It’s a DEAL!!

CHILDREN’S: MIDDLE GRADE
Jessica Burkhart’s HIGH JUMPS AT COLLINS ACADEMY series, pitched as Saddle Club meets Mean Girls, about a small-town girl who attends a boarding school and must learn to compete with the equestrian elite, to Molly McGuire at Aladdin, in a four-book deal, in a very nice deal, by Alyssa Eisner Henkin at Trident Media Group (NA).

36 thoughts on “It’s a DEAL!!”

  6. Jess says:
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    Jessica, I’m so thrilled for you. You won’t belive this-I’m in Houston, sitting at a Jason’s Deli with my husband when my phone rings and a writer friend in Lake Charles, Louisiana says, “JB got a 4 boo contract!!” You’re the talk of the town, girl!! LOL

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    You don’t know me (I post as loiterer on AW) but I felt compelled to offer congratulations because being an unpublished writer myself it’s exciting to see someone in the process of launching a career.I’m sure you know you’ve got a lot more hard work ahead, but you seem like a motivated person with your feet firmly on the ground. I wish you well.

  16. Becs says:
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    HURRAY!! Hehe, I found you from a comment on Maureen Johnson’s blog sometime last week, I think. And I was like, “Hey, she’s a writer and she’s my age!” which was cool. I want to get published eventually, so it’s really encouraging and awesome that you are right now. 😀 😀 Major congrats, and I can’t wait to read your books. :)By the way, the reason that I clicked on your comment in the first place was that your name sounded really familiar. I wonder if I’ve read one of your magazine articles. And I also saw on your website that you did NaNoWriMo last year, so maybe I saw you there. NaNo rocks!!

  18. Sophisticated Writer says:
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    A four-book-deal and a published author at just 20!! WOW! Congrats dear. You must be so happy and proud!Wishing you all the best. That’s yet another motivation for me–yes writers can get published after all, if they’re good enough 😀

  19. Jessica Burkhart says:
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    Erin, thank you! :)Steph, Trident is the BEST!!Jess, I simply cannot believe that! That’s awesome! LOLJen, Heather, Susan, Emily, Dawno, Williebee, Anonymous, April and Writing Angel, thank you so much! :)Becs, you probably did run into me on the NaNo forums. NaNo definitely rocks! ;)Merylf, thanks!

  20. Bill Clark says:
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    I used to teach at a CT version of Collins Academy, and can vouch for the snottiness of “the equestrian elite” – sounds like you’ve got a sure-fire winner here! Congratulations!

  32. Miri says:
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    I read this earlier and forgot to comment! How could I?Just wanted to give a huge CONGRATS and tell you that I love boarding school stories, so I’m looking forward to this one! Make sure and let us know when it’ll be on the shelves!And DANG. Four books, girl! That’s a dream come true!(Now you have to write them. ;))

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