Spiders on the Case (11 page)

Kathryn Lasky
is author of the bestselling Guardians of Ga'Hoole series, which has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide. Her newest books include The Deadlies Book 1:
Felix Takes the Stage
, and the Wolves of the Beyond and Daughters of the Sea series. Kathryn's books have received a Newbery Honor, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and a Washington Post–Children's Book Guild Award. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The author gratefully acknowledges Dr. Greta Binford, Professor of Biology at Lewis & Clark College, for her help with the spider research in this book.

This book was originally published in hardcover by Scholastic Press in 2011.

Copyright © 2011 by Kathryn Lasky.
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Cover art by Stephen Gilpin

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