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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks to:

My fabulous agent, Michael Bourret

My incredible editor, Jennifer Klonsky

Sammy Yuen Jr and Mike Rosamilia, who create the Best Covers Ever

Matt Schwartz for way too s to mention

Lila Haber and Kate Smyth for their tireless pro available Also to Victor Iannone and the awesome sales team; to Rick Richter, Paul Crichton, Bethany Buck, Lucille Rettino, Kelly Stocks, Bess Braswell, Mary McAveney, Matt Pantoliano, E, and Molly McLeod

Cassandra Clare, Chris Crutcher, Ally Carter, Richard Lewis, Lauren Baratz-Logsted, A S King, Melissa Walker, FanLibcom, and BookDivascom

All the awesome teen and adult reviewers and fans who plaster s

My parents, siblings, in-laws, and outlaws for all the support

Shout-outs to:

Alyssa, Jamie, Hannah, Kevin, Max, Casey, Chloe, Jack, and Lili Eva Bethel at Primliciouscom

Scott, Michelle, Danielle, Tyler, and Morgan Bloyer

Lori Rourke, hairdresser to the stars

Jade Corn and Cori Ashley at Phoenix Book Company, and to Faith Hochhalter and all of the book club ladies and gents

Treehouse Books, Anderson’s Bookshop, Changing Hands Bookstore, and Kepler’s

My invisible friends who rock: Juliana, Ashlea, Cassie, Nicole, Chelsea, Melissa, and Jaiven me so much support—you knoho you are

Jill Morgan at Flat Rock High School

And to Vickie, Sahrie, Tashia, Nikki, and Katherine, the first five MySpace friends I uys rock!

A NEW YEAR

January 1, 2006, 1:31 am

Janie sprints through the snowy yards froh the front door of her house

And then

Everything goes black

She grips her head, cursing herkaleidoscope of colors builds and throws her off balance She buainst the wall and holds on, and then slowly lowers herself blindly to the floor as her fingers go nuain

She’s too tired to fight it right now Too tired to pull herself out of it Plants her cheek on the cold tile floor Gathers her strength so she can try later, in case the dream doesn’t end quickly

Breathes

Watches

1:32 am

It’s the same old dreaer, h a psychedelic tunnel of flashing, spinning, colored lights, holding hands with the hippie who looks like Jesus Christ Their sunglasses reflect the dizzying stripes, o

This dream always makes Janie sick to her stomach

What’s her stupidroom, anyway?

But Janie is curious She tries to focus She peers at the side the oblivious pair Janie’s mother could see Janie, if only she looked But she never does