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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: MacKnight, Wendy McLeod, author.

Title: The copycat / Wendy McLeod MacKnight.

Description: First edition. | New York : Greenwillow Books,
an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2020] |

Audience: Ages 8–12 | Audience: Grades 4–6 |

Summary: After several moves, twelve-year-old Ali and her quirky family finally find a home in Saint John, but Ali’s ability to blend in at school hits a snag when she discovers she is more different than she thought.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019030860 | ISBN 9780062668332 (hardcover)

Subjects: CYAC: Middle school—Fiction. |

Schools—Fiction. | Shapeshifting—Fiction.

Classification: LCC PZ7.1.M2587 Co 2020 | DDC [Fic]—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019030860

Digital Edition MARCH 2020 ISBN: 978-0-06-266835-6

Print ISBN: 978-0-06-266833-2

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