THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN REVIEW

I just finished reading the book, The One and Only Ivan. I would rate it 4 stars and a half. I think this book would be great for 3-5th graders. A lot of people say it's very depressing, but I would just call it a bit sad. The book is about a mighty silverback named Ivan who lives in a domain in a mall and is taken care of a person named Mack.

He was separated from his family when he was little, and others killed his sister Tag. He lives with Stella (an old elephant who passes away at the beginning of the book), Ruby (the baby elephant who replaces Stella once she becomes older), Bob (a dog) and Not-Tag, a stuffed gorilla that Bob sleeps with.

Also, the janitor, George, has a daughter, Julia. Julia likes to give Ivan crayons, paints, and paper so that he can draw. Ivan loves to draw and he figures out throughout the book how much he wants to be an artist. Ivan is very sweet. He was raised as a baby by Mack and his ex-girlfriend who walked away on him. Ivan was treated like any other little boy. Ice cream, baseball, things like that.

Once Mack's girlfriend walked out, Mack decided that Ivan was getting to big for his apartment, so Ivan moved to the mall that Mack owns.

It's a really interesting, sad, adventurous book that I really recommend you try. Bye guys!

XOXO,

Neon Dots

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