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SUMMARY:WOMBAT WAITING: Katherine Applegate in Kenosha!
DESCRIPTION:Katherine Applegate\, Newbery Medal-winning and #1 “New York Times” bestselling author of numerous books for young readers\, is coming to Kenosha! \nJoin us for an evening at historic Kemper Center discussing Katherine Applegate’s newest novel\, “Wombat Waiting”\, a stunning middle grade standalone novel-in-verse about compassion\, resilience\, and surprising friendships\, following a dog named Wombat in the aftermath of a catastrophic fire. \nKatherine will also be taking questions from the audience and signing books. This is the perfect author event for the whole family! \nThis event is ticketed\, check out the details and grab your ticket here: https://withfriends.co/event/27566649 \nAbout WOMBAT WAITING: \nFrom the Newbery Award-winning\, #1 “New York Times” bestselling author of “The One and Only Ivan” and “Odder” comes a stunning middle grade standalone novel-in-verse about compassion\, resilience\, and surprising friendships\, following a dog named Wombat in the aftermath of a catastrophic fire. \nWombat isn’t actually a wombat—but when the homeless dog is discovered\, singed and ash-covered after a terrible fire destroys a community\, someone tags her with the nickname and it sticks. \nWombat is a “destiny dog.” Something inside of her (she nicknames it “Voice’) keeps telling her there’s a special someone out there who is meant to be her person. \nSurrounded by a devastated town\, Wombat takes up residence on bench near the makeshift community center\, an old brick warehouse that\, for the most part\, survived the flames. A small part of the community center evacuation site has been repurposed for the local wildlife rehab sanctuary that burned down. All of the animals were spared\, and the temporary quarters include an elderly fruit bat and a young Northern saw-whet owl. \nNo matter what\, Wombat refuses to move from her perch\, despite the efforts of many humans. Clearly the dog is waiting for someone. But for whom? And what are the odds they survived? \nFans of modern classics like “Because of Winn-Dixie”\, “Pax”\, and Katherine Applegate’s own “Crenshaw” and “Odder”\, and timeless tales like “Charlotte’s Web”\, will find a friend in Wombat and her story. \nAbout KATHERINE APPLEGATE: \nKatherine Applegate is the #1 “New York Times”-bestselling author of beloved and award-winning books for young readers\, including “Odder”\, “Home of the Brave”\, “Crenshaw”\, “Wishtree”\, “Willodeen”\, and “The One and Only Ivan”\, for which she won the Newbery Medal. She is also the author of the Animorphs series\, and a beginning reader series\, “Doggo and Pupper”\, illustrated by Charlie Alder. Katherine Applegate lives in Nevada with her family.
URL:https://godowntownkenosha.com/events/wombat-waiting-katherine-applegate-in-kenosha
LOCATION:Kemper Center Inc.\, 6501 3rd Avenue\, Kenosha\, WI\, 53143\, United States
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