THE ELEPHANT GIRL
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
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.
ELLEN BANDA-AAKU
Ellen Banda-Aaku is a UK-born Zambian writer who writes mainly for children. She has won several literary awards, including the Macmillan Writer's Prize for Africa, the Penguin Prize for African Writing for her novel Patchwork, and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Ellen's work- in books, radio dramas, and an award-winning documentary film- focuses on social issues impacting girls and women. Ellen has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Cape Town. She has lived and worked in Zambia, South Africa, Ghana, and the UK, and now lives with her children in Zambia and the UK.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 13 años.
PATTERSON JAMES
James Patterson Newburgh, 1947 es el escritor más prolífico y de mayor éxito del mundo. En los Estados Unidos, de cada 15 libros que se venden, uno es de Patterson. Sus obras, que se publican en más de 50 países, cuentan con más de 16 millones de lectores al año. Además, algunas de sus historias han pasado a la gran pantalla con una enorme acogida por parte del público. Su actividad ha sido galardonada con varios premios, entre ellos el prestigioso Edgar Award. En su labor por difundir la lectura, ha creado su propio premio, dirige un plan de fomento y ha donado más de un millón de libros a centros escolares y más de cuarenta millones de dólares para formación del profesorado, becas y apoyo a la educación. Además de por sus novelas policiacas y de misterio, entre las que destaca la serie del detective Alex Cross publicada por Duomo, también es conocido por sus obras infantiles y juveniles.
