FINDING FOLKSHORE: Jacaranda adds to children's list with inclusive YA fairytale
Jacaranda Books has acquired world all language rights for Finding Folkshore by Rachel Faturoti — a fantasy YA about a young Black girl who fights the rising gentrification of a hidden fairy-tale world.
Finding Folkshore was acquired by Jacaranda’s former fiction editor and founder of our YA list Cherise Lopes-Baker, who brokered the deal with Rachel herself, who was unagented at the time.
Lopes-Baker commented: "It tackles issues of gentrification, police brutality, and immigration with creativity, passion, and an unshakeable belief in community. Narrated with acerbic wit and hilarious banter, Rachel has created an incredibly unique and magical world filled with characters that readers will be excited to recognise and love. We started the YA list to be a safe home and supportive platform for all diverse voices, especially Black British authors in our community who have been overlooked for far too long. As we continue to build this list, we are so proud to have Rachel Faturoti join us.”
Faturoti added: “Literacy is an area I’m passionate about as I believe that not enough children have access to books. My main writing goal is for young Black children and teens to see themselves in all of my books.”