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Lauren St. John

Author of The White Giraffe

44 Works 3,182 Members 53 Reviews

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Works by Lauren St. John

The White Giraffe (2008) 1,211 copies
Dolphin Song (2007) 518 copies
The Last Leopard (2008) 315 copies
The Elephant's Tale (2009) 117 copies
Dead Man's Cove (2010) 117 copies
The One Dollar Horse (2013) — Author — 101 copies
Kat Wolfe Investigates (2018) 60 copies
Race the Wind (2013) — Author — 49 copies
Kidnap in the Caribbean (2011) 45 copies
Kentucky Thriller (2012) 40 copies
Fire Storm (2013) 36 copies
The Glory (1891) 28 copies
Rendezvous in Russia (2013) 27 copies
Kat Wolfe Takes the Case (2019) 27 copies
The Midnight Picnic (2014) 23 copies
The Obituary Writer (2013) 14 copies
Wave Riders (2021) 14 copies
Kat Wolfe on Thin Ice (2021) 13 copies
Seve: Ryder Cup Hero (1993) 13 copies
The Snow Angel (2017) 8 copies

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2009 (12) adventure (69) Africa (110) animals (89) AR 6.2 (12) biography (34) chapter book (19) children (13) children's (22) children's fiction (10) conservation (12) death (11) dolphins (13) England (12) family (15) fantasy (56) fiction (107) friendship (30) giraffe (11) giraffes (25) golf (9) horses (15) juvenile fiction (11) Legend of the Animal Healer (11) magic (17) memoir (19) middle grade (10) music (27) mystery (47) non-fiction (22) orphan (10) orphans (30) poaching (13) realistic fiction (11) series (11) South Africa (35) survival (10) to-read (61) young adult (15) Zimbabwe (20)

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Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | 1 other review | Sep 15, 2022 |
I bought this book some time ago for my non-reading son, and now that we are changing continents again it was time to donate it. I was not aware that this book formed a part of a series, but it was a good read, although it tries to cram so many things into one story.
The story is sadly dated because the white rhino is now officially extinct. I wish it was otherwise and one could imagine that the efforts of the conservationists have born fruit.
 
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moukayedr | Sep 5, 2021 |
[This is a review I wrote in 2008]

**Heartwarming - Magical - A lovely story.**

What a wonderful story. For ages approx. 8+ but I thoroughly enjoyed it as an adult too!

This is the story of Martine. She's 11 years old when her parents are killed and she's sent to live in Africa with her only living relative, her grandmother. Her grandmother doesn't seem to be all that pleased to see her, but Martine soon finds the delights of living at Sawubona, a game reserve, compensate for her grandmother's strangeness. All the same, Martine wonders what makes her grandmother act so strangely... what is she hiding from Martine? Martine not only has the difficulty of being without her parents in a foreign country, but the challenge of starting at a new school too. Can she befriend the quiet boy, Ben, who sits all alone at break time and doesn't ever speak? Back in the wilderness, is there such a creature as the 'white giraffe' or is it just a mythical African story?

This is a lovely, magical story, full of the warmth, mysticism and ruggedness of rural Africa. Really well-written, and with simple yet effective black and white illustrations to help bring the pages alive. I can highly recommend it.
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David Dean Illustrator
Christoph Renfer Übersetzer, Translator
Alice Marchand Traduction
Hanneke Majoor Translator
Julie Lopez Translator
Linda Modderkolk Herausgeber

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Works
44
Members
3,182
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Rating
3.9
Reviews
53
ISBNs
252
Languages
11

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