Elephant Run

This is another book that is nothing like I expected it to be. It was VERY good. It is a story about ick, a boy living with his mother in England, who is sent to live with his dad in Burma because they feel England is not safe with the bombs being dropped in London. The story takes place in 1941 when Japanese soldiers invade the teak plantation that Nick's father runs. The overtaking of Nick's father's elephant village leaves Nick stranded on the plantation forced to work by the new Japanese rules after his father is taken to war work camp. Nick's new found friend, Mya, has a brother that is also in the work camp, and as things get worse for them on the plantation they plan an escape. They risk their lives on elephant back to save their family members.
I didn't want to put this one down. I found myself wanting to go back to it and finish the story so I could find out what was next.
Read this one. It's great.