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Thank you first and always to Barry Furrow, and to Brenda Bowen, Maggie Christ, Ivy Drexel, Sharon Friedler, Elena Furrow, Nick Furrow, Alice Galenson, Ashley Hoyle, Lorraine Leeson, Meg McWilliams-Piraino, Kate Nicholes, Nathan Sanders, and Rachel Sutton-Spence for comments on earlier drafts and troubleshooting details of plot with me. And a crystal-white thank-you to my constant cheer squad and editorial team, Alex Borbolla, Dana Carey, Sarah Eckstein, Teria Jennings, Alexandra West, Hannah Weverka, and, especially, Wendy Lamb, who said, “Why not Venice?” Many thanks, as well, to copy editors Heather Lockwood Hughes and Colleen Fellingham for their care and attention to detail, and to kid-ethic.com and Shannon Plunkett in the art department for the striking cover and interior design.
Donna Jo Napoli has been publishing stories for children and young adults since 1991 and has about eighty books in print, including Alligator Bayou, The King of Mulberry Street, and Daughter of Venice, available from Wendy Lamb Books.
Donna Jo is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy, where many of her stories are set. She lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, with her husband. Visit her online at donnajonapoli.com.
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