Tor Children’s & Young Adult Publishing Books for Grades 4-12 Spring/Summer 2012 Mass Market and Hardcover M a y – s e p T e mb e r t s t a r s c a p e T o r T e e n T o r k i d s Tor Classics s t a r s c a p e Annette and Gina Cascone The BeasT of Baskerville The Deadtime stories by “Twisted sisters” annette and Gina Cascone—they’ll scare you silly veryone in Baskerville knows about Jimmy Leeds. In fact, Adam Riley and his Efriends have been telling scary stories about Jimmy for years—stories they don’t really believe. After all, how can anyone believe in a half-human beast with horns and hooves? But the legend of Jimmy Leeds isn’t just a story. When all the kids in the neighbor- hood decide to have a giant camp-out, Adam and his friends learn much too late that the streets of Baskerville aren’t safe—especially after dark. One by one, Adam’s friends start disappearing into the night. At first, Adam thinks it’s some kind of joke— until he follows the hoofprints into the nearby woods, and finds himself face-to-face with the Beast of Baskerville…. MArketinG PlAns • National print advertising in Teen Ink. • Targeted print advertising in education publications including VOYA and Knowledge Quest. ISBN: . 978-0-7653-3067-3 • Trade advertising through Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf e-blast. Price: . $14.99/$16.99 Can. • Coordinated publicity efforts with Hill & Brand Entertainment. Format: . Hardcover • Promotion at New York Comic-Con. Pages: . 192 1 1 • Digital promotion through Facebook, Twitter, the Tor/Forge and Starsrcape/Tor Trim: . .5 ⁄2 x 8 ⁄4 Teen e-newsletter, and Deadtime Stories sweepstakes. CPDA/Cat: . .09/Young Reader Age: . Eight to twelve • Extensive galley distribution to trade and national education conferences including Territory: . tk IRA, ALA, NCTE, and others. Origin: . Original key Points Author residence: . Annette: Rahway, NY; • The character of the Beast of Baskerville is based on the Jersey Devil. Gina: Lawrenceville, NJ • With the perennial appeal of middle grade horror, Hill & Brand Entertainment Author comparison: R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps has purchased film/TV rights to the Deadtime Stories series. Filming is currently Also AvAilAble underway for a late 2011 release. • Producers Scott and David Hillenbrand have over twenty years of production, The Witching Game marketing, and distribution experience in feature films and television at Disney, (Starscape HC, 3/12, 978-0-7653-3066-6, $14.99/$16.99) Fox Family, and other children’s entertainment companies. Grave Secrets • We’ve acquired six books in the Deadtime Stories series and will publish one book (Starscape HC, 1/12, 978-0-7653-3065-9, every other month. $14.99/$16.99) • Deadtime Stories are written for the 8–12 year-old set by a sister act team trained in series writing for Parachute Press—creators of the mega-selling Goosebumps franchise—and 17th Street Productions (now Alloy Media). • “Twisted Sisters” Annette Cascone and Gina Cascone have written more than twenty-eight books and two movies together. Their books include the Deadtime Stories series for middle-grade readers as well as young adult thrillers. They have also produced and written numerous treatments and books for series packagers such as Parachute Publishing, where they worked on the mega-successful Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine. PrAise for Annette And GinA CAsCone “ Christopher Pike and r. l. stine fans will be delighted with this eerie novel…. Mystery, suspense, and danger strengthened by skillful characterization, plotting, and a strong sense of place make for addictive reading.” —School library Journal on in a crooked little houSe “a real page-turner.” —children’S literature on there’S no Place like home M a y 2 0 1 2 t o r t e e n lisa desrochers lasT riTe The Personal Demons trilogy concludes in this final thrilling Ya paranormal romance from lisa Desrochers n this final installment of the thrilling, edgy Personal Demons series, the battle Ibetween Heaven and Hell has become critical, and Frannie Cavanaugh is right at the center of it. With the help of the powerful angel Gabe and demon-turned-mortal Luc, Frannie has been able to stay one step ahead of the forces of Hell. But when the demons killed Frannie’s best friend and destroyed her brother, they raised the stakes. If Frannie wants to keep her family and friends safe, she knows she has no choice but to go on the run. Their best defense is the power Frannie has been struggling to master, but her attempts to hone her skill go horribly awry. If Frannie doesn’t learn fast, the consequences could be devastating—even apocalyptic. What happens when you can’t outrun Hell...or trust the ones you love? MArketinG PlAns • Online advertising targeting teen fantasy readers. • National print advertising targeting teen and science fiction/fantasy readers ISBN: . 978-0-7653-2810-6 including Girl’s Life Magazine, Locus, and Realms of Fantasy. Price: . $9.99/$10.99 Can. • Targeted print advertising in library and education publications including VOYA Format: . Trade Paperback and Knowledge Quest. Pages: . 384 1 1 • Extensive galley distribution to the trade and national education conferences Trim: . .5 ⁄2 x 8 ⁄4 including IRA, ALA, NCTE, and others. CPDA/Cat: . 09/Young Adult Age: . Thirteen and up • Publicity to include promotion at trade shows, local and regional author events, Territory: . World English and online campaign to include blog tour. Origin: . Original • Digital campaign to include promotion through the Heroes and Heartbreakers and Author residence: . Oakdale, CA Tor/Forge e-newsletters/blogs; book excerpt promoted on Tor.com; social network Author comparison: . Becca Fitzpatrick, promotion through Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads; and targeted e-blast to Lauren Kate Macmillan email list. Also AvAilAble key Points Original Sin • Last Rite is the third and final installment in the Personal Demons YA paranormal (Tor Teen TPB, 7/11, 978-0-7653-2809-0, romance series. $9.99/$10.99) • The first book, Personal Demons, was an ALA/YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Personal Demons Adults nominee and a Library Journal “Fall First” selection. (Tor Teen TPB, 9/10, 978-0-7653-2808-3, $9.99/$10.99) • Angels and demons have been repeatedly referred to as “the new vampires.” This series takes a concept that is hugely popular with teens right now and puts a new, unique twist on it. • The main character, Frannie, is a kick-butt, take-charge heroine, not unlike Zoey Redbird from P. C. and Kristin Cast’s House of Night novels. • www.lisadwrites.com PrAise for lisA desroChers “frannie is a delightful heroine, full of spunk.” —RT book reviewS “fans of sexy encounters between celestials and infernals will eat this up.” —kirkuS reviewS on original Sin “some wild twists… readers may have to take breaks to cool down.” —bookliSt on PerSonal demonS M a y 2 0 1 2 s t a r s c a p e david lubar Beware The NiNja weeNies And Other Warped and Creepy Tales welcome to the weenie Zone! acclaimed author David lubar is back with his sixth collection of warped and creepy tales! tranded aliens seek out Earth’s most intelligent species. (Hint: It’s not us.) SA bully discovers the meaning of “spatial displacement.” Two girls find out why you should never annoy a witch. When a swarm of sneaking, slashing, scurrying ninja weenies invades their neighborhood, a boy and his best friend find a way to fight back. Acclaimed author and master of the macabre David Lubar is back with thirty-three hilarious and harrowing stories that will scare you, make you laugh, or see the world in a whole new way. Don’t be a weenie. Read these stories. If you dare! MArketinG PlAns • Targeted print advertising in national trade publications targeting educators and librarians including Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf, Knowledge Quest, and VOYA. • Publicity to include promotion and appearances in regional and national trade ISBN: . 978-0-7653-3213-4 shows and an online publicity campaign. Price: . $15.99/$18.50 Can. • Promotional materials available. Format: . Hardcover Pages: . 192 • Digital promotion through Facebook, Twitter, the Tor/Forge and Starscape/Tor 1 1 Teen blogs and e-newsletters. Trim: . .5 ⁄2 x 8 ⁄4 CPDA/Cat: . .09/Young Reader • Teaser excerpt in the MM of Attack of the Vampire Weenies (5/12, 978-0-7653- Age: . Eight and up 6323-7, $5.99/$6.99). Territory: . World Origin: . Original key Points Author residence: . Nazareth, PA • With more than 1.7 million Weenies books sold, this series continues to grow in Author comparison: . Alvin Schwartz, popularity and recognition. James Howe, • One of the stories in this collection, “Blowout,” will be featured in the October R. L. Stine 2011 issue of Weekly Reader’s READ Magazine, which has 80,000 subscriptions Also AvAilAble reaching more than 5,000 teachers and thousands of students. Attack of the Vampire Weenies • All the Weenies books can be promoted for camp, summer reading, (Starscape MM, 5/12, 978-0-7653-6323-7, and Halloween. $5.99/$6.99) • The acquisition of two new Weenies collections was announced in the Publishers The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies (Starscape MM, 3/10, 978-0-7653-6075-5, Weekly Children’s Newsletter. Weenies #7 will be published in Fall 2013. $5.99/$6.99) • In the Land of the Lawn Weenies was an Oprah Children’s Reading List Pick The Curse of the Campfire Weenies in March 2010. (Starscape MM, 9/08, 978-0-7653-5771-7, $5.99/$6.99) • The Curse of the Campfire Weenies was selected to appear in the Kansas State Invasion of the Road Weenies Reading Circle Catalog, and Invasion of the Road Weenies was an ALA Quick Pick (Starscape MM, 9/06, 978-0-7653-5325-2, for Reluctant YA Readers nominee and a New Jersey Library Association Garden $5.99/$6.99) State Children’s Book Award nominee.