The Magician's Elephant is a story of magic, hope, and believing in the impossible. When young Peter Augustus Duchene is told by a fortuneteller that his deceased sister is actually alive and that an elephant will lead him to her, he embarks on an emotional journey to try and find his beloved Adele. This fantasy novel by Kate DiCamillo had an interesting concept, but didn't feel fully-fledged out. The characters are pretty one-dimensional and nothing really happens, until all of a sudden it does; most of the novel is spent reading the character's one-sided philosophical musings, with the main plot only progressing in the last few pages. I did not feel any particular attachment to the characters, which is rare for a DiCamillo novel. The Burton-esque artwork and atmosphere were intriguing, but again--the story as a whole was lacking, which is really a shame. Not necessarily a critique on the novel itself, but the font it was written it made it kind of difficult to read; the font was cool and fit the aesthetic, but felt inappropriate as the main body font.