The Magician's Elephant

Amazon Best of the Month, September 2009: Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo--author of The Tale of Despereaux and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane-- has crafted another exquisite novel for young readers. The Magician's Elephant tells the tale of Peter Augustus Duchene, a ten-year-old orphan who receives an unbelievable piece of information from the local fortuneteller. Peter learns that his fate is tied to an elephant that has inexplicably fallen from the sky when a magician's trick goes terribly wrong. Why did it happen? And, how can an elephant possibly change the course of Peter's life? This darkly atmospheric, yet hopeful tale, demonstrates that when the answers to life?s big questions are opaque or unforthcoming, all is not lost. DiCamillo's rhythmic writing, combined with Yoko Tanaka's mysterious black-and-white illustrations, enchants and calls out to our sincerest wishes and dreams (recommended for readers ages 8-13). --Lauren Nemroff? more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2009; Spectacular!; A magical and wonderful read! Highly recommend to readers of all ages. This is truly a book for everyone and will no doubt be a classic for all time. If you haven't shed tears of joy in a long time, prepare yourself...this book will...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-17-2009; Lovely and Not for Younger Children (a review of The Magician's Elephant); I very much liked this book just as I very much like all of Kate DiCamillo's works for older children. It has depth and feeling and a dark mood that calls for internal reflection. (Similar to what one finds in Edward Tulane, and to an...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-16-2009; Impossible, it seems, is not Impossible.; Peter Augustus Duchene does not wake up each day expecting his life to change. See, he is an orphan in the city of Baltese, his guardian Vilna Lutz is a crazy old codger of a soldier, and his life is anything but extraordinary. The only...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-14-2009; Magical, magical, magical.; At age 60 some might say that I'm far too old to be a fan of Kate DiCamillo's The Magician's Elephant. Wouldn't that be a shame? I became a fan of DiCamillo's when I read The Tale of Despereaux and later the Miraculous Journey of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-18-2009; Spectacular!; A magical and wonderful read! Highly recommend to readers of all ages. This is truly a book for everyone and will no doubt be a classic for all time. If you haven't shed tears of joy in a long time, prepare yourself...this book will...; read full review | report as inappropriate