The Elephant Girl
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The Elephant Girl

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Notes From Black ReadsFriendship stories between humans and animals will always have a special place in our hearts, and The Elephant Girl is no exception. This heartwarming coming-of-age story about a young girl’s tender relationship with an elephant named Mbegu also holds an important and timely message on elephant conservation. AN INDIE NEXT PICK AND AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH! #1 bestselling author James Patterson and award-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship—perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, Pax, and Because of Winn-Dixie. 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

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