Richard Bertke

This book reminds me of the great book known as The One and Only Ivan. In this novel, Ivan is a silver back gorilla who lives in a stationary circus. Ivan is good friends with the other animals in the circus, especially Stella the elephant and Bob, a stray dog. When Stella dies, Ivan makes a promise to save her young friend, Ruby, from a life of captivity. Ivan then dies from diabetes because I let him borrow this book.