Claudie Wells™

Dream match

A while ago, when I first considered writing this book, I had the chance to talk to Connie Porter on the phone. It was thrilling to speak to a writer who wrote books that I loved so much when I was little. Did she know, I wanted to ask, how important her books were to generations of girls? But before we hung up, Ms. Porter said, “Maybe one day, thirty years from now, a girl who read your book will call to tell you she’s a writer now.” And you know what? I hope to hear from you then.

—New York Times bestselling author and Claudie series creator Brit Bennet