The Further Adventures of Ebenezer Scrooge (8 page)

Thanks are due to the late Bill Carr for introducing me to the works of Charles Dickens; to Alex Reber, who encouraged me during the writing process, in spite of being a seventh grader at the time; to my colleagues at Summit School; and to our British friends who fed, housed, and celebrated with us over the Christmas holidays of 2003—Mark and Catherine Richards and Chris and Delphie Stockwell. I am, of course, deeply indebted to the works of the aforementioned Mr. Dickens. I am grateful for the support and enthusiasm of David Gernert and Anna Worrall at the Gernert Company and to my incredible team at Penguin, which includes but is not limited to Lindsey Schwoeri, Rebecca Lang, Annie Harris, and the remarkable Kathryn Court. Douglas Smith has created illustrations that perfectly capture the spirit and era of the text, and for that I am most grateful. Finally, to my loving and supportive family—I could not be more lucky than to have Lucy, Jordan, and Janice in my
life.

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