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Acknowledgments

I don't know how you thank the people who've helped you achieve your lifelong dream, but since that's kind of the point, I'll do the best I can.

First, thank you to Kate Testerman, who not only plucked this story out of the slush but cared enough about this writer to establish a relationship long before that. I appreciate your tenacity as well as your optimism. I wouldn't have made it very far without either one.

Second, thank you to Shauna Rossano, who has championed this story from the start. Every writer should have an editor as exacting and encouraging as you. Also, thanks to everyone at Putnam, especially Jennifer Besser, and to Rose Wong for the beautiful cover.

My writing in general and this story in particular have benefited greatly from the expertise of fellow writers Amy Sonnichsen, Ben Spendlove, Jenilyn Collings, Kelly Kennedy Bryson, Liesl Shurtliff, Mónica Bustamante Wagner, Myrna Foster, and Tara Dairman. You push when I need pushing and soothe when I need soothing, and I can honestly say I wouldn't be here without you.

I also have to thank my parents, who never made me feel strange for wanting to stay in and write. I don't think books would be as important to me if they hadn't been important to you first. Also, thanks to Russell Walker, who helped with the Japanese. Anything I did right is your doing, and anything I did wrong is my fault.

Last but certainly not least, thank you to Chris, who lets me fret about my writing without fretting himself, and to Isaac, Madeleine, and William, who take me on grand adventures (and go on grand adventures by themselves when I need to get some writing done). You put up with the drama and get nothing in return, but none of it would matter if I didn't have you.

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