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Katherine Applegate is an American author best known for her children's and young adult fiction, including the Newbery Medal-winning novel 'The One and Only Ivan' and the 'Animorphs' series. Her works often explore themes of empathy, identity, and the natural world.
Known for: The Only One Left, The House Across the Lake
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The Only One Left
Bob, a small and witty dog, embarks on a perilous journey to find his long-lost sister with the help of his friends Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches, Bob must confront...

The House Across the Lake
A psychological thriller set at a remote Vermont lake, where recently widowed actress Casey Fletcher retreats to escape scandal and grief. She becomes obsessed with watching her neighbors across the l...
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From Stray to Family: Life After the Streets
I used to think being tough meant being alone. When I was a stray, everything was about survival—keeping your belly half-full, your paws steady, and your heart locked away. People passed you by without seeing you, except the rare few like Julia who stopped long enough to care. When she and her famil...
From The Only One Left
The Storm Arrives
The day the storm came started like any other. The sky was low, the air heavy, the humans rushing to secure what they loved most. Even the wild sanctuary animals sensed it, each nervous ripple passing among them like a whispered secret. I felt it in my bones before the first siren wailed. When the ...
From The Only One Left
The Sanctuary of Solitude
When I retreated to my family’s lake house, I imagined quiet reprieve, a place untethered from the noise of scandal and grief. The cabin rested on the edge of Lake Greene, its dock weathered and its silence almost absolute. The lake itself was an old one, its waters deep and still, haunted by histor...
From The House Across the Lake
The Rescue and the Friendship
It happened suddenly—a splash, a cry, and panic cutting through the morning fog. Katherine was in the lake, struggling, her arms slicing the surface with desperate force. The instinct was reflexive. I dropped my bottle, dove into the cold, and reached for her. That rescue changed everything. When I ...
From The House Across the Lake
About Riley Sager
Katherine Applegate is an American author best known for her children's and young adult fiction, including the Newbery Medal-winning novel 'The One and Only Ivan' and the 'Animorphs' series. Her works often explore themes of empathy, identity, and the natural world.
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Katherine Applegate is an American author best known for her children's and young adult fiction, including the Newbery Medal-winning novel 'The One and Only Ivan' and the 'Animorphs' series. Her works often explore themes of empathy, identity, and the natural world.
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