![]() ![]() The ending is surprising and the book isn't predictable. Obviously, I could not relate to the characters who were animals. ![]() I chose to read this book because I read it before in third grade and wanted to read it again. I cried multiple times while reading "The One and Only Ivan". It is very heartwarming but at the same time sad. In the end all the animals including Ivan go to a zoo where they are treated better and are with other animals. The mall downplays her illness until she can no longer do the tricks, so doctors come to help Stella get better. Time goes on until Stella becomes very sick. At the mall the elephants are mistreated and Ivan and Stella don't like that another elephant will be hurt. The mall almost closes until a new baby elephant arrives. He goes through a lot of things with his friends but he still wants to go somewhere with other gorillas because he thinks he is the only gorilla he will ever know. Description from Amazon: Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal and a 1 New York Times bestseller, this stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author. ![]() ![]() Ivan has other animal friends that include an old elephant named Stella who is sick and in pain. "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate is about a silverback gorilla named Ivan who lives at a mall and video arcade told from his perspective. ![]()
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