Half Brother
$24.77
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2016
Summary
An open, warm, tear-jerking novel that will appeal to all readers from 12 upwards.
Ben Tomlin has been an only child for thirteen years. So when his research-scientist parents bring home a baby chimp to raise as a human child, Ben’s life is turned upside-down. Teaching a baby chimp how to understand language is not his idea of fun, especially when he’s trying to settle in at his new school.
But it isn’t long before Zan’s infectious personality endears him to everyone and he be…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552572125 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0552572128 |
| Author: | Kenneth Oppel |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Corgi Childrens |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2016 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
| Audience Age: | 12-17 |
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Compulsively readable, extraordinarily gripping and moving
Compulsively readable, extraordinarily gripping and moving * The Bookseller *
His own imaginative empathy creates a cast of always credible characters, whether chimp or human * Books for Keeps *
About The Author
Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel is one of the great contemporary storytellers. His first novel was published when he was eighteen years old. Since then, he has won extraordinary acclaim for his imaginative works, including the Silverwing trilogy and the Airborn series. The novel Airborn won both a Printz Honor and the Governor General’s Award. His last novel Half Brother was named both Children’s Book of the Year and Best Young Adult Book of the Year by the Canadian Library Association. Kenneth Oppel lives in Toronto with his family.
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