The One and Only Bob
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The One and Only Bob

by Katherine Applegate

2020•Family•356 pages

Taste attributes: familyanimalsadventurefastwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeGood-natured and heightened: an emotional family novel. Best if you like warmth over edge.

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4.8 / 5

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About This Book

Bob the dog sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. Bob met Ivan and Ruby in the book, ‘The One and Only Ivan’ which is the first book, and this is the second. They met in a circus. The first one was about Ivan the gorilla and the second is about Bob the dog.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyAnimalsAdventureRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnlikely connections

Subjects

DogsGorillaElephantsFriendship

Details

Author
Katherine Applegate
Published
2020
Pages
356
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