The Elephant Girl Av James Patterson, Ellen Banda-Aaku, Sophia Krevoy

<p>Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br><b>A beautiful, heart-pounding story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship. </b></p>