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Violence
Some
Moderate; the violence done to animals and to an elderly man by those who want his land
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Moderate; loneliness, loss, and the psychological weight of watching species disappear
What this book is about
Jeffrey Moore's Canadian novel follows a lonely teenager who befriends an eccentric elderly man obsessed with preserving endangered species, and the unlikely alliance they form against the forces threatening both the animals and the man himself. Moore's literary fiction is known for its warmth, its ecological consciousness, and the way it finds the extraordinary inside ordinary-seeming lives.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Animal harm themes
Ecological loss and grief
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