Books with title The Emperor's Elephant

A magical adventure about a girl with a mysterious connection with the elephant who saved her life, for fans of Katherine Applegate and Jennifer Holm.An elephant never forgets, but Lexington Willow can't remember what happened before a tornado swept her away when she was a toddler. All she knows is that it landed her near an enclosure in a Nebraska zoo; and there an elephant named Nyah protected her from the storm. With no trace of her birth family, Lex grew up at the zoo with Nyah and her elephant family; her foster father, Roger; her best friend, Fisher; and the wind whispering in her ear.Now that she's twelve, Lex is finally old enough to help with the elephants. But during their first training session, Nyah sends her a telepathic image of the woods outside the zoo. Despite the wind's protests, Lex decides to investigate Nyah's message and gets wrapped up in an adventure involving ghosts, lost treasure, and a puzzle that might be the key to finding her family. As she hunts for answers, Lex must summon the courage to leave the secure borders of her zoo to discover who she really is--and why the tornado brought her here all those years ago.

Word has spread across the kingdoms that the Zeir, an ancient being foretold to bring reigning peace across the land, has appeared. Eironbeil, believing the Zeir to be none other than the Supreme Leader of the Danushi, has dispatched his right hand to pursue Raf-Nir into the Expanse where he has sought refuge within the sacred temple, Damon Gol.Meanwhile, Tyberian Rydell has learned of his enemy's movements and seeks to confront the imperial forces at the secluded monastery of Arilhor. There, he intends to defeat the Empire once and for all.