Mirage

by Jenn Reese

  Thanks to Joe Monti, who always knows when I need to talk to a friend instead of an agent.

  I am grateful to my editor, Sarah Ketchersid, for making this book so much better than it was. Her gentle but brilliant suggestions helped me find my way so many times. The rest of the Candlewick team also has my thanks: Liz Zembruski, Tracy Miracle, Hannah Mahoney, Maggie Deslaurier, Andrea Tompa, Martha Dwyer, and the sales and marketing team. Thanks to Alexander Jansson for another gorgeous cover illustration, and to Kathryn Cunningham and Rachel Smith for turning it into a stunning book.

  Thanks to my friends, family, and fellow writers who’ve supported me on this journey. If I’m doing my job right, you already know how much I treasure you.

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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.

  Copyright © 2013 by Jenn Reese

  Cover illustration copyright © 2013 by Alexander Jansson

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.

  First electronic edition 2013

  Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2012943643

  ISBN 978-0-7636-5418-4 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-0-7636-6364-3 (electronic)

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