By Lynda Rutledge. 2021
What started as a book that I didn't think I'd like turned into one of my favorites of the year. An ode to animals, this story tells the tale of an orphan farm boy from the Texas panhandle. He makes his way from the hurricane of 1938 in New York to the San Diego Zoo with two giraffes. As usual, our pick for book discussion group is historical fiction. As usual, it surprised me by how good it was.
to read nonfiction or fiction accounts try these:
My Life in a Man-Made Jungle. By Belle Benchley. 1940
The San Diego Zoo: the First Century 1916-2016
The Worst Hard Times by Timothy Egan. 2006
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. 1939
The Negro Motorist Green Book by Victor Hugo Green. 1936
