In the eleventh book in this hot series about falling in and out of love, hearts are broken and healed, best friends become enemies, and secrets meant to be kept forever are revealed in true soap-opera style. Ben, who has always coped just fine as a blind guy, risks an operation that could restore his sight. Who will he be if he can see? Will his secret dreams really come true?
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Katherine Applegate's many books include the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter book series, the picture book The Buffalo Storm, and the award-winning novel Home of the Brave. With her husband, Michael Grant, she wrote the hugely popular series Animorphs, which has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.
Katherine was inspired to write The One and Only Ivan after reading about the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, the Shopping Mall Gorilla. The real Ivan lived alone in a tiny cage for twenty-seven years at a shopping mall before being moved to Zoo Atlanta after a public outcry. He is now a beloved celebrity at the zoo, which houses the nation's largest collection of western lowland gorillas. Ivan is well known for his paintings, which he "signs" with a thumb-print.
Katherine lives in California with her husband and two children.
