The Boy Who Spoke Chimp

The Boy Who Spoke Chimp by Jane Yolen

Stranded in the coastal mountains following a devastating California earthquake, a 12-year-old boy and the chimpanzee he rescues from a wrecked van communicate through sign language as they struggle to survive.

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Young Adult Mainstream

Release date: 1981

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Jane Yolen

Jane Hyatt Yolen (born 1939) is an American author and editor of almost 300 books.

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