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OLDER FICTION
Schrefer, Eliot

Orphaned

325 pp. | Scholastic | September, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-65505-7 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-65506-4
(4) YA After volcanic activity upends Snub's gorilla family in prehistoric Africa, Snub cares for her baby brother and abandoned "not-gorilla" Orphan (a human girl). But Snub's other interactions with the new, two-legged predators turn violent. Unlike Schrefer's previous three volumes (Endangered and others), this novel is in free verse with a third-person perspective. While not entirely convincing, the narrative provides an intriguing glimpse into gorilla consciousness and prehistory. Reading list.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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