Member Review

She's done it again! Katherine Applegate delivers a thoughtful, moving middle-grade novel written in verse. The story is told by Ruby, who you will know if you read the first book The One and Only Ivan. She is a little elephant who has just recently come to live in a wildlife sanctuary. You'll be happy to know her close friends "Uncle Ivan" and "Uncle Bob" are close by and still a part of her life. In fact, she is surrounded by people/animals who love, care for, and support her. This is a good thing because she has a lot to deal with: grief from the past and fear of the future being two main themes. This novel teaches and touches us all through its powerful words and the truth behind them.
*I very much appreciate NetGalley and the publisher for letting me have an ARC of this beautiful book.