George Jreije & Umair Najeeb Khan Tarik’s Bazaar Adventure Sells High

Tarik’s Bazaar Adventure by George Jreije (Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria) and by Umair Najeeb Khan (Rida & Madiya). “Based on the author’s experience, this coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel follows 12-year-old Tarik as he navigates the highs and lows of middle school after being diagnosed with alopecia”.

Megan Ilnitzki at HarperAlley has acquired Tarik’s Bazaar Adventure in a six-figure public sale for publication within the winter of 2025, with a second guide to comply with within the winter of 2026. George Jreije and Umair Najeeb Khan’s agent Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights.

George Jreije is the Lebanese-American creator of the Shad Hadid kids’s fantasy sequence in addition to the upcoming graphic novel, additionally with HarperCollins. He has additionally written quick tales revealed in collaboration with UNICEF. He tweeted out “I’ve wanted to write a graphic novel all my life. Now I get to do so with the amazing @umairnajeebkhan ! So humbled to work with @megilnit AGAIN, and huge thanks to @jenazantian and @TheBenBaxter !!! Can’t wait to share this deeply personal story with you “. Umair Najeeb Khan is a Pakistani artist, who self revealed the comedian guide Paak Legion, and tweeted “Debuting with TWO graphic novels And I couldn’t have asked for a better story than @ByGeorgeJreije ‘s So very excited to work with @megilnit and a big big thanks to my wonderful agent @jenazantian @TheBenBaxter for making this happen!”.

HarperAlley is a graphic novel imprint launched from HarperCollins Children’s Books underneath the path of former artwork director and buying editor at First Second, Andrew Arnold final 12 months, described as a “collaborative, creator-focused publisher” that can focus on graphic novels for “readers of all ages.” The new line is “looking to publish books that readers of all ages can enjoy, from the youngest readers to teens and adults. We believe that a good story is a story that any reader can relate to. That’s what we mean when we say “readers of all ages.” HarperAlley is trying to publish about ten books a season, or about thirty books a 12 months and is certainly one of quite a lot of mainstream guide publishers that has been quickly rising the variety of graphic novels for youthful readers.