The Fourth Stall (22 page)

Acknowledgments

Thanks to the following for all of their help and support: Chris Richman, Theodore Quester, Ruta Sepetys, Mark McVeigh, Mike Rylander, my parents, the Debs, Tenners, and Elevensies, and everyone at HarperCollins and Walden Media. Thanks to my editor, Jordan Brown, for making this book better than I ever thought it could be. Thanks to my agent, Steven Malk, for everything; this book truly would not exist without you. Also important were my beard, it knows why, and cheese, for being really tasty. Finally, thank you to my best friend and beautiful wife, Amanda, who makes everything possible.

Copyright

The Fourth Stall

Copyright © 2011 by Chris Rylander

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rylander, Chris.

The fourth stall / Chris Rylander. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

Summary: Sixth graders Mac and Vince operate a business charging schoolmates for protection from bullies and for help to negotiate conflicts peacefully, with amazing challenges and results.

ISBN 978-0-06-199496-8

EPub Edition © 2011 ISBN: 9780062069627

[1. Business enterprises—Fiction. 2. Friendship—Fiction. 3. Bullies—Fiction. 4. Schools—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.R98147Fo 2011

2010016280

[Fic]—dc22

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