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Thank you to Aimee Friedman, my editor! You’re an amazing editor and a lovely person. And I just genuinely enjoy working with you and hanging out with you. I think that’s pretty rare (or I tell myself it is to make me feel more special), and I’m so grateful for it. Thanks as well to the entire Scholastic family: David Levithan (great idea!); Josh Berlowitz; copyeditor Kerianne Steinberg; Yaffa Jaskoll; Olivia Valcarce; Rachel Feld; Elisabeth Ferrari; Tracy van Straaten; Lizette Serrano; Emily Heddleson; and everyone in Sales. Clubs and Fairs, I love you! I know it takes a team to make a book, and I have a great one!

I also have a team of amazing women in my life, women who would be there for me in a heartbeat if I asked: Stephanie Ryan, Candi Kennington, Jenn Johansson, Renee Collins, Bree Despain, Natalie Whipple, Michelle Argyle, Elizabeth Minnick, Rachel Whiting, Brittney Swift, Mandy Hillman, Jamie Lawrence, Emily Freeman, Megan Grant, Misti Hamel, Claudia Wadsworth. Thanks, friends. I love you all.

And last but definitely not least, thanks to my amazing family. Chris DeWoody, Heather Garza, Jared DeWoody, Spencer DeWoody, Stephanie Ryan, Dave Garza, Rachel DeWoody, Zita Konik, Kevin Ryan, Vance West, Karen West, Eric West, Michelle West, Sharlynn West, Rachel Braithwaite, Brian Braithwaite, Angie Stettler, Jim Stettler, Emily Hill, Rick Hill, and the twenty-five children and the (I lost track of the amount) children of children that exist between all these people. You’re the best!





Kasie West is the author of several YA novels, including The Distance Between Us, On the Fence, The Fill-In Boyfriend, P.S. I Like You, By Your Side, Lucky in Love, and Listen to Your Heart. Her books have received numerous accolades and have been named as ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers and as YALSA Best Books for Young Adults. Kasie lives in Fresno, California, with her family, and you can visit her online at kasiewest.com.