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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To the following individuals I give thanks, owe much, and hereby declare that you’re simply marvelous.
My husband, Bob, gave me the gift of time and encouragement to pursue my dream job. There is much I wouldn’t be without him.
My sons, Ross and Mac, tolerate my distractedness, pitch in when needed, and make parenting easy. There is much I wouldn’t experience without them.
My mother, Elaine Peck, dedicated her life to her three daughters. She taught us independence, confidence, curiosity, and how to have fun. I’ve spent countless happy hours with my sisters Jennifer and Valerie and the entire extended gang: Ted, Taylor, Lily, Katie, and Jack. It’s an honor to snap Christmas crackers and wear paper crowns with you all.
I belong to a talented critique group. Chantal Corcoran, Dawn Mooradian, Kali VanBaale, Kimberly Stuart, and Murl Pace have contributed honest and fair commentaries; their fellowship is a joy; and they get bonus points for making me howl with laughter.
I am grateful to Candlewick Press and its many team members who contributed to this book. Kudos to Kate Cunningham who designed, make that nailed, the covers for both Stork and Frost. I am in debt to my editor, Jennifer Yoon, whose contribution is invaluable. Jennifer is smart, meticulous, and kind.
Finally, I thank the agency of Artists and Artisans. My agent, Jamie Brenner, is my tireless advocate, greatest champion, and a savvy editor in her own right. Without Jamie’s enthusiasm and support, the Stork trilogy may never have taken flight.
WENDY DELSOL is the author of Stork, the first novel about Katla Leblanc. She also writes novels for adults. She says, “Frost is written in tribute to one of my childhood fascinations, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen: a tale of beguilement, quest, and abiding love.” Wendy Delsol lives with her husband and two teen sons in Des Moines, Iowa.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Copyright © 2011 by Wendy Delsol
Cover photographs: copyright © 2011 by Regine Mahaux (girl); © 2011 by Comstock (icicles)
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First electronic edition 2011
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
Delsol, Wendy.
Frost / Wendy Delsol. —1st ed.
p. cm.
Sequel to: Stork.
Summary: After her boyfriend Jack conjures up a record-breaking snow storm, sixteen-year-old Kat Leblanc finds herself facing an unusual rival in the form of an environmental researcher from Greenland who is drawn to their small town of Norse Falls, Minnesota, by the storm.
ISBN 978-0-7636-5386-6 (hardcover)
[1. Supernatural — Fiction. 2. Snow — Fiction. 3. Interpersonal relations — Fiction. 4. High schools — Fiction. 5. Schools — Fiction. 6. Arctic regions — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.D3875Fr 2011
[Fic] — dc22 2010047656
ISBN 978-0-7636-5616-4 (electronic)
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