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?
This is Book 116 in the Read & Respond Series. See all Read & Respond books here.
Nizrana Farook was born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the beautiful landscapes of her home country find their way into the stories she writes. She has a masters' degree in writing for young people, and lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and two daughters.
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