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A review by life_full_ofbooks
The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan
5.0
4.5-
This is another book my daughter read for Battle of the Books and after she read it she insisted I read it as well. I’m really glad I took the time to do so, because this was filled with amazing imagery and a beautiful story.
Sila’s life is different since her mother had to go back to Turkey to fix an immigration issue. It was supposed to be 8 days, but that has stretched into months. Life with her Dad is quiet, school isn’t as fun as it used to be, and time is spent counting the days since her Mom left. All of that changes when Veda, a retired circus elephant, enters her life.
Elephants are my favorite animal and I loved watching Sila interact with Veda; I especially loved the small parts where we got to see things from Veda’s point of view. Veda helped Sila grow as a person throughout the book and the character development was fantastic. The other supporting characters in this book all offer something to the story and to Sila. Gio and Mateo give Sila a different perspective of friendship and what it means to be a friend. This is definitely one that should be on the radar of every parent or teacher of a middle schooler.
This is another book my daughter read for Battle of the Books and after she read it she insisted I read it as well. I’m really glad I took the time to do so, because this was filled with amazing imagery and a beautiful story.
Sila’s life is different since her mother had to go back to Turkey to fix an immigration issue. It was supposed to be 8 days, but that has stretched into months. Life with her Dad is quiet, school isn’t as fun as it used to be, and time is spent counting the days since her Mom left. All of that changes when Veda, a retired circus elephant, enters her life.
Elephants are my favorite animal and I loved watching Sila interact with Veda; I especially loved the small parts where we got to see things from Veda’s point of view. Veda helped Sila grow as a person throughout the book and the character development was fantastic. The other supporting characters in this book all offer something to the story and to Sila. Gio and Mateo give Sila a different perspective of friendship and what it means to be a friend. This is definitely one that should be on the radar of every parent or teacher of a middle schooler.