Sarah Ketchersid at Candlewick has acquired, in a multiple offer situation, world rights to Ava Lin by Vicky Fang, former Google product designer and author of the Layla and the Bots and the Friendbots series. The illustrated chapter book/graphic novel hybrid series features an optimistic and creative six-year-old Chinese American girl with a knack for getting into–and out of–trouble. Publication is set for spring 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025; Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Agency negotiated the deal.