Fire & Flood (29 page)
Authors: Victoria Scott
Thank you first and foremost to my sister, Tyse Kimball. Tyse, this book wouldn’t exist without your support. From titles to Pandoras to critical moments in the story, we discussed it all. Thank you.
To my editor at Scholastic, Erin Black, our brains are so similar it’s scary. You rock my world with your mad editing skills. Thank you for loving Tella, Madox, and Guy from the start. I’m mailing you a Pandora egg ASAP!
To Nina Goffi, Rachael Hicks, Esther Lin, and everyone else at Scholastic who helped
Fire & Flood
along the way, thank you. Also, to the Scholastic sales peeps, I used to be in your shoes and I know how hard you work to make it rain. Hugs!
Thank you to my agent, Laurie McLean, for selling
Fire & Flood
. You were the first person to read the manuscript and say, “It’s absolutely perfect.” Also, a big thank-you to Rachel Harris, Jenny Martin, and Trisha Wolfe; all brilliant writers who’ve helped me on this journey.
Thank you to my grandma for always being so excited to see me; to my mom for being a meticulous early reader; to my dad; to my brother; to Jeremiah Kimball; to friends Angee Webb, Gianina Bailey, and Laryssa Rastrelli; to the Dallas crew of writers, bloggers, and librarians; to the Scotts and the Wittmanns for their continued support; and to all my nieces and nephews on both sides — you kiddos are awesome.
And, finally, to my husband. You are my best friend and soul mate. I make up silly songs about you and sing them while you’re at work; that’s how much I hate the hours we’re apart. I’ve been married to you for five years and it isn’t enough. It will never be enough. I love you, Lion.
Victoria Scott is the author of the Dante Walker series. She lives in Dallas with her husband, and is currently working on the second Fire & Flood novel. Victoria adores getting to know her readers. Visit her online at
www.VictoriaScottYA.com.
Copyright © 2014 by Victoria Scott
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Scott, Victoria (Young adult author), author.
Fire & flood / Victoria Scott. — First edition.
pages cm
Summary: Tella’s brother Cody is sick and getting worse, so when she finds instructions on how to become a contender in the dangerous Brimstone Bleed race where she can win a cure for him, she jumps at the chance — but there is no guarantee that she will win, or even survive.
ISBN 978-0-545-53746-9 (hardcover)
1. Adventure racing — Juvenile fiction. 2. Contests — Juvenile fiction. 3. Competition (Psychology) — Juvenile fiction. 4. Survival — Juvenile fiction. 5. Brothers and sisters — Juvenile fiction. [1. Racing — Fiction. 2. Contests — Fiction. 3. Competition (Psychology) — Fiction. 4. Survival — Fiction. 5. Brothers and sisters — Fiction.] I. Title. II. Title: Fire and flood.
PZ7.S42936Fir 2014
813.6 — dc23
2013014732
First edition, March 2014
Cover art by Viktor Koen created from the following images: Feather: © Tiina & Geir/Cultura/Corbis, Fire: © Kesu/Shutterstock, Droplets: © Pulse/Corbis
Cover design by Nina Goffi
e-ISBN 978-0-545-53747-6
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