Mabel Hsu at HarperCollins/Tegen has acquired, in a six-figure auction, Lyla Lee's YA romantic comedy celebrating body positivity, I'll Be the One. Pitched as Dumplin' meets When Dimple Met Rishi, the book follows Skye Shin, a bisexual Korean-American teen girl who competes on a reality TV show to become the first plus-sized K-pop star, while falling in love with her competitor, Henry Cho, who happens to be a world-famous celebrity. Publication is set for fall 2020; Penny Moore at Aevitas Creative Management did the two-book deal for North American rights.
