The Last Good Place of Lily Odilon (26 page)

Acknowledgments

Bringing
The Last Good Place of Lily Odilon
from its first handwritten jots to publication would not have happened without the following people: My better half, Paul, a keen-eyed first reader, my best sounding board, and a tireless champion; my extraordinary agent, Kate Schafer Testerman of kt literary; my fabulous editor, Brian Farrey; as well as production editor Sandy Sullivan, cover designer Ellen Dahl, publicist Marissa Pederson, and the rest of the inimitable Flux corps. Then there are the friends and family who are bound and determined to make sure everyone in the galaxy picks up a copy of this book whether they want to or not. My grateful and superlative-laced thanks to you all.

About the Author

Sara Beitia is the product of a small Western town and is married to artist Paul Marshall. She has worked as, among other things, a staff writer and arts editor for an independent alt-weekly. T
he Last Good Place of Lily Odilon
is her debut YA novel. Visit Sara online at www.sarabeitia.com.