Liza Kaplan at Viking has bought world rights, in a preempt, to the middle grade graphic novel SELFIES BY SUMIE by A.Y. Hashitate, a coming-of-age story dealing with immigration, social pressures, and family expectations centered around 12-year-old Sumie, who becomes insta-famous when an embarrassing video goes viral and she is forced to reconcile who she is online with who she wants to be in real life. Publication is planned for fall 2023; Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Agency did the deal.

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