Brightly Woven

Stephanie, and my brother, Daniel, who make me so proud and so happy every day, and my parents, who have always made sure there was enough room for imagination in our lives. I also must lavish some gratitude on Uncle Cary and Aunt, who read early versions of the story and believed that I could make something of my writing.
None of this would have been possible without the unfailingly wonderful Lindsay Davis, who championed this story from day one. Everyone at Egmont USA has been a constant source of joy and humor over the past months, and I’m so grateful that I’ve come to know and work with all of you. I have great admiration for my genius editor, Ruth Katcher, who was not only willing to hack down an army of adverbs but also to work around my crazy final semester of college.
And now, to my friends—I hope you don’t need an acknowledgments page to know how much you mean to me. Mike, Garrett and the entire Bell family, Kevin, Julia—thank you! To Kevin Dua, as well as Maggie, Allison, and all of my lovely girls who wear the golden key—do you realize how wonderful you are?
Finally, to Carlin, who loved Syd and North from the beginning and did so much more than read and edit all of my early drafts. For all of your encouragement and our insane study sessions, midnight pancakes, oldies jam sessions, and amazing adventures—thank you! Happy (very) belated birthday!

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    First published by Egmont USA, 2010
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    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
    Bracken, Alexandra.
Brightly woven / Alexandra Bracken.
p. cm.
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Sydelle Mirabil, an unusually talented weaver, must master her mysterious power and join a young wizard in stopping an imminent war in her land.
eISBN: 978-1-60684-195-2
[1. Weaving—Fiction. 2. Wizards—Fiction. 3. Fantasy.] I. Title.
PZ7.B6988Br 2010
    [Fic]—dc22   2009025115
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