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Eighteen-year-old Alexander Cold and his grandmother travel to Africa on an elephant-led safari, but discover a corrupt world of poaching and slavery.Tags
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This one got a little heart-of-darkness in a way that had me prepared to cringe, but I do think she stuck to her clear objective of supporting indigenous peoples in all areas.
Allende takes us into the heart of Africa in this last installment of her young adult series. Kate Cold, intrepid sestagenarian journalist for international geographic is accompanied once again by her grandson Alex and his young friend Nadia. This journey takes them into the heart of Africa, where the travellers are confronte with a village under the cruel thumb of a mercenary. Alex and Nadia use their strength and courage to unmask the villains and return harmony the area. Although the first book balanced adventure with an exploration of the spiritual lives of the amazon, the last two fell short on both sides. Although the story rolled along quite nicely, I found it a little trying to read about how Alex and Nadia were able to conquer show more the day simply on the strength of their awakened spirituality. show less
After speed reading through, slowed down at the last few chapters where the actual adventure began. I felt like I was reading a magical Dora and the Explorer. Perhaps the translation wasn't as smooth but the storyline was predictable at some point.
Another exciting adventure in the Allende's trilogy! It's a fun read, although I felt it would have been better if it had been a bit longer. This is the last book, and I'm sad to say goodbye to Alexander and Nadia.
Though this wasn't the best book in the series it was still pretty good. But like the first book it still took a little time to really get in to it. It is like the other books where Alexander and Nadia are travelling together but this time they go to Africa to search for the Forest of the Pygmies. This is a great ending book to the series.
I hope that Isabel Allende will write some more teen books!
I hope that Isabel Allende will write some more teen books!
it´s a really good book.You cant stop reading it. it´s written in a way that traps you.
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"Eighteen-year-old Alexander Cold and his grandmother travel to Africa on an elephant-led safari, but discover a corrupt world of poaching and slavery."
"Eighteen-year-old Alexander Cold and his grandmother travel to Africa on an elephant-led safari, but discover a corrupt world of poaching and slavery."
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Isabel Allende was born in 1942 in Lima, Peru, the daughter of a Chilean diplomat. When her parents separated, young Isabel moved with her mother to Chile, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She married at the age of 19 and had two children, Paula and Nicolas. Her uncle was Salvador Allende, the president of Chile. When he was overthrown show more in the coup of 1973, she fled Chile, moving to Caracas, Venezuela. While living in Venezuela, Allende began writing her novels, many of them exploring the close family bonds between women. Her first novel, The House of the Spirits, has been translated into 27 languages, and was later made into a film. She then wrote Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and The Stories of Eva Luna, all set in Latin America. The Infinite Plan was her first novel to take place in the United States. She explores the issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees in her novel, In The Midst of Winter. In Paula, Allende wrote her memoirs in connection with her daughter's illness and death. She delved into the erotic connections between food and love in Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses. In addition to writing books, Allende has worked as a TV interviewer, magazine writer, school administrator, and a secretary at a U.N. office in Chile. She received the 1996 Harold Washington Literacy Award. She lives in California. Her title Maya's Notebook made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Het woud van de pygmeeën
- Original title
- El bosque de los pigmeos
- Original publication date
- 2004 (Spanish original) (Spanish original); 2005 (English translation) (English translation)
- Important places
- Kenya
- Epigraph
- [None]
- Dedication
- For Brother Fernando de la Fuente, missionary in Africa, whose spirit animates this story
- First words
- At an order from the guide, Michael Mushaha, the elephant caravan came to a stop.
- Quotations*
- Las creencias propias se llaman religión, las de los demás se llaman superstición- comentó Kate.
Repetía esa frase delante de su nieto en cuanta oportunidad se le presentaba, para machacarle el respeto por otras cultu... (show all)ras. Otros de sus dichos favoritos eran: , y - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The memories of Eaqle and Jaguar were there in City of the Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon, and Forest of the Pygmies.
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- Spanish
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