. From national book award finalist eliot scer comes the compelling tale of a. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. From national book award finalist eliot scer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos and herself from a. From national book award finalist eliot scer comes the compelling tale of.
Sophie, the protagonist, is a 14 year old girl who only came to congo to visit her mom. This adventure is about a normal girl who leaves to see her mom in kinshasa, congo. Eliot scer is the author of endangered, the deadly sister, the school for dangerous girls, glamorous disasters, and the new kid. She spends her early years in the congo until her father gets a job in miami, florida. But when the president is assassinated, sophie must figure out. Like you have to learn when to ignore suffering so that youre strong enough to fight it when the time is right. In endangered, eliot scer plunges us into a heartstopping exploration of the things we do to survive, the sacrifices we make to help others, and the tangled geography that ties us all, human and animal, together.
I was pretty obsessed with jane goodall and her work with chimpanzees, gorillas in the mist, and matthew brodericks project x. Eliot scer is the author of endangered, a 2012 national book award finalist in young peoples literature. Rumis riddle the actionpacked conclusion to the lost rainforest series by awardwinning and bestselling author eliot scer delivers one last thrilling adventure as the shadowwalkers are pushed to the limit to protect caldera. Such is the case in eliot scers dazzling, bighearted novel endangeredas riveting as the action is, its the nuanced portraits of the characters, human and ape, that make the story so deeply affecting. Eliot scers threatened reads like a thematic sequel to his 2012 national book award finalist endangered. Endangered ape quartet, book 1 by eliot scer fantastic fiction. Sophie is the child of a white man and a black woman.
A critically acclaimed 2012 national book award finalist, eliot scers young adult. Endangered by eliot scer is a beautiful realistic fiction book about a girl named sophie who has to spend her summer caring for bonobos. When sophie has to travel to congo, a dangerous country on its way to war, she is not thrilled. See which new books our editors chose as this months. Its her mothers passion, and shed rather have nothing to do. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe. As he did in his acclaimed novel endangered, a finalist for the national book award, eliot scer takes us somewhere fiction rarely goes, introducing us to characters we rarely get to meet. Eliot scers endangered and threatened were named as finalists for the national book award. His novels have also been named editors choice in the new york times, best of the year by npr, and have won the green earth book award and the sigurd olson nature writing award. He is also the author of rescued, the deadly sister, the school for dangerous girls, glamorous disasters, and the new kid. When sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, shes not thrilled to be. This series kicked off in 2012 with the release of the debut book in the series, titled endangered. Endangered, written by eliot scer, is the story of sophie biyoyaciardulli and her life with her mother in the congo. Her mom owns a bonobo sanctuary, or a place where injured or malnourished bonobos can be treated and then released back into the wild.
This study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of endangered. The second book would come out two years later and is titled threatened. Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are. From national book award finalist eliot scer comes the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos and herself from a violent coup. He lives in new york city when he is not visiting bonobos in congo. 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.
A vocabulary list featuring endangered by eliot scer, chapters 15. Such is the case in eliot scers dazzling, bighearted novel endangered, which has been named a national book award finalist in the category of young peoples literature. She cares for him and loves him so much but when war strikes they are forced into the wild fending for themselves. Both books tell the story of a teenager who leaves human society in africa for the jungle and the company of other hominines. There are times when i want to bang my head against the wall and shriek, why didnt i read this sooner. Selma duffin climax falling action sophie survives with otto and the other bonobos that inhabit the enclosure until a rebel comes and finds them but is scared off by one of the bonobos so she decides to leave the enclosure with otto. Though her congolese mother is not pleased sophie paid for the ape, she is proud that sophie works to bond with otto, the baby. This is a book that deserves attention and not only because it was a finalist for the nba. Scer the deadly sister presents the compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos and herself. 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. About eliot schrefer eliot scer is the author of many books, including the ape quartet books threatened, endangered, rescued, and the final book, to be published in 2017. Sometimes during an act of heroism, its the savior who ends up being saved.
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