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Book Review of Elephant Run

Elephant Run
Elephant Run
Author: Roland Smith
Genre: Children's Books
Book Type: Paperback
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An entertaining YA story of a boy and friends in Burma during World War II.

Sent to Burma so he would be safe from the bombing of England, Nick ends up being captured by the Japanese. With the help of his father and his Burmese friends, Nick resists the invader.

Tying it all together are the working elephants of Burma.