Genre:
Children, Middle Grade, Realistic
Source: I
purchased a copy
Katherine
Applegate has another winner with this book. Bob is a dog we first met in the
book, “The One and Only Ivan”. Bob lived in the mall with Ivan and Ruby. Now
Ivan and Ruby live in a zoo not too far from Bob’s new house. He was adopted by
Julia whose father works at the zoo. Through this book, we learn how Bob became
the dog he is. We understand how his personality was developed. He is a scrappy dog who has learned to
survive on his own. He feels guilty about his survival when all his siblings
did not survive. Bob goes with Julia
and her dad to the zoo to visit Ivan and Ruby while Julia’s dad is making sure
things are ready for an approaching hurricane. No one expected a sudden
tornado. Once again Bob has to survive.
Then he is given a second opportunity when he thinks he hears the bark
of one of his siblings.
I love this
story that is told from Bob’s perspective. It is funny, sarcastic and his view of humans and
the world around him make this so fun to read. We see Bob change throughout the
book the way a human character changes. This makes him so believable. Not only
will this book be on my shelf at school at the beginning of next year, but my grandchildren will also be receiving a copy. Everyone should have the opportunity to
read this book.
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