Heartfelt thanks to the following people:
our beloved agent, Jennifer Carlson, who told us to go for it with so much enthusiasm that we really couldn’t say no;
our editor, Kari Sutherland, who always understood, even when we didn’t, and put us through the wringer in the best possible way;
everyone at HarperCollins Children’s Books;
Dan Fertel, Isaac Fertel, Annabel Teague, Kristina de los Santos, and everyone else who read Lucas Biggs in its early stages and so graciously gave us their thoughts;
the Ballotta Garman family and all the good people at Wilmington Friends School;
Finn and Huxley, loyal and true, who had us wondering how we wrote all those years without dogs at our feet (or on our laps);
our children, Charles and Annabel Teague, who make us sharper and kinder, better people and better writers, and who are just really great to hang out with.
And finally, David is grateful for Marisa, and Marisa is grateful for David. Writing a book with your best friend—life doesn’t get much sweeter than that.