Netflix has given a TV adaptation of Ali Novak's YA novel a 10-episode series order. "In the coming of age show, following the loss of her family in a tragic accident, 16-year old Manhattanite Jackie Howard has to learn to adapt to a new life in rural Colorado with her guardian – and 12 very rowdy kids," Variety says of Novak's 2014 book. Shaun the Sheep executive producer Melanie Halsall will adapt the book and serve as showrunner.
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