John was ten years old when his dad brought a baby orangutan home from Indonesia. John loved Raja like a little brother, but soon his parents divorced. John and Raja were separated for years until his father went bankrupt, having his home reposessed which meant Raja could no longer live with him. John decided to fly out to see Raja before he was sent to a zoo, only to find a very large, strong, and depressed Raja that had been locked up in a trailer in his father’s back yard. Raja was then taken to a zoo where he was locked up in a small cage. John takes an opportunity to break Raja out of the zoo, and find a way to escort Raja back to Indonesia. Unfortunately, John finds out the protected land there has been put in danger by the crooked government, which leaves John with a very large decision. Should he leave Raja, free to live in his natural habitat, where corporations are burning multiple acres and the food sources necessary for Raja’s survival, or allow him to be caged and depressed for the rest of his life? The author, Eliot Schrefer, traveled to indonesia to research the problems that orangutans face in their homeland. Readers will have many questions answered from this fictional book that has truths woven throughout. They will also be left with many more questions regarding a serious world issue.