Chained

by Lynne Kelly

Book Overview

After ten-year-old Hastin's family borrows money to pay for his sister's hospital bill, he leaves his village in northern India to take a job as an elephant keeper and work off the debt. He thinks it will be an adventure, but he isn't prepared for the cruel circus owner. The crowds that come to the circus see a lively animal who plays soccer and balances on milk bottles, but Hastin sees Nandita, a sweet elephant and his best friend, who is chained...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374312370
• ISBN13: 9780374312374
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9