title: Congratulations on Your Martyrdom! (Break Away Books)
author: Zachary Tyler Vickers
description: Fascinating, funny, dark, and thought-provoking, with every sentence crafted meticulously. (<i>Wapsipinicon Alamanac</i>)
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  > > In loving memory of the real Michael Tyler Burdette. I will always miss my
  > precious little Bubba, and you will forever hold a special place in my
  > heart.
  
  
  
  
  
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
  As always, to my friends and family who keep me semi-sane, and who put up with
  my absentmindedness and long absences while I work. To my friends and family,
  who are spiritual warriors and who fight the good fight for all of us every
  day against the evil that could harm us. To my editor and the SMP team who put
  so much into every title—you guys really are the best ever! And last, but
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