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Rorby, Ginny

Hurt Go Happy

269 pp. | Tor/Starscape | August, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-765-31442-8 $17.95
(3) 4-6 After befriending baby chimpanzee Sukari and her kindly caretaker, thirteen-year-old Joey, deaf since she was six, learns to sign--against her mother's wishes. Complex characters and a humanizing exploration of diverse issues make this a rewarding and rarely didactic read. The broad timespan forces Rorby to abandon some promising tangents, but the story nevertheless inspires an awareness of animal rights.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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