A Little Friendly Advice (22 page)

David Levithan, editor/mentor/friend/G.O.M. I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done, but I sure will try. You are my light. Here’s to endless
this
and
that
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Extra sparkly kudos to the hardworking folks at Scholastic. I greatly appreciate all your efforts.

Rosemary Stimola, my agent and fellow Jersey girl. Thanks for your wisdom, guidance, and sass.

I offer everlasting high fives to those who wielded red pen, gave their unwavering support, and prevented me from hurling my laptop out the window—Kathryne B. Alfred, Coe Booth, Daphne Grab, Lisa Graff, Lisa Greenwald, Jenny Han, Caroline Hickey, TEAM FRIENDSHIP (Sara Shandler and Lynn Weingarten), Eamon Tobin, my best friend, Erin Comaskey, and Sarah Weeks and Tor Seidler of The New School MFA Creative Writing program.

Brian Carr, thanks for dropping everything to read my newest pages. Operation Omega forever.

Nick Caruso, I’m so grateful for all the love, support, and impromptu dance parties you’ve given me. xoxo.

Mom and Dad, you are the Best. Parents. Ever. Your tennis court and swimming pool are in the mail.

SIOBHAN VIVIAN is obsessed with music, particularly obscure Swedish bands playing lo-fi songs about love. She is also the author of
Same Difference
. She prefers that you pronounce her first name “shove-on,” over the incorrect phonetic version “sigh-oh-ba-han.”
www.siobhanvivian.com

Text copyright © 2008 by Siobhan Vivian.

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First PUSH paperback printing, March 2009

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