0.5 Ali's Pretty Little Lies

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This was such a pleasure to write! I’ve wanted to get inside Ali’s head for a long time now, and I had a great time doing so. I have many people to thank for making this book such a success: my wonderful editorial team, which includes Lanie Davis, Sara Shandler, Katie McGee, Josh Bank, and Les Morgenstein at Alloy, and Farrin Jacobs and Kari Sutherland at Harper. (Thanks especially to Kari for all of her PLL sleuthing, sifting through previous books to make sure all of the details matched up. It’s tough to go through all those books again, so you’re a lifesaver!)

Thanks also to the awesome people who work on the Pretty Little Liars show on ABC Family—the fantastic writers and crew, the talented actors, and Marlene King, who has stayed true to the series while also pushing it in new directions. I love watching Ali on the show, so it was fun to bring a little bit of that into this book.

Thanks also to my family and friends, especially all of the people in Pittsburgh, including the Shepard family and the Lorence family. A huge hug to Samantha Cairl, who gives me a bit of time to write every day. And a really, really big hug for Kristian. Pretty Little Secrets was dedicated to you as well, but when I was writing it, you weren’t even here yet. Now you’re a happy, walking, playing, “wow”-saying busy boy who has utterly changed my life. So, again, “wow!” I love you, big guy.