Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes is by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The first book in the classic Tarzan series. Unless you have been living in a lead mine you know the story: Lord Greystoke and his pregnant wife are marooned in Africa. They die, but a "great ape" takes their child and raises it as her own to replace her own child who has died. Tarzan is raised in the jungle and becomes its ruler. When another group of Brits are marooned in his jungle, he falls for the beautiful Jane Porter. You will need to willingly suspend your disbelief at Tarzan's ability to teach himself to read and write English, though, of course, not to speak it - but all in all it's a quick and fun adventure read. If you have never read the book and only watched the movies, you need to read the book.

Ratings: 7th grade - 7 out of 10.