Hilde Lysiak has signed a four-book deal with Scholastic. She (pictured, via) has become well-known as the nine-year-old publisher behind a monthly newspaper called The Orange Street News.
Lysiak plans to collaborate with her father Matthew to write a new detective series called Hilde Cracks the Case. Book one is slated for release in Fall 2017.
Here’s more from the press release: “A real-life Harriet the Spy, Hilde’s sleuthing skills have garnered national and international media attention. Hilde’s book series will be part of the Scholastic illustrated early chapter book line Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers (generally ages 6−8).”