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  And I believed everyone else when they told me the same thing.

  I became what you wanted. What everyone wanted. A fighter. Not fighting for anything. Just fighting everything.

  But I’ve learned that you’re all wrong. The world isn’t like a chessboard. It’s filled with a lot more gray than black and white. There’s as much love as there is hate. And sometimes, just getting into the fight means you’ve already lost.

  I’m okay with whatever happens next. I’m not going to fight it.

  Darwin

  Sean Rodman is the child of two anthropologists, who gave him a keen eye for observation and a bad case of wanderlust. His interest in writing for teenagers came out of working at schools around the world. In the Snowy Mountains of Australia, he taught ancient history to future Olympic athletes. Closer to home, he worked with students from over one hundred countries at a nonprofit international school. He currently lives and writes in Victoria, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.srodman.com.