![]() ![]() The novel’s fluid meshing of loyalty, forgiveness, and trust will leave readers hoping that the author has more one-and-only stories to tell. Applegate deepens the suspense (while, ingeniously, amplifying the humor) with the appearance of Bob’s long-lost sister. A lot happens in here that Bob deals with, some deals with how he feels about himself. Bob is the little pup from book one that Julia now keeps. ![]() I don't think it was as heartbreaking, which I am thankful for, but it had plenty of emotions. Tough-talking Bob, who was thrown out of a car with his siblings as a pup, acknowledges, albeit a bit defensively, that pampered domesticated life suits him: “So what if I’ve gotten a little spoiled? A tad soft around the edges?” Ricocheting between entertainment and poignancy, the dog’s musings on his past and present give way to an urgent chronicle of survival after a hurricane ravages Ivan and Ruby’s sanctuary while Bob is visiting. The One and Only Bob (The One and Only Ivan 2) by Katherine Applegate was a great sequel to Ivan. Rescued by a loving family, former stray Bob regularly visits Ivan, who now lives in a wildlife sanctuary along with elephant Ruby. ![]() ![]() With this stellar sequel to her Newbery Award–winning The One and Only Ivan, Applegate sounds precisely balanced notes of genuine humor and heart-tugging tenderness through the voice of Ivan’s best friend, Chihuahua mutt Bob. A glossary of canine terminology and examples of dog body language add even more to Bobs story. ![]()
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