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Next Book Club Book ... THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN.
Let’s get to ready to read and have fun.
This is a great program to meet some new friends.
The #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel The One and Only Ivan.
This unforgettable novel by renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself.
Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.
In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope.
Fifty pages with light text per page gives us room to be creative, playful, and visually engaging.
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