Luke thanks:
My insightful colleagues in the Writing for Children and Young Adults track at Spalding University's MFA program: Louella Bryant, Joyce McDonald, and Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Lucille Penner for sharing secrets of writing nonfiction for children. My children and grandchildren for providing me with an endless treasure trove of stories.
Eva thanks:
Neil Gordon for welcoming me to the writing program at The New School University, and for talking to me about writing and publishing whenever I knocked on his office door. Kristy Davis for reminding me that writing books is a goal worth striving for, and that reading books is good for you. Also for cake. My brother and sister-in-law, Clay and Sarah Wallin, for lending me their house to write in over Christmas week 2009. Scott Mendel for introducing me to the business of book publishing from an agent's point of view.
Luke and Eva would both like to thank:
Our Acquisitions Editor, Lisa Laing, at Adams Media, for her speedy question-answering and assistance at every stage in the process; our attentive and helpful agent Katelynn Lacopo for bringing this project to us and for making herself available throughout its completion; Lloyd Kelly, Jr., for inspiration, ideas, and friendship; Sena Jeter Naslund for guidance and wisdom; and Mary Elizabeth Gordon for ongoing life support.