https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o by Alex Tuttle and Erin McGrevey en-us 2020-11-04 19:19:14 UTC 2020-11-06 16:36:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f601.png emcgrevey24 https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898093250 -He is a New York Times best selling author.
-He has been a finalist for the national book award twice.
-Eliot writes both children and adult reading level books.

]]> 2020-11-06 16:11:21 UTC https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898093250 atuttle24 https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898115058 -Congo has endured two decades of armed conflict with 5.4 million people dead.
-Tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold are called "conflict minerals" because the profits from them are used towards campaign against violence.
-Congo is full of minerals used in electronics, but is still extremely poor. ]]> 2020-11-06 16:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898115058 emcgrevey24 https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898125564 - Eliot wrote the novel after spending time with bonobos in Congo
- It was awarded "Best Fiction for Young Adults" in 2013
- Endangered was a finalist for Cybis award for young adult literature 


]]> 2020-11-06 16:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898125564 atuttle24 https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898157456 When Sophie has to visit her mother at her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. Then Otto, an infant bonobo, comes into her life, and for the first time she feels responsible for another creature.
But peace does not last long for Sophie and Otto. When an armed revolution breaks out in the country, the sanctuary is attacked, and the two of them must escaper unprepared into the jungle. Caught in the crosshairs of a lethal conflict, they must struggle to keep safe, to eat, and to live.]]> 2020-11-06 16:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emcgrevey24/8r6ws4867a74h37o/wish/898157456