KATHERINE APPLEGATE is the author of The One and Only Ivan, winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller, and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob. Her other books include the acclaimed Wishtree, Crenshaw, Home of the Brave, and the Roscoe Riley Rules series. She lives in California with her family. You can visit her at www.katherineapplegate.com.
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Books by Katherine Applegate
Endling #1: The Last
Endling #2: The First
Endling #3: The Only
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Bob
Wishtree
Crenshaw
Home of the Brave
The Roscoe Riley Rules series
#1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs
#2: Never Swipe a Bully’s Bear
#3: Don’t Swap Your Sweater for a Dog
#4: Never Swim in Applesauce
#5: Don’t Tap-Dance on Your Teacher
#6: Never Walk in Shoes that Talk
#7: Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin
Copyright
ENDLING #3: THE ONLY. Text copyright © 2021 by Katherine Applegate. Illustrations copyright © 2021 by Max Kostenko. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Cover art © 2021 by Max Kostenko
Cover design by Chris Kwon
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Digital Edition MARCH 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-233562-3
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-233559-3
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2122232425PC/LSCH10987654321
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