Zorgamazoo (20 page)

a world of more wonder than ever before,
where pixies were back in the cracks in the floor,
where serpents and mermaids were back in the seas,
and ogres went loping though forests and trees.

 

A world where mysterious creatures were found,
in tunnels meandering under the ground!
Or on mountains above us! Or deep in the grass!
A world all awhirl with

My story is done.
And my, what a strange and mysterious one!
But that was the story I wanted to tell:
The story of me and Katrina Katrell.

 

And so, my good reader,
or perhaps my good friend,
we have come to the finish,

the curtain,

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A novel in rhyme is a risky experiment. To some, it's OUTRIGHT MADNESS. So I wish to thank my family and friends for their unremitting faith in my lunacy. In particular, I wish express gratitude to the following people for their kind and thoughtful assistance with the various aspects of the book: Linda Svenson, Keith Maillard, Meryn Cadell, and most of all, Alison Acheson, at the University of British Columbia; Jessica Rothenberg, Ben Schrank and the enthusiastic team at Razorbill Books; Jackie Kaiser and the wonderful people at Westwood Creative Artists; Laura Dodwell-Groves, Christy Goerzen, Maryn Brown, Adam Higgs and everyone else from 2005's CRWR-503; Victor Rivas for his enchanting artwork; Natalie Sousa, Christian Fuenfhausen, Benjamin Wood, Nick Wood and the members of “the THC” (Terry Dove, Carla Gillis, Sarah Leavitt, Susan Olding and Joe Wiebe); and the talented engineers at Ignition Recording Studios in London.

 

Finally, my eternal gratitude to Hana, without whom, this book would not exist; your love and support is unwavering and miraculous.