The Elephant Thief by Jane Kerr

A pickpocket, an elephant, and a race to Manchester.

Good Condition – Light shelf and edge wear with a noticeable curl to the back cover and minor corner wear.

Set in Victorian Scotland and England and based on a true story, this middle-grade adventure follows Danny, a mute street pickpocket, whose life changes forever when he accidentally ends up buying an elephant named Maharajah at auction. Menagerie owner Mr Jameson makes an audacious wager — that Danny can walk Maharajah two hundred miles from Edinburgh to Manchester in under a week — and offers Danny the job of guiding him there, sensing a special bond between boy and elephant. Transformed into a jewel-clad "Indian prince" for the journey, Danny becomes a celebrity, capturing the attention of the whole country, even the Queen. But his troubled past — including a ruthless gang leader determined to see him fail — is never far behind. A heartwarming, fast-paced tale of friendship and courage, inspired by the true story of Maharajah's real 1872 walk.