This book is about a gorilla named Ivan who lives at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. Ivan lived in the jungle with his mom dad and his sister Tag. He liked living in the jungle with his family until people came to take Ivan and Tag away, and Tag tried to escape and that was when she got killed and his parents got killed trying to save Ivan, then Ivan got shipped to the mall. Ivan is a nice gorilla and dose not really like how this big billboard in the parking lot has Ivan looking all scary, and Ivan is really a nice guy. Ivan has friends who live at the mall with him, he has a friend named Stella the elephant, Bob the stray dog, and Julia a girl who comes to the mall a lot because her father George works at the mall. Ivan loves art especially painting and Julia loves art too so every time when Julia comes to the mall she has art supplies that she gives Ivan. Ivan likes the mall but starts to miss the jungle. He sometimes also misses his family, but he does have a stuffed gorilla toy named Not Tag. Later on Ivan loves the mall, but later on the book changes start happening, and it is up to Ivan to make those changes better for everyone and especially someone new who joins Ivan and the gang. I would give this book 5 stars because this book has lots of interesting obstacles that Ivan has to face witch make me fell like i am in the book and what makes this book more interesting is that this book was based on a real gorilla who lived in the mall. I would recommend this book to someone who loves animal books and likes poems and because this book has a lot of descriptive and poetic words.
I have heard a lot about this book and it sounds really good!
I really want to read it, so many people have recommended it to me!
Read it. 🙂
I agree with Elijah. I really want to read it.
That is an amazing book, even though it is a bit sad.
I read the book but you make me want to read it again.
Best book ever!!!!!!
This book is a Newbery winner!
Milei,
Milei,
I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t read this book. I haven’t heard one bad thing about it!
Your description about why you liked it is great. I wish you had written even more!
One suggestion though – break your writing up into paragraphs.
I love that book
I know this book is awesome. One of the best books I have ever read.
I read this book it so great!
Its so sad I hate it when people who have read the book should know dies. But then at least ruby comes.
Bob is such a funny little character!
Great way to explain the book. You are so vivid just like the author!
Read this book and looooooooved it. Great review. For the people reading this you neeeeeeeeeeeeed to read this book!!!