Deal Announcement: The Rock in My Throat

Carol Hinz at Lerner/Carolrhoda has bought world rights to The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang (l.), illustrated by Jiemei Lin. In this picture book memoir, a Hmong refugee girl navigates life at home and school in America while carrying the weight of her selective mutism. Publication is slated for spring 2024; Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary represented the author, and Jennifer Rofé at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator.