Endling: The First by Katherine Applegate

Hello, Katherine Applegate! It is always a MARVELOUS AND INSPIRING day when you stop by to celebrate books and libraries. You’re going to make a lot of readers happy today when they see Max Kostenko’s cover illustration for Endling: The First. What made you smile the brightest when you saw the cover for the first time?


Katherine Applegate: Gambler, the “felivet,” blew me away! It’s one thing to imagine a sentient catlike species in your mind. It’s quite another to see him come to life so vividly on the cover of a book! 




What question were you often asked while sharing Endling: The Last with students?

Katherine: Readers always want to know how I came up with new species. To show them how my narrator, a “dairne,” developed, I share a slide that’s part math equation, part recipe:

After that, students can’t wait to invent their own species! 



What are some recently released or forthcoming middle-grade books you want everyone to know about?

Katherine: Just a few I’m loving:

recently published: 




LOUISIANA’S WAY HOME, by Kate DiCamillo 




YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING, JILLY P!, by Alex Gino 



FRONT DESK, by Kelly Yang

coming soon:




THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE, by Dan Gemeinhart (1/8/19) 




SONG FOR A WHALE, by Lynn Kelly (2/5/19) 


GOOD ENOUGH, by Jen Petro-Roy (2/19/19) 


WE’RE NOT FROM HERE, by Geoff Rodkey (3/5/19) 


And though I haven’t seen it yet (hint, hint), I’m looking forward to Gennifer Choldenko’s ONE-THIRD NERD (1/29/19), because I love everything she does.

Please finish these sentence starters:




Byx and Tobble are the truest of friends.

Did you know that wobbyks (they look a bit like fennec foxes) can spin their giant ears like pinwheels?

Why, you ask? Just because they can.

The One and Only Ivan is getting closer to becoming a movie, with Danny DeVito voicing Bob and Angelina Jolie as Stella!




Look for Endling: The First on May 7, 2019. 

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