His only real employee (that we as readers see) is George the janitor, who often brings his daughter Julia along to work with him, where she does homework and draws pictures. Their owner is Mack, who raised Ivan as a baby and is currently on the edge of going broke due to a lack of customers. In late 1980s Washington State, there is a stationary circus inside a mall, where dwells an artistic 27-year-old gorilla named Ivan, his friend Stella the wise old elephant, and his best friend Bob the tiny stray dog. Written by Katherine Applegate (creator of the Animorphs series in the 1990s), The One and Only Ivan was published in 2012 by and won the 2013 Newbery Medal, the highest honor children’s literature can bestow (other winners include Caddie Woodlawn, Rabbit Hill, Ginger Pye, Sounder, T he Giver, Shiloh and Holes). With the release of The One and Only Ivan movie this weekend, it seemed like a great time for The One and Only Ivan book review. By Wesley Coburn 2 years ago The One and Only Ivan book is well worth its Newbery Medal.
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