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Synopsis
Jenny Lowe, a primatologist studying chimpanzees, is running for her life with the child of a murdered fellow scientist after a civil war explodes. Jenny grabbing the notebooks of the primatologist who's been killed. She brings the girl to Chicago to await the discovery of her relatives. The girl is fifteen and lovely, her name is Lucy. Realizing that the child has no living relatives, Jenny begins to care for her as her own. When she reads the notebooks written by Lucy's father, she discovers that the adorable, lovely, magical Lucy is the result of an experiment. She is part human, part ape, a hybrid human being.
Is Lucy appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
A primatologist flees civil war violence with a murdered colleague's teenage daughter, later discovering the girl is a human-chimpanzee hybrid. Contains war violence, murder, and complex ethical questions about genetic experimentation and what defines humanity.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child harm, murder, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A scientist discovers the girl she's rescued is part human, part chimpanzee, raising profound questions about identity and belonging.