Thank you to all of my very thoughtful sensitivity readers. You made this book infinitely better, and I am forever grateful to you for your knowledge. I am always learning.

Thank you to everyone who agreed to read this manuscript early and whose early love of the book made me feel extra inspired to share Cora and Quinn’s story with the world: John Schu, Rebecca Stead, Kathy M. Burnette, Cody Roecker, Jennifer Kraar, Melissa Posten, Jillian Heise, and Kathleen March.

This is the place where I would like to thank every bookseller, librarian, and educator who has supported and uplifted my work. There are too many of you to name, but please know just how grateful I am. Thank you for everything you do to get books into the hands of kids who need them.

Special shout-out to all the Windy City Readers. How lucky am I to be a part of such a wonderful group of book lovers?

Thank you to Phil Binder and the whole marvelous team at the Author Village.

I’m very fortunate to have the support of many friends. Thanks in particular to Alexandra Perrotti, Emery Lord, Becky Albertalli, David Arnold, Adam Silvera, Kim Liggett, Rachel Strolle, Renee Sabo, Rachel Meyers, Nicole Hall, Lane West, Tyler West, Elysse Wagner, Kristan Hoffman, Erica Kaufman, Kelly Lawler, Dan Lawler, Connie Smith, Kt DeLong, Ashley Keyser, and Christopher Adamson.

Much love to my family on both sides of the Atlantic—the Nazeks, the Wagners, and the Wargas. In particular, thanks to my mother, Patricia Anne Nazek, my father, Mohammad Nour Nazek, and my brother, Brandon Khader Nazek.

Gregory Scott Warga, I never quite know how to say thank you. I don’t ever have words that are expansive and full enough. So instead, I’ll say: I love you. Infinitely.

Lillian Nour and Juniper Lee, I’m so lucky to be your mama. Thank you for all your wise and wonderful questions. And thank you for your patience while I drafted this book during a very hard year. Love you to the moon and back.

And to all my young readers, it is such an enormous privilege to write for you. I love you. I see you. I know you’re going to change the world for the better. Eureka!

About the Author

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JASMINE WARGA is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Other Words for Home, a Newbery Honor Book and Walter Honor Book for Younger Readers. Her teen books, Here We Are Now and My Heart and Other Black Holes, have been translated into over twenty-five languages. She lives in the Chicago area with her family. You can visit Jasmine online at www.jasminewarga.com.

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