title: Creepy Creatures: Stick Insects
author:  Valerie Bodden 
description: Valerie Bodden is the author of more than 150 children's books. Her books have received favorable reviews from <em>Booklist</em>, <em>Children's Literature</em>, <em>ForeWord Magazine</em>, <em>Horn Book Guide</em>, <em>VOYA</em>, and <em>School Library Journal</em>. Valerie lives in Wisconsin with her husband, four children, one dog, one cat, a growing collection of fish, and miscellaneous bugs that her children have "rescued" from the outdoors. She spends most of her time writing or wrangling children and animals.
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  THE GIRL
  
  
  IN THE
  
  
  DEN OF WOLVES
  
  
    
  
  
  A Thriller
  
  
    
  
  
  By RJ Law
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  Copyright 2019 RJ Lawrence
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
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  Chapter 1
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  “Have you noticed any
  
  
  insects behaving strangely?” the man asked, his pen tapping the
  
  
  table in consistent rhythmic beats. “Avoiding you,
  
  
  perhaps?”
  
  
  “No,” Cla