The One and Only Ivan (The One and Only Ivan, #1)

by Katherine Applegate

Sadly, I cannot read, although I wish I could. Reading stories would make a fine way to fill my empty hours.

“Memories are precious,” Stella adds. “They help tell us who we are.

“Humans killed them,” she says. “Who else?” Bob asks, and we all fall silent.

“I think the hardest part of being a parent,” Stella added after a while, “would be keeping your babies safe from harm. Protecting them.”