Canadian Children’s Book Award-winning author Melanie Florence’s Jazz, a middle grade novel set in the world of Lo Simpson Starts a Revolution, to Sarah Howden at Orca Book Publishers, for publication in the spring of 2026. In Jazz, Lo’s former best friend navigates her newfound position within the “It Girls” clique, feeling pleased with the popularity but pulled along by their peer pressure, and discovers she might not want a boyfriend like the rest of them… but there is someone she likes. Ren, a girl and a music geek. Amy Tompkins at Transatlantic Agency handled the sale for world rights.
Melanie is represented by Amy Tompkins.
Congratulations, Melanie!