ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book is an expression of many people’s desire to help refugees from Darfur. We have the utmost respect and appreciation for: the authors and poets who shared their valuable talent freely for this cause; Mia Farrow, an advocate without limits, who contributed an important personal link to the refugees ; our literary agent, Brenda Bowen, who donated her essential guidance pro bono; and especially the team at Penguin/G. P. Putnam’s Sons for using the strength of a publishing industry titan to lift up some of the world’s neediest readers. Without Nancy Paulsen, Susan Kochan, and our tireless editor, Stacey Barney, who supported and nurtured our vision, this book would not be possible.
We owe a special gratitude to Alexander McCall Smith for being the first author to commit to this project, when it was nothing but an idea; to Cornelia Funke and Ann M. Martin for joining even before we had a publisher; and to the team at UNHCR, especially Greg Millar, for their invaluable collaboration to help maximize the aid we can give to the Darfuris.
Critical assistance was provided by David Axelrod, Faye Bender, Amy Berkower, Candice Bradley, Regina Brooks, Eliza Fischer, Prof. Virginia Fowler, Gina Gagliano, Nancy Gallt, Leila Gordon, Julianne Hancock, Elizabeth Harding, Rebecca Hearn, Merrilee Heifetz, Susan Knopf, Oliver Latsch, Kendra Marcus, Steve Rosato, Susanne Rudloff, Robin Straus, and Lesley Winton. We are most grateful to them personally and for the generosity of SirsiDynix, HarperCollins, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, BookExpo America, the London Book Fair, and the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Thank you all for working together with us to make some of the refugees’ wishes come true.
With gratitude to all who have joined the authors and poets by supporting or inspiring support for the refugee camp libraries:
Pam Omidyar
Cassandra and Vernon S.
The Lane Family and Girl Scout Troop 5712
Christian Boutte • Kingston L. Brunson •
Janice L. Wilkins
Edward Abbott • Stephanie Abbott • Deborah A. Allan • Merri Ann Allan • Patricia Robertson Amusa Shonubi • Kaitlyn D. B. • Siomara Joia Baluarte • Cole Eugene Barnes • Kameron Edward Barnes • Tyler Michael Barnes • Chus Bello • Majida Ben Jemaa • Munir Ben Jemaa • Ida Bentsen • Coleen Binshtok • Martha Sumrall Boshnick • Alex Brooks • Hannah Brooks • Curtis Brown, Ltd. • Carl Brunson • Jill Brunson • Paul Brunson • Rachel Kramer Bussel • Thomas Carroll • Kathy Casey • Aurelia Castillo • Candice Chiu • Ratinan Choochaimangkhala • Edmund Chow. Daniel West Cohen. Kacen Cushman • Chow • Daniel West Cohen • Karen Cushman • Leah Cushman • Hanis D. • Darfur and Beyond • Wyatt West Dean • Eden Amelia Ewell • Everett Neal Ewell • Grayson Michael Ewell • Arielle R. Feller • Micah B. Feller • Eric Ferguson • Juan A. Fernandez • Donald Fischer • Emily Fischer • Jason Fischer • Wendy Fischer • Shea Foley • Dale Friedman • Nancy Gallt • Farah Géhy • Pamela Goldberg • Leila Gordon • Remington M. Gray • Riley Hope Grayson • Mrs. Heise • Samantha Leigh Hendy • Kira Thomasdotter Ingo • Stella Thomasdotter Ingo • Monica Itzel • Louise Jacob • Abraham Phillips Jaspen • Anne Pruitt Jaspen • Leo Broughton Jaspen • David Johnson • Doni Kay • Rebecca Kennedy • Jonathan Kleinwaks • Alvina L. • Angie M. L. • Julia Gelfand Lang • Laura Langlie • Chris Lanphere • Ann Larson • Kristin Levine • Kelly Starling Lyons • Jacob Males • Clare Mansfield • Mary Jo Marchant • Dora Marcus • Claire Mayerick • Erin Mazursky • Aroha Millar • Frankie Millar • Jacqueline Mitchell • Patricia Mounsey • Allan Nelkin • Melanie Nelkin • Sheila O’Connor • Hannah P. • Julia P. • Shaela P. • Sasha Parsons • Betty Puszakowski • Ethan Amelia R. • Laura Register • Nikisha Riley • Mariam S. • Sekou S. • Maxine Schmidt • Adam Schupack • Rachel Schupack • Danny Sedlazek • Sue Sedlazek • Walt Sedlazek • Elizabeth Shaw • Emily Shaw • Abby Simon • Alan Sitomer • Adeline Claudia Sozanski • Gilda Squire • Rebecca Stanley • Danielle Stark • Joanne K. Stathos • Kerry Stubbs • Judy Swanson • Chris Sylvester • Don Sylvester • Laurie Thompson • Aunt Trish • Danette Vigilante • West Family • Benjamin Wexler • Joanna Whitehead • Cory Williams • Darcy Wishard • Larry Yungk
Past contributors to Book Wish Foundation have also signifi cantly advanced this cause. Thank you!
1 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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