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The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate
Winner of the Newbery Medal 2013Inspired by a true story, this is the beautifully written tale of how a mighty gorilla wins his freedom. A winning blend of humour and poignancy that will appeal to fans of Michael Morpurgo.Ivan is an easy-going gorilla who has spent his life performing for the crowds at the Exit 8 shopping mall. He rarely misses life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly thinks about it at all. But everything changes when a baby elephant called Ruby arrives and Ivan realises he must find a new life for them both. Told from Ivan’s perspective this is a stand-out novel with a pertinent message for readers of 9+.
Dedication
For Julia
Epigraph
It is never too late to be
what you might have been.
—George Eliot
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Hello
Names
Patience
How I Look
The Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade
The Littlest Big Top on Earth
Gone
Artists
Shapes in Clouds
Imagination
The Loneliest Gorilla in the World
TV
The Nature Show
Stella
Stella’s Trunk
A Plan
Bob
Wild
Picasso
Three Visitors
My Visitors Return
Sorry
Julia
Drawing Bob
Bob and Julia
Mack
Not Sleepy
The Beetle
Change
Guessing
Jambo
Lucky
Arrival
Stella Helps
Old News
Tricks
Introductions
Stella and Ruby
Home of the One and Only Ivan
Art Lesson
Treat
Elephant Jokes
Children
The Parking Lot
Ruby’s Story
A Hit
Worry
The Promise
Knowing
Five Men
Comfort
Crying
The One and Only Ivan
Once Upon A Time
The Grunt
Mud
Protector
A Perfect Life
The End
Vine
The Temporary Human
Hunger
Still Life
Punishment
Babies
Beds
My Place
Nine Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Six Days
A Visit
A New Beginning
Poor Mack
Colours
A Bad Dream
The Story
How
Remembering
What They Did
Something Else to Buy
Another Ivan
Days
Nights
Project
Not Right
Going Nowhere
Bad Guys
Ad
Imagining
