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Beth Phelan and DvPit—thanks for connecting me and Sarah! Thank you to my #DvSquad, for being the squad of dreams and the best support I could ask for. To the Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is not to talk about Fight Club, but thanks for being there in desperate times, for guiding me with wisdom, for having enlightened conversations, and for literally all the tea. I have cherished every moment. To KidLit AOC, for providing a safe space and for being awesome. Special thanks to Heidi Heilig, who is an amazing human being. I learned so much from you. Thank you for including me, always.
To my debut group, the Novel Nineteens. Special shout-out to Kosoko Jackson, Emily Duncan, Joan He, Claribel Ortega, Kat Cho, Karen Strong, Swati Teerdhala, Nina Moreno, Tehlor Mejia, Hanna Alkaf, Rory Powers, Molly Owen, and Christine Lynn. It’s an honor to begin this journey with you, and I hope we get to sit together on the shelves for a long time.
Thanks to all my readers, old, new, or those who read the acknowledgments first (I do that, too!). Thanks for giving a chance to my girl pilot and the rest of the gang. Things can be tough, but they always get better. Just don’t let anything crash.
And lastly, thanks to the people who inspired this book in the first place. To all the science fiction writers who came before me and told me of amazing stories and amazing places and taught me what it’s like to be human. Thanks to Steven Spielberg, who introduced me to sci-fi. And to Will Smith. I want to be you when I grow up.
About the Author
Laura Pohl is a Brazilian writer who lives in São Paulo. She likes writing messages in caps lock, quoting Hamilton, and obsessing about Star Wars. When not taking pictures of her dog, she can be found discussing alien conspiracy theories. She has not crashed any cars or spaceships yet.
You can find out more about her on her website at onlybylaura.com.
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