And for three-and-a-half years hence, she has auctioned the rights to her first two graphic novels, the middle-grade-aimed Squalo & Mage, to Clarissa Wong at HarperCollins Squalo & Mage is inspired by Filipino folklore, and follows the story of best friends—a two-legged shark and a young sorceress—as they travel Mundo to free the mystical Bakunawa[...]