The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

Middle grade novel, 240 pages. A daring adventure story set in SriLanka. Published in 2021 by Peachtree Publishing Company as part of the OwnVoices series.

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Book Recap

Chaya is her impoverished village's Robin Hood and can't resist the temptations in the King's palace -- be it the Queen's jewels or the King's prized elephant!

Friendship, revolution and  adventure!

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Nizrana Farook

Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Farook now lives in England. This is her first published title.

Writer Corinne Duyvis first used #OwnVoices to describe books about characters from underrepresented/marginalized groups in which the author shares the same identity.

Learning Suggestions

Family Read Aloud Time
The Girl Who Stole An Elephant is a wonderful family read while traveling or during your regularly scheduled family reading time! The dry humor is sure to create some knowing smiles all around.

Learning at Home
There are a number of learning opportunities with this book: Sri Lanka geography and history, a literary comparison to The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood or the methods used to train elephants.

Classroom Options
Nosy Crow has put together reading circle activities and discussion notes for this title.

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