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"Bomba the Jungle Boy at the Giant Cataract: Or, Chief Nascanora and His Captives" by Roy Rockwood is a thrilling adventure focusing on a resourceful fourteen-year-old called Bomba, who is trying to find out who his parents were while surviving the jungle's many hazards. He is very skilled at living in the dangerous jungle, always on guard against wild animals and headhunters. After remembering his friend Jojasta, a medicine man, Bomba realizes that he should have asked Jojasta for information on his family. He has to use all his skills to outwit and escape the headhunters when they launch a surprise attack. The book is full of excitement and suspense, as Bomba confronts both animal and human adversaries in the untamed jungle.