Dear Booksellers, Librarians, Teachers, Book Lovers, and Friends,
Break out the bubbly! The Bloomsbury USA Children’s list turns ten this fall. It is with great pride (and an affectionate tear or two) that we reflect on a decade, and with wholehearted excitement that we look to the next!
From our very first list of twenty books, we’ve quickly expanded to publish nearly a hundred books a year. What an honor and joy it has been bringing these books into the world—working with our outstanding authors and illustrators, and the talented, dedicated in-house team. Even during such remarkable growth, Bloomsbury prides itself on a unique, nurturing atmosphere that thrives on creating quality books for children.
Some of the very first authors we published continue to headline the list. Lyrical and eloquent, Shannon Hale’s writing in her first novel, The Goose Girl, wowed us all. Shannon went on to win a Newbery Honor with Princess Academy, so it is especially fitting that we crown the Fall 2012 list with its highly anticipated sequel, Palace of Stone. Likewise, bestseller E. D. Baker made her debut in 2002 with The Frog Princess, and eleven books—and one Disney blockbuster film later—she is still going strong, with the second book in her Tales of the Wide-Awake Princess series coming this season.
We are delighted to launch new talent as well. Online darling Sarah J. Maas makes her print debut this fall with Throne of Glass, a young adult novel that we simply can’t stop talking about. Evocative writing, breathless romance, and a page-turning plot—this is an author we know we’ll be recommending for another ten years, at least.
From the start, the Bloomsbury list featured British and American fiction. We work intimately with our UK editors and designers to share the best and brightest talent on both sides of the pond. This season one of our marquee authors, Celia Rees, makes a stunning departure from her sweeping, epic historical fiction. To see Celia in a whole new but equally thrilling light, don’t miss This Is Not Forgiveness.
Together with our sister imprint, Walker Books for Young Readers, we thank you for all the reading and recommending, the hand-holding and hand-selling you have done so generously for us and our authors. We look forward to celebrating with you this year, and to continuing to work together to create great books.
It is a very happy birthday, indeed!
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978-1-59990-559-4 • $16.99 $18.00 Can.
Pi ct u re B oo k OCTOBER 2012
Hardcover picture book Ages 4 to 8; Grades PreS to 3 40 pages; 10 x 10
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Performance, commercial and merchandise, electronic adaptation (text only): Scott Treimel All else: Bloomsbury
Reinforced: 978-1-59990-560-0 • $17.89
Author location: Provo, Utah Illustrator location: Tuscon, Arizona
My Country ‘Tis of ME When in the course of childhood events, it becomes necessary for one (small) person to create a separate and equal hiding spot to which the laws of growing
Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com up entitle them, the truth will be self-evident: they should declare their very own country! Full of tongue-in-cheek instructions— Make your own flag. Your own currency. Your own laws. —this picture book offers a hilarious lesson in junior civics that shows every budding future-president exactly how he or she can create a very special place all their own.
RICK WALTON is the author of So Many Bunnies, One More Bunny and more than ninety other picture books both bunny-and non-bunny-related. He lives with his family in Utah. www.rickwalton.com
WES HARGIS is the illustrator of Jackson and Bud’s Bumpy Ride and “Weird” Al Yankovic’s When I Grow Up. He lives in southern Arizona with his wife and some really sweet kids. www.weshargis.com 4 Archie Pi ct u re B oo k by Domenica More Gordon
978-1-59990-936-3 • $16.99 $18.00 Can. NOVEMBER 2012
Hardcover picture book Ages 3 to 6; Grades PreS to 1 48 pages; trim 10 5/8 x 8 21/32
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Performance, commercial and merchandise: LAW Ltd. All else: Bloomsbury
Reinforced: Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com 978-1-59990-947-9 • $17.89
Author location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Archie is a canine with a craving for couture. Meet Archie: Designer. Fashionista. Dog. Archie leads a quiet life with his faithful pet. That is, until he gets a sewing machine and his creativity starts to run wild. It’s not long before Archie’s nimbleness with a needle catches the attention of his friends and fellow dog walkers. Soon, the entire city is straining at the leash for one of his couture concoctions… including a queen and her two very royal corgis. This enchanting, nearly wordless picture book about following your dreams wherever they may lead will inspire and delight readers of all ages.
DOMENICA MORE-GORDON is an artist and textile designer whose miniature wool dogs have found fame worldwide, and include customers such as Brad Pitt. She is married to the author and screenwriter Charlie Fletcher, and lives just outside Edinburgh. www.domenicamoregordon.com 5 Oh, Nuts! by Tammi Sauer • illustrated by Dan Krall
978-1-59990-466-5 • $16.99 $18.00 Can.
Pi ct u re B oo k SEPTEMBER 2012
Hardcover picture book Ages 3 to 6; Grades PreS to 1 32 pages; 9 5/8 X 10 3/4
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin All rights: Bloomsbury
Reinforced: 978-1-59990-467-2 • $17.89
Author location: Edmond, OK Illustrator location: Los Angeles, CA
MARKETING • Cartoon trailer for pre-publication promotion • Ads on targeted parenting sites • Targeted outreach to print and online parenting media Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com
TAMMI SAUER is the author of Chicken Dance, Cowboy Camp, and other books for young readers. She has also taught summer school, preschool, and middle school, and served as a library media specialist. She loves to read, ski, spend time with family and friends, go to the movies, and eat out as often as possible. She lives in Edmond, OK, with a husband, two children, one dog, two geckos, and a tank full of random fish. www.tammisauer.com
DAN KRALL is a cartoonist and illustrator whose previous books include Absolutely Beastly Children and Being a Pig is Nice. When he’s not illustrating picture books, he works in the animation industry as a producer and art director. www.dankrall.com 6 Pi ct u re B oo k
Click, clack, WHO? Forget typing cows—these chipmunks are ready for their close up.
Cutesy, Blinky and Bob live in the zoo. But does anyone pay attention to them? No! All the zoo-goers are too busy gawking at gorillas, clicking cameras at the koalas, even staring at the sloth! That is, until these chipmunks concoct a full-on campaign to become the most popular animals in the zoo. But it won’t be easy. No matter what our heroes try, it’s hard to upstage exotic creatures like zebras and wallabies and poison dart frogs. And when this fame-hungry trio finally achieves the stardom they’ve been dreaming of, they may discover it’s not all it was cracked up to be. Oh nuts! Rising stars Tammi Sauer and Dan Krall have crafted a hilarious picture book for little attention seekers everywhere – and the zookeepers who love them. Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com
7 Too Pickley! by Jean Reidy • illustrated by Geneviève Leloup
978-1-59990-680-5 • $7.99 $8.99 Can. B oo k B oard OCTOBER 2012
Board book Ages 0 to 3 26 pages; 6 11/16 X 6 11/16
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Performance, commercial and merchandise, and electronic adaptation (text only): Erin Murphy Literary Agency All else: Bloomsbury
Author location: Greenwood Village, CO Illustration location: Brooklyn, NY
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TOO PRINCESSY! 978-1-59990-722-2 hc • $11.99 978-1-59990-761-1 re • $12.89 Perfect for the littlest hands (and the TOO PICKLEY! 978-1-59990-309-5 hc • $11.99/$15.00 Can. 978-1-59990-310-1 re • $12.89 pickiest of eaters), Too Pickley! is now “Young listeners will recite along and available in board book.
Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com demand seconds. Tuck in!” —Kirkus Reviews Too wrinkly, too squishy, too fruity, too fishy! It’s time to eat, but somebody doesn’t like a single item on his plate. What’s TOO PURPLEY! 978-1-59990-679-9 board book • $7.99/$10.00 Can. a picky eater to do? 978-1-59990-307-1 hc • $11.99/$15.00 Can. 978-1-59990-437-5 re • $12.89 This romping text and stylishly bold art make for a delectable board book. “This fun book has lots of descriptive Parents (and the picky eaters they love) will recognize themselves in the words that tickle the ear, great colors and patterns, and a charming hilarious antics played out here, while the ending brings reassurance—and protagonist.”—School Library Journal with a little luck, a clean plate. “Fussy dressers, this one’s for you . . . Clothing-decision screamers and their caretakers will relate and laugh.” JEAN REIDY writes from her home in Colorado where she lives with her husband, —Kirkus Reviews Mike. She has four children and hordes of nieces and nephews who provide her endless inspiration. www.jeanreidy.com
GENEVIÈVE LELOUP studied graphic arts, animation, and printing in Belgium, where she was born. Her whimsical illustrations have highlighted editorial articles, paper products, ads, children’s furniture, and textiles (including lots of children’s clothes), but this is her first picture book series. www.alulustudio.com 8 Chick ‘n’ Pug Meet The Dude Pi ct u re B oo k by Jennifer Sattler
978-1-59990-600-3 • $14.99d $16.00 Can.ostpone OCTOBERP 2012
Hardcover picture book Ages 3 to 6; Grade PreS to 1 32 pages; 10 x 10 Full-color illustrations
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Commercial and merchandise: Liza Dawson Associates All else: Bloomsbury Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com Reinforced: 978-1-59990-760-4 • $15.89
Author location: Greenfield, NY
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PIG KAHUNA He’s taller than the Chrysler Building. He drools more than a baby sucking 978-1-159990-635-5• $14.99/$18.50 Can. on a piece of Jello®. Dog people will swoon for him. Chick and Pug know A Kirkus Best Book of 2011 him only as . . . The Dude. ★ “An utterly engaging picture-book When the larger-than-life Dude ambles into Pug’s territory and steals Pug’s experience—eye-catching, thought- provoking and just plain fun.” — favorite chew toy, Chick is ready to take down the slobbering scoundrel. Kirkus Reviews, starred review However that would require making Pug get up, first...and that could take all day. Will Chick rescue the stolen squeaky toy? Will Pug nap through all the best parts? And is The Dude’s bite as bad as his bark? Stay tuned!
CHICK ‘N’ PUG 978-1-59990-534-1 hc • $14.99/$18.50 Can. 978-1-59990-535-8 re • $15.89 An IndieBound Next Pick “This story about friendship will resonate with children who find their heroes in unlikely places.”—Publishers Weekly
Jennifer Sattler is also the creator of the picture books Sylvie, Chick ’n’ Pug, and Pig Kahuna. She is married and has two children and two dogs, both of which are part basset hound (and thus aspire to be much bigger dogs than they really are.) www.jennifersattler.com 9 Princess Academy: Palace of Stone By Shannon Hale A worldwide publishing event!
978-1-59990-873-1 • $16.99 $18.00 Can.
Mi ddle G rade AUGUST 2012
Hardcover middle-grade novel 10 and up; Grades 5 and up 300 pages; 5 1/16 x 7 3/4
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Commercial and merchandise, performance, electronic adaptation: Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency All else: Bloomsbury Author location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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PRINCESS ACADEMY 978-1-59990-073-5 $7.95 978-1-58234-993-0 $17.99 New York Times bestseller A Newbery Honor Book A Booksense Pick An ALA Notable Book
Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com A Bank Street College Book of the Year Eight state award lists Cover not final Cover
SHANNON HALE is the Newbery-Honor winning and New York Times bestselling author of Princess Academy, The Books of Bayern, and the graphic novels Rapunzel’s Revenge and Calamity Jack—as well as three novels for adults. She and her husband, the author Dean Hale, have four children and live near Salt Lake City, Utah. www.shannonhale.com 10 Mi ddle G rade
The highly-anticipated sequel to the Newbery Honor Book
Coming down from the mountain to a new life in the city seems a thrill beyond Praise for Princess Academy imagining. When Miri and her friends from Mount Eskel set off to help the future “The book is a fresh approach to princess Britta prepare for her royal wedding, she is happy about her chance to the traditional princess story with unexpected plot twists and great attend school in the capital city. There, Miri befriends students who seem so emotional resonance.” sophisticated and exciting . . . until she learns that they have some frightening —2006 Newbery Committee plans. They think that Miri will help them, that she should help them. Soon Miri finds herself torn between loyalty to the princess and her new friends’ ideas, ★“[A]n unalloyed joy.” —Kirkus, starred review between an old love and a new crush, and between her small mountain home and the bustling city. “[A] magical read!” —Discovery Girls Picking up where Princess Academy left off, this incredible stand-alone story ★“Hale weaves an intricate, Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com celebrates the joys of friendship, the delight of romance, and the fate of a beloved multilayered story about families, fairy tale kingdom. relationships, education, and the place we call home.” —SLJ, starred review
“I believe it’s a book for everybody. “I’ll always come home, Pa.” There are adventures and dangers, and the most compelling, believable, But a shiver of uncertainty had entered her. She sat in the back of a poignant love story I have read in wagon as it drove away, her eyes taking in every last image of home: her many a year.” —Orson Scott Card house built of gray rubble rock, the white gleam of linder shards mark- ing the paths, the jagged cliffs of the quarry, and the grand, white-tipped head of Mount Eskel. MARKETING She felt night-blind and afraid, as if walking a path that might lead • Book trailer and digital countdown clock to sheer cliff and empty air. The lowlands were so far away, she could for pre-publication promotion • Teaser content available online and in a scarcely believe they existed. Once she was in the lowlands, would home reissued edition of Princess Academy seem like a dream too? • Strong presence at BEA, including in- She glimpsed Pa and Marda one last time before the road bent, and all booth giveaways and author appearances • Extensive promotion via social sign of the village was gone from sight. networking venues, including video messages from fans of the original and from Shannon Hale herself • National print and broadcast media • Multi-city author tour “Palace of Stone, for me, bears two hallmarks of a great book—a story that I found myself • Blog tour daydreaming about and characters that I miss now that I have finished the novel.” • Targeted advertising at publication —Cynthia Richards, Northshire Bookstore and throughout the holiday season on parenting, girl-interest, and pop culture sites as well as in educational outlets “It was lovely to be reunited with the girls of Mount Eskel. Miri’s itch to know and • Appearances at IRA, TLA, and ALA learn takes her to the capital city, where intrigue surrounds Britta and the royal family. • Wide distribution of e-book teachers edition of Princess Academy leading up to Where in Princess Academy she found her strengths, now Miri has to find the best way publication of sequel to use them—and quickly. Politically challenging, thought-provoking, and genuinely heartwarming, Hale’s newest is one I can’t wait to handsell.” —Jenn Northington, WORD Brooklyn
11 Villain School Hero in Disguise by Stephanie S. Sanders
978-1-59990-906-6 • $6.99 $7.99 Can.
Mi ddle G rade 978-1-59990-907-3 • $15.99 OCTOBER 2012
Simultaneous paperback and hardcover middle-grade novel Ages 8 to 12; Grades 3 to 6 256; 5 1/16 x 7 3/4
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Performance, commercial, and merchandise: Nancy Gallt Agency All else: Bloomsbury
Author location: Kellogg, IA
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VILLAIN SCHOOL: GOOD CURSES EVIL 978-1-59990-848-9 pb • $6.99/ Price Can. 978-1-59990-610-2 hc • $15.99/ Price Can. Villain School is back in session “Fast-paced action and snappy and new students are earning A’s dialogue will appeal to reluctant readers and those looking for a for attack and ambush. Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com light, humorous read.” —School Library Journal At Master Dreadthorn’s School for Wayward Villains, young villains must learn to be bad. Rune Drexler, Big Bad Wolf Jr., and Jezebel Dracula are feeling pretty good (or bad!) about their evildoer skills. But that was before check out two new students joined the ranks: Princess Ileana and mad-scientist-in- www.villainkids.com for games, excerpts training, Dodge VonDoe. The new kids have big secrets. One of them is and more! actually a student at Dr. Do-Good’s School for Superior Superheroes and he or she is here to take down Master Dreadthorn. Can Rune and Co. protect their school from the superheroes? Everything you know about good and evil is turned upside down in this delightful series where the “bad guys” wind up saving the world . . . reluctantly.
STEPHANIE S. SANDERS lives in Iowa with her two mischievous girls and her deceptively sweet husband. When not plotting against her own characters, Stephanie is likely to be found reading dangerous books or eating indecent amounts of chocolate. She is also the author of Villain School: Good Curses Evil. www.stephsanders.com 12 The Princess’s Promise Mi ddle G rade A Tale of the Wide-Awake Princess by E. D. Baker
978-1-59990-841-0 • $16.99 $18.00 Can. OCTOBER 2012
Hardcover middle-grade novel Ages 8 to 12 • Grades 3 to 6 250 pages 5 1/16 x 7 3/4
Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin All rights: Bloomsbury
Author location: Churchville, MD
Also Available: Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com
THE WIDE-AWAKE PRINCESS 978-159990-658-4 pb • $7.99 978-159990-487-0 hc • $16.99 Cover not final Cover “This blend of romance, suspense, magic, and humor offers an entertaining, Embark on a magical quest through peppy fractured fairy tale.” —Booklist fairy tale lands in this sequel to The Tales of the Frog Princess The Wide-Awake Princess. Over half a million in print! Now that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by finding her beloved prince, you would think that things would get back to normal. Think again! That beloved prince, Beldegard, is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie THE FROG PRINCEss can be free of the two irritating lovebirds is to help—by finding the evil dwarf 978-1-58234-923-7 pb $7.99/$7.95 Can. who cast the spell. Luckily, Annie has assistance from handsome prince Liam, DRAGON KISS 978-1-59990-517-4 pb $7.99 and she has many tricks up her non-magical sleeve . . . 978-1-59990-348-4 hc $16.99/$21.00 Can. A PRINCE AMONG FROGS 978-1-59990-689-8 pb $7.99 978-1-59990-349-1 hc $16.99/$xxCAN
E. D. BAKER is the author of The Wide Awake Princess, Fairy Lies, Fairy Wings, and the (eight) Tales of the Frog Princess including The Frog Princess, which was the inspiration for Disney’s hit movie “The Princess and the Frog.” She lives with her family and their horses in FAIRY LIES rural Maryland. www.edbakerbooks.com • www.talesofedbaker.com 978-1-59990-550-1 hc $16.99/xxCan FAIRY WINGS (formerly Wings: A Fairy Tale) 13 978-1-59990-756-7 pb $7.99/$10.00 Can. No Other Story by Dr. Cuthbert Soup
978-1-59990-824-3 • $16.99 $18.00 Can.
Mi ddle G rade SEPTEMBER 2012
Hardcover middle-grade novel Ages 8 to 12; Grades 3 to 6 304 pages; 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Black-and-white line illustrations
Territory: US, Canada, and the Philippines Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Performance, translation, commercial and merchandise, audio, and electronic adaptation: Jill Grinberg Literary Management All else: Bloomsbury
Author location: Unknown, Somewhere in the USA (or Victoria, CAN)
MARKETING • Video messages from the author for pre- publication promotion to fans, teachers, and librarians via SchoolTube • Ads on targeted gaming and boy-interest sites • Parenting blog tour • Extensive outreach to print and online media • Targeted pitch for conference and fall book festival appearances Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com Cover not final Cover
Due to a remarkable physical resemblance, DR. CUTHBERT SOUP is often mistaken for writer Gerry Swallow, who began his career as a stand-up comic, making numerous appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Dr. Soup’s doppelganger then turned his attention to writing movies, including the blockbuster hit, Ice Age: The Meltdown. www.awholenotherbook.com 14 Mi ddle G rade
The final book in a “perfect for young boys”* series promises more madcap adventure, inimitable humor, and the return of Steve the sock puppet.
Also available: The Cheeseman family is back from back-in-time. In other words, they’re in the present time. Well, presently, at least. They’re soon to journey back again to save the life of their beloved mother. But when Mr. Cheeseman and his three smart, polite, and relatively odor-free children get to the not-so- distant-past, they meet something utterly surprising. Something wilder than cowboy poets and good-natured pirates. It’s . . . The alternate versions of A WHOLE NOTHER STORY 978-1-59990-518-1 pb • $7.99/$10.00 Can. themselves! 978-1-59990-435-1 hc • $16.99/$21.00 Can. ANOTHER WHOLE NOTHER STORY Old and new fans won’t want to miss this surprising and hilarious page turner 978-1-59990-737-6 pb • $7.99/$10.00 Can. 978-1-59990-436-8 hc • $16.99/$21.00 Can. of a book. A Whole Nother Story was good. Another Whole Nother Story was Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com better. But No Other Story is the best; plus it’s got a shorter title. An Al Roker Book Club Pick
An IndieBound Next Pick
A Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s “Why is there two of everybody?” asked Simon, noticing the Book of the Year doppelganger for the very first time. If the concept was difficult for Catherine and Jason to understand, imagine how absurd the whole “A great read!”—Al Roker, thing sounded to Simon’s six-year-old brain when his father tried to NBC’s Today Show (4.5/5 stars) explain to him. When he had finished, Simon had only one question and he directed it to his older self. “When you’re eight,” he said, “do ★ “[A] grand escapade centered people still boss you around?” around a close family of smart, “They sure do,” said Simon. “All the time.” helpful, likable characters who run “Darn,” said Simon, chomping away on the giant wad of gum. into all sorts of oddball wanderers.” “Nothing to look forward to.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “I have a question,” Olivia said softly. “Being that there are two of everyone but me, what do we do now?” “Very kid-friendly. . . The storytelling, No one spoke, but they all seemed to agree that, yes, something which merges deadpan narration with had to be done. an absurdist sense of humor, is the real star of this fast-paced adventure.” —Publishers Weekly
“[T]hose who enjoyed Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ will find some of the same surreal qualities—and a bit more warmth besides.” —School Library Journal
“[T]he laugh-out-loud moments are many, and the puns are clever and sarcastic.”—School Library Journal on Another Whole Nother Story * Review from kidsreads.com 15 Star Fighters #3 The Enemy’s Lair / #4 Crash Landing by Max Chase
978-1-59990-932-5 • $5.99 $6.99 Can. (The Enemy’s Lair)
Mi ddle G rade 978-1-59990-960-8 • $5.99 $6.99 Can. (Crash Landing) DECEMBER 2012
Paperback middle-grade novel Ages 7 to 10; Grades 2 to 4 128 pages; 5 1/16 X 7 3/4 Black-and-white line illustrations
Territory: World English Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Translation, Performance, Commercial and Merchandise: Working Partners Ltd. All else: Bloomsbury
Author location: England
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STAR FIGHTERS 1: ALIEN ATTACK Buckle your space harness for the next 978-1-59990-850-2 pb • $5.99/$6.99 Can. two episodes in an (inter)stellar new series. STAR FIGHTERS 2: DEADLY MISSION 978-1-59990-851-9 pb • $5.99/$6.99 Can. In The Enemy’s Lair, the Star Fighters find themselves in a tough spot. They Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com thought the Meigwors were on their side in the fight to save Earth. But it turns out they’re an even bigger galactic menace than the Xions! Peri and Diesel need to return Xion’s kidnapped prince, but to do so means angering the www.starfighterbooks.com Meigwors. And that’s a big problem. Because Selene, the third crewmember of the Phoenix, is being held prisoner on the Meigwor planet. In Crash Landing, Peri and Diesel locate Selene, but while trying to escape the cross-fire of two alien enemies, they get sucked into a mysterious planet’s atmosphere. They survive the crash-landing, only to face the planet’s natives . . . who are not pleased to have visitors.
MAX CHASE is the youngest of three brothers. He was born in England but grew up in Hong Kong. He has a black belt in karate and a red belt in Wing Chun. He has been writing since he was eight years old and now earns a living as a freelance journalist. He always dreamed about being an astronaut or a cowboy. With Star Fighters, he gets to be a little of both. 16 The Boy at the End of the World Mi ddle G rade P by Greg van Eekhout New cover! Sci-fi meets dystopia 978-1-59990-918-9 • $6.99 $7.99 Can. in this action-packed OCTOBER 2012 adventure novel Paperback middle-grade novel In a future world, Fisher is the last boy on earth. Ages 10 to 14; Grades 5 to 8 But evidence suggests there may be a far-away 224 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 aperbac k survival bunk with other humans. In order to Territory: US, Canada, and the Philippines get there, he’ll need to rely on a ragtag team he Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin assembles, including a robot, a mammoth, and Performance, translation, commercial and merchandise, electronic adaptation: Liza a prairie dog with basic English skills. Readers Dawson Associates will be riveted as this unlikely team races toward All else: Bloomsbury survival. Hardcover edition 2011: Cover not final 978-1-59990-524-2• $16.99/$21.00 Can. Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburykids.com “Part speculative fiction, part cinematic survival adventure, the novel features a Author location: San Diego, CA brisk pace and clever and snappy dialogue.”—Kirkus Reviews Also available: KID VS. SQUID 978-1-59990-489-4 hc • $16.99/$21.00 Can. An IndieBound Next Pick
Tuesdays at the Castle Look for Celie’s next adventure in 2013! by Jessica Day George A beloved author’s 978-1-59990-917-2 • $7.99 $8.99 Can. breakout novel, now in November 2012 paperback. Paperback middle-grade novel Every Tuesday Castle Glower takes on a life of Ages 8 to 12; Grades 3 to 6 its own—magically inventing, moving, and even 256 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 completely getting rid of some of its rooms. Good Territory: World thing Princess Celie takes the time to map out Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin these never-ending changes. Because when the All rights: Bloomsbury castle is ambushed and Celie’s parents and oldest Hardcover edition 2011: brother go missing, it’s up to Celie to protect their 978-1-59990-644-7• $16.99/$19.50 Can. home and save their kingdom. A great new series Author location: Salt Lake City, UT that readers will devour! Also available: An IndieBound Next pick PRINCESS OF THE SILVER WOODS New! See page 22 A B&N.com Best of 2011 978-1-59990-646-1 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can. “Castle Glower is the true star of this charming story of court intrigue and magic. A satisfying mix of Hogwarts and Howl’s Moving Castle.”—School Library Journal 17 Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught T een
978-1-59990-872-4• $16.99 $18.00 Can. SEPTEMBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 240 pages; 5 1/16 x 7 3/4
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Also available: GOING UNDERGROUND New in paperback! See pg 29 978-1-59990-919-6 pb $9.99 978-1-59990-640-9 hb $16.99 “Full of compelling, fully realized characters” —Book Page (who named it one of “Eight Books that Will Change Your Life”) A searing psychological mystery MY BIG FAT MANIFESTO 978-1-59990-362-0 pb $8.99 978-1-59990-206-7 hc $16.95 from an acclaimed author “This zesty page-turner When Jason Milwaukee’s best friend, Sunshine, disappears from the face of will hook readers with
Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com the earth, the whole town, including Jason, starts searching for her. But the romance and energy.” —Kirkus Reviews insistent voices in Jason’s head won’t let him get to the heart of the mystery— he’s schizophrenic, and the voices make it hard to know what is real and what TRIGGER 978-1-59990-230-2 pb $8.95 is not. As the chase becomes more panicked, Jason’s meds start wearing off, 978-1-58234-920-6 hc $16.95 and he is looking more and more guilty. But of what, exactly? Both brilliantly ★ “A haunting witty and intensely honest, this poignant novel draws upon the author’s tragicomic drama of grief and renewal.” many years as an adolescent psychologist, but it’s Vaught’s powerful voice —The Horn Book, and expertly crafted mystery that will keep the pages turning. starred review ALA Best Book For Young Adults
SUSAN VAUGHT is the author of Trigger, My Big Fat Manifesto, Going Underground and other acclaimed novels for young adults, as well as the Oathbreaker books which she co-authored with her son, JB Redmond. She is also a practicing psychologist in Western Kentucky, where she lives with her family and many rescued animals.www.susanvaught.com 18 Blink Once T een by Cylin Busby
978-1-59990-818-2 • $17.99 $19.00 Can. SEPTEMBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 14 and up; Grades 7 and up 304 pages; 5 1/16 x 7 3/4
Territory: World English Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Performance, translation, commercial and merchandise, and electronic adaptation: Sanford J. Greenburger Associates All else: Bloomsbury Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com Author location: Los Angeles, CA
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THE YEAR WE DISAPPEARED 978-1-59990-141-1 • $17.99 978-1-59990-454-2 • $9.99 A haunting novel about love, betrayal, A Publishers Weekly Best and soul mates. Book of the Year An IndieBound Next Pick West is a high school senior who has everything going for him until an accident leaves him paralyzed. Strapped down in his hospital bed, slipping in ★“Where John’s chapters provide the and out of consciousness, West is terrified and alone. Until he meets Olivia. grim facts, it is Cylin’s authentically childlike perspective that, in revealing She’s the girl next door—sort of. A patient in the room next to his, only the cost to her innocence, renders the Olivia can tell what West is thinking, and only Olivia seems to know that the tragic experience most searingly.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review terrible dreams he’s been having are not just a result of his medication. Yet as West comes to rely on Olivia—to love her, even—certain questions pull “A fascinating tale.” at him: Why has Olivia been in the hospital for so long? And what does it —The Chicago Sun-Times mean that she is at the center of his nightmares? But the biggest question of all comes when West begins to recover and learns that the mysterious girl he’s fallen in love with has a secret he could never have seen coming.
CYLIN BUSBY is the author of several teen books and non-fiction articles as well as the acclaimed young adult memoir, The Year We Disappeared. A former editor with Teen magazine, she now lives in Los Angeles with her family. www.cylinbusby.com 19 Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas T een
978-1-59990-695-9 • $17.99 $19.00 Can. AUGUST 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 384 pages; 6 1/8 X 9 1/4
Six-copy display 978-1-59990-951-6 • $107.94
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Author location: La Quinta, CA
MARKETING • Extensive pre-publication buzz-building campaign: º Multiple prequel stories to be released digitally building up to the book’s release º Author video introducing the book º Book trailer for pre-publication promotion º Countdown-to-release clock • E-galley distribution on netgalley.com • Dedicated Sarah Maas Facebook page featuring author chats, review coverage, Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com author Q&As, and possible exclusive content • Extensive outreach via the author’s website (sarahjmaas.com), social media outlets, and the author’s large following of fans from FictionPress.com • Promotion at BEA • Extensive consumer advertising on targeted teen sites, entertainment sites, and via Facebook • Blog tour • National print & online media attention
SARAH J. MAAS is a New York native who currently lives in the California desert. This is her first novel, though she has a large on-line fanbase who eagerly support her writing. www.sarahjmaas.com 20 T een
Discover what thousands of loyal fans already know: Sarah J. Maas is an explosive new talent.
In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty- three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. The Crown Prince will befriend her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world. Perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin and Suzanne Collins, this stunning debut is not to be missed. Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com Debut Discovery
From the editor’s desk … Fans on Goodreads can’t stop Rarely does a debut author have raving about Throne of Glass: the assured, deft writing we found in Sarah Maas. Then again, “It’s not simply good, it’s gorgeous and epic, and beautiful, and everything a rarely does a debut author have tens book should be. Can’t wait to get my hands on the polished version.” of thousands of established fans! I am thrilled to show the world “Epic, witty, and brilliantly plotted . . . I am one of the thousands of people who what her online fanbase well knows – read this book on Fictionpress several years ago and fell in love with it, and I am Sarah Maas is a writer to watch. counting down the days until it gets published.”
She faced the Prince. “Well?” Dorian leaned back in his throne. “My father needs someone to aid the empire — His champion would keep his opponents quiet.” “As quiet as the grave,” she said sweetly. A smile tugged on Dorian’s lips, but he kept his face straight. “Yes.” To work for the King of Adarlan as his loyal servant. She raised her chin. To kill for him — to be a fang in the mouth of the beast that had already consumed half of Erilea . . . “And if I accept?” “Then, after six years, he’ll grant you your freedom.” “Six years!” But the word freedom echoed through her once more. “If you decline,” Dorian said, anticipating her next question, “you’ll remain in Endovier.” His sapphire eyes became hard, and she swallowed. And die here, was what he didn’t need to add.
21 Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George T eens
978-1-59990-646-1 • $16.99 $18.00 Can. NOVEMBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 272 pages; 5 1/2 X 8 1/4
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PRINCESS OF GLASS 978-1-59990-659-1 pb • $8.99/$10.99 Can. 978-1-59990-478-8 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can. A 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults List Pick A Masterlist: 2010 Utah Book Awards pick (YA division) This inspired fantasy upends not one, PRINCESS OF THE MIDNIGHT BALL 978-1-59990-455-9 pb • $8.99/$10.99 Can. but two popular fairytales 978-1-59990-322-4 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can. When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor’s twelve dancing daughters, is “Fans of fairy-tale retellings
Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com like Robin McKinley’s invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she Beauty . . . will enjoy this welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must story for its magic, humor, and touch pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored to exist. of romance.”—School Library Journal Wolves intent on redistributing the wealth of the noble citizens who have entered their territory. But the bandit-wolves prove more rakishly handsome than truly dangerous, and it’s not until Petunia reaches her destination that she realizes the kindly grandmother she has been summoned to visit is really an enemy bent on restoring an age-old curse. DRAGON SPEAR 978-1-59990-516-7 pb • $7.99/$10.00 Can. 978-1-59990-369-9 hc • $16.99/$18.50 Can. The stories of Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood get a twist as Petunia and DRAGON FLIGHT her many sisters take on bandits, grannies, and the new King Under Stone to 978-1-59990-359-0 pb • $7.99/$9.00 Can. 978-1-59990-110-7 hc • $16.99/$18.50 Can. end their family curse once and for all. DRAGON SLIPPERS 978-1-59990-275-3 pb • $7.99/$9.00 Can. 978-1-59990-057-5 hc • $16.95/$18.50 Can. JESSICA DAY GEORGE is the author of Princess of Glass and Princess of the Midnight Ball as well as three novels in the Dragon Slippers series, and Tuesdays at the Castle. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young University and was a movie store clerk, a bookseller, and a school office lady before becoming a writer. www.jessicadaygeorge.com 22 Butter T een by Erin Jade Lange
978-1-59990-780-2 • $16.99 $18.00 Can. OCTOBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 14 and up; Grades 9 and up 272 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Territory: US, Canada, Philippines, and Open Market Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin Performance, translation, commercial and merchandise: Andrea Brown Literary Agency All else: Bloomsbury Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com Author location: Phoenix, AZ
Debut Discovery
From the editor’s desk … Erin Jade Lange offers a ticking time bomb of a plot in this incredible debut. With raw emotion and dark A riveting debut with the relentless humor constantly endearing readers immediacy of Thirteen Reasons Why to Butter, this novel becomes so much more than just an “issue” book. A lonely obese boy everyone calls “Butter” is about to make history. He is going to eat himself to death—live on the Internet—and everyone is invited to watch. When he first makes the announcement online to his classmates, Butter expects pity, insults, and possibly sheer indifference. What he gets are morbid cheerleaders rallying around his deadly plan. Yet as their dark encouragement grows, it begins to feel a lot like popularity. And that feels good. But what happens when Butter reaches his suicide deadline? Can he live with the fallout if he doesn’t go through with his plans? With a deft hand, E.J. Lange allows readers to identify with both the bullies and the bullied in this all-consuming look at one teen’s battle with himself.
“Butter’s voice is loud, funny, and unapologetic. I cared for him deeply.” —Daisy Whitney, author of The Mockingbirds and The Rivals
Erin Jade LANGE is a news producer in Phoenix Arizona. Butter is her debut novel. www.butterslastmeal.com 23 This Is Not Forgiveness by Celia Rees T een
978-1-59990-776-5 • $17.99 $19.00 Can. OCTOBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 14 and up; Grades 9 and up 320 pages; trim 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
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Author location: England
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Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com from the other girls. But he soon realizes there is more to Caro—much more. An IndieBound Next Pick Consider: How she disappears for days at a time, or the scars on her wrists, or ★ “Capturing the romantic, dramatic her talk of revolution and taking action. Jamie’s also worried about his older flavor of late-18th-century prose . . . the author creates a suspenseful tale of brother Rob. Back from Afghanistan and struggling with PTSD, Rob is living political intrigue and class struggle.”— in a world of his own. Which is why it’s so strange that Rob and Caro know Publishers Weekly, starred review one another—and why their secrets feel so very dangerous. “Sleek, dark and dangerous. Celia Rees has ventured into new territory and returned with PIRATES! 978-1-58234-665-6 pb • $9.99/$10.99 Can. explosives.”—Patrick Ness, author of the 2011 Carnegie Medal award-winner Monsters of Men 978-1-58234-816-2 hc • $16.95/$18.00 Can. “In a remarkable book that manages to be both lyrical and gritty in the same breath, Celia An ALA BBYA Rees takes us into an apparently ordinary world where love, betrayal, faith and violence An IRA YA Choice appear hand in hand on virtually every page. I love it for its deceptively gentle prose, its totally believable characters and its vortex of a plot.”—Melvin Burgess, author of Smack A Book Sense Top Ten Pick
CELIA REES is the author of many acclaimed and bestselling books for young readers including the Witch Child, Sorceress, Pirates!, Sovay, and The Fool’s Girl, and her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Celia lives in England. www.celiarees.com 24 Hidden T een The Avena Series First in a trilogy! by Marianne Curley
978-1-59990-840-3 • $16.99d $18.00 Can.ostpone OCTOBERP 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 320 pages; 5 1/16 x 7 3/4
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Author location: Australia
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THE DARK 978-1-59990-544-0 pb • $8.99/$9.99 Can. Angels descend on earth in this love 978-1-58234-853-7 hc • $16.95 /$18.00 Can. story that knows no bounds THE KEY 978-1-59990-545-7 pb • $9.99/$10.99 Can. Ebony Hawkins was kidnapped as a baby and brought to our world by an 978-1-58234-953-4 hc • $16.95 /$18.00 Can. evil force—a force that hoped to harness her angel power one day. Hidden An IRA Young Adult Choice for sixteen years, even Ebony doesn’t know her true identity. But now as (The Named and The Dark) a teenager, her powers will become visible. And when she is bound to a “Lively, believable characters . . . [An] troubled teen as his guardian angel, her whereabouts are revealed. It’s only imaginative, suspenseful novel.” a matter of time before someone returns to earth to claim her. Will it be the —Booklist on The Dark handsome angel, Prince Nathanael, who pledged to find her years ago . . . or the one who stole her away? Marianne Curley’s talent for mixing sweeping romance with fantastical stories is back in full force in this start to a riveting and much-anticipated new trilogy.
MARIANNE CURLEY is a native of Australia. She is also the author of The Guardians of Time trilogy and Old Magic. www.mariannecurley.com 25 Velvet by Mary Hooper T een
978-1-59990-912-7 • $16.99 $18.00 Can. NOVEMBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 336 pages; 5 1/2 X 8 1/4
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FALLEN GRACE 978-1-59990-564-8 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can. “Vastly superior to its competitors . . . Hooper writes in beautiful 19th- century cadences, but her story lines pack a 21st-century punch . . . This is “Hooper writes in beautiful 19th-century historical fiction worthy of the genre.” —New York Times Book Review cadences, but her story lines pack a 21st- “The story itself moves at an century punch.”—The New York Times energetic, page-turning clip. If at
Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com times the coincidences seem, well, too Velvet is a laundress in a Victorian steam laundry. With both her mother and coincidental, blame Dickens.” —Booklist father dead, she has to rely upon her own wits to make a living. The laundry is scalding, back-breaking work and Velvet is desperate to create a better life. Then she is noticed by Madame Savoya, a famed medium, who asks Velvet to come work for her. At first she is dazzled by the young yet beautifully dressed and bejewelled Madame. But Velvet soon realizes that Madame Savoya is not all that she says she is, and Velvet’s very life may be in danger . . . A romantic and thrilling new novel from an acclaimed historical fiction writer, Velvet is THE REMARKABLE LIFE AND TIMES OF ELIZA ROSE 978-1-58234-854-4 hc • $16.95/$18.00 Can. packed with rich details and surprising twists.
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MARY HOOPER is a popular writer for children and young adults, best known for her finely woven historical novels, including Fallen Grace, Newes from the Dead, and The Remarkable Life and Times of Eliza Rose. She lives in England. www.maryhooper.co.uk 26 Off Course T een An A Circuit Novel by Georgina Bloomberg and Catherine Hapka
978-1-59990-909-7 • $9.99 $10.99 Can. 978-1-59990-914-1 • $16.99 $18.00 Can. NOVEMBER 2012
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CATHERINE HAPKA has published many books for children and young adults. She keeps three horses at her small farm in Pennsylvania. 27 Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore 978-1-59990-922-6 • $9.99 A rich and romantic take $10.99 Can. October 2012 on mermaids k aperbac Esmerine can’t wait to become a siren—the Paperback teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up highest calling for a mermaid—just like her sister, 240 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Dosinia. But then Dosinia goes missing, and it’s T een P up to Esmerine to find her. On the way, she runs Territory: World Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin into her childhood friend Alandare, a handsome, All rights: Bloomsbury winged man. Will forbidden love conquer all in this dreamlike fairytale? Hardcover edition 2011: 978-1-59990-434-4 • $16.99/$19.50 Can.
Author location: Orlando, FL “Dolamore delivers a great value message in a fun story . . . [this] will be a big hit”—VOYA Also available: MAGIC UNDER STONE 978-1-59990-643-0 • $16.99/$18.00 Can.
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Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com bind-up. Paperback teen novel Ages 12 up; Grades 7 up Flan Flood’s family is legendary in New York 496 pages; 5 1/16 x 7 3/4 City, but she’s tired of people using her to get to
Territory: World English her hot older brother, Patch. So when Flan starts Canada: Bloomsbury via Penguin at a new school, she decides to reinvent herself as Performance, translation, commercial and a normal girl. But do normal girls have a starlet merchandise, electronic adaptation: Alloy Entertainment hiding in her bedroom and a neurotic socialite All else: Bloomsbury crashing in her guest room? To top it off, Flan and her new friends all fall for the same guy. Author location: New York, NY With a glam costume ball just weeks away, Flan decides the party is the perfect place to kiss her prince . . . or will she kiss her new friends goodbye? Readers get two juicy reads for the price of one in this bind-up of the first two novels in the Inside Girl series. 28 Going Underground T een P by Susan Vaught
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Hardcover edition 2011: A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee 978-1-59990-498-6• $16.99/$21.00 Can. A Kentucky Bluegrass Award Masterlist (Grades 6-8 division) Author location: Las Vegas, NV “Refreshing and realistic without being overwrought with angst.” —School Library Journal “Insightful, humorous, and ultimately uplifting.”—BCCB 29 After Obsession by Carrie Jones and Steven E. Wedel
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New York Times bestselling author NEED Carrie Jones’s romantic thriller now in 978-1-59990-453-5 pb • $9.99/$12.50 Can. 978-1-59990-338-5 hc • $16.99/$18.50 Can. paperback! An IndieBound Next pick Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com Although they’ve only just met, Aimee and Alan have a history together. A New York Times bestseller They’ve been in each other’s dreams. They’re bound by something they can’t Tayshas Reading List quite name. Something that rattles the windows, haunts the waters . . . and A VOYA Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/ Horror Book threatens to tear them apart before they get a chance to find out what their connection means. CAPTIVATE 978-1-59990-523-5 pb • $9.99/$12.50 Can. The bestselling author of the Need series teams up with newcomer Steven E. 978-1-59990-342-2 hc • $16.99/$18.50 Can. Wedel to bring you your newest obsession. A New York Times bestseller “Fans of the genre will find much here to satisfy their, er, obsession.” —Booklist
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30 ENDURE 978-1-59990-554-9 hc • $17.99/$19.00 Can. Kiki Strike T een P Look for Kiki’s Inside the Shadow City / The Empress’s Tomb new adventure in Winter 2013: by Kirsten Miller The Darkness Dwellers aperbac k
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Paperback teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 400 pages (Inside the Shadow City); 384 pages (The Empress’s Tomb); 5 1/16 x 7 3/4 Bloomsbury • www.bloomsburyteens.com
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New York City’s hottest superspy is back Hardcover editions: 978-1-58234-960-2• $16.95/$18.50 Can. (Kiki Strike: Inside in this sleek new package! the Shadow City) 978-1-59990-047-6• $16.95/$18.50 Can. (Kiki Strike: The Empress’s Tomb) There’s a secret part of New York City that no one knows about. It’s protected by a mysterious group of girls known as the Irregulars, led by the alluring Author location: New York, NY Kiki Strike.
Inside the Shadow City introduces us to Ananka Fishbein, a regular girl whose Praise for Kirsten Miller’s life becomes anything but after venturing underground to join Kiki Strike Kiki Strike series: and her friends, the Irregulars. The adventure heats up in The Empress’s Tomb, when all of the Irregulars have to put aside their personal problems “If Harry Potter lived in New York City, he’d have a mad crush on and fight for their city. 14-year-old Kiki Strike . . . Miller is destined to become the object of From the New York Times bestselling author of The Eternal Ones comes this millions of readers’ adoration.” brand-new package for her first two Kiki Strike novels in anticipation of the —Vanity Fair third—The Darkness Dwellers, hitting shelves in Winter 2013! ★ “A fascinating, convoluted mystery/ adventure which features adolescent girls with talents and abilities far beyond their years.” —Booklist, starred review
31 Dogs on Duty Soldiers’ Best Friends on the Battlefield and Beyond by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
978-0-8027-2845-6 • $16.99 $18.00 Can.
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Hardcover picture book non-fiction Ages 7 to 10; Grades 2 to 4 48 pages; 10 3/4 x 9 5/8
Territory: World Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin All rights: Walker & Co.
Reinforced: 978-0-8027-2846-3 • $17.89/$19.00 Can.
Author location: Missoula, MT
Also available: SAVING AUDIE 978-0-8027-2272-0 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can. 978-0-8027-2273-7 re • $17.89/$19.00 Can. Praise for Saving Audie ★ “Patent and Muñoz bring to life each step of progress and show how the bandy- legged, shoe-chewing An amazing, true-life animal story that puppy grew and graduated from Canine Good Citizen follows hero dogs into battle Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com Walker and obedience classes.”—School Library Journal, starred review When the news of the raid on Osama Bin Laden’s compound broke, the SEAL “This polished photo-essay . . . will team member that stole the show was a highly trained canine companion. tug at the heartstrings of readers.”— Throughout history, dogs have been key contributors to military units. Publishers Weekly Dorothy Hinshaw Patent follows man’s best friend onto the battlefield, WHEN THE WOLVES RETURNED 978-0-8027-9686-8 hc • $17.95/$19.00 Can. showing readers why dogs are uniquely qualified for the job at hand, how 978-0-8027-9687-5 re • $18.85/$20.00 Can. they are trained, how they contribute to missions, and what happens when ALA Notable Children’s Book they retire. With full-color photographs throughout and sidebars featuring IRA/CBC Teachers’ Hero Hounds throughout history, Dogs on Duty provides a fascinating look Choice at these exceptional soldiers and companions. Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, Honor Book NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children K-12 ★ “Pair this with Jean Craighead DOROTHY HINSHAW PATENT has written more than a hundred books including Saving George’s The Wolves are Back for Audie: A Pit Bull Puppy Gets a Second Chance; When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature’s contrasting but equally effective Balance in Yellowstone, an ALA Notable Children’s Book; and The Right Dog for the Job: Ira’s approaches to this piece of ecological Path from Service Dog to Guide Dog. www.dorothyhinshawpatent.com • www.inkthinktank.com good news.”—Kirkus, starred review 32 What’s the Time, Mr. Wolf? Walker p i ct u re boo k by Debi Gliori
978-0-8027-3432-7 • $16.99 $18.00 Can. October 2012
Hardcover picture book Ages 4 to 8; Grades PreK to 3 Pages 32; 10 3/4 x 9 5/8 Full-color illustrations
Territory: US Canada: Bloomsbury UK via Penguin Audio, commercial and merchandise, dramatic, electronic adaptation, first serial: Rosemary Sandberg Ltd.
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THE SCARIEST THING OF ALL 978-0-8027-2391-8 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can Favorite nursery rhymes stand the test 978-0-8027-2392-5 • $17.89 of time in Debi Gliori’s charming new picture book Mr. Wolf has a busy day. Starting his daily routine at seven o’clock, his STORMY WEATHER schedule is packed from breakfast to bedtime. At nine o’clock the mail arrives, 978-0-8027-9419-2 hc • $15.99/$18.50 Can. 978-0-8027-9422-2 re • $16.89 and he goes shopping at noon. Four o’clock is naptime, and surprise! . . . At six o’clock there is a big party in Mr. Wolf’s honor. Special guests include Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, the Cat and the Fiddle and many more characters readers are sure to recognize. Huffing and puffing new life into favorite nursery rhymes, this charming story introduces telling time THE TROUBLE WITH DRAGONS 978-0-8027-9789-6 hc • $16.99/$19.50 Can. while showing readers that the Mr. Wolf isn’t so big or bad after all. 978-0-8027-9790-2 re • $17.89
DEBI GLIORI is well known for her picture books, including The Scariest Thing of All, Stormy Weather, The Trouble With Dragons, No Matter What, and her Dead Magic series for middle grade readers. Debi lives just outside Edinburgh, Scotland. 33 Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
978-0-8027-2843-2 • $12.99 $13.99 Can.
Pi ct u re B oo k OCTOBER 2012
Hardcover paper-over-board picture book Ages 3 to 6; Grades PreS to 1 40 pages; 9 1/4 x 9 1/4
Territory: World Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin Audio, commercial and merchandise, electronic and performance adaptation: Andrea Brown Literary Agency All else: Walker & Co.
Reinforced: 978-0-8027-2844-9 • $13.89/$15.00 Can.
Author location: San Marcos, California
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SALINA YOON has written and/or illustrated more than 100 books for children. Her awards include the 2009 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal, Best Book Award, for both Toys and Rock & Roll Colors. Opposnakes was a 2009 finalist for the CBC’s Children’s Choice Book Awards for K-2nd Best Book of the Year. www.salinayoon.com 34 Pi ct u re B oo k
Introducing a character sure to warm your heart: the adorable Penguin.
When Penguin finds a lost pinecone one day, an unlikely friendship blooms. But Grandpa reminds Penguin that pinecones can’t live in the snow—they belong in the warm forest far away. Though he will miss his friend, Penguin returns Pinecone to his home, dreaming of the day they can reunite. And when he finally returns to the forest to check on his friend, Penguin discovers that love only grows over time—and so do little pinecones! Prolific author/illustrator Salina Yoon’s spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring to life this endearing story celebrating friendships lost and found, and overcoming the odds to be with the one you love. Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com
35 You Are a Star! by Michael Parker • illustrated by Judith Rossell
978-0-8027-2841-8 • $16.99 $18.00 Can.
Pi ct u re boo k SEPTEMBER 2012
Hardcover picture book Ages 4 to 8; Grades PreK to 3 Pages 32; 10 x 10 Full-color illustrations
Territory: North America Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin Audio and first serial: Walker & Co. All else: Harper Collins Australia
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Author location: Sydney, Australia Illustrator location: Melbourne, Australia
Take a trip out of this world . . . and discover the star in you Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com Walker When it’s time to sleep, the night might seem dark and scary, but in this unique bedtime story, readers take a journey through the night sky to the moment a star is born. Starting as a fire in the sky that explodes into millions of pieces, stars eventually become part of Earth with all the living things on it—meaning that everyone has a little bit of stardust inside them. With a light dose of science and a reassuring tone, readers will know that they never have to be afraid of the dark as long as the stars are shining.
MICHAEL PARKER worked as a lawyer before changing careers to teach English and write. He teaches English at a school in Sydney, Australia.
JUDITH ROSSELL has written and illustrated more than eighty children’s books in Australia. She worked as government scientist before becoming a full-time illustrator. www.judithrossell.com 36 P
The Twelve Bots of Christmas aperbac k R e i ss u e by Nathan Hale
978-0-8027-3399-3• $7.99 $8.99 Can. SEPTEMBER 2012
Paperback picture book Ages 4 to 8; Grades PreK to 3 40 pages; 10 x 10 Full color illustrations
Territory: World Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin All rights: Walker & Co.
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978-0-8027-2237-9 • $14.99/ $16.00 Can. Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com
Author location: Provo, UT
New in paperback for the holiday season, a robo-retelling of a Christmas classic On the first day of Christmas, Robo-Santa gave to me, A cartridge in a gear tree. Take one robotic Santa, nine cyber reindeer pulling his techno-sleigh, and twelve days of Christmas circuitry wizardry—and this is one holiday offering, guaranteed to add up to every gear-head’s delight! A unique spin on the classic song, young readers will be thrilled to join Robo-Santa on his annual round of gift giving. Praise for The Twelve Bots of Christmas “Definitely more interesting to modern kids than partridges and drummers . . . will be appreciated by budding robot fans.”—School Library Journal “There’s plenty of fun here for techies, gadget fanatics, and readers looking for a humorous new spin on a classic.”—Horn Book
NATHAN HALE is the author and illustrator of the picture book The Devil You Know, and the illustrator of The Dinosaur’s Night Before Christmas, Animal House, and Balloon on the Moon. He has also illustrated two graphic novels, Rapunzel’s Revenge and Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale. www.spacestationnathan.com 37 A Whole Lot of Lucky by Danette Haworth
978-0-8027-2393-2 • $16.99 $19.50 Can.
Mi ddle G rade SEPTEMBER 2012
Hardcover middle-grade novel Ages 8 to 12; Grades 4 to 8 288 pages (approx); 5 1/16 x 7 3/4
Territory: North American Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin Commercial and merchandise, electronic and performance adaptation, translation: Upstart Crow Literary Agency All else: Walker & Co.
Author location: Orlando, Florida
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VIOLET RAINES ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING 978-0-8027-2072-6 pb • $6.99/$7.99 Can. 978-0-8027-9791-9 hc • $15.99/$17.00 Can. “As full of sass as its uniquely named Hailee’s caught the ultimate lucky protagonist.”—Kirkus Reviews break—winning the lottery! Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com Walker Hailee Richardson never realized how much she hated her Salvation Army life and Goodwill accessories until the night her family wins the lottery. All of a sudden she’s no longer the only girl at school without a cell phone or a brand-new bike! And the newfound popularity that comes with being THE SUMMER OF MOONLIGHT SECRETS 978-0-8027-2291-1 pb • $6.99/$7.99 Can. a lottery winner is just what she’s always dreamed of. But the glow of her 978-0-8027-9520-5 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can. smartphone and fancy new clothes wears off when Hailee is transferred to “Intriguing blend of fantasy and Magnolia Academy, a private school. All of a sudden, her best friend and reality, myth and mystery . . .” —Booklist parents seem shabby compared to the beautiful Magnolia moms and the popular bad-girl Nikki, who seems to want to be her friend. Now, Hailee wants nothing more than to grow up—and away—from her old life. It’ll take one very busy social networking page, a stolen first kiss, and a whole carton of eggs for Hailee to realize that not all luck is good, not all change is bad, and a best friend who’s just a call away will always be more valuable than a phone. ME & JACK 978-0-8027-2793-0 pb • $7.99/$8.99 Can. 978-0-8027-9453-6 hc • $16.99/$18.00 Can. DANETTE HAWORTH is the author of Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning, which “An entertaining boy-and-dog was named to the California Young Readers Medal Masterlist; The Summer of Moonlight adventure set against a not-often- Secrets; and Me & Jack. www.danettehaworth.com 38 depicted era of political strife.” —Kirkus Reviews Audition & Subtraction Mi ddle G rade by Amy Fellner Dominy
978-0-8027-2374-1 • $16.99 $19.50 Can. SEPTEMBER 2012
Hardcover middle-grade novel Ages 10 to 14; Grades 5 to 8 224 pages (approx); 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Territory: World Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin Commercial and merchandise, electronic and performance adaptation: Andrea Brown Literary Agency All else: Walker & Co. Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com Author location: Phoenix, AZ
Also available: Cover not final Cover OyMG 978-0-8027-2177-8 hc• $16.99/$19.50 Can. All’s fair in love, war, and band auditions “An appealing balance of big questions and universal teen concerns Best friends Tatum and Lori are used to doing everything together— and triumphs.”—BCCB including a clarinet/flute duet for District Honor Band auditions. But all that changes when Michael transfers to their middle school, and into their band. Suddenly, not only is he competing for Tatum’s spot on stage, but he’s stealing Lori, too. Tatum doesn’t like change no matter its form: not with her good friend Aaron, who seems to believe her fib that they’re secretly boyfriend and girlfriend. And not with her mom either, who, to cope with a separation from her dad, is performing in community theater, of all things! Amy Fellner Dominy composes an equally heartwarming and hilarious story of how holding tight to the status quo can mean missing out on the future— and how oftentimes the best way to move forward is by going solo.
AMY FELLNER DOMINY is also the author of OyMG. She worked as a copywriter in the advertising business for twenty years before leaving to earn her MFA as a playwright. Her plays for adults and children have been staged in various cities around the country. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and two teenage children. www.amyfellnerdominy.com 39 Dark Lord: The Early Years by Jamie Thomson Dirk Lloyd
978-0-8027-2849-4• $16.99 OCTOBER 2012 Mi ddle G rade
Hardcover middle grade novel Ages 10 to 14; Grades 5 to 8 336 pages; 5 1/16 x 7 3/4 Black-and-white illustrations
Territory: US Canada: Hachette UK Audio, commercial and merchandise, electronic adaptation, performance, and translation: Hachette UK All else: Walker & Co.
MARKETING • Extensive promotion via social media, including surprise appearances from the main character himself on popular Twitter feeds and Facebook pages • Ads on targeted tween, fantasy, and gamer sites • Focused print and online outreach to boy-interest, fantasy and science-fiction, Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com Walker and dad-related media, as well as to daily newspapers and blogs
Originally from a world beyond our own, DIRK LLOYD lives in the town of Whiteshields, England, where he spends most of his time trying to get back home to his Iron Tower in the Darklands. Some of his achievements include: building the Iron Tower of Despair, raising vast armies of Orcs and Goblins, the casting of mighty spells and enchantments (including the spell that forced JAMIE THOMSON to submit to his will and record his life story), and excelling in English, science, and math classes in school. 40 Mi ddle G rade
Wimpy Kid meets Lord of the Rings in this uniquely funny battle of good vs. evil
The Dark Lord is confounded when he awakens in the middle of a small town on a planet he’s never seen before. What is this strange place, why do they keep calling him Dirk Lloyd, and why is he powerless against these earthlings who insist on finding his parents? Could it be that Dirk Lloyd is really a human incarnation of the Dark Lord who, after a cataclysmic final battle with his arch nemesis, was hurled into the Pit of Uttermost Despair, aka Earth? Or is he just a lost and confused boy? The Dark Lord must regain his rightful place in the universe before his powers of domination and destruction are lost forever, and he’s shocked to find help comes from a most unlikely source . . . a human friend. Readers will delight in this wickedly humorous tale as the Dark Lord—the Incarnation of Evil, The World Burner—finds that even he might have a good side. Walker • www.bloomsburykids.com
“Do you know your address, Dirk? Can you tell us what happened?” asked Officer Johnson. “Not Dirk, Dark! And my address is the Iron Tower of Despair, beyond the Plains of Desolation, in the Darklands. And I haven’t been ‘hit by a car’ . . . Er, what is a car?” The two police officers exchanged bemused glances. “Yup, looks like this one’s for social services. I think they’ll need a child psychologist, as well,” replied Johnson. “No, not Dirk, it’s Dark, and I’m not a boy!” said the boy desperately, but they didn’t seem to take much notice of him. A wave of weakness came over him and he sighed resignedly. Dirk it is then, he thought to himself. For now. Until he got his powers back. Then they would know him by his full name and title, that was for sure!
41 Doomed by Tracy Deebs T een
978-0-8027-2373-4 • $16.99 $19.50 Can. DECEMBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 400 pages (approx); 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Territory: World Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin Commercial and merchandise, performance and electronic adaptation: Prospect Agency All else: Walker & Co.
Author location: Austin, Texas
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TEMPEST RISING not final Cover 978-0-8027-2796-1 pb • $9.99/$10.99 Can. 978-0-8027-2231-7 hc • $16.99/$17.99 Can. “Truly imaginative . . . vibrant and unique.”—BCCB Beat the game. Save the world. “Dark, magical, and achingly Pandora’s just your average teen—glued to her cell phone and laptop, surfing
Walker • www.bloomsburyteens.com Walker beautiful.”—Tera Lynn Childs, author Facebook and e-mailing with her friends—until the day her long-lost father of Forgive My Fins sends her a link to a mysterious site featuring twelve photos of her as a child. Unable to contain her curiosity, Pandora enters the site, where she is prompted to play her favorite virtual-reality game, Zero Day. This unleashes a global computer virus that plunges the whole world into panic: suddenly, there is no Internet. No cell phones. No utilities, traffic lights, hospitals, law TEMPEST UNLEASHED 978-0-8027-2830-2 hc • $16.99/$17.99 Can. enforcement. Pandora teams up with handsome stepbrothers Eli and Theo to enter the virtual world of Zero Day. Simultaneously, she continues to follow the photographs from her childhood in an attempt to beat the game and track down her father—her one key to saving the world as we know it. Part The Matrix, part retelling of the Pandora myth, Doomed has something for gaming fans, dystopian fans, and romance fans alike. THE INTERNATIONAL KISSING CLUB 978-0-8027-2318-5 pb • $9.99/$10.99 Can. 978-0-8027-2358-1 hc • $16.99/$17.99 Can. TRACY DEEBS is also the author of the Tempest series and the co-author of MARKETING The International Kissing Club (under the pseudoynm Ivy Adams). She lives in Austin, Texas, where she is a writing and literature professor at Austin Community College. • Ads on targeted teen and gaming sites as well as Facebook www.tracydeebs.com 42 • Blog tour Send Me a Sign T een by Tiffany Schmidt
978-0-8027-2840-1• $16.99 $18.00 Can. OCTOBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grade 7 and up 304 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Territory: World English Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin Audio, commercial and merchandise, electronic adaptation, performance, and translation: Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency All else: Walker & Co. Walker • www.bloomsburyteens.com Author Location: Doylestown, PA
Debut Discovery
From the editor’s desk … Like Mia, editors are always looking for signs when they read a new submission. Signs that readers This A-lister has it all . . . the grades, will connect with a character or story. the boys, and the friends. But can she Signs that a new author has a voice that is distinct and compelling. survive “the Big C?” Signs that a debut is the start of a stellar career. As soon as I read Mia is always looking for signs. A sign that she should get serious with her Tiffany’s manuscript, I felt like I soccer-captain boyfriend. A sign that she’ll get the grades to make it into an had my answer—It is decidedly so! Ivy-league school. One sign she didn’t expect to look for was: “Will I survive cancer?” It’s a question her friends would never understand, prompting Mia to keep her illness a secret. The only one who knows is her lifelong best friend, Gyver, who is poised to be so much more. Mia is determined to survive, but when you have so much going your way, there is so much more to lose. From debut author Tiffany Schmidt comes a heart-wrenching and ultimately MARKETING uplifting story of one girl’s search for signs of life in the face of death. • Extensive promotion via Bloomsbury Teens Facebook page, including author Q&A, polls, and an excerpt from the book posted prior to publication • Ads on targeted teen sites TIFFANY SChMIDT grew up in Massachusetts where she spent a significant part of her • Blog tour childhood getting into mischief and sitting in the naughty chair. All those time outs turned • Outreach to teen magazines and blogs out to be a blessing; they forced her to sit still long enough to hone her storytelling skills. She now lives in Pennsylvania with her saintly husband and impish twin boys. Send Me a Sign is her first novel. www.tiffanyschmidt.net 43 Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman T een
978-0-8027-2338-3 • $17.99 $19.50 Can. AUGUST 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 468 pages (approx); 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Territory: World Canada: Walker & Co. via Penguin Commercial and merchandise, electronic, performance adaptation: Harvey Klinger Agency All else: Walker & Co.
Author location: Pittsburgh, PA
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BETWEEN 978-0-8027-2182-2 • $17.99 hc New in paperback! See page 48 978-0-8027-3386-3 • $9.99 pb Texas Tayshas Reading List
Walker • www.bloomsburyteens.com Walker ★ “Liz runs the gamut of strong emotion throughout this compelling backtrack of a short life.”—BCCB, starred review ★ “Warman infuses what might have been a slight plot with some heady insights about the effects of parental behavior on children and struggles with forgiveness, repentance, and religion.”—Booklist, starred review
WHERE THE TRUTH LIES 978-0-8027-2292-8 pb • $9.99/$11.00 Can. 978-0-8027-2078-8 hc • $16.99 hc/$21.00 Can. JESSICA WARMAN is the author of Breathless, Where the Truth Lies, and Between, which ★ “A page-turner to the bittersweet have received six starred reviews among them. Between was published in a total of twelve ending.”—Kirkus Reviews countries around the world. Jessica has an MA in creative writing and studied at prep school and Yale. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. www.jessicawarman.com 44 T een
A shocking, ambitious mystery full of twists and turns from a globally embraced author
Rachel and Alice are an extremely rare kind of identical twins—so identical Also available: that even their aunt and uncle, whom they’ve lived with since their parents passed away, can’t tell them apart. But the sisters are connected in a way that goes well beyond their surfaces: when one experiences pain, the other exhibits the exact same signs of distress. So when one twin mysteriously disappears, the other immediately knows something is wrong—especially when she starts BREATHLESS experiencing serious physical traumas, despite the fact that nobody has touched 978-0-8027-2174-7 pb • $8.99/$11.00 Can. 978-0-8027-9849-7 hc • $16.99/$21.00 Can. her. As the search commences to find her sister, the twin left behind must rely An ALA/YALSA Best Book for on their intense bond to uncover the truth. But is there anyone around her Young Adults she can trust, when everyone could be a suspect? And ultimately, can she even Texas Tayshas Reading List trust herself? Master storyteller Jessica Warman will keep readers guessing Booklist Top Ten Religion and Walker • www.bloomsburyteens.com when everything they see—and everything they are told—suddenly becomes Spirituality unreliable in this page-turning literary thriller. ★ “A heartbreaking debut…achingly realistic.”—Booklist, starred review ★ “Vivid and exquisite…tender and intimate.”—BCCB, starred review From high above the crowd, I can spot Uncle Sam on his stilts. I can see ★ “Stark honesty…an important look strands of customers, their bodies woven into glistening ropes of flesh as at an extremely difficult illness.” they line up for food. I can see the candy apple stand, its neon light glow- —School Library Journal, starred review ing red against the crowd. But I don’t see my sister anywhere. Long before our births, we shared the same space in our mother’s body. The chances of our simple existence are one in millions. No matter where I am, no matter where she is, I have always felt her presence from somewhere within myself. Until this moment. It is as though the thread connecting us has snapped, like something deep within me has been severed. She is simply gone.
MARKETING • Book trailer for pre-publication promotion • Early buzz campaign including a cover reveal, galley giveaways via social media outlets and at BEA, and a possible companion story to be released digitally • Extensive outreach to print and online media • Targeted pitch for trade show and book festival appearances • Ads on targeted teen sites
45 TimeRiders: The Doomsday Code by Alex Scarrow T een
978-0-8027-3384-9 • $16.99 OCTOBER 2012
Hardcover teen novel Ages 12 and up; Grades 7 and up 448 pages (approx); 5 1/2 x 8 1/4
Territory: US, Philippines Canada: Puffin UK Commercial and merchandise, translation, electronic, performance adaptation, and textbook: Puffin UK All else: Walker & Co.
Author location: Norwich, United Kingdom
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TIMERIDERS 978-0-8027-2331-4 • $9.99 pb 978-0-8027-2172-3 • $16.99 hc “Brilliantly paced, fascinating.” Take a trip back to Robin Hood’s era in —BCCB “Interesting premise populated by search of the Holy Grail
Walker • www.bloomsburyteens.com Walker engaging, well-developed characters.” —Kirkus Reviews When a British computer hacker finds his name coded into a centuries- old manuscript, TimeRider Maddy recognizes it as the same message she had also been sent. Sure it must be communication from other TimeRiders agents, she sends Liam and the two support units back to Robin Hood’s time to search for the fabled document—which might be the Holy Grail. But as a war begins to brew between King Richard and his brother John, Liam unwittingly takes on the role of the Sheriff of Nottingham and discovers that TIMERIDERS: DAY OF THE PREDATOR 978-0-8027-2296-6 • $16.99 hc the mythical Robin Hood may have been another support unit all along. New in paperback! See page 48 This action-packed reimagining of the Robin Hood legend weaves elements 978-0-8027-3387-0 • $9.99 pb of religion, alternative history, and time-travel ethics perfect for fans of The “An interesting, in-depth exploration of the implications of time travel and DaVinci Code, into a page-turner old and new fans alike won’t want to miss. it’s effect on reality . . .” —School Library Journal
ALEX SCARROW has been a rock guitarist, a graphic artist, and a computer games designer. He is the author of several adult thrillers, including Last Light and A Thousand Suns. The TimeRiders series is his first for young adults. He lives in England with his wife and son. www.timeridersbooks.com 46 Recently Released
Blood Moon T een The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey
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