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Loading... The Elephant in the Roomby Holly Goldberg Sloan
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) Shauna_Morrison | Apr 28, 2024 |   ) dabutkus | Sep 4, 2022 | Filled with compassion and hope, "The Elephant in the Room" will appeal to old and young alike. (  ) HeatherLINC | Aug 20, 2022 |  ) LittleSpeck | May 17, 2022 | The moment I read, “Sila tried to smile, but the corners of her mouth had lost whatever will they once possessed to turn upward,” I knew I would like Sila and her emotional arc (the connection to her former teacher is particularly touching). She’s a great young heroine, thoughtful and curious, and I loved how maturely and respectfully she approached her friendship with Mateo (who is on the autism spectrum). I wonder whether the younger readers of this book will want as much adult content as is featured here, there were times with Gio’s POV where I itched to get back to Sila and Mateo and I’m an adult. I was drawn to the scenes involving Mateo’s mom, as a parent and her work as an attorney, the immigration/pay equity aspects of the story, I thought all of that was interesting, I just again wonder whether a ten or eleven year old reader would find it compelling. Gio’s lack of fear around the bear struck me as more than a little unreal and there were moments in the book that did feel quite convenient, but this is one of those stories where I was content to let my heart win out over my head, I was happy to overlook how easily some things fell into place and just enjoy seeing these deserving animals and kids blossom. ( ) SJGirl | Apr 19, 2021 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:From the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s comes a heartfelt story about "the importance of compassion and bravery when facing life’s challenges” (Kirkus) for fans of The One and Only Ivan and Front Desk. It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to secure the immigration paperwork that would allow her to return to her family in the United States. The long separation is almost impossible for Sila to withstand. But things change when Sila accompanies her father (who is a mechanic) outside their Oregon town to fix a truck. There, behind an enormous stone wall, she meets a grandfatherly man who only months before won the state lottery. Their new alliance leads to the rescue of a circus elephant named Veda, and then to a friendship with an unusual boy named Mateo, proving that comfort and hope come in the most unlikely of places. A moving story of family separation and the importance of the connection between animals and humans, this novel has the enormous heart and uplifting humor that readers have come to expect from the beloved author of Counting by 7s. “I couldn’t stop reading—I had to find out what would happen. An unusual and lovely real-life fairy tale.” —Linda Sue Park, New York Times Bestselling author of A Long Walk to Water “A gorgeous and emotional novel. I loved every page.” —Cynthia Kadohata, Newbery Medal-winning author of Kira-Kira . No library descriptions found. |
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