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The Elephant Girl

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Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip—especially about the new boy, Leku—twelve-year-old Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There she befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu—Swahili for "seed".

When Mbegu’s mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths—one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline.

Inspired by true events, The Elephant Girl is a moving exploration of the bonds between creatures and the power of belonging.

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Series Title

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Call Number

823 PAT e

Publisher

New York : jimmy patterson., 2022

Collation

253 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780316414456

Classification

800

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Subject(s)

Adventure
English fiction literature
Realistic Fiction

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Statement of Responsibility

James Patterson

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Level

Middle School

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Reading Level

Connecting

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