Thank you to John Cusick for being the first person to see the potential in this book. You changed my life, and I’ll always be grateful for that! And thank you Stephanie Guerdan, Mabel Hsu, and Alyson Day for opening the door to me.

To Gabby and Martha—thank you for all the love and support over the years. It means the world to me to be able to share this book with you now.

To my Twitter family, for giving me somewhere to find myself and helping me develop into the person and author I am today; thank you all so much.

To Claribel Ortega, for giving me my first taste of the world of traditional publishing and constantly providing support and advice. Thank you for being my publishing tia.

To My fellow 21ders (and queerever 21s), thank you for going through this wild journey of stumbling through the dark with me. It’s been a hell of a ride, but we’re here. We made it.

To all my fellow author friends—Ryan La Sala, Aiden Thomas, Jonny Garza Villa, Sonora Reyes, Becky Albertalli, Camryn Garrett, Julian Winters, Jo Ladzinski, Becca Mix, Blake Farron, Ashley Jean, Claudie Arsenault, RoAnna Sylver, Gabriela Martins, and Amparo Ortiz—for cheering me on, providing me constant inspiration, and reminding me of all the reasons I love being an author. And to all the authors I didn’t name, I love y’all, I just didn’t want to make it weird by including you if you don’t consider me a friend, I’m sorry :/.

To my beta readers—A.Z. Louise and Shelly Jay—thank you for putting your time and heart into this book.

To Peter Lopez, ily bitch.

To my sister and Nicole, thank you for buying a copy even though I know you’ll never get around to reading it.

To my grandmother—I love you, and I miss you. You’ll always be my sunshine, and I’ll always be my brightest for you.

To Susan, Judy, Alex, and Derek, thank you for being my family.

And, of course, to Kelpie, thanks for being my ideal reader and best friend. The ideas are for me, but I write them for you, so where should we go next?

About the Author

Courtesy of Emery Lee

EMERY LEE is a kidlit author, artist, and YouTuber hailing from a mixed-racial background. After graduating with a degree in creative writing, e’s gone on to author novels, short stories, and web comics. When away from reading and writing, you’ll most likely find em engaged in art or snuggling cute dogs. Find em online at www.emeryleebooks.com.

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