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Description
A magical adventure for fans of Katherine Applegate and Jennifer Holm about a girl with a mysterious connection to the elephant who saved her life.
An elephant never forgets, but Lexington Willow can't remember her past. Swept away by a tornado as a toddler, she was dropped in a nearby Nebraska zoo, where an elephant named Nyah protected her from the storm. With no trace of her family, Lex grew up at the zoo with her foster father, Roger; her best friend, Fisher; and the wind whispering in her ear.
Years later, Nyah sends Lex a telepathic image of the woods outside the zoo. Soon, Lex is wrapped up in an adventure involving ghosts, lost treasure, and a puzzle that might be the key to finding her family. Can Lex summon the courage to discover who she really is--and why the tornado brought her here all those years ago?
Publication date
August 17, 2021
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593121252
Lexile Measure
800
Guided Reading Level
T
Publisher
Yearling Books
BISAC categories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic JUV002260 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Zoos JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories JUV013090 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Alternative Family
Kirkus
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.
ALA/Booklist
Well-rounded, often mischievous human characters. . . . Readers will eagerly accompany.
Celesta Rimington writes fantastical middle grade books that are inspired by her childhood living in nearly every region of the United States, where she discovered that all places have whispers of magic, people to love, and weather worth describing. She has presented to thousands of students throughout the country about resilience and creative writing. Her highly praised first novel, The Elephant’s Girl, won the Reading the West Book Award for Young Readers and was named on eight state lists. Celesta holds a degree in social psychology and resides in Utah where she can often be found in the boxing gym or exploring mountain forests with her family and her Yorkie, Winston. She is also a musical theater performer and an active participant in her local writing community.
