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Emmitt Ramos and his girlfriend Mina Rahman reveal matching “HOME” tattoos on their right and left wrists respectively, following Emmitt’s first Oscar win. Via Instagram.

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Acknowledgments

And the Oscar goes to...my readers! Welcome to my annual acknowledgments section—I am so glad to have you here. I want to start by thanking you for reading Mina’s story and for investing time into my words. It’s so, so appreciated. I hope it brought you some comfort and joy.

The next Oscar goes to my amazing agent, JL Stermer, for always being in my corner. You’re the epitome of everything I adore about New York, and I couldn’t do any of this without you!

And another Oscar for my old editor, Rebecca Kuss, for understanding the heart of this story and loving Tom Holland beyond words. Both those things bring me so much joy, and I’m grateful for your existence. An additional Oscar for my new editor, Claire Stetzer, who also loves Tom Holland (clearly, all my editors have incredible taste) and has been an incredible support on this journey. More Oscars for the wonderful Inkyard team: Bess Braswell, Brittany Mitchell, Laura Gianino, and Linette Kim—you deserve it and more. Thank you to Gigi Lau and Valentina Fernandez for such a beautiful cover. It’s exactly how I imagined it.

I’ll stop the Oscar metaphor now, but every single person I’m about to list deserves their own individual award because they mean the world to me. To my someone supportives—to Fari Cannon, Kris Urbanova, Chloe Gong, Genesis Mendoza, Holly Hughes, Z. Ahmadi, and LinLi Wan, for never hesitating to pick up my calls. I could not have written this book without you.

To my favorite angels—to Lorena Valenzuela, Sofia Tulachan, Kaity Findley, Hannah Vitton, Nina Petropoulos and Alyssa Cavallaro, for being there through thick and thin, even across the world.

To the people who make New York City home—to Pietra Ibrisimovic, Kadeen Griffiths, Rachel Koltsov, Akvinder Kaur, Juliana Ogarrio, Helen Urena, Zuzu Bicane, Sophia Monsalve, and Syd Martinez, for always having my back. (Bonus points to Juliana for helping with nearly every single film reference in this book!)

To the writers who make publishing a brighter place—to the Gen Z girlies: Christina Li, Zoe Hana Mikuta, Racquel Marie (and Chloe again), for all the serotonin. To Tahereh Mafi, for being so generous with her time and blurbing this novel. To Leah Jordain, Avi Lewis, Emily Miner, and Shana Targosz, for showing my words infinite love and support.

To my bookish pals—Anam Sattar, Claire Malchow, Andie Gomes, Valerie L., and Michelle Bader, for reading this book and screaming about it with me. To Lydia L. and Silke Alina, for supporting my career along the way.