Award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate will chat about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder, during a virtual program for patrons in third through sixth grade taking place Tuesday, June 24 at 4:00pm.
Inspired by the true story of a Monterey Bay Aquarium program that pairs orphaned otter pups with surrogate mothers, Applegate’s Odder is a poignant and humorous tale that examines bravery and healing through the eyes of one of nature’s most beloved and charming animals.
Everyone wants to meet Odder, the Queen of Play. Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she’s known. She’s a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault, but when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself―and about the humans who hope to save her.
Applegate, who resides in California, is the Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York Times-bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including The One and Only Ivan, Wishtree, Crenshaw, the Endling series, the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter books series, and the Animorphs series. |
