Papa Tembo

by Eric Campbell

For half a lifetime, the poacher and the elephant have been enemies, but when the poacher moves to exact his revenge on the elephant who maimed him, a young girl who loves the elephant more than her own life, prevents the tragedy.

Genres: Young Adult

265 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

Erik Campbell lives in Papua, Indonesia, working as a technical writer for an American mining company. His poems and essays have appeared in numerous prestigious literary magazines, including The Iowa Review, Tin House, The Massachusetts Review, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Nimrod, New Delta Review, and Rattle. He has been nominated for a 2005 Pushcart Prize in poetry.

Reviews

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mike Taylor, Bennie, and Hyram are back again to try and avenge the poachers from The place of lions.

[Jessie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read. Loved the book-- read it years ago.

[Katie]

It was a great book that had different perspectives. They never repeated the event and kept the story going.