Pre-Owned Half Brother (Hardcover 9780545229258) by Kenneth Oppel

from mamzel

Ben turns 13 when his family moves across Canada in the early 1970s so his father can start a study to learn more about speech development. An 8-day old chimpanzee moves in and he is told to consider Zan a member of the family. It doesn't take long for Ben to become attached to Zan and he does al...

from bplma

It is the mid 1970s and 13 year old Ben has just relocated from Toronto to Victoria-- new school, new friends, new...brother? Ben's parents are scientists embarking on a new project: can our closest living relatives, chimpanzees, learn true language? Zan, a baby chimpanzee, joins the family to be...

from katrinasoper

I liked this book. Im not gonna give a summary, but i think that Oppel definitly brings many family connection ideas to the table. I felt like I could relate to Ben and I loved Zan. I think the ending was a good way of ending it too. I would recommend this book,but not to the crowd that loves act...

from smheatherly2

I really enjoyed this book and learning about how Ben had to come to terms first with having a chimp as a "brother" and then how he realizes how much he cares for him. This is the true testament of if you love something, you do what is best for him/her. Although there are parts that I believe Opp...

from julie10reads

Ben is less than thrilled that his 13th birthday includes moving across Canada and getting a new "half brother"-a baby chimpanzee named Zan that Ben's father, a behavioral psychologist, will be raising like a human to determine if chimps can learn sign language. Gradually, Ben comes around, learn...