I’m confident my family will be banished too. Matt, Kilian, and Kennedy: You have been there through each of these Unwanteds books from the very beginning. Thank you for all of your creative ideas, brilliant suggestions, and helpful feedback for the past many years. I always know I can count on you.

Booksellers, maybe you ordered this book for your store. As a former bookseller, I have the fondest feelings for you and the greatest empathy for your sore feet. I also know shelf space is precious, and I am grateful that you make room for me.

Educators and librarians, you had me at “How many books would you like to borrow?” I spent my Saturdays at the public library as a kid, and my weekdays trying to figure out how to stay in at recess so I could hide from bullies and read whatever you had in your classroom. Today I thank you for putting my books into the hands of young readers who might feel Unwanted too.

Kids! You give me life. Every day someone asks me, “Where do you get your inspiration?” I say it’s from you. It’s from readers who tell me on Instagram or Twitter or Facebook or in a letter or in person that these books mean something to you. You make me want to keep going. Thank you for your joy and enthusiasm and for making me laugh.

Most of all, thank you to Liesa Abrams and Michael Bourret. I love our little team.

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About the Author

Author photograph © 2015 by Ryan Nicholson Photography

Lisa McMann is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle-grade dystopian fantasy series The Unwanteds, the YA paranormal Wake trilogy, and several other books for kids and teens. She lives with her family in the Phoenix area. Check out Lisa’s website at LisaMcMann.com, learn more about the Unwanteds series at UnwantedsSeries.com, and be sure to say hi on Instagram or Twitter (@Lisa_McMann), or on Facebook (facebook.com/mcmannfan).

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THE UNWANTEDS SERIES

The Unwanteds

Island of Silence

Island of Fire

Island of Legends

Island of Shipwrecks

Island of Graves

Island of Dragons

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THE UNWANTEDS QUESTS SERIES

Dragon Captives

Dragon Bones

Dragon Ghosts

Dragon Curse

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FOR OLDER READERS:

Don’t Close Your Eyes

Visions

Cryer’s Cross

Dead to You

Copyright

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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