by Naomi Hughes
Even though she can’t read yet, I want to thank my daughter, who is my whole heart and all my inspiration. May I someday measure up to the woman I am in your eyes.
Lastly, thanks to the God Who put this passion for stories inside me. Without You, none of this would be possible.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
NAOMI HUGHES GREW UP ALL over the U.S. before finally settling in the Midwest, a place she loves even though it tries to murder her with tornadoes every spring. She writes quirky young adult fiction full-time and works as a freelance editor. In her free time she likes to knit, travel with her husband and daughter, and geek out over British TV and Marvel superheroes.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Epilogue
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
Copyright © Naomi Hughes
First published in 2018 by
Page Street Publishing Co.
27 Congress Street, Suite 105
Salem, MA 01970
www.pagestreetpublishing.com
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eISBN: 978-1-624-14598-8
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2018932855
Cover design by Rosie Stewart for Page Street Publishing Co.
Author photo by Rebecca Kuehn, KRK Studios
Photograph of girl © Shutterstock / vgstudio; photograph of city
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