Enjoy an author talk with Katherine Applegate on her book Endling: The Last-–sponsored and hosted in conjunction with our local children’s bookstore Once Upon a Time as part of our Children's Book Week events and programs.

First Katherine Applegate thrilled readers with the action-packed Animorphs series. Then she stole our hearts with the award-winning The One and Only Ivan. Now she takes us on an unforgettable journey in this first book of an epic middle grade series!

Byx is the youngest member of her dairne pack. Believed to possess remarkable abilities, her mythical doglike species has been hunted to near extinction in the war-torn kingdom of Nedarra. After her pack is hunted down and killed, Byx fears she may be the last of her species. The Endling. So Byx sets out to find safe haven, and to see if the legends of other hidden dairnes are true. Along the way, she meets new allies—both animals and humans alike—who each have their own motivations for joining her quest. And although they begin as strangers, they become their own kind of family—one that will ultimately uncover a secret that may threaten every creature in their world.

Building upon the success of her critically acclaimed novels such as The One and Only Ivan, Crenshaw, and Wishtree, while also returning to her action-packed fantasy roots of Animorphs, the Endling series is Katherine Applegate at her finest. She won the 2013 Newbery Medal for her 2012 children's novel The One and Only Ivan, which was also the 2016 One Book / One Glendale title for younger readers.

Special thanks to Once Upon A Time Bookstore in Montrose, an independent community bookstore for the entire family.

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