Much help goes into the creation of a book. I’m grateful to the many people who gave me their support along the way, including Dr. Jean Brown, The Commando Writers (Michael A. Di Battista, Peter DiIanni, Scott Fitts, Geoffrey H. Goodwin and David A. Kelly), Susan Green, Shauna Leggat, Andy McNicol, Barbara O’Connor, Bhavini and Hemant Patel, Jenny Silberman, John Taxiarchis, Lauren Whitney and Janet Zade.
Stephanie Lane Elliott, my editor and friend, deserves a special acknowledgment, as do all the good people at Random House who helped make this book happen, including Krista Vitola, Beverly Horowitz, Trish Parcell, Colleen Fellingham, Elizabeth Krych and others too numerous to list but whose efforts I truly appreciate.
Thanks also go to Debra Martin Chase and Gaylyn Fraiche for leading the charge that brought the Lemonade Mouth revolution to an even wider audience.
Finally, I wish to thank my children, Evan, Lucy and Zoe, for reading the various manuscript drafts and giving me their insights, and my wife, Karen, for her unwavering friendship and love.