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  There were lots of kinds of treasure. There had even been a small piece of treasure in Robert’s last words to him—Any man worth knowing would be proud to have you as a son. This, though, these words, this moment, was the finest treasure he’d ever known.

  About the Author

  Hope Erica Schultz writes science fiction and fantasy stories and novels for kids, teens, and adults. Her first novel, the YA post-apocalyptic Last Road Home, came out in 2015, and she was co-editor of the YA anthology One Thousand Words for War, in 2016. Her stories have appeared in multiple anthologies and magazines.