March 7, 2011

Good Book: The Magician's Elephant

by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Yoka Tanaka
When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day who tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures in an attempt to find her. A haunting fable about trusting the unexpected and making the impossible come true.  SLJ reviewed for grades 4-6.
 

Want to check out this good book?
Request it here or look for it in the fiction chapter book section at call number F DIC.

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