by Ted Sanders
Iacopo Bruno, whose amazing art I genuinely treasure. I’m so honored to have had your work gracing the covers and pages of these books.
Liz Howey. I’m not exaggerating when I say I could not have finished this final book without your incredible work cataloging the people, places, creatures, and mysteries of the Keepers. I asked for your help and you sent back a miracle. Thank you for making my life so much easier.
My friends, supporters, and colleagues. Matt Minicucci, Laura Koritz, Russell Evatt, Kathy Skwarczek, Jeff & Rosita Durbin, Michele Whisenhunt, Elizabeth Tavares, Janice Harrington, Antonia Leotsakos, Tom Seals, Cara Baiocchi, Matt Mullholland.
My teachers. Philip Graham, Rick Powers, Mike Madonick, and many others—especially Neil Archer, who shocked me and changed me by hating the first real story I wrote. Your belief that I could, and should, do better was the best lesson I ever learned.
My parents, who made me a reader.
My children, Rowan, Bridget, and Milo.
My wife Jodee, who has given me so much room and support, and who has had to listen to me brag, complain, and fret for years now. Thank you endlessly for your love and patience.
And finally, all my readers, and all the fans of The Keepers. It’s been so gratifying meeting so many of you. Your passion for these books has been the best reward a writer could ask for. Thank you all, big and small.
About the Author
Photo by Jodee Stanley
TED SANDERS is the author of the short-story collection No Animals We Could Name, winner of the 2011 Bakeless Prize for fiction. His stories and essays have appeared in publications such as the Georgia Review, the Gettysburg Review, and The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories anthology. A recipient of a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, he lives with his family in Urbana, Illinois, and teaches at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Keepers is his first series for younger readers. You can visit him online at www.tedsanders.net.
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THE KEEPERS #4: THE STARLIT LOOM. Text copyright © 2018 by Ted Sanders. Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Iacopo Bruno. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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Digital Edition NOVEMBER 2018 ISBN: 978-0-06-227593-6
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-227591-2
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