Firstly, I’d like to thank THE best agent out there, the super miraculous Sam Copeland who kick-started my journey into publication. And what a journey that has been. Thank you—for everything. I’ve had the best time.
Simon Boughton, my wonderful US editor at Norton Young Readers, thank you for taking on Freddie. And for working through all the many Briticisms I included. There were a lot.
Rebecca Hill, my editor, and Becky Walker at Usborne UK, two shining gems of the publishing world. Thank you for your vision and your enthusiasm for Freddie. Working with you both has been an absolute dream and I feel so lucky!
To my sister, Caroline Bowne, one of the funniest people I know. You are a wonderful human being for reading all of my rough scribblings. And to Josie Shah, Katie Murray, and Polly Scobie for going through the pain of reading my scratchy first drafts too.
Thanks also to the amazing Catherine Johnson at Curtis Brown Creative and my writing group pals I found on that course—you know who you are. My SCBWI writing group for all your helpful comments and support. To Stuart White at Write Mentor and Carolyn Ward—the best cheerleader a girl can have. And my American author pal, Josh Levy, for being a great sounding board.
To the children at St Margaret’s, Durham—Year 6 Silver and Gold classes (2018–19) and Year 3 Orange and Purple classes (2019–20) in particular—thank you for being total little rock stars and a joy to teach (mostly).
And finally, to all the extraordinary, hilarious, and talented kids I’ve had the privilege to teach over the years: You are all your own miracles, and I thank you for the endless inspiration you have unwittingly provided. (I wasn’t joking when I said if you misbehaved, I’d put you in a book.)
If I’ve missed anyone out, please forgive me, you know what I’m like. I’ll buy you a drink to make it up to you.
The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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