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    The Girl Who Stole An Elephant

    By Nizrana Farook

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    Chaya, a no-nonsense, outspoken hero, leads her friends and a gorgeous elephant on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk. Will stealing the queen's jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid gang? With cover illustration by David Dean.

    "The Girl Who Stole an Elephant is as rich, dazzling and alluring as a pouchful of royal jewels, and as triumphant as a trumpeting elephant! I loved it!" - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs

    "A glorious fast-paced adventure through the jungle. I love Chaya's spirit and determination and the friendships that are built along the way. I feel I am there with Chaya and her friends. The Girl Who Stole an Elephant is adventuring at its best; a mystery, a jewel thief, and escape into the jungle with an elephant at your side." - Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk

    "Chaya, schoolgirl by day, thief by night, will steal your heart in this incredibly assured debut that's packed with adventure, friendship, and loyalty." - Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars

    "This exciting debut, set on the lush island of ancient Sri Lanka, introduces us to a kick-ass heroine in Chaya, a young girl who robs the rich to help the poor in local villages Richly atmospheric, full of colour and passion, Farook is a writer to watch." - Sally Morris, The Daily Mail

    "Farook embeds her message in a cracking narrative and never lets us feel we're being preached to Farook does not beat around the bush. "Chaya looked at the bronze spear pointing at her neck," reads the novel's first sentence and in the ensuing 48 chapters, the pace rarely slackens. But she allows every character time to unravel, resulting in a deceptively dense adventure that will appeal to readers well into their teens." Emily Bearn, The Telegraph

    "The Girl Who Stole an Elephant positively rustles with the textures of rural Sri Lanka. It introduces an author keen to write a love letter to her culture, and upend preconceptions too More like this, please." - The Observer

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNosy Crow
    Release dateJan 9, 2020
    ISBN9781788007023
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    Nizrana Farook

    Nizrana Farook was born and raised in Sri Lanka, where the beautiful landscapes of the country have inspired her novels, The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Boy Who Met a Whale.

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    • 5/5
      The kind of fantasy story where a group of kids can meaningfully challenge a corrupt king, but no outright magic or mythical creatures in this. Chaya has a bit of a Robin Hood thing going on, stealing from royalty to secretly fund various relief projects for the impoverished families in her village. Her latest theft has spiraling unintended consequences, and she ends up on the run with her best friend, a girl she despises, and the king's elephant.We read this story for family story time and the kids were on the edge of their seats.
    • 3/5
      Thoroughly unrealistic plotting throughout, leading to a thoroughly unrealistic "fairy tale" ending.