As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.īob, Ivan and Ruby have touched the hearts of millions of readers, and their story isn't over yet.

Return to the unforgettable world of the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling novel The One and Only Ivan in this incredible sequel, starring Ivan's friend Bob!īob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture available on Disney+!

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Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides.But not long after Ivan moves to the zoo, he learns that Bob allowed Julia’s family to adopt him. Though Bob is supportive of Ivan’s painting, he also resents that Ivan smells of paint and is spending his nights painting instead of allowing Bob to sleep on him.

Ivan also notes that Bob is a “useful” friend, since he can sneak around the mall and gather information that Ivan, who can’t leave his domain, cannot. He also tells Ruby that Ivan is going to get her out of the mall-which is true, since Ivan promised Stella he would-but Ivan resents that Bob told Ruby this, since he sees success as unlikely. In addition, Bob is honest to a fault he isn’t always willing to go along with Ivan’s insistence that he lives in a domain rather than a cage, for instance. However, it’s hard to tell how much of this is a front and how much of this Bob truly believes, as Ivan sometimes notices Bob sitting with Julia and allowing her to pet him-clearly, Bob doesn’t believe that all humans are horrible. It’s shocking to him when Ruby or Stella suggest that humans are capable of kindness. Humans, in his opinion, are cruel, selfish, and are beyond even trying to understand. In part because of this experience, Bob takes a very dim view of humans. Bob came to the mall after someone threw him and his siblings onto the highway when they were tiny puppies Bob was the only one to survive. He sleeps every night on Ivan’s belly and regularly checks Ivan’s beard for crumbs. While Bob is proud that he’s a stray and insists that he doesn’t actually have a home, he does spend nearly all his time at the mall. Bob is a tiny stray dog who lives at the Big Top Mall.

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