Born to Be Wild
“What do you do when your best friend's a 400-pound gorilla? Anything she likes.”
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla takes her back to become a flea market freak Rick takes it upon himself to break Katie out and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.
A touching tale of an unlikely bond forming between a troubled teen and a sign-language-speaking gorilla. Their escape sparks a heartwarming adventure filled with discovery and the pursuit of freedom, offering a gentle, feel-good experience.
