by Ann Halam (Author)
Tay is 14 and she is a girl with a secret. Officially documented as ?Taylor Five? she is the clone child of a globally famous scientist. Like her gene mother, she will grow up to have phenomenal physical and mental abilities. She is an experiment in the corporate race to create a perfect being. For now she is living with her adopted family who work in the rainforests of Borneo rehabilitating orang-utans and returning them to the wild. ?Uncle? is one orang?utan who has chosen stay, he?s almost like one of the family. Then terrorists strike the refuge, killing her parents, and Tay sets out on a harrowing adventure accompanied by ?Uncle?. Her already extraordinary existence becomes even more fascinating as Uncle?s huge intelligence and uncannily ? human? behaviour develops an unshakeable bond between them as he tries to help her to safety.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: paperback / softback
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 29 Aug 2002
ISBN 10: 1858817927
ISBN 13: 9781858817927
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Cloning is a very topical theme Previous titles by Ann Halam have been shortlisted for the WHS Mind Boggling Book Award, and the Lancashire Children's Book Award. Writing as Gwyneth Jones, she is Winner of the James Tiptree Memorial Award and two World Fantasy Awards. 'Gwyneth Jones is one of the finest and most important sf writers of the past decade, a writer who has altered the shape of science fiction.' FOUNDATION.