The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

 From Goodreads, 

"Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family."

Goodreads - The One and Only Bob

I was so excited to learn that Katherine Applegate was releasing a new companion book for the book The One and Only Ivan.  I read it six years ago and did a reread just recently.  (My reread review was posted last week!)

The One and Only Bob follows a wiry little dog named Bob who first appears in The One and Only Ivan.  Bob now lives with Julia and is pretty content with his comfortable life and bed.  But he soon feels that something is coming.  Julia and George both say that a hurricane is coming.  Julia decides to go with George to the zoo to see Stella and Ivan before the hurricane hits.  But soon everything is a mess because a tornado makes landfall right on top of the zoo.  Habitats are destroyed and animals are everywhere.  But Bob thinks he hears a familiar bark.  He thinks he hears his sister.  He soon takes off to try to save her and save the rest of the animals. 

This book had emotion like The One and Only Ivan, but it was a different kind of emotion.  Bob really talks about his past and the demons he faces with the decisions he's made.  He is presented as a rough and tough street dog in the first book, but he definitely morphs into a very caring dog in this book.  I loved that he talked about how he felt bad for leaving his siblings behind when he was just a puppy.  They were thrown out of the car while it was driving down the road.  He thought he heard a whimper, but he thought only about food and shelter, and ultimately only thought about himself.  He faces this and has to learn how to sort it out and even apologizes to his sister when he finds her.  I love that this was brought up and he had to learn how to forgive himself.  I think so many people have made similar decisions and they've struggled with the decision that they made because they were only thinking of themselves.  You have to learn to forgive and move on.  This is something that Bob has to learn to do, and he makes amends in the best way possible. 

This book had a much different feel to it than the first.  It had a more upbeat feeling even though a tornado and hurricane happen in the book just moments apart.  I enjoyed it and give it 4 stars.  It was missing something, but I can't put my finger on what.  If you've read the first book I absolutely advise you read this!