I SOLD MY BOOOOKKKKKK! 😱😱😱

“Stephanie Stein at HarperTeen has acquired Star Daughter and an untitled YA novel by Shveta Thakrar. The contemporary YA fantasy inspired by Hindu mythology follows a half-mortal/half-star girl who must win a celestial competition to save her human father’s life. Publication is planned for summer 2020; Beth Phelan at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights.”

I SOLD MY BOOOOKKKKKK! AHHHHHHHHHHH!

I’ve been sitting on this news since April. April. Can you believe it?

Some of you have heard me talk about Star Daughter over the years, either online or in person. Like the announcement says, it’s a young adult fantasy about a half mortal/half star girl (named Sheetal) who has to save her dad. But it’s also about friendship and being caught between worlds and family and cute love interests and a magical Night Market and tons of my signature imagery/language and and and . . . I can’t wait for you to be able to read it!

I’m going to be a published novelist at long last!!! Eeeeeeeee!