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Fergus, Maureen

Ortega

224 pp. | Kids Can/KCP Fiction | March, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55453-474-6 $16.95
(3) 4-6 After special surgeries allow him to learn to talk, Ortega the gorilla is raised to function as a human. When his social, emotional, and intellectual skills are similar to that of an eleven-year-old, he is sent to public school. People's reactions to him raise moral questions about animal rights. A fast pace and excellent characterizations make for intriguing science fiction.
Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

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