Acknowledgments
Writing a book is not so different from making pudding: you stir and stir and wonder whether your story will actually come together before your arm falls off. I am so grateful to everyone who gave me the tools and the encouragement to keep stirring:
My mother especially, who first taught me how, writing down my stories before I could write them myself, though their plots bore a striking similarity to that of Star Wars.
The women who so generously read drafts of this book and offered feedback: Rebecca Sokolovsky, Amy Fontaine, Noël Claro, Dagmar Gleditzsch, Rebecca Kirshenbaum, and Randall de Sève.
The Rutgers Council on Children’s Literature and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for giving me the tools to send my pudding out into the world.
My incredible friends at Vermont College of Fine Arts for supporting me, and the amazing faculty for focusing me on what’s important and sharing inspiring stirring advice.
My agent, Carrie Hannigan, and her assistant, Tanusri Prasanna, at the Hannigan Salky Getzler Agency for falling in love with these characters and believing that others would too.
My editor Annie Berger for wanting to bring this story to young readers. This book is so much stronger because of her guidance. A huge thank-you also to everyone else at Sourcebooks who worked on this project, especially Elizabeth Boyer, production editor; Nicole Hower, cover designer; as well as Nina Goffi, cover illustrator. I couldn’t be happier.
My smart, talented, loving friends because stirring would be impossible without knowing they have my back. Without naming names, please forgive me for borrowing Tawatty Tawatty Dabu Dabu.
My father for always believing I could conquer anything I set my mind to.
My brother, Will, who I can always talk to about the painful stirring and know he’ll get it, for his constant support.
And finally, the home team—Toby, who was the first to say I was good enough; Leo, who first called me an author; Sylvie, who always, always believes; and Eddie, who asked, “Are you doing what makes you happy?”—none of this is possible without you.
About the Author
Jessie Janowitz grew up in New York City and is still living there with her husband and three children, all of whom love doughnuts as much as she does.
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