Lynne   Kelly
After ten-year-old Hastinâ€™s family borrows money to pay for his sisterâ€™s hospital bill, he leaves his village in northernÂ India to take a job as an elephant keeper and work off the debt.Â He thinks it will be an adventure, but he isnâ€™t prepared for the cruel circus owner.Â 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 when sheâ€™s not performing and hurt with a hook until she learns tricks perfectly.Â Hastin protects Nandita as best as he can, knowing that the only way they will both survive is if he can find a way for them to escape.Â 
Childrens,Middle Grade,Realistic Fiction,Animals,Cultural,India,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens,Childrens,Juvenile,Cultural,Family
Chained