Children’s Books

Bologna Book Fair

2018

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

Hiding out in the sleepy town of Waterville, Ireland, Clementine discovers there’s an upside to a life that’s fallen apart. But as her lies grow, so does her affection for Kieran, and the truth about her identity becomes harder and harder to reveal, forcing Clementine to decide: Can she leave her past behind for a new love she’ll never forget?

“[An] appealing love story that provides…many swoon-worthy moments.” —Publishers Weekly

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Rebekah Crane found a passion for this genre while studying secondary English education at Ohio University. She is a former high school English teacher, a yoga instructor, and the mother of two girls. After living and teaching in six different cities, Rebekah finally settled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains to write novels and work on screenplays. She now spends her days tucked behind a laptop at seventy-five hundred feet, where the altitude only enhances the writing experience. Young Adult contemporary World Rights Sold Translation Rights: Skyscape Audio Rights: Brilliance Audio Dramatic Rights: Contact KT Literary Books available kt literary, llc.

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THE LAST SUN Book #1 in The Tarot Sequence by K.D. Edwards Pyr Books, June 2018

“A fast, fun urban fantasy in a wonderfully original world, full of slam-bang magic and interesting characters.” – bestselling author Django Wexler

Rune Saint John, last child of the fallen Sun Court, is hired to search for Lady Judgment's missing son, Addam, on New Atlantis, the island city where the Atlanteans moved after ordinary humans destroyed their original home.

With his companion and bodyguard, Brand, he questions Addam's relatives and business contacts through the highest ranks of the nobles of New Atlantis. But as they investigate, they uncover more than a missing man: a legendary creature connected to the secret of the massacre of Rune's Court. In looking for Addam, can Rune find the truth behind his family's death and the torments of his past?

One of B&N’s Top Sci-Fi Debuts of 2018!

K.D. lives and writes in North Carolina. Mercifully short careers in food service, corporate banking and retail management have led to a much less short career in Higher Education.

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THE WEIGHT OF ZERO by Karen Fortunati Delacorte/ Penguin Random House, October 2016

“An honest, informative, and ultimately optimistic novel about living with mental illness.” – Kirkus Reviews

“This intelligent debut examines adolescent mental illness with a realistic view of what “better” may look like.” – Washington Independent

“THE WEIGHT OF ZERO is one of those books, like WONDER, that everyone, young and old, should read. It gave me such a real perspective of the inner thoughts of a teenaged girl with bipolar disorder. – Bipolar Magazine

“Smart in its wit and, at times, painfully sharp in its candor about living with mental illness.” – Horn Book

2016 ABA Indies Introduce New Voices pick, 2016 BEA Buzz Book, 2017 Kansas NEA Reading List Circle selection, 2017 ILA Children’s and Young Adult Book Award winner, 2017 New York Public Library Best Books For Teens selection.

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Karen Fortunati is a former attorney, whose experiences on the job with children and teens and personal experiences witnessing the impact of depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide inspires her writing.

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REVENGE OF THE RED CLUB by Kim Harrington Aladdin Books/Simon & Schuster, Fall 2019

Tackling the stigma of menstruation with humor, heart, a dash of mayhem, and cramps. Lots of cramps.

Riley Dunne loves being a member of the Red Club. It’s more than a group of girls supporting each other through Aunt Flo’s ups and downs; it’s a Hawking Middle School tradition. The secret locker has an emergency stash in case Shark Week comes unexpectedly. And the girls are always willing to lend an ear, a shoulder, or an old pair of sweatpants.

But when school administration shuts the Red Club down because of complaints, the girls are stunned. Who would do that to them? An adult who thinks it’s inappropriate? A mean boy who thinks girl stuff is gross? The girls’ shock quickly turns into anger, and then they decide to get even.

But wallpapering the gym with maxi pads and making tampon crafts in art class won’t bring their club back. Only Riley can do that. Using skills she cultivated as her school paper’s top investigative reporter (okay, only investigative reporter), she digs for the truth about who shut the club down and why. All the while dealing with friendship drama, a new and ridiculous dress code, and a support group that is now more focused on fighting back.

Can she save the Red Club before this rebellion turns into a full scale war?

Kim Harrington is the author of multiple titles for teens and kids. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and son. When not writing, she's most likely reading, watching one of her favorite TV shows, or fantasizing about her next vacation. Her first book, CLARITY, received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly, was a 2012 ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, sold to nine countries, and was optioned for television by Warner Brothers. Middle Grade contemporary World English Rights Sold Translation Rights: KT Literary Audio Rights: Simon & Schuster Dramatic Rights: contact KT Literary Manuscript available kt literary, llc.

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THE CALCULUS OF CHANGE by Jessie Hilb Clarion, February, 2018

“Aden’s voice is funny and emotional…Full of heart.” – Kirkus Reviews

Aden isn't looking for love in her senior year. She's much more focused on things like getting a solo gig at Ike's and keeping her brother from illegal herbal recreation. But when Tate walks into Calculus class wearing a yarmulke and a grin, Aden's heart is gone in an instant.

The two are swept up in a tantalizingly warm friendship, complete with long drives with epic soundtracks and deep talks about life, love, and spirituality. With Tate, Aden feels closer to her mom—and her mom's faith—than she has since her mother died years ago. Everyone else—even Aden's brother and her best friend—can see their connection, but does Tate?

Navigating uncertain romance and the crises of those she loves, Aden must decide how she chooses to see herself and how to honor her mom’s memory.

Jessie Hilb holds a B.A. in English literature and a master’s degree in social work. She lives with her family and their ever-loyal herding dog in Boulder, Colorado, where she constantly reinvents herself.

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WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU DEMONS by Jennifer Honeybourn Swoon Reads/Macmillan Children’s Books, July 2018

Sixteen-year-old Shelby Black has spent the past year training to be an exorcist. Her great-uncle Roy—a Catholic priest and Shelby’s guardian—believes she has a gift for expelling demons, and he’s put her through exorcist boot camp hell, but he still doesn’t trust her to do an exorcism on her own.

High school is hard enough without having to explain that you fight demons for a living, so Shelby keeps her extracurricular activity quiet, especially from Spencer, her cute math tutor. Secrets run in Shelby’s family, though: her mother has been missing ever since an exorcism went horribly wrong, and Uncle Roy is tight-lipped about it. But Shelby’s hell-bent on finding her mom, no matter what—even if what it ends up costing her soul AND a date with Spencer.

Jennifer Honeybourn is a fan of British accents, Broadway musicals, and epic, happily-ever- after love stories. If she could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, she’d have high tea with Walt Disney, JK Rowling, and her nana. She lives with her husband, daughter and cat just outside Vancouver, British Columbia, in a house filled with books.

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THE DOOR TO THE LOST by Jaleigh Johnson Delacorte/ Penguin Random House, July 2018

The latest adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of THE MARK OF THE DRAGONFLY!

There was no warning the day magic died in Talhaven. It happened with a giant explosion and the arrival of a skyship full of children, all with magic running through their veins and no memory of home.

Rook and Drift are two of those children, and ever since that day, they've been on the run, magical refugees in a world that doesn't trust magic. Because magic doesn't die right away--it decays, twists, and poisons all that it touches. And now it's beginning to poison people.

Try as they might, Rook and Drift can't remember anything about their lives before Talhaven. But it's beginning to look like they're the only ones who can save their adopted world . . . if that world doesn't destroy them first.

2014 ABA Kids Indie Next List 2014 VOYA Top Shelf Honoree 2015 Winner Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Award 2016 New York State Reading Association Charlotte Award Nominee 2017 Sunshine State Young Readers Award

Jaleigh Johnson is a fantasy novelist living and writing in the wilds of the Midwest. She has also written several novels and short stories for the Dungeons and Dragons Forgotten Realms fiction line.

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HOW I RESIST: Activism and Hope for a New Generation Edited by Maureen Johnson Wednesday Books/Macmillan, May 2018

Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they’re bound to inherit. They’re ready to stand up and be heard — but with much to shout about, where do they begin? What can I do? How can I help?

HOW I RESIST is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show readers that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, including Libba Bray, Lauren Duca, Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton star Javier Muñoz, Rosie O’Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker,Ali Stroker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina Taub, Daniel J. Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

In HOW I RESIST, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance.

HOW I RESIST is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and a staple on bookshelves for generations.

Maureen Johnson is the bestselling author of several novels, including 13 LITTLE BLUE ENVELOPES, the Suite Scarlett series, and the Shades of London series. She has also written collaborative works such as LET IT SNOW with John Green and Lauren Myracle, and THE BANE CHRONICLES with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Time Magazine has named her one of the top 140 people to follow on Twitter. Maureen lives in New York and online on Twitter @maureenjohnson. YA Nonfiction Anthology World Rights Sold Translation Rights: St. Martin’s Press Audio Rights: St. Martin’s Press Dramatic Rights: Mary Pender, United Talent Agency Galleys available kt literary, llc.

TRULY DEVIOUS by Maureen Johnson Katherine Tegan Books/HarperCollins, January 2018

“Intricately plotted. Compulsively readable.” – John Green

“Remember the first time reading Harry Potter and knowing it was something special? There’s that same sense of magic in the introduction of teen Sherlock-in- training Stevie Bell in Maureen Johnson’s series opener… Parallel mysteries unfold with cleverly written dialogue, page-turning brilliance and a young sleuth just as captivating as Hercule Poirot or Nancy Drew.” – USA Today

“Jumping between past and present, Johnson’s novel is deliciously atmospheric, with a sprawling cast of complex suspects/potential victims, surprising twists, and a dash of romance. As in her Shades of London books, Johnson remains a master at combining jittery tension with sharp, laugh-out-loud observations.” – Publishers Weekly starred review

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Maureen Johnson is the bestselling author of several novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, the Suite Scarlett series, and the Shades of London series. She has also written collaborative works such as Let It Snow with John Green and Lauren Myracle, and The Bane Chronicles with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Time magazine has named her one of the top 140 people to follow on Twitter. Maureen lives in New York and online on Twitter @maureenjohnson.

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THE KING’S QUESTIONER by Nikki Katz Swoon Reads/Macmillan Children’s Books, February 2019

By the author of THE MIDNIGHT DANCE (Swoon Reads/October 2017)

Kalen has been blessed with a gift. He's a mental picklock, employed by the king to uncover the secrets held in the minds of criminals. When the king's son, Cirrus, falls into a coma, the king enlists Kalen's help to dive into the prince's mind. While in Cirrus' thoughts, Kalen discovers a heavily locked secret, one hidden even from the prince himself. Cirrus has a sister, banished at birth because of her own magical abilities, an act which sets a prophecy in motion.

With the very kingdom at stake, Kalen and Cirrus team up with Kalen's silver- haired friend, Luna, to find the princess. The travel is precarious, and they quickly learn that rescuing Reign is only the first of their problems ... siphoned magick, a hidden enemy, and a reluctant princess ... to name a few. A battle of wits, willpower, and magick will be fought across multiple kingdoms—and its very outcome will determine the kingdom's fate.

Nikki is a recovering rocket scientist, author, editor, freelance writer, and social media stalker. A busy mom of three crazy active kids, Nikki is also the Managing Editor for SocialMoms.com and a Scribe for Book in a Box. She has published articles on a variety of topics and her work has appeared on Storia, About.com, iVillage, b5media.com, and dozens of other websites. She is also the author of four nonfiction puzzle and games books.

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ALL OF US WITH WINGS by Michelle Ruiz Keil SoHo Press, Summer 2019

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When her mother leaves without a trace and her grandmother passes away soon after, seventeen-year-old Xochi runs away from the abusive man she’s been left with and finds herself alone and adrift in San Francisco. Everything changes when she is hired as the live-in nanny of tween genius Pallas. She quickly falls for Pallas’ pagan rock star family, and especially for Pallas’s father; kindred in his love of motorcycles and poetry, he also shares Xochi’s half-Mexican heritage and troubled past.

Xochi would do anything to preserve the fairytale she’s fallen into, but when on the night of the vernal equinox she and Pallas unintentionally perform a riot-grrl ritual, she summons the Waterbabies, a pair of ancient creatures from Native American myth bound to avenge the wrongs of Xochi’s childhood. No one close to Xochi is safe – not her new family, nor the remnants of the one she left behind.

Michelle Ruiz Keil is a novelist of Latinx heritage, a playwright with an eye for the enchanted, and a way with animals. She teaches writing to adults and youth with a focus on fairytale, divination and archetype and creates writing-based curricula that combats stigma in marginalized communities. She has been a fellow at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and Lit Camp and a member of mentor Ruth Ozeki’s master class at Hedgebrook.

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BERNICE BUTTMAN, MODEL CITIZEN by Niki Lenz Random House Children’s Books, Spring 2019

It's tough to learn to be kind when you're not shown much kindness yourself...but a new town and new loving guardians could get you halfway there in this middle grade debut reminiscent of The Great Gilly Hopkins.

Bernice Buttman is the biggest bully in the 5th grade. She loves pounding puny kids and eating cheese balls till her fingers turn orange. Her latest and greatest ambition is to attend the Hollywood Hills Stunt Camp, where she can learn to crash cars and punch people harder. All she needs are a few generous strangers to donate to the cause. She sets up a fake "Letsfundthis" website, and the cash starts flowing.

But when Bernice's mom discovers what she's done, she takes the money for herself and sends Bernice to live with her Aunt Josephine -- who happens to be a nun. Bernice tries to make a new start in the town of Halfway, but she immediately locks horns with the school's most perfect student, Emogene.

Determined to be more than just another bully Buttman, Bernice resolves to stay out of trouble and raise enough money to send herself to camp. But when she learns that Aunt Josephine and the nuns may lose the church if they don't pay their debt by the end of the spring, Bernice concocts a plan that just might save the church and send her to stunt camp!

Niki is a debut author from Kansas City.

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SURFACE TENSION by Mike Mullin Tanglewood Press, May 2018

From the author of ASHFALL.

Nobody believes Jake. Except the terrorists.

After witnessing an act of domestic terrorism while training on his bike, Jake is found near death, with a serious head injury and unable to remember the plane crash or the aftermath that landed him in the hospital.

A terrorist leader’s teenage daughter, Betsy, is sent to kill Jake and eliminate him as a possible witness. When Jake’s mother blames his head injury for his tales of attempted murder, he has to rely on his girlfriend, Laurissa, to help him escape the killers and the law enforcement agents convinced that Jake himself had a role in the crash.

Mike Mullin first discovered he could make money writing in sixth grade. His teacher, Mrs. Brannon, occasionally paid students for using unusual words. Mike’s first sale as a writer earned 10 cents for one word: tenacious. Since then, Mike has always been involved with literature. One of his early jobs was shelving books at Central Library in Indianapolis. Later, he paid his way through graduate school in part by serving as a reference assistant for Indiana University’s library. Mike has worked in his mother’s business, Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore, for more than twenty years, serving at various times as a store manager, buyer, school and library salesperson, and marketing consultant.

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THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE by Stephanie Perkins Dutton Children’s Books, September 2017

Film/TV rights sold to Netflix, with 21 Laps Entertainment (Stranger Things) and James Wan (Saw, The Conjuring) producing, from a script by Henry Gayden (Earth To Echo, Shazam!)

Scream meets YA in this new horror novel from the bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss.

Perkins lulls readers into a false sense of security before twisting the knife, figuratively and literally. The murders are both grisly and psychologically unnerving, and the novel’s intense realism makes them all the more disturbing. – Publishers Weekly

With a diverse cast of misfits and a heroine with secrets of her own, the plot never slows down, racing to a bloody and heart-stopping end! — Indie Next List for Fall 2017

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Stephanie Perkins is the New York Times bestselling author of multiple books for teens, including Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and My True Love Gave to Me. She has always worked with books--first as a bookseller, then as a librarian, and now as a novelist. Stephanie lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her husband. Every room of their house is painted a different color of the rainbow.

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BOY BITES BUG by Rebecca Petruck Amulet Books, May 2018

“A tale that is funny, perceptive, and topical in more ways than one.” – Booklist starred review

Will didn’t plan to eat a stinkbug. But when his friend Darryl called new kid Eloy Herrera a racial slur, Will did it as a diversion. Now Will is Bug Boy, and everyone is cracking up inventing insect meals for him, like French flies and maggot-aroni and fleas.

Turns out eating bugs for food is a real thing called entomophagy. Deciding that means he can use a class project to feed everyone grasshoppers, Will bargains for Eloy’s help in exchange for helping him with wrestling, but their growing friendship only ticks off Darryl more.

Will may have bitten off more than he can chew as crickets, earthworm jerky, and more end up on his plate, but insects are the least of his problems. When things between Darryl and Eloy heat up, Will wrestles with questions of loyalty and honor—and learns that maybe not all friendships are worth fighting for.

"The straightforward and uncluttered style will please lovers of the “Wimpy Kid” series . . . A sure bet for reluctant readers, pranksters, and budding entomophagists (bug-eaters)." – School Library Journal

Rebecca Petruck worked at Condé Nast in marketing before returning to school to earn an MFA in creative writing. She is also the author of STEERING TOWARD NORMAL, a Blue Ribbon Winner from the BCCB. She lives in Creston, North Carolina.

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THE PHOENIX EMPRESS Book #2 in the Their Bright Ascendency trilogy by K Arsenault Rivera TOR Books, August 2018

“Badass ladies slaying demons, defying conventions, and saving the world on their own terms.” – Indie Bound, on THE TIGER’S DAUGHTER

The eagerly awaited sequel to THE TIGER’S DAUGHTER, which was an October 2017 Indie Next List Pick, a SCIBA Indie Bestseller, and on the Locus Recommended Reading List for Best First Novel of 2017.

“Rivera’s immense imagination and finely detailed worldbuilding have produced a series introduction of mammoth scope.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review of THE TIGER’S DAUGHTER

“THE TIGER’S DAUGHTER is a love letter to my favorite kind of fantasy – rich, expansive…simply exquisite.” – NY Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab

“The epistolary tale at the heart of THE TIGER’ S DAUGHTER unfolds with deceptive elegance, leading the reader to a conclusion at once unexpected, touching, and apt.” ―Jacqueline Carey, author of the bestselling Kushiel's Legacy series

Rivera’s SIXTEEN SWORDS has also just been announced, for publication in Fall 2018. Audio rights have sold to Audible.

Born in Puerto Rico, she and her family moved to New York when K was three. They landed in the middle of a blizzard, and K’s been complaining about the snow ever since.

YA/Adult crossover fantasy World English Rights Sold Translation Rights: KT Literary Audio Rights: Sold to Audible Dramatic Rights: KT Literary Galleys available kt literary, llc.

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AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS by Margaret Rogerson Margaret K. McElderry Books/ S&S, September 2017

“A funny, action-packed, and sweet romance sure to appeal to fans of Holly Black, Diana Wynne Jones, and Sarah J. Maas.” – School Library Journal, starred review

“Rogerson turns forbidden love into fresh adventure with danger, chases, a glorious ball, and unexpected narrative turns.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys romantic YA fantasy and fairy tales with a sharp, jagged edge.” – USA Today Happily Ever After blog

Debuted on the New York Times bestseller list! An Autumn 2017 Kids Indie Next List Top 10 2017 Parents’ Choice Silver Award winner

Rights Sold: Complex Chinese Characters in Taiwan (Faces Publications), German (Cbt Bertelsmann), Indonesian (Hanu Penerbit), and Spanish (Nocturna Ediciones S.L.)

Margaret was a cultural anthropology major at Miami University in Ohio. When not writing she can be found drawing, reading, gaming, making pudding, or creeping through the woods in search of toads and mushrooms.

Young adult fantasy World English Rights Sold Translation Rights: KT Literary Audio Rights: Simon & Schuster Audio Dramatic Rights: Sean Berard at APA Talent & Literary Books available

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THE LAST YEAR OF JAMES AND KAT by Amy Spalding Amulet Books, Spring 2020

Recent sale!

Based on the structure of the musical The Last Five Years, Amy's latest explores the most traumatic breakup many people ever go through -- that of the friendship between childhood besties.

In dual timelines, James prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the past year and the dissolution of her relationship with Kat, while in alternating chapters, Kat is newly in love and feeling like her future is wide open. Over the course of senior year, Kat wants nothing more than James to continue to be her steady rock through multiple dramas, as James worries that everything she believes about love and her future is a lie when her high-school-sweethearts-parents announce they're divorcing.

In their Last Year, Kat and James grow apart while growing up.

Amy Spalding has a BA in advertising and marketing communications from Webster University and an MA in media studies from the New School. Amy studied long-form improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. By day, she manages the digital media team for an indie film advertising agency. By later day and night, Amy writes, performs, and pets as many cats as she can. She grew up in St. Louis, but now lives in the better weather of Los Angeles.

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THE SUMMER OF JORDI PEREZ (AND THE BEST BURGER IN LOS ANGELES) by Amy Spalding SkyPony Press, April 2018

“This book is the queer, fat girl rom-com of my dreams! Plus size fashion, a fat girl falling in love, nuanced friendships, and cheeseburgers! Did I mention cheeseburgers?” --Julie Murphy, New York Times Bestselling Author of Dumplin'

“The Summer of Jordi Perez is a confectionary delight. From lovely romantic date nights to secret makeout sessions to utterly relatable friend drama, this is the happy queer-girl romance I've been longing for since I knew enough to long for happy queer-girl romance.” --Robin Talley, New York Times Bestselling Author of Lies We Tell Ourselves

“Funny, full of heart, and refreshingly free of a weight-loss arc.” – starred Kirkus review

“You'll want to go shopping with Abby. You'll obsessively need to sample every cheeseburger in town. You might even plan a foodie-fashion-fun times vacation in L.A. But most importantly, you'll fall in love with The Summer of Jordi Perez. Just like I did.” -- Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Amy Spalding has a BA in advertising and marketing communications from Webster University and an MA in media studies from the New School. Amy studied long-form improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. By day, she manages the digital media team for an indie film advertising agency. By later day and night, Amy writes, performs, and pets as many cats as she can. She grew up in St. Louis, but now lives in the better weather of Los Angeles.

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