Text copyright © 2014 by Christine Pakkala

Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Paul Hoppe

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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ISBN: 978-1-59078-983-4

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014935273

First edition

The text of this book is set in ITC Novarese Std.

The drawings are done in pen on paper, with digital shading.

Jacket illustrations copyright © 2014 by Paul Hoppe

Cover design by Robbin Gourley