Sadie's Story (11 page)
Authors: Christine Heppermann
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grackle
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great horned owl
grebe
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mourning dove
nuthatch
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CHRISTINE HEPPERMANN
and
RON KOERTGE
are the authors of acclaimed young adult books and are writing for young readers for the first time. After meeting through Hamline University's MFA program, they decided to collaborate. Christine lives in New York, and Ron lives in California, so they work most of their magic long-distance.
DEBORAH MARCERO
holds degrees in drawing and photography from the University of Michigan and an MFA in poetry from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This is her first book.
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Cover art © 2015 by Deborah Marcero
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This book is a work of fiction. References to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales are intended only to provide a sense of authenticity, and are used to advance the fictional narrative. All other characters, and all incidents and dialogue, are drawn from the authors' imaginations and are not to be construed as real.
BACKYARD WITCH: SADIE'S STORY
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Heppermann, Christine, author.
Sadie's story / by Christine Heppermann and Ron Koertge ; pictures by Deborah Marcero.
pages cm.â(Backyard witch)
“Greenwillow Books.”
Summary: When her two best friends take a vacation without her, nine-year-old Sadie meets a witch who takes her on a bird-watching adventure. Includes birding tips.
ISBN 978-0-06-233838-9 (trade ed.)
EPub Edition © July 2015 ISBN 9780062338402
[1. FriendshipâFiction. 2. WitchesâFiction. 3. Bird watchingâFiction.] I. Koertge, Ronald, author. II. Marcero, Deborah, illustrator. III. Title.
PZ7.1.H47Sad 2015 [Fic]âdc23 2014029443
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