James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy: The Elephant Girl (USA 2024)

From the Publisher:
#1 bestselling author James Patterson and award-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship -- perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, Pax, and Because of Winn-Dixie.

Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip -- especially about the new boy, Leku -- twelve-year-old Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There she befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu, Swahili for seed.

When Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths -- one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline.

Inspired by true events, The Elephant Girl is a moving exploration of the bonds between creatures and the power of belonging.

James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy: The Elephant Girl. Jimmy Patterson Books, ISBN: 9780316414456 (August, 2024), 272 p., $8.99.

James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy: The Elephant Girl (UK 2022)

From the Publisher:
Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people.
She decides to escape the classroom gossip about the new boy, Leku, by going to the watering hole outside her village. There, she befriends a baby elephant that she names Mbegu.

When Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths - one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is the head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline.

A beautiful, heart-pounding story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship.

James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy: The Elephant Girl. Arrow Young, ISBN: 9781529120431 (August, 2022), 320 p., £6.99, eBook £4.99.

James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy: The Elephant Girl (USA 2022)

From the Publisher:
James Patterson and award-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship.

Clever, sensitive Jama likes elephants better than people. While her classmates gossip -- especially about the new boy, Leku -- twelve-year-old Jama takes refuge at the watering hole outside her village. There she befriends a baby elephant she names Mbegu, Swahili for seed.

When Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths -- one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline.

Inspired by true events, The Elephant Girl is a moving exploration of the bonds between creatures and the power of belonging.

James Patterson and Ellen Banda-Aaku with Sophia Krevoy: The Elephant Girl. Jimmy Patterson Books, ISBN: 9781529120431 (July, 2022), 272 p., $16.99, eBook $9.99.