Dreamers Often Lie (27 page)

T
hanks to all the teachers and directors who opened the door to Shakespeare for me, and to all of my own former high school English students—I hope I held the door for them.

Thanks to Chris Richman for getting the ball rolling, and to Danielle Chiotti and everyone else at Upstart Crow for keeping it in motion.

Thanks to my marvelous editor, Jessica Dandino Garrison, for her patience, her faith, and her extraordinary insight. Additional thanks to the eagle-eyed Regina Castillo, the magic-maker Lindsay Boggs, the magnificent designers Maggie Olson and Jenny Kelly, and the rest of the team at Dial. It’s a privilege.

Finally, thanks to my big, supportive, wildly varied family. Special nods to Dan and Katy for medical and running input, to Alex for early reading and encouragement, and to Grandpa Jack, who gave thirteen-year-old me an old family copy of the Collected Works of Shakespeare.
Mom and Dad—thank you for reading, commenting, and emergency-babysitting while I worked feverishly on final drafts.

And thanks most of all to Ryan and Beren, who make life beautifully complicated and full of joy.

J
ACQUELINE
W
EST
is the author of the beloved
New York Times
bestselling middle-grade series The Books of Elsewhere, and is a two-time Pushcart nominee for poetry. She lives amid the bluffs of Red Wing, Minnesota, with her husband, son, and the family dog, Brom Bones. This is her sixth novel, her first for
teens.

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