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Berani
Michelle Kadarusman
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Pajama Press
ISBN: 978-1-77278-260-8
Keywords: Animal rescue, animal activism, rewilding, class differences, middle school, biracial families, chess, education for girls, Indonesia, private schools
Privileged Canadian Indonesian Malia and Indonesian Ari, a boy struggling to get an education, work together to save endangered orangutans. Alternating viewpoints with interludes by Berani, an orangutan. Back matter