Luc is an orphan, living in debt slavery in Gabon, until he meets a Professor who claims to be studying chimpanzees, and they head off into the jungle–but when the Professor disappears, Luc has to fend for himself and join forces with the chimps to save their forest.

• ISBN: 9780545551434
• Author: Schrefer, Eliot
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• Themes: Chimpanzees, Family and social issues, Mystery and detective, Orphans
• Descriptors: Africa, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)