At our next meeting (April 1st) we will be discussing the book The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. This is a fantastic, easy to read, novel that is both funny and sad. Inspired by a true situation, this is the story of Ivan, an easy going Silverback gorilla who was captured in Africa and transported to America where he is kept in a cage at a local shopping centre to amuse shoppers. Ivan tolerates his life until Ruby the baby elephant moves into the cage next door, sparking a chain of events that sees Ivan become the brave leader he was meant to be. It won the 2013 Newbery Medal.
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