Jan asked Stacy McAnulty:

I loved The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl. When Lucy met her friend Windy for the first time I thought what a cool name, just like the song Windy by The Association. Then Lucy meets Windy's sister Cherish, the name of another song by The Association, and also my absolute favorite song in high school. I wore out the grooves on that record! Am I correct? Is that where you got the names?

Stacy McAnulty Yes! But partly by accident. I love the song Windy by The Association and knew I wanted to use it. Then, when I had to come up with a name for Windy's sister, Cherish just came to me. Simply popped into my brain. I knew I couldn't use a more common name like Amanda or Katelyn because it wouldn't go with Windy. But that was all thought I gave to the name. It wasn't until after the book was published, and I was listening to "oldies", that I realized Cherish was another song by The Association. I knew the song (and love it!) but didn't know who sang it. (Or maybe my brain subconsciously knew.)

Thanks for the question!

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