Authors: Chris Howard
Rootless (27 page)
Before he wrote stories, Chris Howard wrote songs, studied natural resources management, and led wilderness adventure trips for teenagers. He currently lives in Colorado, and
Rootless
is his first novel. Visit him online at
www.chrishowardbooks.com
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Copyright © 2012 by Chris Howard All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.,
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Howard, Chris.
Rootless / by Chris Howard. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In a world devastated by war and disease, a young tree builder searches for the last trees on earth.
ISBN 978-0-545-38789-7 — ISBN 0-545-38789-2 [1. Environmental degradation — Fiction. 2. Trees — Fiction. 3. Voyages and travels — Fiction. 4. Science fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.H82832Ro 2012
[E] — dc23
First edition, November 2012
Cover art & design © 2012 by Phil Falco e-ISBN: 978-0-545-47003-2
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