WEST WITH GIRAFFES

WEST WITH GIRAFFES by Lynda Rutledge

West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge is the type of story that makes you feel like you are in an action packed story in the safari, but set in the United States. Inspired loosely by the true events of two giraffes shipped to the states in the '30s, surviving a hurricane in the process, and transported across the country to the San Diego Zoo, this story will leave you breathless. If that is not complicated enough, the country is coming out of The Great Depression and trying to recover from The Dust Bowl, and Hitler is now appearing on the European scene. People need hope and something amazing in their lives and the sight of two young giraffes crossing the country in a converted truck is a sight to behold. But giraffes are a rarity, and there are those that would like to get their hands on them, so the chase is on. Injuries and ghosts from the past add additional hazards to this amazing journey.

I was hooked at giraffe!

HEADS UP- There are a few words in this book including some GDs. There's also a point where you think a scene is going to happen, but it doesn't.