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Also by Kate DiCamillo:

The Beatryce Prophecy, October 2021
Hardcover / e-Book
Flora and Ulysses, October 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
The Magician's Elephant, September 2009
Hardcover
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, May 2006
Hardcover
The Tale Of Despereaux, April 2006
Paperback
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, February 2006
Hardcover
The Tale of Despereaux, August 2003
Hardcover
The Tiger Rising, July 2002
Paperback
Because of Winn-Dixie, August 2001
Paperback (reprint)

THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT
By: Kate DiCamillo

Candlewick
September 2009
On Sale: September 8, 2009
228 pages
ISBN: 0763644102
EAN: 9780763644109
Hardcover
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Fiction

In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.

What if? Why not? Could it be?

When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes — hope and belonging, desire and compassion — with the lightness of a magician’s touch.

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