ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
After the long labor of a novel, it is one of the nicest things in the world to be able to recognize the people who made it happen. I am very grateful to the following for their help in the making of this book:
My amazing editor, Christy Ottaviano, who has been the most wonderful creative partner imaginable—supportive and challenging in all the right ways—and a lovely friend, to boot.
My terrific agent, Edward Necarsulmer IV, who takes good care of the business side of things so I can focus on the artistic one.
The outstanding team at Holt, from editorial to design to marketing to sales, who work so hard behind the scenes to create beautiful books and usher them into the hands of readers.
My trio of expert advisers on wolves: Jim Knox, Curator of Education at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Connecticut (with special thanks to my friend Bernadette Baldino, Director of the Easton Public Library and member of the Beardsley Zoo Board of Directors, for introducing me to Jim); Alex Spitzer at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York; and Dr. Melissa Shapiro, DVM, Visiting Vet Service, Westport, Connecticut (with special thanks to my friend Susanne Smith for introducing me to Melissa).
Virginia Sanchez at the Yosemite National Park Research Library, for her help with historical photographs and interpretation.
My writer buddies, for the many conversations about plot, character, and process that have shaped my books: Nora Baskin, Ramin Ganeshram, Tommy Greenwald, Victoria Kann, Alan Katz, Bennett Madison, Natalie Standiford, Lauren Tarshis, Chris Tebbetts, Hans Wilhelm, Ellen Wittlinger, and Lisa Yee.
My fantastic readers, whose comments and reactions to drafts of my books always make them so much better: Mary Broach, Jane Burns, Claire Carlson, Laura Forte, Jane Kamensky, Carol Sheriff, Ben Daileader Sheriff, Ellen Urheim, Zoe Wheeler, and Grace Wheeler. Additional thanks to Sophie Broach, Anna Daileader Sheriff, Jane Urheim, and Margo Urheim for conversations and brainstorming sessions that helped me along the way.
My Vermont writing retreat buddies, Jane Kamensky and Jill Lepore, who keep me connected to the world outside of children’s literature and to the world of history, and whose company on dog walks through the woods has spurred many creative leaps.
And finally, an enormous thank-you to my family—Ward, Zoe, Harry, and Grace—for all they do on a daily basis to make my writing life possible.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elise Broach is the award-winning and New York Times–bestselling author of books for children and young adults, including Desert Crossing, Shakespeare’s Secret, Masterpiece, the Superstition Mountain mystery trilogy, and the Masterpiece Adventures chapter book series. She lives in Connecticut with her family. elisebroach.com. Or sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1. Wild
Chapter 2. “You Stole That!”
Chapter 3. Nobody
Chapter 4. Like Father, Like Daughter
Chapter 5. The Hideout
Chapter 6. Tyler
Chapter 7. A Safe Place
Chapter 8. Picturing the Past
Chapter 9. Bad News
Chapter 10. A Night Visitor
Chapter 11. Lobo
Chapter 12. Sick Wolf
Chapter 13. A Hidden Picture
Chapter 15. Runaway
Chapter 16. At the Clinic
Chapter 17. Strange Treatment
Chapter 18. Stowaways
Chapter 19. Night Ride
Chapter 20. Yosemite
Chapter 21. Wolves in the Woods
Chapter 22. Sounds in the Dark
Chapter 23. Encounter
Chapter 24. “Run!”
Chapter 25. Nature’s Peace
Chapter 26. Tenaya Creek
Chapter 27. Waterfall
Chapter 28. Swept Away
Chapter 29. Shelter
Chapter 30. History
Chapter 31. Out of the Wild
Chapter 32. Home
Chapter 33. A Visitor
Chapter 34. Tree House
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
Also by Elise Broach
About the Author
Text copyright © 2016 by Elise Broach
Illustrations copyright © 2016 by Alice Ratterree
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Broach, Elise, author. | Ratterree, Alice, illustrator.
Title: The wolf keepers / Elise Broach; with illustrations by Alice Ratterree.
Description: First edition. | New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2016. | Christy Ottaviano Books. | Summary: Twelve-year-old Lizzie Durango lives in a zoo, spending her days taking note of the animals’ behaviors, then she meets runaway Tyler Briggs and together they investigate the wolves who are suddenly dying.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015049899 | ISBN 9780805098990 (hardback)
Subjects: | CYAC: Zoos—Fiction. | Wolves—Fiction. | Runaways—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction. | Mystery and detective stories. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories. | JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship. | JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Issues). | JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Zoos.
Classification: LCC PZ7.B78083 Wo 2016 | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2015049899
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First hardcover edition 2016
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