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  A world full of people who saw a future.

  And right now, lying here in the moonlit darkness, I felt oddly hopeful for the first time in ages. Just knowing that there was a whole world outside the maze made it all more bearable. It gave me hope.

  And that made all the difference.

  Acknowledgments

  MANY THANKS TO all the wonderful people who helped me to write this book: my partner, Cheryl; my son, Kai; my parents, Ilse and Giles; my coffee-shop writing buddies, Kari and Alex; my always-inspiring students; and my editor and friend Sarah Harvey. Thanks also to everyone at Orca—I couldn’t ask for a better team to work with.

  ROBIN STEVENSON is the author of numerous books for kids and teens. Her previous middle-grade novel, Record Breaker, won the 2014 Silver Birch Award and was a finalist for a bc Book Prize. Robin lives on the west coast of Canada with her partner, son and two cats—an elderly one-eyed pirate cat called Noah and a floppy, purring heap of fluff called Mojang. Robin sometimes edits books and teaches creative writing, and she always loves hearing from readers. For more information, visit www.robinstevenson.com.