Living Next Door to Alise
Anita Nair
Paperback
(Penguin/Puffin, Sept. 1, 2015)
Life will never be the same for Siddharth when he starts living next door to Alise Nine-year-old Siddharth is the despair of his parents. He does not want to run around or climb trees, and is terrified of ants. Then one day, he finally makes a friend the fast-talking; quickthinking, ultra-intelligent baby elephant, Alise. Together the two friends set out on a series of exploits. But the friends don t stop at just having fun. The Bearded Bandit has spread terror among the elephants in the forest and someone has to stop him.