Tragedy Girl (16 page)
Authors: Christine Hurley Deriso
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Acknowledgments
A huge thanks to my first and best readers/editors: Julianne Deriso, Taylor Deriso, Greg Deriso, and John Jenkins—amazing wordsmiths one and all, each with different strengths that enhanced my manuscript in myriad ways. I also thank the family and friends who endured my in-depth plot descriptions throughout the writing process, offering astute observations and great suggestions even when they had one ear peeled for the next question at our trivia games or needed to ring off the phone to get on with their, you know, lives. I offer my deepest appreciation to Ann Beth Strelec for jumpstarting this novel. Voluminous thanks also to Sara Crowe and Brian Farrey-Latz—agent and editor extraordinaire, respectively, along with the other stellar and encouraging staff at Harvey Klinger and Flux. Finally, my boundless gratitude to the bookends who have filled every moment of my life with love and inspiration: my parents, Gregory and Jane Hurley, and Dane Gregory Deriso, my goodest boy.
Nicole Renee Photography
About the Author
Christine Hurley Deriso is an award-winning author of the young adult novels
Then I Met My Sister
and
Thirty Sunsets
, along with four middle grade novels. She blogs weekly at goodreads.com. For ongoing updates, like her Christine Hurley Deriso author page on Facebook.