My family and friends, in particular, Arnaldo Treggiari, the Rajagopalans, Gail Parris, Lesley Sawhill at the Woodstock, NY Children’s Library, and all the kids who have workshopped with me.
I’m indebted to my agent, Garrett Hicks, who digs deep; my über-editor, Lisa Sandell, who knows her way around words and then some; and the Scholastic team, especially Jody Corbett, Starr Baer, and Elizabeth B. Parisi.
To Milo, who understands when Mommy has to shut herself away for a few months, and still thinks the whole author thing is cool.
As always, to my husband, Marcus, who gives good advice and delivers mega cappuccinos to order.
And special gratitude to my dearest, brave friend Sacha McVean, who tried to outrun a tsunami and inspired a heroine.
About the Author
JO TREGGIARI was born in London, England, and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. Her first attempts at writing were when she started revising classic fairy tales at the age of eight. Jo has also lived in New York City and San Francisco, where she trained as a boxer, wrote for punk magazines, and owned her own record label.
She Snow lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with her husband and their children, and still enjoys shadowboxing.
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by Jo Treggiari
Cover art © 2011 by Steve Stone
Cover design by Elizabeth B. Parisi
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Treggiari, Jo.
Ashes, ashes / by Jo Treggiari. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In a future Manhattan, devastated by environmental catastrophes and epidemics, sixteen-year-old Lucy survives alone until vicious hounds target her and force her to join Aidan and his band, but soon they learn that she is the target of Sweepers, who kidnap and infect people with plague.
ISBN 978-0-545-25563-9
[1. Science fiction. 2. Survival — Fiction. 3. Epidemics — Fiction. 4. Environmental disasters — Fiction. 5. Dogs — Fiction. 6. New York (N.Y.) — Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.T717Ash 2011
[Fic] — dc22
2010032398
First edition, June 2011
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