false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175196240m/491578.jpg 491578 5 When Martine's home in England burns down, killing her parents, she must go to South Africa to live on a wildlife game preserve, called Sawubona, with the grandmother she didn't know she had. Almost as soon as she arrives, Martine hears stories about a white giraffe living in the preserve. But her grandmother and others working at Sawubona insist that the giraffe is just a myth. Martine is not so sure, until one stormy night when she looks out her window and locks eyes with Jemmy, a young silvery-white giraffe. Why is everyone keeping Jemmy's existence a secret? Does it have anything to do with the rash of poaching going on at Sawubona? Martine needs all of the courage and smarts she has, not to mention a little African magic, to find out.<p> First-time children's author Lauren St. John brings us deep into the African world, where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend. 479782 2006 The White Giraffe total:419|5:153|4:144|3:94|2:24|1:4| 419 1675 582 157 5 1 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 10 13:10:42 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 18:05:50 -0700 2008 1 Audiobook format
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