When Lucas and Niara first became friends when he was just a toddler, he could never have imagined the adventures they would go on, or the ways they would change each other's lives. Lucas is a typical ten year old boy, who for as long as he can remember, has had a pet elephant no one else can see. It isn't until the night before his first day of fourth grade he realizes how real she truly is, when he starts visiting her in Africa almost every night in his dreams. Struggling with being teased at school, his visits to Africa become a welcome escape, but as he spends more time there he finds out...