Bibliograph

Water for elephants, a novel by Sara Gruen

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Water for elephants, a novel by Sara Gruen

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

730L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Water for elephants

Oclc number

61362217

Responsibility statement

a novel by Sara Gruen

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, UG, 4.4, 14, 14, 113833

Summary

A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description

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