ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book came to be with the help of many people. I am so grateful to them.
My agent, Miriam Kriss, whose continued passion and dedication are fierce. I trust my word gremlins to you.
My editor, Courtney Koschel, for her guidance and trust, for pushing me in just the right places. My publisher, Georgia McBride, for taking a chance. The Month9Books crew, especially Lindsay Leggett and Cameron Yeager, for their time in making this book what I always hoped it’d be, and Jaime Arnold, who is such a powerhouse.
I can’t write without my elements. Windy Aphayrath, you made the crazy girl crazier. Amanda Bonilla, we held hands and skipped down this road together, and hasn’t it been quite a journey? Cole Gibsen, our timeshare in “the Pit” has gone up for sale. Thank you so much for agreeing to meet Shawny and me that day, even if you did sit with your back to the wall in case we were certifiable. Shawntelle Madison, birthday parties can change everything. Hillary Monahan, a kindred spirit, you push to me to be better.
Heather Brewer who took me under her dark cloak.
Heather Reid who is always there with words of wisdom and love.
The YA Scream Queens—Cat Scully, Courtney Alameda, Dawn Kurtagich, Hillary Monahan (again!), Jenn “J.R.” Johansson, Lauren Roy, Lindsay N. Currie, and Trisha Leaver—because we need more spooky.
So many people who helped me as I wrote Magpies and in the time getting ready for the book to be shared: Christina Ahn, Wolf and Gypsi Ballard, Sandra Fenton, Maria Fernandez, Valerie Gerbus, Emily Hall and Main Street Books in St. Charles, Missouri; Shaun David Hutchinson, Antony John and the coffee gab crew, Beth and Gabrielle Jones for more coffee, Sara King, Jackie Morse Kessler for her mentorship, Jamie Krakover, Andrew Lovitt, Jenny McCormick-Friehs, Meredith Maresco, Marie Meyer, LS Murphy, Bebe Nickolai, Rachel Nygren, Kelly Oswald and Mary Beth Pilcher, Rachel Rieckenberg, Dorothy Rush, Judi Tabb, Dawn April Terviel, Dawn Thompson, Dana Waganer, Judy Williams for letting me write in junior year English class instead of taking notes, Melissa Williams, Erich Zwettler, all of Jabber Jaws, the BookYArd, Walter, David, Annika, Gwendolyn, Adrian, and Brendan.
For Jack and Lucille Powell. Lucy, I have known you longer than I knew my own mother, and I am so grateful for all that you do, all you say, and all your love.
For Ericka Zwettler. There is no better big sister. Ever.
And Tim. There was always Tim. Dad was right when he said you’re like Superman.
For my parents, Sharon and Richard, and my brother Michael. I love you. See you on the other side.
SARAH BROMLEY
Sarah Bromley lives near St. Louis with her husband, three children, and three dogs. She likes the quiet hours of morning when she can drink coffee in peace, stare into the woods behind her house, and wonder what monsters live there. When she’s not writing or wrangling small children, she can be found volunteering at a stable for disabled riders.
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Table of Contents
Glossary of Romani Terms
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
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Acknowledgements
About the Author
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