Emma Donoghue has signed a deal with Scholastic to write her debut middle grade book. As a writer, Donoghue (pictured, via) has become well-known for her popular adult novel Room.
The team at the Arthur A. Levine Books imprint has scheduled the release of The Lotterys Plus One for February 2017. Levine, the editor for this manuscript, negotiated the deal with Kathleen Anderson of the Anderson Literary Agency.
Here’s more from the press release: “The Lotterys Plus One introduces Sumac Lottery, a girl with six siblings, two moms, two dads, and a tranquil cloud-painted room in the big Victorian house they all call Camelottery. When her racist, homophobic grandfather nearly burns his house down, he has to move in with the Lotterys, a volatile situation about which no one is happy, least of all Sumac, who has to give up her room. The Lotterys Plus One is a funny, sensitive exploration of family, the limits of tolerance, and the possibilities of love.”