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Roland smith is the author of over 35 booksnovels, nonfiction books and picture books. In the elephant run by roland smith, nick freestone is a fourteen year old that lives in london england with his mother. Elephant run is a young adult book by roland smith. Pdf peak book by roland smith free download 246 pages. Battle of the books school library system wswhe boces. He was also a consultant for the gray wolf release into yellow stone national park. Elephant run teacher pack 1 jsprague 08 welcome, roland smith writes, in 1941, bombs dropped from the night skies of london, demolishing the apartment where nick freestone lives with his mother. Some of the specific places are the hawks nest the plantation on the elephants cant give anymore with out being a spoiler. Buy the paperback book elephant run by roland smith at indigo. Roland smith lays the effective groundwork where nick must make choices about what he values and who he can protect and save. He is the author of cryptid hunters, tentacles, peak, elephant run, zachs lie and. Independence hall, we met q and his stepsister, angela.
His novels have garnered dozens of state and national book awards. Roland smith books list of books by author roland smith. But as soon as nick arrives, trouble erupts in the remote burmese. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 318 pages and is available in hardcover format. Elephant run, by roland smith, is a very interesting read during the time of world war ii. Elephant run was an exceptionally good book to read. Descent by roland smith overdrive rakuten overdrive. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read storm runners.
Elephant run book whitby public library bibliocommons. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. It takes place mainly in burma in the midst of world war ii. Nick freestone lived in london with his mother until the germans bombed their apartment and nicks mother decided to send him off to burma to live with his father on his plantation. Jacks run by roland smith 1 edition first published in 2006 download daisy. In this thrilling journey through the jungles of burma, smith explores the farreaching effects of world war ii, while introducing readers to the fascinating world of. New york times bestselling author roland smith is the author of twentyeight young adult novels including peak, the edge, beneath, above, elephant run, shatterproof 39 clues, the cryptid hunters series, the i,q series, and the storm runner seri.
Roland smith became a published author in 1990 with the nonfiction book sea otter rescue. Setting off on elephant back, they will risk their lives to save nicks father and myas brother from a japanese pow camp. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2007, and was written by roland smith. Deciding the situation in england is too unstable, nicks mother sends him to live with his father in burma, hoping he will be safer living on the. Elephant run by roland smith reading guidebook club. Buy elephant run by roland smith, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore.
This story gives details of a burmese persons life, including the mahouts, and other engaging burmese cultural traditions. Below is a list of roland smiths books in order of when they were first published. This book falls into the realistic fiction genre because there are events that have taken place before and events that can take place today. Roland smith was born in portland, oregon on november 30, 1951. See all books authored by roland smith, including peak, and shatterproof, and more on.
He is a former research biologist and species coordinator for the endangered red wolf that has been successfully released back into the wild. Elephant run by smith, roland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He received a bachelors degree in english from portland state university. Editions of elephant run by roland smith goodreads. When his father is taken prisoner and hauled off to a prisonerofwar camp and the plantation is taken over by the japanese, nick eventually escapes and reunites with his father. Nick is startled by the way the world war ii is starting in their country. Roland lives in oregon with his wife and stepchildren. First published on the 25th of september, 2007, through the disneyhyperion publishing label, this was to be a standalone novel from roland smith. Times bestselling authorroland smith is the author of twentyeight young adult novels including peak, the edge, beneath, above, sasquatch, elephant run. Burma, elephant run, japan, roland smith, world war 2 genre. In 1941, bombs drop from the night skies of london, demolishing the apartment nick freestone lives in with his mother. Still retaining his signature style and tone as an author though, it manages to capture the best of his writing, providing much of what his readers have now come to know and love. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Deciding the situation in england is too unstable, nicks mother sends him to live with his father in burma, hoping he will be safer living on the familys teak plantation.
His first novel was thunder cave, published in 1995. Some parts were emotional, however others were confusing, because the dialogue didnt contain enough detail about the cultural traditions. The setting takes place in burma, during world war two. Do you want to read the best book you will ever read in your life time well than read elephant run it is an awesome book that you will never want to put down elephant run is a very good book made by roland smith this is one of my favorite historical fiction book if ever read and it is only 318 pages my favorite part of the book is when nick, mya and hilltop dress up as novice monks so they can. Elephant attack nick was attacked by hannibal the elephant and his ribs were cracked, but he made the mistake of not telling anyone about the attack and made up a lie that he slipped. Engages the reader more because they can connect to the events more. In 1941, bombs drop from the night skies of london, demolishing the.
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