Endangered (24 page)

Here we go again! Writing this page is one of the most awesome parts about the publishing process. Why? Because there's nothing cooler than doing a victory lap with all the people who helped make this possible. Without further adieu . . .

I want to thank God for another opportunity to tell stories for a living. Best. Job. Ever.

Adrienne, you've worn the Writer's Wife badge well. I so appreciate the advice, and encouragement, and sing-alongs on those conference road trips (our vocals are INCREDIBLE when we're alone and encased in a moving bubble). You're a super cheerleader, expert straightener of ties, and a whole bunch of other stuff that could fill a dozen novels. Love you.

Jamie, you're my industry ace. My not-so-secret weapon in the fight for continued employment and uninterrupted utilities. Thank you for entertaining each and every crazy idea that pops into my head. Nobody handles a three-a.m. email like you. I just need you to work on recognizing Brad Pitt. ;)

To my HarperCollins crew: Karen, Jess, and Olivia, thanks for all the hard work you do on my behalf. I must increase your chocolate rations this year. Also, thanks to Phoebe Yeh, the first to see the potential in our vigilante photographer.

To the We Need Diverse Books crew: Ellen, Aisha, Marieke, Ilene, Miranda, and the rest. You rock, and the world agrees.

This book features a number of technical details that exist well outside of my purview. Before I thank those who lent their expertise, the disclaimer: If it's right, it's on them, if it's wrong, it's on me. Got it? Good.

C. S. Ling, you're my favorite wildlife photographer and I was blown away when you agreed to answer my (likely tedious) questions. If Panda ever gets her stuff together, she'd be wise to look you up.

Maika McGlone, thank you for your help on the German. Me and my translation program were set to screw that all up—like we did when Panda was half Italian.

Erin Jade Lange, I really appreciate you schooling me on how television reporters deal with hot button teen issues. I still embellished a bit (forgive me), but I couldn't have done that without the foundation you laid.

James “Brother Jay” Spence, thanks for a peek into the administrative side of schools. The kids are lucky to have you.

Dr. Gary Moss, Dr. Carole Norton, and Dr. John Jane—thank you for telling me a bit about how traumatic head injuries work (if the injured party is as lucky as Ocie).

Now, the lightning round. Special thanks to the extended Giles and Brown families; Mr. and Mrs. Green; Jennifer Bosworth; Meg Medina; Gigi Amateau; Becky Rodgers Boyette; Tara Franzetti, the Hopewell branch of the Appomattox Regional Library System; Patti Parker, Betty Ware, Hopewell High School; Thomas, Melissa, and Amelia Goodwin; Crystal Hunter; Ariane Aramburo and the Hampton Roads Show; Lin Oliver, Sara Rutenberg, and SCBWI; Lisa Hartz, Michael Khandelwal, Alicia Wright Dekker, and the Muse Writers Center; ODU MFA program; Lana Krumwiede and James River Writers; Juanita Giles, Suzy Palmer and Longwood University; NovaTeen; Prince Books, Fountain Books, bbgb Books, Chop Suey books (really, all indie booksellers); the Chesapeake chapter of Sisters in Crime; and, last but not least . . .

You.

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Courtesy of Lamar Giles

LAMAR “L. R.” GILES
writes stories for teens and adults. He's never met a genre he didn't like, having penned science fiction, fantasy, horror, and noir thrillers, among others. He is a Virginia native, a Hopewell High Blue Devil, and an Old Dominion University Monarch. He resides in Chesapeake, Virginia, with his wife. Learn more about him at
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Cover art © 2015 by Michael Frost;

Camera lens: © 2015 Tomohiro Iwanaga/Getty Images;

Girl: © 2015 Ostill/iStock Photo, © 2015 wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock, © 2015 A. Chederros/Onoky/Corbis

Cover design by Megan Stitt

HarperTeen is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Giles, L. R. (Lamar R.)
      Endangered / by Lamar Giles. — First edition.
            pages      cm
      Summary: “When Lauren (Panda), a teen photoblogger, gets involved in a deadly game, she has to protect the classmates she despises”— Provided by publisher.
      ISBN 978-0-06-229756-3 (hardback)
      EPub Edition © March 2015 ISBN 9780062297587
      [1. Mystery and detective stories.   2. Photography—Fiction.   3. High schools—Fiction.   4. Schools—Fiction.   5. Racially mixed people—Fiction.]   I. Title.
PZ7.G39235En

20152014028439

[Fic]—dc23

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