I have a lot to say about The One and Only Ivan so get ready. Firstly, I'd like to thank Katherine Applegate for getting it. She understands the importance of children's literature and how it can fundamentally change the life of a child when they find the "right" book. I bet that this book would be ...
People have been thrusting this book my way ever since it was first published, since I was at the time engaged to my own "one and only Ivan" (a man named Ivan, not a gorilla). I finally got around to reading it as part of my Year in Reading Suggestions November theme to read an award winner (it won ...
“Memories are precious,” Stella adds. “They help tell us who we are." This was unexpected. There I was, sitting at work, checking BL updates, minding my own business, when - WHAM! - Martini exercised her Svengali-mind-control tricks. Next thing I know, I'm engrossed in the story of Ivan, the one a...
Let me make a prediction: If you - yes, YOU! - read this book, you will sob quietly, laugh out loud, boil with rage, grin like a Cheshire cat and cry your heart out. Wanna know how exact this prophecy is? Test it. For your own sake.
The only reason I finally got around to reading this little gem of a book is because of my outreach for work. Boy, am I glad I did. Ivan, a Silver-back gorilla has been forced to grow up with humans and live in a cage in the Motel 8 mall. His paintings sell for twenty dollars, twenty five with a f...
The One and Only Ivan. I'm not sure how the author managed to pack such a punch into such a short novel, or a middle grade novel at that. I don't usually read books intended for the really young adult audience (grades 6-8) because many of them lack depth. But Ivan, hits all the right notes. This is ...
Find this review and much more at Read, Run, Ramble Wow...what to say about Ivan. Ivan, Stella, Bob, and Ruby - what a cast of characters! I've had The One and Only Ivan on my TBR list since I started hearing about (that is to say a very long time). Finally, in November, my daughter and I chose it a...
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