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Authors: Barry Wolverton
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CKNOWLEDGMENTS
I dedicated my first book to my mother and this book to my father, but there are a few others who are overdue for my public gratitude. My big brother Bob, sorry I destroyed all your toys. Uncle Joe and Aunt Rachel and the rest of the Hill family, I miss the beach. Wang-Ying Glasgow and Chuck Crabtree, thanks for knowing Chinese and astronomy. My agent, Jen Rofé. If Harry Potter is the Boy Who Lived, then Jen is the Girl Who Believed. My editor, Jordan Brown, who appreciates a good parenthetical (and is a genius editor). And Brit. Thank goodness for second chances.
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BARRY WOLVERTON
is the author of
Neversink
. He has more than fifteen years' experience creating books, documentary television scripts, and website content for international networks and publishers, including National Geographic, Scholastic.com, the Library of Congress, and the Discovery Networks. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee. You can visit him online at
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The Chronicles of the Black Tulip #1:
THE VANISHING ISLAND
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wolverton, Barry.
        The vanishing island / Barry Wolverton. â First edition.
                pages        cm. â (Chronicles of the black tulip ; volume 1)
       Summary: “A young boy named Bren sets out on the high seas with a mysterious admiral to search for a legendary map that leads to an object of unspeakable power”â Provided by publisher.
        ISBN 978-0-06-222190-2 (hardback)
        EPub Edition © August 2015 ISBN 9780062221926
        [1. Seafaring lifeâFiction. 2. Buried treasureâFiction. 3. MagicâFiction.] I. Title.
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