Hope and Other Punch Lines(72)

High fives to the amazing Lola Wusu, Charlotte Huang, Lucy Kaminsky, and the rest of my amazing village. You all know who you are.

And finally, the biggest, most ginormous thank-you to all the readers who make this writing-books thing possible. I’m so, so grateful for your support.

Love to my dad, to Lena (who is sorely missed), to Josh, to Leia, to my beautiful nephew sweet baby James (welcome to the world, little guy; we already love you), and to the whole Flore clan. Special thank-you to my mom, Elizabeth Buxbaum, who is loved and remembered every single day.

And finally, thank you, Indy, my homespot, for making everything possible, and to Elili and Luca, my heart, for making everything matter. I love you guys to the moon and back and back ad infinitum.