The Girl Who Stole An Elephant

By Nizrana Farook

Chaya, a no-nonsense, outspoken hero, leads her friends and a gorgeous elephant on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk. Will stealing the queen&#39;s jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid gang? With cover illustration by David Dean.&quot;The Girl Who Stole an Elephant is as rich, dazzling and alluring as a pouchful of royal jewels, and as triumphant as a trumpeting elephant! I loved it!&quot; - Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs &quot;A glorious fast-paced adventure through the jungle. I love Chaya&#39;s spirit and determination and the friendships that are built along the way. I feel I am there with Chaya and her friends. The Girl Who Stole an Elephant is adventuring at its best; a mystery, a jewel thief, and escape into the jungle with an elephant at your side.&quot; - Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk&quot;Chaya, schoolgirl by day, thief by night, will steal your heart in this incredibly assured debut that&#39;s packed with adventure, friendship, and loyalty.&quot; - Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars&quot;This exciting debut, set on the lush island of ancient Sri Lanka, introduces us to a kick-ass heroine in Chaya, a young girl who robs the rich to help the poor in local villages Richly atmospheric, full of colour and passion, Farook is a writer to watch.&quot; - Sally Morris, The Daily Mail&quot;Farook embeds her message in a cracking narrative and never lets us feel we&#39;re being preached to Farook does not beat around the bush. &quot;Chaya looked at the bronze spear pointing at her neck,&quot; reads the novel&#39;s first sentence and in the ensuing 48 chapters, the pace rarely slackens. But she allows every character time to unravel, resulting in a deceptively dense adventure that will appeal to readers well into their teens.&quot; Emily Bearn, The Telegraph&quot;The Girl Who Stole an Elephant positively rustles with the textures of rural Sri Lanka. It introduces an author keen to write a love letter to her culture, and upend preconceptions too More like this, please.&quot; - The Observer

By Nizrana Farook

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