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Hope of Elephants, The
Awanda Rawson Hill
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 978-1-62354259-7
Keywords: Li-Fraumeni syndrome, support group. baseball, World Series, friends, elephant DNA
Cass, 12, whose life now centers on her father's medical care, struggles to maintain family traditions while facing the possibility of having inherited his rare disorder. Free verse.