One and only Ruby
The one and only Ruby
Katherine Applegate ; illustrated by Patricia Castelao.
- First edition.
- New York, NY Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
- 217, 10 pages illustrations 21 cm.
"Sequel to the Newbery Medal winner "The one and only Ivan""--Book jacket.
In this novel-in-verse that picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob, Ruby recounts her life before the circus when her caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa comes for a visit. Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob . Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savanna to Ivan and Bob.