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  As always, there’s an entire list of people to thank in these pages.

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  First and foremost, my wife Jennifer. Thank you for supporting this crazy endeavor. Thank you for coming along to the book signings and the events, always with a smile and a helping hand. And thank you for always letting me choose the soundtrack to our road trips. I love living this life side by side with you.

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  To the “real” Derrick: When I finally “cracked” this story, I had the realization that I was coming at it from the wrong angle. It wasn’t my story that needed to be told—it was yours. I hope I’ve done it justice. Obviously, I’ve taken a lot of creative license, but at the heart of it, the story of our friendship and playing music together in a garage band was, and remains, my favorite memory of growing up.

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  Charles D’Amico: Thank you for believing in my ability to write and to tell stories and to want to get those stories to as large an audience as possible. Having your support and the support of Blue Handle Publishing has been incredible.

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  To everyone else, thank you:

  Gabe Morgan

  Brandon Biggers

  Andrew Monroe

  Derek Porterfield

  Derek Tessneer

  Lance Adkins

  Niccole Caan

  Kenny Nagunst

  Dusty Boyd

  Rick Treon

  Danielle Girard

  Lyssa Kay Adams

  Elizabeth Williams

  Rodrigo Godoy

  Abby Jimenez

  Dallas Bell

  Burrowing Owl Books

  Jim Livingston

  Morgan Duerden

  The “Smoke Easy” Guys

  About the Author

  Andrew J Brandt is the author of multiple novels, including the #1 bestselling young adult thrillers The Treehouse and Palo Duro. A graduate of West Texas A&M University, he resides in Texas with his wife and children. In theory, he’s working on his next novel. In reality, he’s sitting on the patio with a beer and watching the Chicago Cubs.

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  For more information and to purchase autographed paperbacks, find Andrew online at his website www.writerbrandt.com.

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