The White Giraffe: Book 1

Name: The White Giraffe: Book 1
Rating: 4.699999809265137 (30 reviews)

Lauren St John

May 2010 · The White Giraffe Series Book 1 · Hachette UK

4.7

30 reviews

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The first book in the heart-warming White Giraffe series by Lauren St John, featuring the African adventures of Martine and her magical white giraffe.

When tragedy strikes on a winter's night in England, Martine is sent to live with her grandmother on a game reserve in South Africa.

Her wild, beautiful new home is riddled with secrets, but lonely Martine finds comfort in the legend of a white giraffe and in mysterious Grace, who believes Martine has a powerful gift.

Defying her grandmother by entering the reserve alone, Martine is plunged into a world of danger, mystery and adventure. Who can she trust? And how far will she go to save the only friend she has ever known?

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4.7

30 reviews

Maisy Turner

August 12, 2015

Inside this book is a very heart warming story. I have read it three times now and every time I read it I seem to love it even more! The relationship between a human and an animal is important but in this story it is a matter between life and death, literally! I can't really say how fantastic it is, I'm speechless! I have also read Dolphin Song and that is amazing too! I am just about to read The Last Leopard and The Elephant's Tale now. Thank you Lauren St John for creating such incredible books x

Chloe Henry

May 6, 2014

I've never been into reading but when I came across Lauren st John I loved reading her books the best one soo fare has to be the white giraffe what an amazing and sad experience she has been true a really good book :)

Cora Mq

July 16, 2013

Im not a reader, never really been into books until I discovered Lauren st John. I totally adore her books. I loved this book and the follow on stories. Next I want to read the one dollar horse.

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About the author

Lauren St John grew up surrounded by horses, cats, dogs and a pet giraffe on a farm and game reserve in Zimbabwe, the inspiration for her bestselling White Giraffe and One Dollar Horse series, as well as her YA horse novel, The Glory. Dead Man's Cove, the first in her Laura Marlin Mystery series, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. Before becoming a children's author, she worked as a journalist for The Sunday Times, writing about sports, music and spies. Along with her veterinary nursing training, it served as perfect research for her Kat Wolfe mystery series and The Snow Angel, a standalone MG novel.

A passionate conservationist, Lauren is an Ambassador for the Born Free Foundation, a patron for horse sanctuary, Mane Chance, and the founder of Authors4Oceans. When not rescuing leopards and dolphins, she is a full-time valet to her rescued, and not in the least demanding, Bengal cat, Max.

To find out more, visit her website at www.laurenstjohn.com

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