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Applegate, Katherine.. The One and Only Ivan. . New York: Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2012.
“Hello. I Am Katherine. I Am a Writer. It's Not as Easy as It Looks.” Katherine Applegate , katherineapplegate.com/.
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In context, abruptly means quickly... without warning.
“I’m here, Stella.” I sit up abruptly, and Bob topples off my stomach.
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Stella tells the story of Jambo, a gorilla in a zoo, who didn’t attack a human boy when he fell into the gorilla domain. Everyone expectd him to attack the boy, but Ivan isn't surprised. He has no idea why people would expect a gorilla to kill an...
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Desperate to get Julia's attention, Ivan beats his chest like a wild gorilla, because he is “angry, at last”—he has “someone to protect.”
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