The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man's Canyon
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Or maybe it was just a trick of the light.
Acknowledgments
Huge thanks go to Esmond Harmsworth for his truly tireless support of this book; to Brian McMullen for his ideas, care, and skillful shepherding of it; and to Alyson Sinclair and all of the talented folks at McSweeney’s. Vendela Vida and Dave Eggers are owed a big thank you for their friendship and support. I am so grateful to Katherine Roy for her beautiful artwork and for the many ways in which she brought my characters and their world to life. I am grateful too for my inspiring students (past and present) and colleagues at the Center for Cartoon Studies, who always teach me something. Same goes for Joni Cole and all the writers at The Writers Center of White River Junction. Thank you to my insightful early readers, Noah Glenshaw, Jacob Glenshaw, Jamison Dunne, Griffin McAlinden, Lisa Christie, Rachel Gross, Tom Taylor, and Vicki Kuskowski. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Amanda Ann Palmer, for her unflappability, her most excellent kid-wrangling, and her friendship. And huge thanks to Sue and David Taylor, for many things, but especially for reading to us, taking us on adventures, and for being the most fabulous grandparents.
And so many, many thanks to Matt Dunne, for everything.
About the author
S. S. TAYLOR has been fascinated by maps ever since age 10, when she discovered an error on a map of her neighborhood and wondered if it was really a mistake. She has a strong interest in books of all kinds, old libraries, expeditions, mysterious situations, long-hidden secrets, missing explorers, and traveling to known and unknown places. Visit her at www.SSTaylorBooks.com.
About the illustrator
KATHERINE ROY is an artist and author living in New York City. She loves adventure, history, and science, and is currently writing and illustrating a book about great white sharks. The Expeditioners is the first novel she has illustrated. See more of her work at www.katherineroy.com.