Dear Readers,

I don’t know about you, but I’ve loved reading The One and Only Ivan. Not only is it a good story told with wonderful writing, but it also does what literature should do: ask questions about how humans act in the world.

What questions do you think The One and Only Ivan raises? What does that book make you wonder? We’ll talk about some of these questions today. But we won’t answer them. Good books raise questions that can’t be easily answered. Usually they only lead to more questions.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck