Kathleen Rushall: You are the best cheerleader, advisor, friend, and agent. Thank you for being you. Working with you is a privilege and comfort.

Jen Ung: There is something so special about our connection, and I’m grateful to have worked on this story with you. Even after three books, I still can’t believe how deeply you understand my characters, and working with you on this one especially was an honor. Thank you for your enthusiasm for this story.

Kim Yau: Thank you for your passion and hard work. I’m grateful to have a film agent who understands my characters as much as you do.

Simon Pulse: Thank you for being my publishing home and for trusting me with my out-of-the-box ideas, e.g., my college-age characters in this book and American Panda, my weaving a historical story into a contemporary narrative in Our Wayward Fate, et cetera. BFYR: I’m thrilled to join your family!

Laura Eckes: Thank you for the stunning cover! I still can’t get over how you managed to capture Chloe, Drew, and the feel of this book so perfectly! I love it so much I had it open on my computer as I edited.

Cassie Malmo: Thank you for being so on top of things and for all your hard work!

Special thanks to Mara Anastas, Liesa Abrams, Chriscynethia Floyd, Christina Pecorale, Lauren Hoffman, Caitlin Sweeny, Michelle Leo, Chelsea Morgan, Sara Berko, Karen Sherman, Tom Daly, Stacey Sakal, and Alison Velea.

Rachel Lynn Solomon: Thank you for cheering me on from the baby idea stage, for reading early pages, and for your friendship.

Thank you to my Chicago writing community: Stephanie Kate Strohm, Susan Blumberg-Kason, Samira Ahmed, Maddy Colis, Lizzie Cooke, Rena Barron, Kat Cho, Ronni Davis, Anna Waggener, Amelia Brunskill, Kimberly Gabriel, Michelle Falkoff, and Franny Billingsley.

Thank you to my friends and family who’ve supported me in this journey: Dan, Matt, Diana Fowler, Lexi Klimchak, Minnie Yang, and many more. Thank you, Abe Bueno de Mesquita, for always being my first teen reader! Brianna Wahl: Sorry for all the horrible Christmas cookies we made at my house in high school.

Thank you to booksellers, librarians, teachers, and bloggers for all that you do. I’m so grateful for the wonderful support you’ve so kindly shown me in my career.

Mom and Dad: I love you. Thank you for your love and support. And thank you for answering my endless questions and verifying so many things in my books. Dad, I loved laughing with you about the translations in this one. Mom, calling you to talk about Chinese culture, your stories, random Mandarin idioms (and other things not book-related) is a highlight of my day. I’m grateful for how close we’ve become thanks to these books.