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'The One and Only Ivan - Official Book Trailer' on ViewPure

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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle.

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             ***Award Winner ***                         The One & Only Ivan Website

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             ***Award Winner ***                         The One & Only Ivan Website

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This award-winning book is a South Davis favorite and get checked out all the time. If you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for? Find everything you need to know about the One & Only Ivan book at her website below.

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BRAVE HEARTS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES

In this stunning sequel to the modern classic The One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate continues the story of Bob, Ivan, and Ruby as Bob finds courage he never knew he had, and discovers the true meaning of friendship, family, and home.

Bob, Ivan, and Ruby have touched the hearts of millions of readers, and their story isn't over yet!

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Buy Now Start Reading Now Start Reading Buy Now Watch The Trailer Watch Trailer #1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal, this stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired

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A man I helped to settle here
taught me a saying from Africa.
I'll bet you would like it:
A cow is God with a wet nose.
Kek comes from Africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived. Now she's missing, and Kek has been sent to a new home. In America, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter-cold and unkind. But slowly he makes friends: a girl in foster care, an old woman with a rundown farm, and a sweet, sad cow that reminds Kek of home. As he waits for word of his mother's fate, Kek weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country.

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Beautiful. Thank you for publishing this book. Thank Katherine Applegate for writing it. - Karen Hesse

Moving . . . Kek is both a representative of all immigrants and a character in his own right. - School Library Journal, Starred Review

Precise, highly accessible language evokes a wide range of emotions and simultaneously tells an initiation story. A memorable inside view of an outsider. - Publishers Weekly

This beautiful story of hope and resilience . . . is an almost lyrical story - Voice of Youth Advocates

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Home of the Brave | Katherine Applegate | Square Fish

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A man I helped to settle here taught me a saying from Africa. I'll bet you would like it: A cow is God with a wet nose. Kek comes from Africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived.

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"Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginery." You will L-O-V-E this book! Check out her website.

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In her first novel since winning the NEWBERY MEDAL,
KATHERINE APPLEGATE delivers an UNFORGETTABLE and
MAGICAL story about FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, and RESILIENCE.

Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again.

Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary. He has come back into Jackson's life to help him. But is an imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?

Beloved author Katherine Applegate proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary.

Available wherever books are sold

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Katherine Applegate is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her most recent novel for F&F, Crenshaw, spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times children's bestseller list, and her first middle-grade stand-alone novel, Home of the Brave (also F&F) continues to be on state reading lists, summer reading lists, and class reading lists. Katherine Applegate lives in Tiburon, California, with her family.

MORE FROM THE AUTHOR

Praise for Crenshaw

☆ "This accessible and moving novel demonstrates how the creative resilience of a child's mind can soften difficult situations, while exploring the intersection of imagination and truth." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

☆ "A compelling and unflinchingly honest treatment of a difficult topic." - School Library Journal, starred review

☆ "Warm and, occasionally, quirkily funny. . . .[ Crenshaw] paints a convincing and compassionate portrait of a social class - the working poor - underrepresented in children's books." - The Horn Book, starred review

"This book will remind you why you fell in love with reading." - Colby Sharp, teacher

"I laughed. I cried. I cannot wait for you to read Crenshaw." - John Schumacher, librarian

"I just love Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate. What a special book." - Lauren Castillo, author of the Caldecott Honor Book Nana in the City

"Katherine Applegate continues to amaze me with her ability to attack such profound issues and deliver them in a package that is accessible by so many." - Mary Brown, Books, Bytes & Beyond

"I immediately wanted to hand Crenshaw to my nine-year-old daughter so she, too, could meet and befriend Jackson. Such a difficult topic dealt with in such a straightforward, believable way. It was a pleasure to read this latest gem from Katherine Applegate." - Karen Rosenthal, R.J. Julia Booksellers

"Friends, Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate is just wonderful - can't wait to share with kids. Move this to the top of your to-be-read list." - Mary Ann Scheuer, school librarian

"I just finished Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate and was not disappointed. A touching story with beautiful characters and a sweet family." - Kerri Poore, Politics & Prose

Fight Hunger with Crenshaw

Share photos of your school food drive online with #CrenshawFoodDrive

Check back for information and resources on how to participate in the 2017 Crenshaw Food Drive later this summer.

Schools and libraries across the country host Crenshaw Food Drives to fight childhood hunger. See a few examples of their charity in action!

Students in Vermont filled a Crenshaw silhouette with "I Donated" stickers!

Students conclude their Crenshaw Food Drive with a visit to the local food pantry to learn about how their donations will help those in need.

Students in Michigan decorated a hallway with "I Donated!" wall decals

The "I Donated!" wall decals in action!

Students in Kentucky created posters to decorate the school hallways

Students research childhood hunger and the best foods to donate to food pantries to prepare for their Crenshaw Food Drive

Did you know. . .

Nearly one in five kids in America lives in a household that struggles to put food on the table.

Three out of five K-8 public school teachers say they regularly see students come to school hungry.

Teachers of hungry kids spend, on average, about $37 of their own money each month to buy food for students.

An excerpt from Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

I went to my window and opened it. Carefully, I pulled out the screen. Our apartment was on the ground floor. A few feet below the window, a cushion of grass waited.

"Good-bye, Crenshaw," I said.

He opened one eye a bit, like someone peeking from behind a shade. "But we were having such a lovely time."

"Now," I said. I put my hands on my hips to show I meant business.

"Jackson, be reasonable. I came all this way."

"You have to go back to wherever you came from."

Crenshaw opened his other eye. "But you need me here."

"I don't need you. I have enough to deal with already."

With a great show of effort, Crenshaw sat up. He stretched, easing his back into an upside-down U. "I don't think you understand what's going on here, Jackson," he said. "Imaginary friends don't come of their own volition. We are invited. We stay as long as we're needed. And then, and only then, do we leave."

"Well, I sure didn't invite you."

Crenshaw raised an eyebrow. He had long, whiskery brows like strings on marionette.

I took a step closer. "If you won't go, I'll make you go."

I put my arms around his waist and yanked. It was like hugging a lion. That cat weighed a ton.

Crenshaw dug his claws deep into the quilt my Great-aunt Trudy made when I was a baby. I gave up and let go.

"Look," Crenshaw said as he extracted his claws from my quilt, "I can't go until I help you. I don't make the rules."

"Then who does?"

Crenshaw stared at me with eyes like green marbles. He put his two front paws on my shoulders. He smelled like soapsuds and catnip and the ocean at night.

"You do, Jackson," he said. "You make the rules."

Praise for Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

☆"This accessible and moving novel demonstrates how the creative resilience of a child's mind can soften difficult situations, while exploring the intersection of imagination and truth." - Publisher's Weekly, starred review

☆"A compelling and unflinchingly honest treatment of a difficult topic." - School Library Journal, starred review

☆"Warm and, occasionally quirkily funny....[CRENSHAW] paints a convincing and compassionate portrait of a social class-the working poor-underrepresented in children's books." - Horn Book, starred review

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Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There's no more money for rent. And not much for food, either. His parents, his little sister, and their dog may have to live in their minivan. Again. Crenshaw is a cat. He's large, he's outspoken, and he's imaginary.

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Wishtree Website | Book Birthday 9/26/17

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Wishtree Website | Book Birthday 9/26/17

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"Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories..."Check out her website and make a Wish. You can also read a short part of her book. Enjoy!

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Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood 'wishtree'-people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches.

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Winners of 5th Grade The One & Only Ivan Challenge

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Winners of 5th Grade The One & Only Ivan Challenge

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This presentation was produced during the 2016/2017 school year by Kate Gernold, Cecelia Stojek, & Katherine Tedesco.

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The One & Only Ivan - Kate, Katherine, CeCe

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Uploaded by Christina Carter on 2016-11-22.