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Elephant Run

Roland Smith

Hardcover | Pages: 318 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 6177 Users | 803 Reviews

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Title	:	Elephant Run
Author	:	Roland Smith
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 318 pages
Published	:	September 25th 2007 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Adventure. War

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In 1941, bombs drop from the night skies of London, demolishing the apartment Nick Freestone lives in with his mother. Deciding the situation in England is too unstable, Nick's mother sends him to live with his father in Burma, hoping he will be safer living on the family's teak plantation.

But as soon as Nick arrives, trouble erupts in this remote Burmese elephant village. Japanese soldiers invade, and Nick's father is taken prisoner. Nick is stranded on the plantation, forced to work as a servant to the new rulers. As life in the village grows more dangerous for Nick and his young friend, Mya, they plan their daring escape. Setting off on elephant back, they will risk their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese POW camp.

In this thrilling journey through the jungles of Burma, Roland Smith explores the far-reaching effects of World War II, while introducing readers to the fascinating world of wild timber elephants and their mahouts.

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Original Title:	Elephant Run
ISBN:	1423104021 (ISBN13: 9781423104025)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2009), Iowa Teen Award Nominee (2011), Oregon Spirit Book Award for Young Adult (2007), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature Nominee (2008), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2010)

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This is possibly one of the most disappointing books I have ever read. I feel like the book had a lot of potential but none of it was tapped into. I read this in 8th grade. I wasn't expecting a whole lot out of it considering the fact that its a young adult book but honestly I don't see anything that makes this book worth reading again. But where do I start. Well the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it feels like the pacing in this book is just entirely off. When Nick gets to

I loved this book. It was very exciting, and enjoyed most of it. The beginning was a little slow, but as you continue reading it gets better. I didn't understand the ending very much, but that may just be me. I would recommend this book to everyone who like elephants.

Elephant Run was suggested for my son's bookclub - great choice. Roland Smith weaves a coming of age story into the exotic locale of a Burmese timber camp set during World War II. I'm really looking forward to hear which parts of this story appealed to which of the kids. For our part, my son and I had a chance to talk about how my grandfather served in the British Army in Burma during World War II.

Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Roland SmithDate Started: June 18thDate ended: July 23rdLength: 318 pages Nick Freestone is living a life like no one else ever will. He first lived with his mother in London, but when their house gets bombed, his mom decides to send him to his dads plantation in Burma. Nick is excited to be with his dad, and is eager to learn more about elephants, but once he reaches Burma, trouble heads their way. The Japanese have come to Burma and have invaded his dads

Genre: Historical FictionAuthor: Roland SmithDate Started: June 18thDate ended: July 23rdLength: 318 pages Nick Freestone is living a life like no one else ever will. He first lived with his mother in London, but when their house gets bombed, his mom decides to send him to his dads plantation in Burma. Nick is excited to be with his dad, and is eager to learn more about elephants, but once he reaches Burma, trouble heads their way. The Japanese have come to Burma and have invaded his dads

We read this in my teen book group at work. Those of us who read it enjoyed the story and especially the setting in Burma circa WWII. Good characterizations, especially the Monk, Hilltop, the Japanese sergeant, whose name I don't remember, and the elephant, Hannibal. The ending was a little too neat for my liking but didn't seem to bother the teens in my group.

The Blitz is raging, and Nick's mother sends him away from the dangers of London to the relative safety of his father's plantation in the midst of the Burmese jungle. Nick loves the plantation and has greatly missed it, his father and the elephants in the years that he lived with his mother and step-father. But Nick's stay in Burma is anything but peaceful. The war has followed him to southeast Asia; the Japanese are taking over the continent, and many of the Burmese workers on the plantation