PRH Children’s snaps up two feminist YA novels

Penguin has snapped up the rights to two feminist YA books, with plans to publish in 2020.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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