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Name: The Magician's Elephant
Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Author: Kate DiCamillo

📘 The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

When a fortune teller’s tent blooms in the market square of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne faces questions that shake his world: Does his sister still live, and how can he reach her? The teller’s cryptic reply—an elephant will lead you there—sparks a chain of impossible events. Following a dreamlike protagonist and a loyal elephant, Peter embarks on an adventure that becomes a timeless fable about hope, belonging, desire, and compassion. Set in a vividly imagined setting, the story delivers adventure and heart-to-heart moments, all wrapped in an enchanting, child‑friendly narrative.

First publish date: 2001

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy

Authors: Kate DiCamillo

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