Lauri Hornik at Rocky Pond Books has acquired the middle grade novel Dear Amie, an inspirational story about living courageously despite disability, co-written by Amie Specht–who has Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), one of the rarest genetic disorders in the world–and Shannon Hitchcock (Flying Over Water). Publication is planned for spring 2024; Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency represented both, for world rights.
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Genre: #MiddleGrade #Contemporary #Romance
Disability rep: #ChronicIllness #FibrodysplasiaOssificansProgressiva (#FOP)
Publication date: #2024year