INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Morpurgo, Michael

An Elephant in the Garden

(3) 4-6 Lizzie, now an old woman, recounts how, on the eve of the 1945 Dresden bombing, an elephant protected her German family. After escaping the destroyed city, sixteen-year-old Lizzie, her brother and mother, and Peter, a Canadian RAF bomber, trek westward with elephant Marlene seeking refuge. Inspired by true events (conflated), Marlene's ability to aid the family throughout its journey is inspiring.

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