Threatened

"Threatened" tells the gripping story of Luc, a young orphan living in debt slavery in Gabon. His life takes a dramatic turn when he joins a professor supposedly studying chimpanzees in the dense jungle. However, when the professor vanishes, Luc is left to fend for himself in the wild. He forms a powerful, unexpected bond with a group of chimpanzees, learning to survive alongside them and ultimately working to protect their forest from external threats. This book explores themes of resilience, survival, environmentalism, and finding belonging in unexpected places. Parents should be aware that the story contains elements of peril, violence, and "gore" as mentioned in the publisher's description, making it suitable for mature middle-grade readers.

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. An African boy living on the streets escapes his jailer by heading into the forest with a scientist who is not entirely what he seems and when the scientist disappears, the boy must fend for himself. The plot contains gore.