New Deal: Breakout and Mean

Joy Peskin at FSG has bought, in an exclusive submission, Breakout and Mean, two middle-grade novels by Christina Wyman (Jawbreaker). Breakout follows a girl whose battle with serious acne brings out the worst in her relationship with her mother; it’s scheduled for fall 2025. Mean is about a girl who struggles with a reputation as a mean girl, and is scheduled for fall 2026. Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.