Freaks and Revelations (23 page)
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Authors: Davida Wills Hurwin
Tags: #Alcohol, #Fiction, #Prejudice & Racism, #Boys & Men, #Punk culture, #Drugs, #Drug Abuse, #Men, #Prejudices, #Substance Abuse, #Bullying, #Boys, #California, #YA), #Social Issues, #Young Adult Fiction, #Juvenile Fiction, #Violence, #United States, #Social Issues - Violence, #People & Places, #Family, #General fiction (Children's, #Social Issues - Adolescence, #Social Issues - Bullying, #Social Problems (General) (Young Adult), #Family problems, #General, #Homosexuality, #California - History - 20th century, #Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism, #Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12), #Hate, #Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction, #Adolescence
I am indebted to the following people:
To my (now) good friends Tim Zaal and Matthew Boger—who trusted me to tell their stories, and taught me much more than they know.
To Bonnie Nadell of Fred Hill Bonnie Nadell Literary Agency—for her wisdom, dedication, and guidance (and for suggesting me in the first place!).
To the lovely Lucy Stille of Paradigm Agency, who got it all going.
To Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and their gifted team: Alvina Ling, Connie Hsu, T. S. Ferguson, Melanie Sanders, Ben Mautner, Carolina Alvarez, and Eric Rayman.
To Avra Shapiro and Marcial Lavina at The Museum of Tolerance, for ongoing support.
To Bob Riddle and Liz Resnick at Crossroads School.
To Sarah Lagrotteria, for her many insightful contributions.
To Marcia Meier of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference.
To my first readers (and dear friends) Virginia Russell, Margie Belrose, and David Listenberger.
To Anne and Shelly Lowenkopf, for their belief in this project (and me), and to Anne for her astute, spot-on editing.
To Carol Evan McKeand, always.
To Colleen and Lew Ross, just because.
And forever to my beautiful daughter and best friend, Frazier—and her dad, my husband and soulmate, Gene Marc Hurwin.