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Acknowledgments

Tripp Easton—you are the light of my life, thank you for being such a good boy.

Mom and Dad, thank you for tough love.

Track, thank you for keeping me grounded.

Willow, thank you for constant entertainment and always giving me a listening ear.

Piper, thank you for having that little smile that always brightens my day.

Trig, thank you for showing us what’s important in life.

Love you guys.

Dr. Cusack, Kelly, Kim, and Jenny—thank you for giving me opportunities when I was trying to make it on my own. I’ll always be your “Susie,” Doc!

Aunt Heather, thank you for taking me in, and for the best home cooking.

Aunt Molly, thank you for always supporting me, and introducing me to mascara.

To my
Dancing with the Stars
pals, Deena, Mark, and Mark’s family, Claire, Florence, Kyle and his family . . . you made the experience so rewarding, and your friendship is much better than the disco ball.

To Karen, for being so loving and patient with my boy, and for watching the baseball movie a million times!

Grandma Sally, Nana, Marissa, Kandice, Lauden, McKinley, Britta, Jenna, Elle, Alex, Miranda, Janice, Crystal, Marina, Breann, Kelsie, Alexa, Juanita, Barb, Kate, Peg, Christie, Brandi, Kelly, Faye, thank you for making the good times more fun, and the bad times more bearable.

Grandpa Chuck, Papa Jim, Papa Bob, Payton, Heath, Karch, Landon, Kier, Teko, Nerd, Kurt, Jack, Jacob, The Jones, Jake, Ry, you boys are the best. Thank you for always having my back.

TVF, JJT, and Chelsea, you guys will always be the best team.

To Paige Adams Geller, the Wasilla girl who founded Paige Premium Denim and who keeps my entire family looking good in PPD!

To all the folks at HarperCollins, my editor, Amy Bendell, publicist Shelby Meizlik, and everyone who helped along the way.

To my wonderful writer, Nancy, who guided me through this process and captured my story with so much heart.

And lastly—to Hunter Wolfe, thank you for the flowers and cute little notes on my car. I will forever miss your cute, shy demeanor. Your life and death make me realize the importance of being honest about my own struggles, and of talking about the true hope that things, ultimately, can be better.

About the Authors

BRISTOL
PALIN
appeared on ABC-TV’s
Dancing with the
Stars
, where she reached the finals and ultimately placed third. She
frequently speaks in front of groups across the country, where she focuses on
inspirational and pro-life topics.

NANCY
FRENCH
is the author of
Home and Away: A Story
of Family in a Time of War
and
Red State of Mind: How a Catfish Queen Reject
Became a Liberty Belle
. She is also the editor of SixSeeds.tv, a
pop-culture-focused magazine for parents, and lives in Tennessee with her
husband and three children. Follow her on NancyFrench.com.

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Credits

All insert photographs courtesy of the author
except where noted.

NOT AFRAID OF
LIFE
. Copyright © 2011 by Bristol Palin. All rights reserved under
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FIRST EDITION

EPub Edition July 2011 ISBN: 9780062089403

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