Press Release
Amy Fitzgerald at Lerner/Carolrhoda has bought Jerkbait author Mia Siegert's YA novel Somebody Told Me. After an assault, bigender teen Aleks/Alexis goes to live with their uncle, a Catholic priest, and must make difficult choices after discovering that they can overhear parishioners' confessions through their bedroom wall. Publication is planned for spring 2020; Travis Pennington at the Knight Agency did the deal for world rights.
Praise for Somebody Told Me
- "A compelling narrative layered with intersections of gender, sexuality, and spirituality."—
- — Booklist