Ivan is a silverback gorilla living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. After 9,855 days in captivity (27 years), he is used to his small "domain" and the humans who visit him every day. In fact, he barely remembers his former life in the jungles of Africa. Thankfully, he has companions -- Stella, a wise old elephant, Bob, a stray dog who sleeps on his belly at night, and Julia, a young girl whose father is the janitor at the mall and who brings him what he loves most -- art supplies. When Ruby, a new baby elephant joins their group, Ivan realizes he must do what silverback gorillas do. He must protect his clan. He must do something to save Ruby from a life in captivity and maybe in the process, he will save himself too.
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If you loved this, you'll like:
Hatkoff, Juliana, Isabella, & Craig. Looking for Miza. Scholastic, 2008.
Kelly, Lynne. Chained. FSG, 2012.
Mathews, Tom. Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey. National Geographic, 1998.
Schrefer, Eliot. Endangered. Scholastic Press, 2012.
Simon, Seymour. Gorillas. HarperCollins, 2000.
Turner, Pamela. Gorilla Doctors. Houghton Mifflin, 2005.