For my B-day I bought my fav book, Running Wild by my fav author as u know M.M. I reread it and was touched.All of his books are based on true events and this was shocking.Will a boy who recently lost his father in the Iraq War, goes to Indonesia for a Christmas to leave behind all his bad memories.But it happens to be 2004 and as a Christmas pressie his mom gives him a ride on an elephant on the beach,the elephant is uneasy as she knows disaster is about to strike just before the Boxing Day Tsunami occurs she races off into the jungle with Will on her back.The elephant Oona takes care of Will and soon he feels like the elephant`s child.He learns to live in the Wild and befriends some orang-utans.But hunters hunt this magnificent wildlife in Indonesia to trade as some people will pay billions for their exotic coats and intestines that they believe will heal diseases.Will sees these horrors and it is only by determination he escapes. Orang-utans are endangered and if this situation carries they will be extinct by 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!! Similar to the rhino poaching in South Africa,It is an amazing book and I even shed a few tears.10/10
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