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First published in the United States of America by HarperCollins Publishers in 2020
Published simultaneously in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2020
Published in this ebook edition in 2020
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Text copyright © Katherine Applegate 2020
Illustrations and cover art copyright © Patricia Castelao 2020
Cover design by Sarah Pierson
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Source ISBN: 9780008390662
Ebook Edition © January 2020 ISBN: 9780008390679
Version: 2021-02-16
for my family:human, feline,and—of course—canine
For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.
—Carl Sagan
To err is human; to forgive, canine.
—Unknown
Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
One
the amazing history of man’s best friend
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