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The maxim of the three wise monkeys who see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil too often describes matters of American justice; though in new author Andrew Quinn's debut novel, Waterfall Dance, one very special primate is poised to show and tell all. Renowned English primatologist Emily... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Will Thomas: Add a description of this character.
- Emily Bennett
- Sir Hayden Moore
- Sparks: Simply the most charming, extraordinary chimpanzee ever. If genius exists in the animal kindom, he is it's posterboy.
Quotes edit
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“I can see the light, and as the love gets closer, I have already begun to feel the rage subside to joy, so that in the end, I will know only peace.”
Sir Hayden Moore
Organizations edit
- Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing - Johns Hopkins: We believe the best science is humane science. Our programs seek to provide a better, safer, more humane future for people and animals.
First Sentence edit
Richard waited at the entrance to one of four skyways connecting Crystal Court to the downtown core
Glossary edit
- vivisection: the practice of operating on living animals in order to gain knowledge of pathological or physiological processes.
- M'Naghten: The M'Naghten Rule provides as follows: "Every man is to be presumed to be sane, and ... that to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of mind, and not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong."
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Andrew Quinn (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Fiction/literature
- Dewey: 813
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsOne word of profanity. Sexual themes, not explicit. The word breasts.
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- StoriesThatStir.com: Author website
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