This is a life-changing story." ~ Patricia MacLachlan, Newbery Medalist for Sarah, Plain & Tall "Beautifully written, intelligent, and brave. Ivan is well known for his paintings, which he “signs” with a thumb-print. He is now a beloved celebrity at the zoo, which houses the nation’s largest collection of western lowland gorillas. The real Ivan lived alone in a tiny cage for twenty-seven years at a shopping mall before being moved to Zoo Atlanta after a public outcry. Katherine Applegate was inspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the Shopping Mall Gorilla. I’m looking forward to the rest of this series.Thursday, May 24 3:00 (presentation at 3:30) It’s a fun quick read, but there is substance to it. I am definitely going to do a series re-read. I totally suggest any '90s kid give it a look. They’re not going to magically solve everything, but instead are going to have to fight a guerilla war. The stakes are high, and these kids are unprepared. Even from the very beginning of the series, there is a sense of seriousness about it.
The characters are fun and actually have some depth. It’s a quick read, I finished in less than an hour, so it feels almost like an episode of a show.
Honestly, I was surprised how well it holds up. Even as a child, I was annoyed by the mistake that goes against how it works later in the series. While part of me wanted to be a purist, I have to admit I appreciated the fixes. This version corrects a few mistakes in the original text, patches up some continuity issues, and takes out some of the ’90s references. The ebook I read is apparently an updated version that was released several years ago.
I thought I’d jump on the nostalgia train and re-read the series. Decades later “Animorphs” is undergoing a bit of a renaissance, with graphic novels and maybe a movie coming out soon. When I was in grade school “Animorphs” was my favorite set of books.
Now our only hope is five teenagers with the power to turn into animals. What are the Yeerks? They are alien brain-controlling slugs, they are invaders, and they are winning. Yet instead of a message of universal peace or at least the promise of first contact, the dying alien only has one message: The Yeerks are here. Five teenagers walking home from the mall see an alien spaceship.
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