Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity Story and Art by Dave Roman
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JUNE Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity Story And Art by Dave romAn Blast off for adventure at Astronaut Academy! Hakata Soy is new at Astronaut Academy, and so far things aren’t going so well. Hakata’s past as the leader of a futuristic superhero team is catching up to him just as he’s making a fresh start. How will Hakata find time to study for his classes in Fire Throwing and Anti-Gravity Gymnastics when he’s got a robot doppelganger on its way to kill him? With tons of goofy humor, snappy dialogue, and a madcap plot, New York Times bestseller Dave Roman has created a two-volume space adventure that reads like the wacky offspring of Sweet Valley High and Power Rangers. mIddLe GrAde FICtION on Sale: 6/7/2011 Black and white graphic novel Ages 10–14 • Grades 5–9 Paperback • 192 pages • 6 x 81/2 Carton Qty: 20 ISBN: 978-1-59643-620-6 • $9.99/$10.99 can mCPG rights: Second Serial, Audio, Book Club, Reprint, British, Translation terrItory: World AGent: Hansen Literary Agency 30 FIrSt SeCOND JUNE Two-time New York Times bestselling writer- illustrator Dave romAn originated the Agnes Quill anthology series, now in movie development with Wimpy Kid director Thor Freudenthal. Roman has also written comics and manga for X-Men and The Last Airbender. He lives in New York City with his wife, cartoonist Raina Telgemeier. mArKetInG • Pre-Publication Buzz Campaign • Extensive Author Tour • National Consumer Advertising Campaign • National Media Pitch • Cross-Promotion with Science Fiction/Fantasy, Manga, and Comics Communities • Online and Social Networking Outreach to Tweens and Teens • Book Trailer • Macmillan InGroup Teen Buzz Promotion JULy oLYMPIAnS Series Hera: the Goddess and Her Glory Story And Art by GeorGe o’Connor The story of Hera, Queen of the Gods, and the heroes who won her favor. Volume 3 of Olympians, Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory, introduces readers to the Queen of the Gods and Goddesses in the Pantheon. This volume tells the tales of the many heroes who sought and won Hera’s patronage, most notably Hercules. In Olympians, O’Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren’t sedate, scholarly works. They’re action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O’Connor’s vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology. GEORGe o’Connor is the author of several picture books, including New York Times Praise for Olympians: bestseller Kapow!, Ker-splash, and Sally and the Some-Thing. He has written and illustrated “Definitely worth a visit for any young demigod.” multiple graphic novels for First Second. The —Rick Riordan next book in the Olympians series is Hades, H“Readers . will be delighted with this debut title forthcoming in 2012. in the Olympians series of graphic novels.” —BCCB, starred review ALSo AvAILAbLe MiddLe GrAde NONFICtION on Sale: 7/19/2011 Full-color graphic novel Ages 9–14 • Grades 4–9 Trade Paperback • 80 pages • 71/2 x 10 • Carton Qty: 48 ISBN: 978-1-59643-433-2 • $9.99/$10.99 can Hardcover • 80 pages • 71/2 x 10 • Carton Qty: 48 ISBN: 978-1-59643-724-1 • $16.99/$19.99 can ZeUS AtHenA mCPG rights: First Serial, Second Serial, Audio, Book Club, Multimedia, Reprint, 978-1-59643-431-8 (TP) 978-1-59643-432-5 (TP) British, Translation, Performance, Merchandising $9.99/$11.99 can $9.99/$11.99 can terrItory: World AGENT: Author c/o Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group 978-1-59643-625-1 (HC) 978-1-59643-649-7 (HC) $16.99/$19.99 can $16.99/$19.99 can 32 FIrSt SeCOND JUNE debUt Anya’s Ghost FICtIon Story And Art by verA brosgoL Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn’t kidding about the “Forever” part . Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not a new friend who’s been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya’s normal life might actually be worse. She’s embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she’s pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend—even a ghost—is just what she needs. Or so she thinks. Spooky, sardonic, and secretly sincere, Anya’s Ghost is a wonderfully entertaining debut from author/artist Vera Brosgol. verA brosgoL was born in Moscow, Russia, and emigrated with her family to the United “Anya’s Ghost is a masterpiece, of YA States as a child. She has a degree in Classical Animation and currently works as a storyboard literature and of comics.”—Neil Gaiman artist at Laika, Inc. Her work can be seen in the recently released Coraline. yoUnG Adult FICtION on Sale: 6/7/2011 Full-color graphic novel Ages 12 & up • Grades 7 & up Trade Paperback • 224 pages • 6 x 81/2 • Carton Qty: 32 ISBN: 978-1-59643-552-0 • $15.99/$18.50 can Hardcover • 224 pages • 6 x 81/2 • Carton Qty: 24 ISBN: 978-1-59643-713-5 • $19.99/$22.99 can mCPG rights: First Serial, Second Serial, Book Club, Reprint, British, Translation terrItory: World AGENT: Hansen Literary Agency 33 FIrSt SeCOND JUNE Level Up Story by Gene LUen YanG, Art by Thien Pham Smackdown! Video Games vs. Medical School! Which will win the battle for our hero’s attention in Gene Luen Yang’s new graphic novel? Dennis Ouyang lives in the shadow of his parents’ high expectations. They want him to go to med school and become a doctor. Dennis just wants to play video games—and he might actually be good enough to do it professionally. But four adorable, bossy, and occasionally terrifying angels arrive just in time to lead Dennis back onto the straight and narrow: the path to gastroenterology. It’s all part of the plan, they tell him. But is it? This powerful piece of magical realism brings into sharp relief the conflict many Gene yAnG’s first book with First Second, teens face between pursuing their dreams and living their American Born Chinese, is now in print in over parents’. ten languages. American Born Chinese was an Partnered with the deceptively simple, cute art of instant critical and commercial success, a newcomer Thien Pham, Gene Yang has returned to the National Book Award finalist, and the winner of subject he revolutionized with American Born Chinese. the Printz Award. Whimsical and serious by turns, Level Up is a new look at tHIen PHAm is a comic book and visual artist, the tale that Yang has made his own: coming of age as an based in the Bay Area. He is also a high school Asian American. teacher. Pham’s first solo graphic novel, Sumo, is also forthcoming from First Second. ALSo AvAILAbLe yoUnG Adult FICtION on Sale: 6/7/2011 Full-color graphic novel Ages 12 & up • Grades 7 & up Trade Paperback • 160 pages • 6 x 81/2 • Carton Qty: 42 ISBN: 978-1-59643-235-2 • $15.99/$18.50 can Hardcover • 160 pages • 6 x 81/2 • Carton Qty: 32 ISBN: 978-1-59643-714-2 • $19.99/$22.99 can American born eternAL SmILe mCPG rights: First Serial, Second Serial, Book Club, Reprint, British, CHIneSe 978-1-59643-156-0 (TP) Translation 978-1-59643-152-2 (TP) $16.95/$18.95 can terrItory: World AGENT: Hansen Literary Agency $17.95/$19.95 can PrIme Baby 978-1-59643-612-2 (TP) 34 FIrSt SeCOND $6.99/$8.50 can JULy reSIStAnCe Series defiance resistance book 2 StORy by CArla JAbLonski, Art by Leland PUrvis When Nazis invade, what can kids do to fight them? World War II has taken its toll on the French countryside. German soldiers patrol the towns, searching for any challenge to their rule. The Tessier siblings, Paul, Marie, and Sophie, keep their noses clean and their faces blank as the French military police tighten their grip on their small country town. But all three are secretly doing their part for the Resistance: the men and women working hard to undermine the Germans and win back France’s freedom . even if it ends up costing them their lives. Written by Carla Jablonski and illustrated by Leland Purvis, Defiance is the second volume in a trilogy about children fighting on a secret front of World War II. CArLA JAbLonSKI has written dozens of bestselling books for children. She is also the author of the teen books Thicker Than Water and Silent Echoes. In her spare time, she is an actress, playwright, and trapeze artist. LeLAnd PUrvIS has written and illustrated graphic novels for Dark Horse, GT Labs, and Simon & Schuster. He is also part of the innovative online comics collective Act-i-vate. ALSo AvAILAbLe yoUnG Adult FICtION on Sale: 7/19/2011 Full-color graphic novel Ages 12 & up • Grades 7 & up Trade Paperback • 128 pages • 6 x 81/2 Carton Qty: 56 ISBN: 978-1-59643-292-5 • $16.99/$19.50 can mCPG rights: First Serial, Second Serial, Book Club, Reprint, British, reSIStAnCe Translation 978-1-59643-291-8 (TP) terrItory: World AGENT: Creative Book Services $16.99/$19.99 can 35 FIrSt SeCOND AUGUSt Feynman WrItten by JIm ottAvianI, Art by Leland myrick Richard Feynman: physicist . Nobel winner . bestselling author . safe-cracker. In this substantial graphic novel biography, First Second presents the larger-than- life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman.