Exiled : : Memoirs of a Camel

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Call Number: J Fiction / Karr, Kathleen
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	J Fiction / Karr, Kathleen	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Youth level.
A first-person narrative from a camel's viewpoint about being sent from Egypt to serve in the United States Camel Corps, and life on the Mojave Desert before and during the Civil War.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Fascinating Tale submitted by ValerieL on September 7, 2012, 8:56am I originally picked this book up because the title fascinated me. I mean, who knew that camels had memoirs?! It didn't disappoint. It may be a youth fiction book, but I believe all ages would enjoy reading it. It was fascinating and I had trouble putting it down!

I even learned a thing or two reading this book. For example, I never knew that our army had a camel corps before and during the Civil War. That's the whole premise behind this story - a camel is sent from Egypt to the United States to be a part of the United States Army Camel Corps. Unfortunately, the Civil War began and the Camel Corps was dismantled in order to route funds to other needed areas. Otherwise, who knows, we could have had service men and women serving in the Camel Corps even today!

I loved that this book is written from the point of view of the camel and details not only his journey, but how he feels about leaving his homeland, whether he should spit/bite someone, etc.

I highly recommend this interesting and brilliantly told tale!