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Acknowledgments

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We are grateful to all who made this project possible:
To our editors, Ann Heath and Caitlin Kaufman, and former editor, Nathan
Odell, who believed in this project and brought it to life; Jeff Ousborne, our
developmental editor, who polished our prose and wrote introductions that
provided context for the literary texts; Hilary Newman, who worked tirelessly to
acquire permissions for some of the most current literary works in any textbook;
Matt Glazer, our content project manager, whose keen eye kept us consistent;
Sophie Dora Tulchin, who helped manage our extensive resource program;
Claire Brantley, our marketing manager, who found just the right ways to share
our book; and the entire team at Bedford, Freeman & Worth for bringing this
book to market and supporting us every step of the way.
To Erick Collings, who helped us find a voice that speaks to students and
Brandon Abdon, who developed scaffolded AP ® -like multiple-choice questions.
To the many of you who evaluated early proposal materials and helped guide
the direction of this project.
To all those who have been in our workshops and fellow AP ® readers and
consultants who shared favorite texts, instructional strategies, and nuggets of
wisdom.
To all our students, especially those we taught while we were writing Ideas
in Literature , who provided invaluable feedback that informed our final literary
selections and whose writings became the student models throughout the text.
To our friends and colleagues who provided feedback, support, and mentor-
ship: Trevor Packer, Jay McTighe, Daniel McDonough, David McFaddin, Brian
Robinson, Terry Redican, Christopher Budano, Chris Heiert, Sally Guadagno,
Patti Azzara, and Kris Vogel.
And, most importantly, to our families who provided encouragement when
we really needed it and who made sacrifices so that we could share our ideas with
you: Rob, Sophie, Sam, Mickey, Josh, Kaitlyn, Nick, Hannah, Margot, Jaime, Paul,
Jeanne, Jessica, Lynn, Hershey, Paddington, and Robert.

Thank you!

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