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Thank you to superstar Mel Jolly. I was able to finish writing this book because of your valuable support.

My writer friendships are what have sustained me since this book was just a spark of an idea. Thank you to my LA YA essentials: Elissa Sussman, Zan Romanoff, Brandy Colbert, Robin Benway, Aminah Mae Safi (the cross-out epigraph!), Diya Mishra, Kirsten Hubbard, and Anna Carey. Shout-out especially to the masters of puns (puns … ters?) and my own personal creative brain trust, Sarah Enni and Morgan Matson. Thank you to the hags for the wisdom and support. Special thanks to Veronica Roth, Courtney Summers, and Somaiya Daud—I am a better writer and person because of you all.

Thank you to my entire family whose support is the reason I can do any of this. To the Appelhans, Appelwats, and Peterhans, thank you for always caring. And reading. So fast. In front of me. In one sitting.

To my sister, Christine, who took good care of my home and Maeby while I worked on this book in another country. To my parents, for a lifetime of support and love.

To my husband, Chris, whose work and art inspire me every day. Thank you for enduring the distance and time so that I could create my art, too.