The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Nizrana Farook
A thrilling debut, rich in the joyous adventure of friendship, flight and righting wrongs. The first of four stories in an electrifying jungle adventure series!
Longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and the Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Prize, 2021. Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month for January 2020.
THIEF. REBEL. BANDIT. HERO?
Chaya, a no-nonsense, outspoken hero, leads her friends and a gorgeous elephant on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the Sri Lankan jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk.
Will stealing the queen’s jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid gang? Can Chaya leave village a thief but return a hero?
Have you read these exhilarating escapades in the series?
The Boy Who Met a Whale
The Girl Who Lost a Leopard
The Boy Who Saved a Bear
""Farook embeds her message in a cracking narrative … the pace rarely slackens … a deceptively dense adventure that will appeal to readers well into their teens."" – Emily Bearn, Telegraph
""Atmospheric, full of colour and passion, Farook is a writer to watch."" – Daily Mail
""Positively rustles with the textures of rural Sri Lanka … an author keen to write a love letter to her culture, and upend preconceptions."" – Observer
""As rich, dazzling and alluring as a pouchful of royal jewels, and as triumphant as a trumpeting elephant!"" – Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs
""A glorious fast-paced adventure through the jungle … adventuring at its best"" – Gill Lewis, author of Sky Hawk
""Chaya, schoolgirl by day, thief by night, will steal your heart in this incredibly assured debut"" – Aisha Bushby, author of A Pocketful of Stars
""A beautifully paced story of friendship and revolution."" – i
""Readers can still travel to new and exciting places from home with a great adventure story … the vivid setting and fast-paced plot will have you captivated until the final page."" – Scotsman
Reviews
I really enjoyed it because I liked that the elephant was called Ananda. I would definitely recommend this book to someone.
Director Flossy Lanzarote 13.12.2024
really good book. couldn't put it down
Dona Blueberry Hedgehog 13.12.2024
I really enjoyed this book as it had a lot of drama and action in it. I would recommend it to family and friends!
Fairy Pinky Casserole 05.09.2024
Star Reviewer
I loved this book because I found it very interesting to know how Chaya sneaked in the palace and stole the queens jewels. I found it extremely exiting to read when Chaya released all the prisoners and ran away from the kings guards.
General Fandango Pudding-Basin 02.09.2024
This book is a very good book and is all about changing what the girl did to something right The Girl Who Stole An Elephant is also a very good book because it has a very big sense of determination and adventure. I really liked this book and recommend this book to anyone who loves adventure.
General Amazonia Washington 01.09.2024
a fun-filled quest adventure
Duchess Sunny Pinkerton 31.08.2024
A girl who has a big debt to pay off... The question is will she pay it the easy way? Leaves as a troublemaker. Come back as a hero?
Duchess Pinky Manatee 29.08.2024
The book is a tale about a girl who steals from the rich and the Royals to help those in desperately in need. Right after the main character Chaya steals the Queen's jewels, she has to flee her village on the back of a stolen elephant with her two friends to safety.
Doctor Tuesday Sparrow 19.08.2024
Star Reviewer
A great action packed that has you wondering
Coach Bunny Mozzarella 13.02.2024
i kind of like the book but dont cause she steals things but through the book things got better. The rescue was incredible and i liked it when the elephant showered itself with water and made Chaya, Neel and Nour scream, when Chaya got saved by Anada the elephant and when the children stood up to the king and got rid of him.
Princess Magnolia Bluebird 29.11.2023
Star Reviewer
This book was kinda good I don’t really know how to explain it. It’s basically about a girl who went to the rainforest and she went off track and found a wild elephant she wanted two keep it but she got caught buy a guard. So she got taken away and got asked questions. My favourite character was Chaya well the main character because she made all the fun things to do. This is a fiction book but all my other books have been fiction books but I have put them as nonfiction so yeah. Over all this book mite not be for me but it’s probably for someone else.
Fairy Tulip Mystery 06.10.2023
Packed full of adventure an amazing book I also recommend the other books by Nizrana Farook the boy who met a whale and the girl who lost a leopard.
Anonymous 25.08.2023
I liked this book because Chaya, the main character, was a thief but only for good reasons and she survives, against the odds, when the King’s men are after her. She’s a very relatable person because she isn’t perfect. For example, she can be stubborn and short-tempered. However, her resilience in the face of adversity and relentless optimism allowed her and her friends to survive.
Princess Flossy Tyrannosaurus 21.08.2023
Star Reviewer
Amazing.
Marshal Daffodil Peninsula 18.08.2023
A misunderstood schoolgirl by day, thief by night, doing her best to make things right.
Professor Aphrodite Hedgehog 13.08.2023
Loved the book definitely read again. Showed that people deserve a second chance even if they’ve done you wrong you have to be forgiving or else you will be upset with yourself and others.
General Cynthia Mystery 07.08.2023
I like this book because it shows a thief can sometimes be a hero.
Princess Daffodil Foxtail 07.08.2023
This story is non-fiction liked Neel. Because the king had to be stopped and Chaya and her friends did that . I would recommend because is fascinating how she stopped the king.
Doctor Fenella Slingshot 06.08.2023
I thought it was great because, it had a huge plot twist and was just a fabulously written book.
Marshal Morgana Washington 31.07.2023
I liked this book because it was full of adventure.
Anonymous 30.07.2023
