Firstborn (21 page)

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 This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. 
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 Text copyright © 2015 by Tor Seidler 
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 Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Chris Sheban 
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 Map illustration copyright © 2015 by Drew Willis 
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 Jacket design by Debra Sfetsios-Conover 
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 Jacket illustration copyright © 2015 by Chris Sheban 
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 Book design by Debra Sfetsios-Conover 
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 The text for this book is set in Adobe Garamond Pro. 
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 The illustrations for this book are rendered in graphite and pastel. 
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 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 
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 Seidler, Tor. 
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 Firstborn / Tor Seidler ; illustrated by Chris Sheban. — First edition. 
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 pages cm 
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 Summary: “A wolf pack's alpha male gets a disappointing surprise when his first born son is not like a normal wolf, but rather one who has fallen for a coyote.”— Provided by publisher. 
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 [1. Wolves—Fiction. 2. Montana—Fiction.] I. Sheban, Chris, illustrator. II. Title. 
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 PZ7.S45526Fi 2015 
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 [Fic]—dc23 
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 2014009659 
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 ISBN 978-1-4814-1017-5 (hc) 
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 ISBN 978-1-4814-1019-9 (eBook)