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Authors: Sara Polsky
Acknowledgments
There is a world of people without whom this book would not exist. Thanks to my wonderful agent, Suzie Townsend, who loved this story from the beginning and made it so much better. To Kristin Ostby, who acquired the manuscript for Albert Whitman, and Wendy McClure, who shepherded it through the publication process. And to everyone else at Whitman: thank you.
My first handful of pages would never have become a book without feedback from Micol Ostow and everyone I met in Micol's YA writing class at Mediabistro. G. Jules Reynolds, J. Anderson Coats, Meg Burden, and Hannah Ehrlich, beta readers extraordinaire, made the story stronger with every draft.
My friends are an incredible source of support and encouragement, and their joy at seeing my book published has made the process all the more exciting for me. And, of course, my family: my brother, who always makes me laugh (“How's that novel coming?”), my mom, who showed me what it means to love books, and my dad, who was my first writing teacher. I am lucky to have all of you.
About the Author
Sara Polsky writes fiction, essays and journalism. Her work has appeared in Christian Science Monitor, Poets & Writers, and various literary magazines. She writes for the blog Curbed as well. She lives in New York City. This is her first novel.
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2013 by Sara Polsky
Cover design by Jenna Stempel
Cover images ©iStockphoto.com/Shaun Lowe and Vladimir Piskunov
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