My champions at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a giant thank-you to my editor Alexandra Hightower who worked around the clock with me to get this into readers’ hands, despite complications with the supply chain and an extremely tight schedule. Her notes made this book exactly what I’d hoped it could be and more. Cheers to amazing teamwork, Alex! Alvina Ling, Cassie Malmo, Savannah Kennelly, Stefanie Hoffman, Emilie Polster, Victoria Stapleton, Marisa Finkelstein, Tracy Koontz, Tracy Shaw, Virginia Lawther, Danielle Cantarella, Shawn Foster, Claire Gamble, Karen Torres, Barbara Blasucci, Carol Meadows, Janelle DeLuise, Siena Koncsol, and my publishers Megan Tingley and Jackie Engel. Thank you for so much in-house support and excitement!
My UK Team at Hodder & Stoughton—Molly Powell, Kate Keehan, Laura Bartholomew, Natasha Qureshi, Callie Robertson, Sarah Clay, Iman Khabl: you are all such treasures to work with. I hope I added enough spice.
To my family, it’s hard to believe this is the seventh time I’ve gotten to write out acknowledgments. I love you all more than words can express. As always, special shout-out to my sister Kelli and her boutique （Dogwood Lane Boutique） for all of the inspiration. （And retail therapy.）
Booksellers, librarians, indies, book boxes and every book business both large and small in between, thank you for your unending support. BookTok—I adore you! Special shout-out to Ayman Chaudhary （@Aymansbooks） and Pauline （@thebooksiveloved） for their amazing videos and early support of this series.
Stephanie Garber, Isabel Iba?ez, Samira Ahmed—you are all rock star authors and, most importantly, incredible humans. Anissa de Gomery—your friendship brightens my days! I’m so happy to call each of you dear friends. Thank you for all of the texts and calls and love. Through deadlines and pandemics and regular life, you are the best.
Thank you for reading all the way to the end. I cannot wait to see what wicked adventure comes next… xoxo.