Eric Kahn Gale

The Zoo at the Edge of the World (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Nielson, Sam

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Marlin is not slow, or mute; what he is is a stutterer, and that makes it impossible for him to convince people otherwise. What he is also is a Rackham: the younger son of the world-famous explorer Ronan Rackham, renowned for his daring exploits in the jungles of South America, taming wild beasts and filling in the blank spaces on the map. Ronan is the owner and proprietor of the Zoo at the Edge of the World, a resort where the well-to-do from all over the globe can come to experience the last bit of the wild left at the end of the nineteenth century. For Ronan, each day is a new opportunity to cast a light into the dark recesses of the world; for Marlin, each day is a struggle: to speak, to communicate, to live up to the lofty expectations that his family name carries. This isn't easy when the only ones who understand him are his father and his pet monkey.

In order to impress a powerful duke who comes to visit the zoo, Marlin's father ventures into the jungle and brings back a mysterious black jaguar, the only one in captivity. Everyone is terrified of it, including Marlinuntil one night, when the jaguar confers upon him a powerful gift. Soon, Marlin finds himself with a difficult choice to make and, finally, something to say. If only he can figure out how to say it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Altersempfehlung: ab 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062125187
• Artikelnr.: 41351393

Autorenporträt

Eric Kahn Gale is the author of The Bully Book, his first novel. He lives in Chicago.