Acknowledgments

I love my Tyndale team, who work together to make me better than I am. Thanks to Linda Howard, associate publisher, children and youth, for loving to brainstorm ideas and then turning those ideas into realities. Stephanie Riche, senior editor, thank you for your encouragement, wisdom, and friendship. Jackie Nuñez, art director, thanks for sharing your creativity, talents, and artistic gifts with me. And I’m so grateful for Sarah Rubio, my editor, who in addition to her profound skills and keen perception, is a joy to work with. Thanks also to Alyssa Anderson, Brittany Bergman, Nancy Clausen, Raquel Corbin, Jesse Doogan, Kristi Gravemann, Tim Wolf, Stephanie Brockway, Lisanne Kaufmann, Elizabeth Kletzing, and Sheila Urban.

Eternal thanks to my Katy, whose sweet, Julie-like spirit rises above obstacles to touch everyone she meets, leaving us all better people. I can’t leave out my Cassie, Ellie, and Maddie, who provide me with endless inspiration.

Finally, I couldn’t do anything without my talented and loving husband—my first reader, my constant hero, and the love of my life.