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Both of these books have received star-studded reviews !

  Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel 

For thirteen years , Ben Tomlin was an only child.  But all that changes when his mother brings home Zan-an eight-day-old chimpanzee. Ben's father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family to pursue his latest research project: a high-profile experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills.  Ben reluctantly agrees to treat him like a little brother relieved that now he's not the only one his father is going to scrutinize. Half Brother isn't just a story about a boy and a chimp.  It's about the way families are made, the way humanity is judged, the way easy choices become hard ones, and how you can't always do right by the people and animals you love.

  Countdown by Deborah Wiles  (Book 1 of Sixties Trilogy)

It's 1962 and all Franny Chapman wants is some peace.  But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head.  Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things.  Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall.