The Scar Boys (21 page)

I’ve had the pleasure to know many wonderful booksellers throughout the course of my life. Six of the most extraordinary—Becky Anderson, Cathy Berner, Valerie Koehler, Collette Morgan, Matt Norcross, and Andrea Vuleta—were instrumental in helping this book find a home.

And last, but not least, thanks to the real Woofing Cookies: Joe Loskywitz, Scott Nafz, and Chad Strohmayer. The adventures we had together as kids formed the backdrop of Harry’s tale. This story is their story as much as it is my own. Their friendship has and will always mean the world to me.

LEN VLAHOS

dropped out of NYU film school at age 19 to go on the road with a touring punk/pop band called the Woofing Cookies, which eventually became the backdrop for
The Scar Boys
. He now works in the book industry and lives with his wife and two children in Connecticut. You can visit him online at
www.lenvlahos.com
and follow him on Facebook and Twitter
@LenVlahos
.