Endangered
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 288
Published: 2014
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In "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer, the story follows a young girl named Sophie who finds herself in the midst of the tumultuous political landscape of the Democratic Republic of Congo. While visiting her mother, who works at a sanctuary for bonobos, Sophie becomes deeply connected to these endangered primates. When civil unrest breaks out, Sophie must navigate the dangers of the environment, protect the bonobos, and survive on her own. The novel explores themes of friendship, resilience, and the urgent need for conservation, highlighting the bond between humans and animals and the struggle to save endangered species. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 288 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2014 by Scholastic US .
Eliot Schrefer is the author of The Deadly Sister, The School for Dangerous Girls, Glamorous Disasters, and The New Kid. He lives in New York City, and has never discovered any bodies. Visit him online at www. eliotschrefer. com.
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Iowa High School Book Award
This book was recognised by the Iowa High School Book Award.
Cybils Award - Fiction - YA
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.
Volunteer State Book Award - Middle School
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
Isinglass Teen Read Award
This book was recognised by the Isinglass Teen Read Award.
Volunteer State Book Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
National Book Award
This book was recognised by the National Book Award.
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Sunshine State Young Reader's Award.
Rhode Island Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Rhode Island Book Awards.
Virginia Readers Choice Award - Middle School
This book was recognised in the Middle School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.