One School, One Book

Day One:

Sun., March  2^nd

pp. 1–18

hello; names; patience; how I look; the exit 8 big top mall and video arcade; the littlest big top on earth; gone; artists

Day Two:

Mon., March  3^rd

pp. 19–33

shapes in clouds; imagination; the loneliest gorilla in the world; tv; the nature show; stella; stella’s trunk; a plan

Day Three:

Tues., March 4^th

pp. 34–55

bob; wild; picasso; three visitors; my visitor return; sorry; julia; drawing bob; bob and julia; mack; not sleepy

Day Four:

Wed., March  5^th

pp. 56–70

the beetle; change; guessing; jambo; lucky; arrival

Day Five:

Thur., March 6^th

pp. 71–84

stella helps; old news; tricks; introduction; stella and ruby; home of the one and only ivan

Day Six:

Sun., March 9^th

pp. 85–100

art lesson; treat; elephant jokes; children; the parking lot

Day Seven:

Mon., March 10^th

pp. 101–120

ruby's story; a hit; worry; the promise; knowing; five men; comfort; crying; the one and only ivan

Day Eight:

Tues., March 11^th

pp. 121–140

once upon a time; the grunt; mud; protector; a perfect life; the end; vine; the temporary human; hunger; still life; punishment; babies

Day Nine:

Wed., March 12^th

pp. 141–160

beds; my place; nine-thousand eight hundred and seventy-six days; a visit; a new beginning; poor mack; colors

Day Ten:

Thur., March 13^th

pp. 161–181

a bad dream; the story; how; remembering; what they did; something else to buy; another ivan; days; nights; project; not right; going nowhere

Day Eleven:

Sun., March 16^th

pp. 182–203

bad guys; ad; imagining; not-tag; one more thing; the seven-o’clock show; twelve; H; nervous; showing julia

Day Twelve:

Mon., March 17^th

pp. 204–225

more paintings; chest-beating; angry; puzzle pieces; finally; the next morning; mad human; phone call

Day Thirteen:

Tues., March 18^th

pp. 226–248

a star again; the ape artist; interview; the early news; signs on sticks; protesters; check marks; free ruby; new box; training; poking and prodding; no painting; more boxes; good-bye

Day Fourteen:

Wed., March 19^th

pp. 249–275

click; an idea; respect; photo; leaving; good boy; moving; awakening; missing; food; not famous; something in the air; a new tv; the family; excited; what I see; still there; watching; she; door; wondering

Day Fifteen:

Thur., March 20^th

pp. 276–300

ready; outside at last; oops; what it was like; pretending; nest; more tv; it; romance; more about romance; grooming; talk; the top of the hill; the wall; safe; silverback