A Million Shades of Gray

What if you had your own elephant? Your special friend, someone who would comfort you when you feel lonely or needed time to think.  Y'Tin has Lady, his own elephant. Y'Tin lives in Vietnam and this story takes place during the 1970s. The American Special Forces have just left his country and Y'Tin's Rhade village is under attack from the North Vietnamese. This historical novel by the author of Kira-Kira gives you a little taste for what it must have been like in Vietnam and the few scenes of violence in the book are written with care but the main story is the relationships Y'Tin has with his elephant, the other elephant handlers and his family and members of his village. "The jungle changes a man."