The War of the Wolves

By Gabrielle E. Scanio

The family of Luna, a timber wolf, was killed by a vicious pack of fearless white wolves. She tries to seek revenge but cannot do it alone. In her journey, she meets up with old friends and makes new friends who help her in her quest. As she searches north, south, east, and west, she gets closer and closer to seeking revenge. Will she be able to avenge her family?

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 12, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477282892

Gabrielle E. Scanio

Gabrielle is a middle school student who has been passionate about creating short stories since before she could write. She is an avid lover of animal stories and especially loves to study wolves. Gabrielle lives with her family in the southwest desert.

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The

War of the Wolves

Written and illustrated by Gabrielle E. Scanio

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Published by AuthorHouse 11/5/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8290-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8289-2 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012919878

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Shadow Howling

Chapter 2: Na’vi

Chapter 3: Red River Pack

Chapter 4: Bullet

Chapter 5: True Friends

Chapter 6: Ares and Apollo

Chapter 7: Mountain Blizzard Pack

Chapter 8: Death of a Liar

Chapter 9: Assassination

Chapter 10: True Colors

Chapter 11: War of the Wolves

Chapter 12: New Beginnings

About the Author

Acknowledgement

I would like to take this opportunity to give a special thanks to my Nana, Donna Jean Scanio, for her countless hours of helping me type, rewrite, and edit this book. Her vast experience and knowledge from authoring her own books were a great help. She motivated and encouraged me to finish this book. Without her help this book would not be possible. Thank you Nana for your love and guidance.

Dedication

I am dedicating this book to my Mom and Dad who helped me and gave me support throughout the process of writing my story.

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Luna

Chapter 1:

Shadow Howling

The forest was dark and the ground was covered with moss. A timber wolf named Luna was walking through the forest. She had a fur coat the color of tree bark. As Luna walked through the forest, she saw very tall trees. Some were knocked over with branches lying across the path. The floor of the forest was covered with brightly colored leaves of orange, red, brown, and green.

It was autumn and Luna was hunting deer for her family. It was for Shadow’s party. Shadow was Luna’s younger brother, and the party would be a great celebration for him. He was coming of age and it was time for him to howl at his first moon. A wolf comes to age at twenty-four moons (one moon equals one month).

Luna remembered her first moon. She was just a pup with light brown fur and yellow eyes that sparkled. She remembered the leaves falling from the trees. She remembered the moss-covered ceremonial rock that she had to howl on. It was light gray and reflected her shadow. She stood tall, ears flattened to her head, and proudly held her head and tail high. She howled a beautiful howl, and then her family joined in. After her howl, Luna and her family walked over to the deer