Protagonist, goes on a physical and mental journey throughout the book, ends with her out of college and engaged and working in the a. Sophies in the congo for the summer, where she helps the bonobos at her moms sanctuary. He is most known for his young adult novels endangered 2012 and threatened 2014, which are survival stories featuring young. 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. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. When shes fourteen, sophie arrives in the congo to stay with her mother.
Eliot scer born november 25, 1978 is an american author of both adult and young adult fiction, and a twotime finalist for the national book award in young peoples literature. Finalist for the national book award in young peoples literature, 2012. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe, to eat, and to live. Endangered by eliot scer reading jewels with jules. Either way endangered is an important book about the political unrest in the congo and the horrible state of affairs for bonobo monkeys in the area. She spends her early years in the congo until her father gets a job in miami, florida. Endangered, written by eliot scer, is the story of sophie biyoyaciardulli and her. When sophie has to travel to congo, a dangerous country on its way to war, she is not thrilled. Eliot scer is the author of endangered, the deadly sister, the school for dangerous girls, glamorous disasters, and the new kid. Threatened, one of this years most honored ya novels, promotes a natural man, anticivilization worldview.
In endangered, a national book award finalist, author eliot scer tells the story of sophie, a young girl who must, save a group of bonobos and herself from a violent coup. Endangered is about sophie getting from point a to point b in a war zonealong with caring for a bonobo. To see how horrible the congo was in the book, not in. Newsela is an instructional content platform that supercharges reading engagement and learning in every subject. Discussion guide for eliot scer s novels use these discussion questions and activities after reading eliot scer s unforgettable stories of survival.
Fourteenyearold sophie rescues a young chimp named otto while visiting a wildlife sanctuary in the democratic republic of congo. Eliot scers last two novels, endangered and threatened, were both finalists for the national book award. 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. When one girl has to follow her mother to her sanctuary for bonobos, shes not thrilled to be there. Scer the deadly sister shines a light on an oftoverlooked part of the world with this intense adventure set in the democratic republic of. Endangered by eliot scer chapter eight read aloud duration. Lucs and profs marginalized status within their own cultures demands. To see how horrible the congo was in the book, not in reallife was crazy, and it really freaked me out. Then otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first. Amid an african coup, a girl and a baby ape are on the run. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe.
Oct 18, 2016 caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe. Jun 18, 2014 eliot scer is the author of endangered, the deadly sister, the school for dangerous girls, glamorous disasters, and the new kid. 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. But when revolution breaks out and their sanctuary is attacked, she must rescue the bonobos and hide in the jungle. The fact that both her future and those of the bonobos hang in the balance doubles the stakes in this taut drama. Like you have to learn when to ignore suffering so that youre strong enough to fight it when the time is right. Sophie has come to stay at her mothers wild animal preserve in the heart of. Congoleseamerican sophie makes a harrowing trek through a wartorn jungle to protect a young bonobo. A critically acclaimed 2012 national book award finalist, eliot scer s 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. From national book award finalist eliot scer comes the compelling tale. Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good. The author of endangered 2012 introduces another primate species, offering a poignant demonstration of connection between chimpanzees and humans when aids orphan luc goes into the gabon jungle with professor abdul mohammed, a scientist who frees him from his bondholder and plans to study chimpanzees in the wild, the resourceful boy finds a surprising new family and makes a real home. There are times when i want to bang my head against the wall and shriek, why didnt i read this sooner.
I probably should have noticed this title when it was released in 2012, or. While its a shorter book, its still packed full of scenesbut it doesnt feel like an information overload. 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. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of endangered by eliot scer. With rescued, he brings his remarkable storytelling to the american landscape, giving us a boy who must redefine his own humanity and an orangutan who will need his help in order to return home. 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.
As in endangered bccb 1, scer focuses on the delicate, fraught nature of contact between humans and their primate kin and conveys in vivid detail the individual and communal behaviors that seldom enjoy such rich, unanthropomorphized treatment in fiction. Oct 04, 2016 endangered by eliot scer chapter eight read aloud duration. Either way endangered is an important book about the political unrest in the congo and the horrible state of affairs for bonobo monkeys in. Though her congolese mother is not pleased sophie paid for the ape, she is proud that sophie works to bond with otto, the baby. She is mixed half african and half white, her parents are separated. Its her mothers passion, and shed rather have nothing to do. Booktalking endangered by eliot scer the new york public. Endangered by eliot scer is a beautiful realistic fiction book about a girl named sophie who has to spend her summer caring for bonobos. This is a book that deserves attention and not only because it was a finalist for the nba. It made my stomach turnthe dna in that meat was almost 99 percent the same as human dna. Other than two genre novels, this was the only hit and it felt, well, a little too obvious. Endangered by eliot scer overdrive rakuten overdrive. They would either eat her now or smoke her body to sell the meat. Having lived in sierra leone for two years in the 70s, im techy about how the.
In endangered, eliot scer plunges us into a heartstopping. When sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, shes not thrilled to be there. But when the president is assassinated, sophie must figure out. He lives in new york city when he is not visiting bonobos in congo. 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. This book is a ya adventure story set in the democratic republic of the congo. The congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good. Scers first book for young adults, the school for dangerous girls school library journal. Sophie is the child of a white man and a black woman. As a boy, luc felt threatened by the mock men, the chimpanzees who never ventured near his village but filled.
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. Her mom owns a bonobo sanctuary, or a place where injured or malnourished bonobos can be treated and then released back into the wild. Together, they will fight to keep safe, to eat, and to survive. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or.
Nov 11, 2012 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. 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. Sep 26, 2014 in endangered, a national book award finalist, author eliot scer tells the story of sophie, a young girl who must, save a group of bonobos and herself from a violent coup. Scer the deadly sister shines a light on an oftoverlooked part of the world with this intense adventure set in the democratic republic of the congo. Endangered by scer, eliot 2014 paperback scer, eliot on. Eliot scer is the author of endangered, a 2012 national book award finalist in young peoples literature. With rescued, he brings his remarkable storytelling to the american landscape, giving us a boy who must redefine his own humanity and. On her way to spend the summer at the bonobo sanctuary her mother runs, 14yearold sophie rescues a sickly baby bonobo from a trafficker. Aug 27, 2012 the congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good. Endangered by eliot scer 2012 if you follow the book award season, youve probably already heard about this national book award finalist from 2012. You have to learn when to ignore suffering so that youre strong enough to fight it when the time is right.
Finalist, national book awards 2012 for young peoples literature. Eliot scer has 25 books on goodreads with 45025 ratings. Back in africa for a visit with her mother, sophie spends her days at her mothers workplace, a bonobo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read endangered. Endangered ape quartet, book 1 by eliot scer fantastic fiction. 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. Facebook twitter share by emaili stumbled on elliot scers young adult novel endangered while searching my librarys catalog for fiction about endangered species.
When sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, shes not thrilled to be. 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. 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. 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. A vocabulary list featuring endangered by eliot scer, chapters 15. Sophie, the protagonist, is a 14 year old girl who only came to congo to visit her mom. While still focusing on great apes, more specifically chimpanzees this time instead of bonobos, sers book threatned is a gripping journey into the world of chimpanzeesand the life of an. Endangered, written by eliot scer, is the story of sophie biyoyaciardulli and her life with her mother in the congo.
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. 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. Oct 01, 2012 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. Fourteenyearold sophie grew up in the congo, but now spends most of her time in the states with her dad following her parents divorce. Ive just closed the cover on a book called endangered by eliot scer which totally enthralled me.
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