Grades 6–8, 2024–25: An Elephant in the Garden

by Michael Morpurgo
In the midst of WWII, Lizzie, Karli, and their mother are forced to flee their home to escape the bombings. But theirs is an extraordinary trek to safety because of their two traveling companions: Marlene, an orphaned elephant, and Peter, a Canadian navigator whose plane was shot down over enemy territory.
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