THE ROACH KING OF RALEIGH by Shannon Stocker sells to Blink (Agent: Allison Remcheck)

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Written By Hillary Godwin

Katherine Easter at Blink has acquired Schneider Family Book Award-winner Shannon Stocker's next YA novel, The Roach King of Raleigh. When introverted Quill Jenkins becomes desperate to get out of a broken-down rental house owned by his nemesis's father, he starts a roach-breeding business in his attic, which leads to unexpected friendships and dredges up a broken past he wishes would stay buried forever. Publication is slated for winter 2026; Allison Remcheck at Stimola Literary Studio brokered the deal for world English rights.

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