Endangered by Eliot Schrefer

Endangered by Eliot Schrefer is a realistic book about a girl named Sophie who buys a baby bonobo, a cousin of the ape species, on the side of a busy street in Congo. She names him Otto. Sophie went to Congo from the USA to visit her mother who has a bonobo sanctuary. When Sophie's mother leaves for another sanctuary, a violent revolution breaks out and Sophie must return to the USA. Her dad sends a plane for her, but she could not take Otto because he is an endangered species. She refused to leave him behind and when the car leaves she is forced to live in the wild with the rest of the bonobos. She decides to go look for her mother. Along the way she and Otto encounter big problems. 
I like this book because it gives you an idea of what Congo would be like. I also like that Sophie was so attached to Otto that she wouldn't leave him behind. It was heartwarming.
-- Andrea