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  • End of the Race (Vet Volunteers #12)

End of the Race
(Vet Volunteers #12)

Author
Laurie Halse Anderson
Publication Date
February 16, 2012
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  4th − 5th
Language
English
End of the Race (Vet Volunteers #12)
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Description
After treating an injured greyhound at her grandmother's veterinary clinic, 13-year-old Maggie learns about the abuse of greyhounds in the dog-racing industry and vows to put a stop to it.
Publication date
February 16, 2012
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780142412282
Lexile Measure
700
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Series
Vet Volunteers
BISAC categories
JUV002070 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dogs
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV006000 - Juvenile Fiction | Business, Careers, Occupations
Library of Congress categories
Dogs
Grandmothers
Veterinarians
Veterinary medicine
Greyhounds
Greyhound racing
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She's twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the 2009 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on X (previously known as Twitter) @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.

Matt Faulkner is an acclaimed illustrator who has written and illustrated more than thirty books, including Gaijin: American Prisoner of War, which won the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association Literature Award. He is married to author and children's librarian Kris Remenar. Visit him at MattFaulkner.com.
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