Title: The Ghost in the Green Room - Bruce Coville - book
Summary :
In a zoo, a child and a one-eyed old wolf stare at each other, eye to eye. The wolf's entire life flashes before his eyes: a wild life in Alaska, a species threatened by humans. The child's eye tells the story of a little African boy who traveled all over Africa to survive, and who possesses a precious gift: that of telling stories that make people laugh and dream.