To my extraordinarily talented friend Nora Raleigh Baskin, who pushed me toward greater authenticity, and without whom I would not have managed, as Paul Hankins so beautifully described, to make “art come of putting a skin suit on magic.”
If therapeutic magic comes in a skin suit, Dr. Barbara Kanal is that so-dressed emanation; if Dr. Alvarez is good, much of her good comes from Dr. Barbara Kanal.… Thank you not only for your expertise reading, but your expertise as a ladder up all these years.
Penultimately, to Jim McCarthy, who sticks with me through the roller-coaster of this biz and works harder for me than he should have to … Your skill, time, and insight (and theatre critiques!) are endlessly appreciated. But you still owe me a lobster lunch, and I’m waiting.
And, finally, to David, who makes it possible for me to write and live my wildest dream every day; and to my father, Stuart, David, and my boys, who all show me day after day that there are boys who grow into men who are gentle but strong, introspective, funny, caring, and kind.
Also by Gae Polisner
THE PULL OF GRAVITY
THE SUMMER OF LETTING GO
THE MEMORY OF THINGS
About the Author
GAE POLISNER is the award-winning author of The Memory of Things (Nerdy Book Club Best YA 2016), The Summer of Letting Go (Nerdy Book Club Best YA 2014, Teen Ink Editor’s Choice Badge) and The Pull of Gravity (2012 Bank Street Best, 2012 Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Top Forty, Nerdy Book Club Best YA 2011). She also cohosts Teachers Write!, a virtual writers camp for teachers and educators. She lives in Long Island, New York, with her family. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraphs
Week Two
Monday Morning
Home
Acknowledgments
Also by Gae Polisner
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
IN SIGHT OF STARS. Copyright © 2018 by Gae Polisner. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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First Edition: March 2018