Acknowledgments

First, a thank-you to Sammy Brown, Anne’s daughter, and Sammy’s dear friend and musical partner, the late Zach Sobiech, for giving us the idea to write a story about two teen YouTube musicians. (Though it behooves us to say that Sammy and Zach were nothing like Lauren and Kadence and used their music to do so much good in the world.) Feel free to check out Sammy and Zach’s videos and music, all of which support osteosarcoma cancer research. 

As always, a big thank-you to our agent Jacqueline Flynn and editor Wendy McClure for their insight and enthusiasm. Also much gratitude to Ellen Kokontis, Kristin Zelazko, Diane Dannenfeldt, and Andrea Hall.

In our opinion, every writer needs a no-holds-barred critique group. Ours was Li Boyd, Kerstin March, Lauren Peck, and Jacqueline West. 

Thank you to spouses and family, without whose support none of this would be possible.

Finally, to the readers, librarians, bloggers, and kidlit community: Rock on!