My Epic Fairy Tale Fail (14 page)

We have to do the cheesy thank-you stuff again? Ugh, Jenny would
not
approve. Luckily, she's away on an adventure right now, so here we go.

To Ray Brierly for being the bestest husband ever and for not being afraid to tell me if my silly jokes aren't funny.

To my family and friends for always rooting for me and for forcing my debut novel into the hands of anyone who can read.

To my writing partners and cheerleaders—especially Megan Kudrolli, Alisa Libby, Heather Kelly, and Sarah Chessman—for unlimited brainstorming help and occasional therapy sessions.

To Ammi-Joan Paquette, agent extraordinaire, for being just plain awesome.

To Aubrey Poole and the rest of the fantastic Sourcebooks folks for giving me the opportunity to send Jenny on more adventures.

And to the fans of
My
Very
UnFairy
Tale
Life
who have blown me away with their enthusiasm and support. You rock!

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Born in Poland and raised in the United States, Anna Staniszewski grew up loving stories (especially fairy tales) in both Polish and English. After studying theater at Sarah Lawrence College, she attended the Center for the Study of Children's Literature at Simmons College. She was named the 2006–2007 Writer-in-Residence at the Boston Public Library and a winner of the 2009 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award. Currently, Anna lives outside Boston with her husband and their adorably crazy dog, Emma. When she's not writing, Anna spends her time teaching, reading, and jumping rope with mermaids. You can visit her at
www.annastan.com
.