How I Came to Sparkle Again (37 page)

KAYA MCLAREN is also the author of
On the Divinity of Second Chances
and
Church of the Dog.
She lives and teaches third and fourth graders on the east slope of Snoqualmie Pass in Washington State. When Kaya’s not working, she likes to telemark ski, sit in hot springs, moonlight hike, and play in lakes with her dog, Big Cedar. Visit her at
www.kayamclaren.com
.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

HOW I CAME TO SPARKLE AGAIN.
Copyright © 2012 by Kaya McLaren. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

www.stmartins.com

Cover design by Rob Grom

Cover photograph © Tiffani Bearup/Getty Images

ISBN 978-1-250-01387-3 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-01703-1 (e-book)

First Edition: October 2012