Over the summer I read a great book called the Magician's Elephant. It is about a boy name Peter. He lives with an old soldier named Vilna Lutz and his parents and sister are dead. He thinks his sister is dead until one day he goes to the market to buy food, but uses the money Vilna Lutz game him to buy food to go to a fortune teller. He asks one question to the fortune teller: "Is my sister Adele still alive?" The fortune teller tells him: "You must find the elephant who will lead you to her." Peter has no idea about an elephant because there isn't one in the entire village. Later that evening, in the Opera House there is a magician. He tries to do a trick to magically appear flowers and instead an elephant magically falls through the roof of the Opera House. This is a suprise to many people in the Opera House. Once Peter hears about the elephant he immidiately wants to see him, but nobody can see the elephant. Later in the book, Peter starts to dream about Adele and where she is now. Soon Adele starts to dream about Peter. This is a great book because it is about how two people who didn't even know the other was alive, come back together.
I have also read another book by this author, Kate DiCamillo, which I really like. She is a really good author and her stories are very creative and engaging.
This seems like a very interesting book. Definetly not a plot that I have seen anywhere else! Sounds like a book I might like. Think I will need to borrow it from you. :)
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ReplyDeletethe book you chose sounds so interesting, i want to borrow it. thanks for sharing.
-elena
I am intrigued by the summary of the story, and how descriptive you were. Kate DiCamillo is one of my favorite authors. I can't wait to read the book!
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I have never read a book by Kaye DiCamillo, but she sound really interesting. Do Peter and Adele see each other again? I hope so.
ReplyDeleteGreat Blog Post, can't wait to read more!
I really like the plot because like Imaan I've never read something like it so I'm very interested in it also does our school library have it??
ReplyDeleteDid she write Because of Winn-Dixie? I feel like there is a thematic connection between those books - the absent family member that is either dead or assumed dead - someone's whose absence is a HUGE presence in the life of the protagonist.
ReplyDeleteI like Kate DiCamillo's books - what made you pick this one up? The author? Something else?