Children’s Books Bologna Book Fair 2018 kt literary, llc. NUTCRACKED by Susan Adrian Random House Children’s Books, September 2017 Enter the magical world of The Nutcracker in a whole new way with this perfect Christmas stocking stuffer! Georgie has waited for this moment her whole life—to dance the part of Clara in The Nutcracker ballet. And when she finally gets the part, it’s like a dream come true… Literally. Every time Georgie dances with the Nutcracker doll, she leaves the ballet studio and enters a world where everything around her—the old wooden furniture, the Christmas tree, the carefully wrapped presents—is larger than life. It’s so magical, Georgie can’t wait to return again and again. Then the Nutcracker’s magic seeps into the real world, putting Georgie’s friend in danger. Everything is falling apart, and it’s almost Christmas! Can Georgie save her friend, the Nutcracker, and most of all, herself? A Honor Book for the 2017 Montana Book Awards. Susan Adrian is a 4th-generation Californian who somehow stumbled into living in Montana. As a child she danced in a ballet company and read plays dramatically to blackberry bushes. Later she got a degree in English from the University of California Davis and worked in the fields of exotic pet- sitting, clothes-schlepping, and bookstore management. She’s settled in, mostly, as a scientific editor. When she’s not hanging out with her husband and daughter, she keeps busy researching crazy stuff, traveling, and writing more books. Middle Grade magical realism World Rights Sold Translation Rights: Random House Children’s Books Audio Rights: Random House Children’s Books Dramatic Rights: Random House Children’s Books Finished books available kt literary, llc. Also Available! kt literary, llc. MICHIGAN V. THE BOYS by Carrie Allen KCP Loft, Fall 2019 Like EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR by E. K. Johnston, MICHIGAN is part contemporary, part fantasy of the aftermath of assault. Budget cuts. The oldest, lamest excuse in every high school principal’s handbook. Five minutes after Michigan Manning is appointed Assistant Captain for the season, her girls’ hockey team is disbanded. Michigan’s dream of playing hockey in college now has an ice rink’s chance in hell of coming true. Her best friend is shipped off to boarding school. The rest of her former teammates take up new hobbies like swimming or slacking off. Mich is left with an empty lunch table, a blank after-school schedule and feet itching to skate. With only one high school hockey team left in town, Michigan tries out -- and shows up most of the boys, pissing them off. This isn't the team she dreamed of, but Michigan is willing to put up with changing in the broom closet, sexual innuendos, and "harmless" pranks if it means a chance to play in college. But when hazing crosses the line into assault, how long will Michigan stay silent? A Colorado native, Carrie Allen is semi-retired from sports medicine and fully-tired from chasing two little girls around the house. She has held every role on a hockey rink: player, coach, referee, even Zamboni driver. Young Adult contemporary World Rights Sold Translation Rights: Kids Can Press Audio Rights: Kids Can Press Dramatic Rights: Kids Can Press Manuscript available kt literary, llc. WHAT GOES UP by Wen Baragrey Random House Children’s, October 2018 “Funny, charming, slightly kooky, and absolutely brimming with heart.” – internationally bestselling author Stefan Bachmann What goes up . comes down on Robyn Tinkerbell Goodfellow's roof! Will a rogue NASA satellite crush her house before Robyn can set things right? Both surprising and relatable, this middle-grade novel will have readers wishing they could move to the small town of Calliope, laugh with the larger- than-life characters, and race against the clock to save Robyn from NASA's mistake. Wen Baragrey is a New Zealand earthquake survivor who recently turned tail and ran to the other end of the country to live on a farm, only to find herself surrounded by volcanos, cantankerous livestock, and giant slugs. Don't even get her started on the goats. Middle grade contemporary World Rights Sold Translation Rights: Random House Children’s Books Audio Rights: Random House Children’s Books Dramatic Rights: Debbie Deuble Hill of APA Talent & Literary Galleys available kt literary, llc. FUTURE LOST by Elizabeth Briggs Albert Whitman & Co., April 2018 The stunning conclusion to the New York Times-bestselling FUTURE SHOCK trilogy! It’s been a year since Elena Martinez and her boyfriend Adam first got involved with Aether Corporation, and they’re trying to move on with their lives. But when Adam goes missing, Elena realizes that he’s done the unthinkable: he went to Aether for help developing his cure for cancer. Adam betrayed her trust and has traveled into the future, but he didn’t come back when he was supposed to. Desperate to find him, Elena decides to risk future shock, and time travels one more time. This future is nothing like they’ve seen before. Someone has weaponized Adam’s cure and created a dangerous pandemic, leading to the destruction of civilization. If Elena can’t find Adam and stop this, everyone is at risk. And someone will do anything to keep her from succeeding Rights Sold: World Spanish to Riverside Agency. Elizabeth Briggs is a full-time geek who writes books for teens and adults. She graduated from UCLA with a degree in Sociology, currently mentors teens in writing, and volunteers with a dog rescue group. She's also the author of the adult Chasing The Dream series. Elizabeth lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a pack of fluffy dogs. Young Adult World English Rights Sold Translation Rights: KT Literary Audio Rights: Sold to Audible Dramatic Rights: Mary Pender at UTA Galleys Available kt literary, llc. Also Available! kt literary, llc. STRANGE SCOUT TALES #1: How To Merit in Monsters by Matthew Cody, art by Steve Lembe Rodale Kids/Random House Children’s Books, April 2018 A new chapter book series teeming with monsters, the biomes they roam, and the hopeless scout troop out to save them. When a scout troop learns that their sleepaway camp is really a training ground for protecting the earth’s most endangered species—monsters—the lowest-ranked Troop D (or Troop Dweeb, as the other troops refer to them) is next in line to earn their Monster Merit Badges. In How to Merit in Monsters, join Troop D on a mission to rescue the legendary Big Foot, whose water supply has been contaminated. With the help of their troop master and the ever-handy century-old Scout’s Handbook, they might just have a chance! “Cody's cryptozoological camper caper is a good kickoff for a new series aimed at those newly comfortable with chapters.” – Kirkus Reviews Matthew Cody is the acclaimed children’s author of several popular books including the award-winning Supers of Noble’s Green trilogy: Powerless, Super, and Villainous. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and son. Chapter Book World Rights Sold Translation Rights: Random House Children’s Books Audio Rights: Random House Children’s Books Dramatic Rights: Jerry Kalajian, IPG Galleys available kt literary, llc. Also Available! kt literary, llc. THE AMBROSE DECEPTION by Emily Ecton Disney Hyperion, February 2018 “A rollicking adventure, a Westing Game–style mystery, and a heartwarming reminder that anyone can be greater than the sum of their parts.” -- Booklist “Readers of the Kingdom Keepers are going to eat this up! AMBROSE DECEPTION’s tricky quest, a competition between polar opposites, thrusts the reader into a story that satisfies and complicates and then twists at just right moment. Emily Ecton delivers a readable maze of a novel middle grade readers will adore and not stop talking about! These characters are quite the accomplishment. I want to be their friend.” –Ridley Pearson, bestselling author of the KINGDOM KEEPERS series “In the tradition of The Westing Game or Chasing Vermeer, this is a plot- driven brainteaser… The twists and turns are well-paced and believable, and transcripts of texts, emails, and letters within the chapters add dimension to the strong cast of secondary characters. A lighthearted mystery starring seriously smart kids.” – Kirkus Reviews Emily is the author of six middle grade books published under the names Emily Ecton and Emily Fairlie. The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck was a 2014-2015 nominee for the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Massachusetts Children's Book Award, and the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, and Project Jackalope is a 2015-2016 Sunshine State Young Readers Award finalist. She was also a writer and producer on Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!, the Peabody award winning comedy news quiz on NPR, and is a member of SCBWI, AFTRA and the Science Fiction Writers of America. Middle Grade mystery North American Rights Sold Translation Rights: KT Literary Audio Rights: Disney Hyperion Dramatic Rights: Mary Pender, UTA Finished books available kt literary, llc. THE UPSIDE OF FALLING DOWN by Rebekah Crane Skyscape, January 2018 For Clementine Haas, finding herself is more than a nice idea. Ever since she woke up in an Irish hospital with complete amnesia, self-discovery has become her mission. They tell her she’s the lone survivor of a plane crash. They tell her she’s lucky to be alive. But she doesn’t feel lucky. She feels…lost. With the relentless Irish press bearing down on her, and a father she may not even recognize on his way from America to take her home, Clementine assumes a new identity and enlists a blue-eyed Irish stranger, Kieran O’Connell, to help her escape her forgotten life…and start a new one.