6/23/2023 0 Comments Fairytales of folkshore![]() ![]() My main writing goal is for young Black children and teens to see themselves in all of my books. As we continue to build this list, we are so proud to have Rachel Faturoti join us.”įaturoti added: “Literacy is an area I’m passionate about as I believe that not enough children have access to books. 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. ![]() 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. Lopes-Baker commented: "It tackles issues of gentrification, police brutality, and immigration with creativity, passion, and an unshakeable belief in community. Fola Oduwole is the young heroine who fights the rising gentrification of her world.įinding 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. ![]() ![]() The novel is set in a world where the Windrush generation immigrated to a fairy-tale part of London. 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. Folkshore is a Gaslamp Fantasy world where several fairy tale and mythology-inspired events take place concurrently, or have occurred in the past. ![]()
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