It takes a lot of people to make a book. And I'm thankful for all of them.
First, to my incredible agent, Miriam Kriss, who said immediately after Hunger, "So which Horseman are you writing about next?"
Next, to my amazing editor, Julie Tibbott, who knows exactly what to do to turn a story into something powerful, and to the entire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt team—from cover art to production to marketing to sales and everything in between, I'm so grateful to you all.
To the Mopey Teenage Bears and the Deadline Dames: World domination, one book at a time!
To Heather Brewer and Renée Barr: You rock, as always!
To Ryan and Mason: You're the best kids a parent could ever ask for. (But you still can't play the Wii on a school night.)
And to my loving husband, Brett: Always. Forever.
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The refugee camp in the desert that Missy visits is based on a real refugee camp.