{"product_id":"the-ape-star-9781776574216","title":"The Ape Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this award winning chapter book about prejudice and justice, an orphan girl is adopted by a gorilla who lives in a junkyard and a surprising friendship grows between them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jonna lives in an orphanage whose manager is strict and obsessed with cleanliness. Like all the other children, Jonna has only one dream: to be adopted by a well-dressed mother who smells of perfume. But one day, a beat-up old car pulls up. The door opens and out step two thick hairy legs with muddy boots, followed by a belly as round as a barrel, and finally, a head like an overgrown pear. It's a gorilla!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Surely the orphanage won't let a gorilla adopt a child. But, to Jonna's horror, the gorilla chooses her...\u003cbr\u003e Jonna sleeps in a hammock, and in the evenings the gorilla reads Dickens in her worn armchair. It turns out Jonna and the gorilla have a lot in common. But just when they've started to get along, a man from the council threatens to send Jonna back to the orphanage.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Ape Star\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartwarming and unconventional chapter book about love, adoption, friendship, and seeing from different perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A sparkling story\" Kirkus Reviews on \u003cem\u003eHattie and Olaf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eThe Ice Sea Pirates\u003c\/em\u003e is a wild adventure with a huge heart...a beautiful book singing with hope and justice.\" Sarah Driver of The Huntress\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gecko Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781776574216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144","brand":"Frida Nilsson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42277225889973,"sku":"9781776574216","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d3d79b49-80a8-442f-bcd8-59f03c3a697b.jpg?v=1657596228","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-ape-star-9781776574216","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}