Can I read Half Brother on EtoBox?
Half Brother by Oppel, Kenneth is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Half Brother about?
When Ben Tomlin's mother brings home his new '' baby brother,'' an eight-day-old chimpanzee, Ben is far from thrilled. His father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family and moved them halfway across the country, to Victoria, B.C., so he can pursue a high-profile experiment— to determine whether chimpanzees can learn human sign language. Zan must be raised exactly like a human. He's dressed in clothes and fed in a high chair and has a room full of toys and books. Ben is soon smitten. Joining the team of students who are helping with the experiment, Ben becomes both researcher and adored older brother. Within months, Zan learns his first signs and becomes a media sensation. At his new school, Ben's life seems similarly charmed as he vies for the attentions of the beautiful Jennifer— using his newly acquired scientific observational skills. But when Project Zan unexpectedly loses its funding, Ben's father is under huge pressure to either make...
Who reads Half Brother?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Oppel, Kenneth
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781443411271
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.04 / 5 (63 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14