Wicked

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am overjoyed to be writing yet another acknowledgment letter for the next Pretty Little Liars adventure. Thanks, as usual, to those at Alloy who help flesh out the creepy, thrilling world of Rosewood: Josh Bank and Les Morgenstein, whose ideas are beyond compare, Sara Shandler, who is thoughtful and incredibly smart, Kristin Marang, who brought PLL to online fans, and Lanie Davis, who nurtured Wicked from start to finish with such clever, poignant insights and suggestions. Thank you all for caring so much about this series! Words cannot properly express my gratitude. Thanks too to Jennifer Rudolph Walsh at William Morris, and to the lovely team at HarperCollins: Farrin Jacobs, Elise Howard, and Gretchen Hirsch. All of you give these books that extra-special sparkle. Love to my parents, Shep and Mindy, to my sister, Ali, and her killer cat, Polo, and to my husband, Joel, for yet again reading various drafts of this book—and providing me with a few factual tidbits woven through the pages. And last but not least, a huge shout out to my fabulous cousins: Greg Jones, Ryan Jones, Colleen Lorence, Brian Lorence, and Kristin Murdy. Here’s to plenty more human pyramids and feats of strength in the very near future!