ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Like our earlier books, we couldn’t have written this book without the encouragement, support, and enthusiasm of so many people. We particularly want to give thanks to those parents, teens, friends, and family members who so generously shared their personal stories with us.

We wish to express gratitude to our agent, Joelle Delbourgo, for bringing us creative and significant opportunities, and to Christopher Brown and Peter McCurdy, our editorial team at McGraw-Hill.

Susan

To Mark, who shares my life, and endless hours of collaboration, always with love.

Special thanks to my children, Elizabeth and Seth, who provide boundless charm, humor, originality, and more joy than any mother could hope for. To my son-in-law, Josh, and daughter-in law, Linh, for their great kindness to me and love and support of my children.

To my team at the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium—for their constant support, willingness to assist, and devotion to promoting academic excellence for all children. My heartfelt thanks! A very special thank you to Noelle Terefe Haile and Nora Morales for their contributions to this book.

To Phyllis Lerner, for her candor, keen eye, and ongoing encouragement.

To Susan Wechsler—who is always willing to talk through ideas and provide me with her insightful perspective. Most importantly, I am grateful for our incredible friendship.

To my cousin Steven Glick—I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge his life long support of my work and his own commitment to educational excellence as a consummate educator at San Francisco City College. He is never far from my thoughts.

Linda

To Arnie, who is my loving partner, my anchor and my tranquility.

To my daughter Emily and son-in-law David who provide me countless treasured moments while they are perfecting life’s most important juggling act; pursuing their careers while joyously parenting Levi and Sari, the next generation of iTeens.

To my son Zach, whose honesty and expertise about teenagers offered me a collaboration I cherished.

To Kimberly Kol—for her contributions and expertise on eating disorders.

To Kerry Perlman—for her insightful knowledge about popular culture and teen life.

To Donna Shoom Kirsch—for her friendship, generosity of time, professional wisdom, and loving support.

To Mickie Simon and Lisan Martin, who provide unlimited support, wisdom and an endless amount of laughter.