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The fictional Town of Laingford is loosely based on Huntsville, Ontario. You won’t find Sadler’s island or the Weems house, though, no matter how hard you look, because they’re made up. All the people in the book are made up, too, like the story is.

However, there is an amazing Pioneer Village in Huntsville, as well as several excellent ice-cream places and a great lookout spot, if you want the perfect view to go with your double-chocolate cone.

Many thanks to Anne Millyard and Christopher Thorpe, for their encouragement. The story was conceived during the first ever Muskoka Novel Marathon, a wildly fun writers’ challenge which is now a successful annual fundraising event in support of Muskoka literacy programs. You can find out more about the event at www.huntsvillefestival.on.ca.

And as always, many thanks to my editor, Allister Thompson, and publisher Sylvia McConnell, who didn’t bat an eye when I said I was breaking out of the mold and writing a YA novel.