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The murderer's ape / Jakob Wegelius ; translated from the Swedish by Peter Graves.

Wegelius, Jakob, (author,, illustrator.). Graves, Peter, 1942- (translator.).

Summary:

When her best friend, the sailor Henry Koskela, is falsely accused of murder, a gorilla named Sally Jones visits the run-down docks of Lisbon, embarks on a dizzying journey across the seven seas, and calls on the Maharaja of Bhapur's magnificent court--all in an attempt to clear Henry's name.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101931752
  • ISBN: 1101931752
  • ISBN: 9781101931769
  • ISBN: 1101931760
  • ISBN: 9781782691617
  • ISBN: 1782691618
  • Physical Description: xxv, 588 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First American edition
  • Publisher: New York : Delacorte Press, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Map on lining pages.
"First published in hardcover in the Swedish language as Mördarens Apa by Bonnier Carlsen, Stockholm, Sweden, in 2014"--Title page verso.
Target Audience Note:
Young Adult.
870 Lexile.
870L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader 6.4.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.4 18 188263.
Language Note:
Text in English.
Awards Note:
August Prize for Best Children and Young Adult Book Winner, 2014
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2017
Mildred L. Batchelder Award, 2018
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2018

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Subject:
Friendship > Fiction.
Gorilla > Fiction.
Human-animal relationships > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
Friendships.
Genre:
Detective and mystery fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Young adult fiction.

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  • 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library YA FIC WEGELIUS (Text) 36015000120143 Young Adult Fiction Available -