The Elephant's Girl
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2020 · Est. 9.5 hour read

The Elephant's Girl

By Celesta Rimington

A girl seeks her past, guided by an elephant's mysterious message.

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352 pages· 68,874 words· Est. 9.5 hour read
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Lexington Willow, saved by an elephant during a storm, can't recall her past. Raised in a zoo, she receives a telepathic message from the elephant, Nyah, leading her on a quest involving ghosts and lost treasure. Can Lex uncover her true identity and the reason behind her mysterious arrival?

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A magical adventure about a girl with a mysterious connection with the elephant who saved her life, for fans of Katherine Applegate and Jennifer Holm. An elephant never forgets, but Lexington Willow can’t remember what happened before a tornado swept her away when she was a toddler. All she knows is that it landed her near an enclosure in a Nebraska zoo; and there an elephant named Nyah protected her from the storm. With no trace of her birth family, Lex grew up at the zoo with Nyah and her elephant family; her foster father, Roger; her best friend, Fisher; and the wind whispering in her ear. Now that she’s twelve, Lex is finally old enough to help with the elephants. But during their first training session, Nyah sends her a telepathic image of the woods outside the zoo. Despite the wind’s protests, Lex decides to investigate Nyah’s message and gets wrapped up in an adventure involving ghosts, lost treasure, and a puzzle that might be the key to finding her family. As she hunts for answers, Lex must summon the courage to leave the secure borders of her zoo to discover who she really is–and why the tornado brought her here all those years ago.

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Format
Pages
352
Words
68,874
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
800L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about the zooBooks about familyBooks about ghostsBooks about elephants
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~S
AR points
11
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
509229
Publication
Published
August 17, 2021
First published
May 19, 2020
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780593121252

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