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Endling: The Last

by Katherine Applegate

Illustrator: Max Kostenko

Ages: 9+

Published: 2018

Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books

ISBN: 978-0-06-233552-4

Keywords: Fantasy, Read-Aloud

When Byx's pack is killed, she allies with unlikely creatures in a quest to find fellow dairnes, dog-like creatures, or face the fact that she is the last of her species. Expressive black-and-white illustrations.