A Circle of Elephants: A Companion Novel

From the author of What Elephants Know, a 2017 ALA Notable Children's Book and winner of the 2017 South Asia Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, comes this stunning companion novel about the complex relationship between people and nature coexisting in the Borderlands of 1970s Nepal.

Thirteen-year-old Nandu lives in the newly established Royal Elephant Breeding Center on the edge of the jungle. Here, the King's elephants are to be raised under the protective watch of the stable. Nandu-along with his adoptive father Subba-sahib, his mentors, friends, and the rest of the elephant drivers-is tested by man and nature as earthquakes, drought, wild herds, and rumors of poachers threaten the Center.

When Nandu's world is thrown into turmoil, so, too, is the world of Hira Prasad, the Center's powerful bull elephant. An unbreakable bond of brotherhood drives Nandu and Hira Prasad together as they struggle to maintain the delicate natural order of life in the Borderlands.

Dinerstein's poetic prose and scientific expertise come together in this breathtaking tale that transports the reader to the center of dangerous conflicts and heartbreaking friendships.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/22/2019
ISBN: 9781368016582
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2018 pg. 87
Booklist 12/01/2018 pg. 59
School Library Journal 12/01/2018 pg. 74
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2019 pg. 203

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 509099 / Circle of Elephants
Reading Level: 5.7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 9