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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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"Skillfully paced with just the right amount of tension, this offers a thoughtful look at how our past shapes our present, and how, similarly, memory is shaped by our current circumstances.”
— Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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“Readers will eagerly accompany [Lex]."
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“An already engaging tale of life at a zoo turns into a mystery…[and] a bittersweet ending completes the story’s magic and mystery.”
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Skillfully paced with just the right amount of tension, this offers a thoughtful look at how our past shapes our present, and how, similarly, memory is shaped by our current circumstances.
— The Bulletin -
This story of friendship includes magical realism, mystery, and adventure that is sure to capture young readers’ attention. Perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo.
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“This story of friendship includes magical realism, mystery, and adventure that is sure to capture young readers’ attention.”
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Winner of the 2020 Reading the West Book Award!
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Well-rounded, often mischievous human characters. . . . Readers will eagerly accompany [Lex].
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Poignant. . . . An already engaging tale of life at a zoo turns into a mystery . . . [and] a bittersweet ending completes the story's magic and mystery.
— Kirkus Reviews
Awards
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Winner of the Reading the West Book Award for Young Readers
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Nominated for Missouri Mark Twain Award
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Nominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award, 2022
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Nominated for Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award, 2021
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Nominated for Texas Bluebonnet Master List, 2021
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About Celesta Rimington
Celesta Rimington is an author, an elephant advocate, a musical theater performer, and an active participant in her local writing community. She holds a degree in sociology and is a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature.
About Celesta Rimington
Emily Eiden is an award-winning actress best known for her role in the 2005 film Scab. She also appeared in the television series Campus Ladies. She is the winner of the 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video, and she was named a 2013 Notable Children’s Recording by the American Library Association.