This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

Copyright © 2019 by Kate DiCamillo

Cover illustrations copyright © 2019 by Amy June Bates

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First electronic edition 2019

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