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

Text copyright © 2019 by Graham Salisbury

Cover art copyright © 2019 by Oriol Vidal

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Salisbury, Graham, author.

Title: Banjo / Graham Salisbury.

Description: First edition. | New York : Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, [2019] | Summary: Danny, a rising rodeo star whose border collie, Banjo, has been wounded by neighbors, and Meg, who has a way with animals, come together to keep Banjo safe, aided by Danny’s brother. | Identifiers: LCCN 2018038802 (print) | LCCN 2018044435 (ebook) | ISBN 978-0-307-97561-4 (ebook) | ISBN 978-0-375-84264-1 (trade) | ISBN 978-0-375-94069-9 (lib. bdg.) | ISBN 978-0-375-84265-8 (pbk.)

Subjects: | CYAC: Human-animal relationships—Fiction. | Border collie—Fiction. | Dogs—Fiction. | Ranch life—Oregon—Fiction. | Rodeo—Fiction. | Horses—Training—Fiction. | Oregon—Fiction.

Classification: LCC PZ7.S15225 (ebook) | LCC PZ7.S15225 Ban 2019 (print) | DDC [Fic]—dc23

Ebook ISBN 9780307975614

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