The official announcement:
Natalie Parker's BEWARE THE WILD, pitched as Twin Peaks meets The Village, in which a claustrophobic Louisiana town is dominated by its sinister, encroaching swamp, which swallows up a boy who is instantly forgotten by everyone except his sister, and replaced by a mysterious girl from the past who is intent on taking over his family and his life, to Phoebe Yeh at Harper Children's, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in Winter 2014, by Sarah Davies at the Greenhouse Literary Agency (NA).
Foreign: info@rightspeople.com
That's right. HarperCollins Children's Books! I am so happy I could sprout flowers from the top of my head. And oh, holy crow, there's already a Goodreads page.
To every one of you who has been reading this blog over the years, THANK YOU.
Well done and good luck, a proud moment for you!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm thrilled!
DeleteI am so excited for you!! All your hard work has PAID OFF!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ann!
DeleteI am so, so excited for you Natalie! I loved your book from the very first line, and I'm sure it's only gotten better since the draft I read a year ago. You deserve it!!!!! I can't wait to buy it in stores. *does the snoopy dance*
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stefanie! I've rewritten it entirely since you saw it, but I hope you'll still love it. And I hope we'll be celebrating like this for you in the future, too!
DeleteYAAAYYYYY! :D
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DeleteCongratulations, Natalie!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you!
DeleteYou had me at "TWIN PEAKS."
ReplyDeleteWell, OK -- you had me before that. :)
There must be drinks. Oh yes, there must be drinks.
I nearly died of happiness when they compared it to Twin Peaks. Then I wanted coffee. ... Then I wanted pie.
DeleteYes, there will be drinks. I just have to decide when and where!
PLEASEOHPLEASE do it before the 17th.
DeleteLaura and I have to head out to Allie's graduation from Mt. Holyoke (Jeez, I'm old), and then turn around and head out to Los Angeles -- for a friend's wedding, and (YIKES!) several meetings with Producers about FAR WEST.
We wont be free again until June 1st!
Congrats!! Sounds like a very interesting book.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I certainly hope so. ;)
DeleteCongratulations! I still remember this one from Maggie's Crit Partner Match-Up. Can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara! I'm looking forward to the day you can. :) And I hope your own writing is going well, too!
DeleteSO SO EXCITED for you! (And for Heath!)
ReplyDeleteHa! Yes, Heath deserves some love, too. :)
DeleteWOOT! WOOT! Had to come over and congratulate you here as well! I'm so happy for you and excited--also very happy and excited for me because this means I get to read the rest of your book (I'm so selfish). Seriously though--CONGRATS! <3
ReplyDeleteThanks, Frankie!!! And I'm so glad you're looking forward to reading and that you still remember that beginning!
DeleteWow! Congratulations! I feel like crying :) I'm excited for you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Simon! I'm still so very thrilled.
DeleteCongrats Natalie!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteYeah! Ok, I've said it about a dozen times, but I'm still excited. :D Congrats...again!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andy! Excitement abounds.
DeleteYAY, Natalie!!! That is such awesome and well-deserved news--huge congrats! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kristi!
DeleteStopping by your blog for the first time. Congrats on exciting news!!! Your book sounds fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWelcome and thank you so much!
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