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remorseless South Carolina serial killer who was dubbed the Charles Manson of the South--written by the prosecutor who brought him to justice

Wombat Waiting Creative and his mordant sense ofAn Indie Next pick! From the Newbery Award winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan and Odder comes a stunning middle grade standalone novel in verse about compassion, resilience, and surprising friendships, following a dog named Wombat in the aftermath of a catastrophic fire. Wombat isn't actually a wombat but when the homeless dog is discovered, singed and ash covered after a terrible fire destroys a community, someone