The Chudney Agency

March 16, 2015

THE CHUDNEY AGENCY [email protected] 2015 Rights List

Beaufrand, Mary Jane The Rise & Fall of the Gallivanters, Teen Novel. Sold to Abrams— New Deal Girls are disappearing. Noah is a teen with a dark past, becomes obsessed with where they’ve gone—he’s convinced their disappearance has something to so with the creepy owners of a local beer brewery. Noah worries about the girls as a way of avoiding the fact that something’s wrong with his best friend, Evan. Could it be the same evil force pulling them all down? When the brewery hosts a battle of the bands, Noah reunites the Gallivanters back together in order to get to the bottom of the mystery. But there’s a new addition to the band: a possibly hallucinatory David Bowie look-alike named Ziggy. Now secrets other than where the bodies are buried will be revealed—in a story that gets to the heart of grief and loss while also being funny, fast- paced, and heartbreaking. Manuscript: available Foreign Language /UK /Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: May 2015

Bonk, John MADhattan Mystery, Middle Grade. Sold to Walker/Bloomsbury Lexi and her younger brother are spending a few weeks in New York City with their actress aunt while their father is away on his honeymoon with his new wife. While waiting for their aunt in the Grand Central train station’s famous Whispering Gallery, Lexi overhears a conversation about a big jewel heist. Once the kids meet Kim Ling Levine in the building, bold and all knowing, she urges them to ditch day camp and dig into the more exciting mystery Alexi overheard in Grand Central--even though most likely it was probably a unlikely jewel heist. This is a wonderful novel set in NY, with many NY locations, quirky characters, mystery & humor. Books: available Foreign Language /UK /Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: May 2012 ***Foreign Deals: Germany (DTV)

Bundy, Tamara Walking Miss Millie, Middle Grade. Sold to Aladdin / S&S. New Deal. After Alice’s parents separate, she moves with the rest of the family to Georgia. Alice is not looking forward to summer at all. Luckily, it’s only temporary, as Alice hopes her dad will rejoin the family soon. To make matters worse, when her mother catches Alice spying on an elderly neighbor lady, she insists Alice apologize for her 2 rudeness and directs her to help the neighbor with some chore. Miss Millie is 92 and needs help walking her fussy dog, Clarence. But when the dog only walks when Miss Millie accompanies them, their walks become a daily lesson in walking in someone else’s shoes as Millie shares with Alice what it was like to be black in the racially divided South. Manuscript: October 2015 Foreign Language: Chudney Agency World English: S&S Publication Date: May 2017

Butler, Emily The Drollery Letters, Middle Grade. Sold to Egmont USA— 2-book Deal Josephine Drollery is a 12-year-old detective trying to solve the mystery of her beloved parents' deaths. Sadly, she is hindered by the fact that she, herself, is a ghost. After Josephine's mother hosts a party, inviting a number of close family friends to enjoy a magic show and a little musician who has performed in the royal courts of Europe. After playing a few songs on his harp, the party is suddenly over. So is life as Josephine knows it, for when she wakes up, she’s dead. And she’s not the only one: her beloved parents are also dead, as well as most of the servants and the guests who attended the party. Josephine suspects treachery. Josephine learns she’s being pursued by some ruthless government agents from the Department of Research and Phantasmology. Will Josephine discover what happened to herself and her family? Manuscript: Available Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: to be determined

Cirrone, Dorian Saving Summer, Middle grade. Sold to Aladdin / S&S. New Deal. After 11-year-old Haleigh Adams finds a mysterious set of paints in her backpack, she paints a picture of her last day at the New Jersey Shore. The next morning, she finds that her wish for an endless summer with her new best friend Kevin has come true. At first she’s thrilled, but as the time loop continues, Haleigh learns that staying in one place comes with a price. And when she realizes her parents have been keeping a secret, she has to make a choice: do nothing and miss out on the good things about growing up or find the secret of the time loop and face some of the inevitable realities of moving on. As she and Kevin set out to find the source of the magic paints, Haleigh worries it could be too late. Or worse: she might be making the biggest mistake of her life. Manuscript: June 2015 Foreign Language: Chudney Agency World English: S&S Publication Date: Summer 2016

Estby Dagg, Carole Sweet Home Alaska. Middle Grade. Sold to Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin. New Deal. 3

When Trip’s out-of-work father volunteers their family in one of President Roosevelt’s daring social experiments, Trip is whisked away from the world of indoor plumbing and electricity to live the life of a rugged pioneer in Palmer, Alaska. Trip is excited. She’s dreamed about being a pioneer like Laura Ingalls Wilder. But when winter arrives, Trip's family is still in a tent; not so much fun anymore. But despite snow, monster mosquitoes, and other challenges, the family comes to love Alaska. Trip’s mother, however, still misses her old life in the city and wants to return. It’s up to Trip to do something to stay make her mother happy and keep the family in Alaska. Manuscript: May 2015 Foreign Language: Chudney Agency World English: Penguin Publication Date: Summer 2016

Davis, Tanita Peas & Carrots, Teen novel. Sold to Knopf/RH—New Deal Hope is not having the best first day of school: her family is now joined by yet another foster child, Dess, the older sister of baby Austin whose been with the family for a while. Dess has been in foster care—while her mother is doing time for drugs— and after testifying against her father, a violent gang member. Dess is a tough girl, while Hope is sweet and nurturing. There's no way these two will get along, and no way this blended family could possibly succeed. Dess is white and Hope is black. Dess is horrified at her new practically vegetarian "rich" foster family and all she wants to do is to bide her time until she can take her brother and leave them. Eventually, Dess realizes that blood might be thicker than anything, but family is where you find home. Manuscript: April 2015 Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: May 2016

Fischer, Debbie Reed This is Not the Abby Show, Middle Grade. Sold to Delacorte/Random House. New Deal Abby is a jokester, a funny girl, a regular cut-up—the problem is she doesn't know when to stop sometimes. Maybe it's part of her ADHD condition (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), or maybe she just loves the limelight—after all, she wants to be some sort of entertainer one day. But after forgetting to take her medicine, and after bruising people's feelings, and especially after a silly prank goes really wrong—well, Abby knows she has to turn over a new leaf. Manuscript: June 2015 Foreign Language/UK: Chudney Agency Audio Rights: RH Publication Date: Fall 2016

Flores-Scott, Patrick Jumped In, Teen Novel. Sold to Christy Ottaviano/Henry Holt Sam's life sucks. Dumped at his grandparents after his mom leaves him to “find herself,” Sam is content to disappear under his sweatshirt hood. But then he finds his life altered when Luis, one of the school’s bad boys is seated next to him--for every single one of his classes. Soon Sam is forced by Luis to team up for the tenth grade 4 poetry jam--which terrifies Sam. Over time the boys become friendly, a friendship both have needed. When Luis disappears on the day of the festival, Sam revels in success, alone, but not fully fulfilled--and then embarks on a journey to find the real Luis, his missing new friend. Books: available Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: Fall 2013

Hammel, Sara The Underdogs. Middle Grade Novel. Sold to Farrar, Straus & Giroux. New Deal Who killed Annabel Harper? Regulars at the local health and tennis club are haunted by the death of the beautiful teenager. The list of suspects among the tennis players, coaches, members and staff is as deep as the Club's Olympic-sized pool. 12- year-old plump Evie and her best and only friend Chelsea jump on the opportunity to investigate, especially as Annabel was one of the few people who was nice to her. All summer Evie spends her time watching the tennis prodigies train, fending off boys who tease her—while her very special friendship with Chelsea—who has a big secret of her own—is the only thing keeping her going. As they learn secrets about the Club's regulars, they discover a disturbing truth that will test their special friendship and prompt an act of heroism that will change them both forever. Evie eventually discovers a powerful gift within herself that will alter her life. The end is uplifting, moving, and beautiful—and is a portrait of a pure, true and sweet friendship. Manuscript: May 2015 Foreign Language /World English: Chudney Agency Publication Date: April 2016

Harkrader, Lisa Cool Beans, Illustrated Middle Grade, Sold to Houghton Mifflin Perfect for kids who love graphic novels like Wimpy Kid and Big Nate and are ready to move on to traditional novels, this funny and action-packed sequel to The Adventures of Beanboy follows the quirky but likeable Tucker MacBean in his quest to make art—and himself—seem cool in seventh grade. Books: available Foreign Language/UK Rights/Audio: Chudney Agency Publication: May 2014 The Adventures of Beanboy, Middle Grade. Sold to Houghton Mifflin Tucker MacBean wasn't born with any super powers. If he did, he could stop his mom from working long hours at work, move his dad back home. But Tucker loves everything about comic books: reading them, writing them, collecting them and drawing them. So when a contest is announced with the grand prize of a full college scholarship and getting his comic book published--Tucker is psyched. The scholarship is perfect for his mom, and having his comic book published would be a dream come true! But then his arch-enemy, Sam Zawicki, gets in the way and nearly spoils everything. How could one girl create so much chaos so quickly? llustrated by the author. 5

Books: available Foreign Language/UK Rights/Audio: Chudney Agency Pub. Date: Fall 2012

Hattrup, Karen Prettyboy, Teen Novel. Sold to HarperCollins—New 2-book Deal When Frannie eavesdrops on her parents fighting she discovers a startling piece of news. Her cousin Truman is gay, and his parents are so upset they are sending him to live with her family for the summer. At least, that’s what she thinks the story is. Shy Frannie befriends this older boy, who is everything that she’s not—rich, confident, cynical, sophisticated. Together, they embark on an extraordinary, though sometimes painful eight weeks, a magical summer marked by slowly unraveling secrets. During their time together they are playing at being adults, as they fill their summer with drinking, music, new friends, first kisses, tattoos, wild horses, and car wrecks. Truman lights a fire inside Frannie that challenges and awakens her, but ultimately hurts her, too. The story is joyous, an exploration of the energy, hope, and sadness that come with being young. Manuscript: June 2015 Foreign Language: Chudney Agency World English: Harper Pub. Date: Fall 2016

Hilmo, Tess Cinnamon Moon, middle grade historical. Sold to Farrar, Straus, Giroux. New Deal. After Ailis and Quinn lose their parents in a devastating fire they are sent to Chicago to live under the care of a business associate of their father's -- right after Chicago's own historic and terrible fire on Octoner 8, 1871. They live in a boarding house run by a strict and abusive woman, Miss Franny, where they meet fellow orphan, Nettie, a sweet six-year-old. Understanding that this boarding house is not a home, Ailis and Quinn have set a goal to save enough money to move themselves and little Nettie into their own home. Ailis finds work with a seamstress, and Quinn hits the streets and plays his music for money. But after Nettie goes missing, and the police won't assist with the search, it's up to the siblings to find Nettie. Manuscript: June 2015 Foreign Language/UK Rights: Chudney Agency Pub. Date: July 2016

McStay, Moriah Everything That Makes You. Teen Novel. Sold to HarperCollins/K. Tegen Books.— 2-Book, 6-figure deal One girl; two stories Meet Fiona Doyle: the scars on her face are from a childhood accident. If Fiona can’t even look at her crush, Trent, straight in his blue eyes, how will she be brave enough to sing her songs at the café? Meet Fi Doyle: Fi is a top high school athlete in the state. She’s got more important things to deal with than her best friend, Trent, who wants more ever since the 6 kiss. But when an unlucky move on the field ruins everything, she loses the thing she’s best at. Hasn’t we all wondered WHAT IF? Moving between the same girl’s two stories is exciting, unpredictable and compelling and let’s us see what might have happened if things were different. Luck is involved, but maybe who we are determines our luck. Books: available Foreign Language/UK: Chudney Agency Audio: HarperCollins Publication Date: Spring 2015 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Germany (DTV), Italy (De Agostini)

Meredith, Christina **Teddy Lee, Teen Novel. Sold to Greenwillow/HarperCollins Teddy Lee and her sister Billie are very close. They live together in a tiny house in a tiny town. Mom is gone, dad is distant, and their older lovable brother Winston almost always has a warrant out for his arrest, or so it seems. One spring night Winston hatches a plan and Teddy Lee makes a wish, spinning them all into a summer of music, true love, getting to know the best local music bands. But it’s too bad Billie has no boundaries. Teddy Lee finds out how much it hurts to have your heart broken for the first time (no matter who breaks it), and how someone can show up in your life, as unexpected as a falling star, and help you learn to shine for yourself. Manuscript: April 2015 Foreign/UK Language/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: May 2015

Mukherjee, Sonya The View From Gemini, Teen Novel. Sold to Simon & Scuster. New Deal. 17-year-old twins Clara and Hailey accept they’ll spend their whole lives in the safety of their small hometown. Sure, it’s not exciting, but everyone knows each other, and so no one is surprised at the sight of Clara and her pink-haired, tattooed, conjoined twin sister, Hailey. After handsome & mysterious Max comes to town—the twins begin to want more than the simple life their parents have planned. One girl wants to pursue a scientific career, the other is an artist; to not have to worry of strangers who may stare and scream at them. And now they’re wondering what it’s like to just be alone. With college nearing, the twins have to make their most difficult choice yet—remain attached to each other for life, or consider dangerous surgery. This novel tells the story of two smart, creative conjoined sisters who love each other deeply, but are wrestling with trying to find their independence from each other. Manuscript: June 2015 Foreign Language: Chudney Agency World English: S&S Publication Date: Summer 2016

Perez, Ashley Hope Out of Darkness, Teen Novel—New Deal. Sold to CarolRhoda/Lerner 7

“This is East Texas and there’s lines. Line you cross, lines you don’t cross. That clear?” It is also 1937 when much of America was still divided and struggling with race. Naomi and Washington know about lines in Texas as well as anyone; they know the signs that mark them—“No Negroes, Mexicans, or dogs.” Naomi is Mexican and Washington is black—and they are in love. But there are some forces even the most determined color lines cannot resist, and sometimes all it takes is an explosion. The author takes the true facts from the worst school disaster in US history for this intriguing and devastating Romeo and Juliet novel about love, segregation, family, and the forces that destroy people. Manuscript: May 2015 UK/Foreign Language/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: November 2015

Roat, Sharon Huss Between the Notes. Teen Novel. Sold to HarperCollins— 2-book Deal When her family moves from their wealthy neighborhood to a poor one, 16- year-old musician Ivy is torn between two very different worlds and the lies she tells to keep them apart. In one world: the rich life she can’t afford, long-time friends who can’t learn the truth, and a gorgeous new guy with secrets of his own. In the other: a daily struggle to survive, friendship with kids she once wasn’t interested in, and a bad boy next door who threatens to expose her secret. A talented pianist and songwriter, Ivy soon discovers that everything is not as it seems. And everyone is not who she thought they were. Including herself. Ivy must ultimately overcome her greatest fear––a paralyzing stage fright—to find that the answers she seeks are written in her own song. Manuscript: Available Foreign Language: Chudney Agency World English: Harper Publication Date: June 2015 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Germany (Arena)

Rodrigues, Carmen The Universal Law of Sally and Marco. Teen Novel. Sold to Simon Pulse. After Sally returns to her old childhood neighborhood and the friends she left behind—angry Jade; kindhearted Sookie; and quiet Marco, the guy Sally once saved… Sally is drawn to his beautiful smile as memories from the past return. This is a coming-of-age story about love, loyalty, and the histories that bring us together and could tear us apart. More information to come in May. Manuscript: July 2015 Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: Fall 2016

34 Pieces of You. Teen Novel. Sold to Simon Pulse. Quiet Jessica’s world is falling apart, but nobody’s asking why. That’s because everyone’s more concerned with her older sister, Sarah—who was there the night Ellie died. Now, Jessica’s haunted by her actions and her best friend’s final words: Catch up, 8

Sarah. Catch up. Then Jake escapes to NY University, leaving his needy sister and her best friend behind. Jake wanted independence—he even ignored his sister’s final, panicked call. But if he had returned home in time, would Ellie still be alive? All that remains are the clues she left behind. 34 clues to be exact. 34 strips of paper hidden in a shoe box below her bed. 34 secrets of a brief and painful life. Told from the points-of- view of Jessica, Sarah, and Jake, and flitting from the past to the present, 34 Pieces of You is a heart-breaking story of young love, dysfunction, and survival. Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: Fall 2012 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Germany (CBT /RH), Lithuania (Alma Littera)

Sommers, Jackie Lea Truest. Teen Novel. Sold to HarperCollins/K. Tegen Books.— 2-Book, 6-figure deal 17-year-old Westlin is dreading this last summer before her senior year because her boyfriend and best friend are not going to be around. Everything changes when the Hart twins move into town. Silas, a young writer, is friendly with everyone but West, and Laurel, his mysterious sister, appears to be sick with an illness no one—and especially not Silas—will discuss. Forced to team up with Silas in a summer business, West and Silas begin to forge a friendship that eventually develops into something much deeper, and allows them time to become very close. When West comes face-to- face with Laurel’s secret, the summer changes into a rescue mission—one with unexpected results. Summer love, small-town secrets—and the darker side of philosophy, Truest is a young adult novel that explores important themes with humor and redemption. Manuscript: Available Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: Fall 2015 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Germany (DTV)

Teele, Elinor The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin, Middle Grade. Sold to Balzer + Bray/Harper—2-book Deal John Coggin knows there is no time to waste. His horrible Great Aunt Beauregard ("Remember, bleakness builds character!") is about to put his younger sister, Page, to work in the family coffin business. If they don’t escape now, they’ll be up to their eyeballs in corpses for the rest of their lives. And so they make their escape, joined by an accident-prone acrobat named Boz, The trio embark on a series of improbable, rollicking adventures. Fireworks, chocolate cake and exploding chicken poo mix with battles and heartbreak. When Great Aunt Beauregard finally gets her hands on Page, it will take all of John’s wits and imagination (and a little help from Boz) to save his sister from a fate worse than death. This novel is fun, peppered with entertaining wordplay and unusual characters. Manuscript: Available Foreign Language/UK: Chudney Agency Publication Date: March 2016 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Italy (Rizzoli) 9

West, Carly Anne The Bargaining. Teen Novel. Sold to S&S / Simon Pulse. 2-book deal Penny is running away from mistakes, but running from one ghost brings many others in this tale of contemporary haunting. She is used to being discussed as a problem by her parents, but never dreamed she’ll be spending the summer with her dad’s new wife—renovating an old, broken-down house set deep in the woods. The Carver Hose is filled with abandoned furniture, rich architectural detail, and a chilling past. The only good thing is when she meets Miller, the young guy who runs the local general store; he’s her only chance as a normal and enjoyable summer. But Miller has connections to the old Carver House, and it goes deeper than the mysterious tapping at the windows in the night, the handprints on the glass panes, and the visions of little children calling Penny into the woods. Miller’s past might just threaten to become the terror of Penny’s future. Can she escape before she falls victim to the same fate of the children in the woods? Books: available Foreign Language/UK: Chudney Agency Audio: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: March 2015

The Murmurings. Teen Novel. Sold to S&S / Simon Pulse. For fans of Stephen King. Sophie's older sister, Nell, died mysteriously due to a perceived suicide attempt after being committed to a psychiatric institute. After escaping, she is discovered--hanging upside down by one toe from a tree. Sophie and her boyfriend Evan believe something evil is lurking at the clinic, and is at the root to the mystery surrounding her sister’s death. Worse yet: Sophie begins to experience some of the same symptoms Nell had: a gentle, odd murmuring in her ear, quickly followed by the image of a decaying figure in the nearest reflective surface. Only after Sophie checks into the clinic does she discover all the horrors Nell experienced. But can she discover the truth before the murmurings drive her insane? Books: available Foreign Language/UK: Chudney Agency Audio: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: March 2013 BACKLIST

The River, Teen Novel/Mystery. Sold to Little, Brown Moving to a new town with her famous chef mother and attorney father hasn’t been easy, Ronnie is making the best of things. She has a couple of new friends, but cherishes the most little Karen Armstrong, a girl she babysits. But when Karen is found dead in the river, everything changes. The death is called an accident, but Ronnie can’t let go of the feeling that something is suspicious. When her friend Gretchen begins to act strangely and lose weight, Ronnie discovers she’s been using serious drugs, and begins to connect the dots as she investigates the drowning. What really happened to little Karen? Foreign Language /UK /Audio Rights: Chudney Agency 10

Publication Date: February 2010 ***Foreign Deals: Germany (Coppenrath) ***Nominated for 2011 Edgar Award Best Mystery Teen Novel

Chapman, Elsie Divided, Teen Novel. Sold to Random House. Sequel to Dualed . West Grayer is done killing. She defeated her Alternate, a twin raised by another family, and proved she’s worthy of a future. She’s ready to move on with her life. The Board has other plans. They want her to kill one more time, and offer her a deal worth killing for. But when West recognizes her target as a ghost from her past, she realizes she’s in over her head. The Board is lying, and West will have to uncover the truth of the past to secure her future. How far will the Board go to keep their secrets safe? And how far will West go to save those she loves? With nonstop action and surprising twists, this sequel to Dualed reveals everything. Books: available Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: April 2014 ***Foreign Deals: France (Lumen), Korea (Bookscent)

Dualed, Teen Novel. Sold to Random House An Alternate. West Grayer has one, just like everyone else in the world. A double, a virtual twin in every way. Chances are they would never have even met, except for the fact that she is the one person West has to kill, before her Alt kills her. West is haunted by guilt over the hand she played in her brother Luc’s death, and is torn by her feelings for his best friend Chord--who has demons of his own regarding how Luc died. Terrified of what she has to face--West runs. To escape, she works as a Striker, a hired assassin for other people’s Alternates. Each target, each contract, numbs her that much more. But as events come to a head, West must find her way back home-- not only to save Chord from the danger that threatens his life, but to save herself…in every way that counts. Books: available Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: February 2013 ***Foreign Deals: Germany (Droemer), France (Lumen), Korea (Bookscent)

Davis, Tanita Happy Families, Teen Novel. Sold to Knopf / RH A teenage brother and sister spend Spring Break with their father in an effort to come to terms with his newly exposed gender identity lifestyle while struggling through individual challenges, prejudices and fears to trust the love that once made them a happy family. Insightful, dignified, well written. Books: available Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: May 2012

Mare’s War, Teen Novel. Sold to Knopf / RH 11

Mare's War is the story of how a young, poor, African American girl in the 1940s manages to escape her terrible life on the family farm who lies about her age in order to enlist in the army during World War II and eventually gets shipped of to England and Paris for her service. This was unusual enough for any woman to have done so in those days, but for African American women--even more so. Mare's voice is exceptional, and the novel is told in alternating periods: back during the War, and some present day chapters when we see Mare take her 2 granddaughters on a car trip to tell them her story. Books: available Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: May 2009 ***Coretta S. King Honor novel / Selection of the Junior Library Guild

Hicks, Deron, The Letterford Mysteries— Sold to Houghton Mifflin— 2 book deal . Book #1—Secrets of Shakespeare’s Grave, Middle Grade. 12-year-old Colophon Letterford is the daughter of the owner of a small, prestigious publishing company -- Letterford & Sons. The company has suffered a number of serious setbacks, including the death of an author and the loss of an important author to another publisher. Colophon decides to help out by finding the family's rumored lost treasure. The search begins with deciphering clues contained in a 400 year old painting, and takes her to Stratford, England and then to London. Will Colophon and her brother Case find the family treasure in time to save the family business? Antique paintings, secret passages, locked rooms, family secrets and treasure, puzzles and riddles, quirky characters and humor all combine to make for an engaging and fun series debut. Books: available. Pub. Date: Fall 2012 Book #2: The Order of the Five Towers Books: available Pub. Date: Fall 2013 Book #3: Info to follow Foreign Language/UK Rights: Chudney Agency

Hilmo, Tess Skies Like These, Middle Grade. Sold to Farrar, Straus & Giroux Twelve-year-old Jade is less than thrilled to be spending the summer in Wyoming with her quirky aunt Elise, away from all of the comforts of her Philadelphia home. As soon as she arrives, though, she meets Joshua, who insists on being called Roy and is convinced he’s related to a legendary cowboy. Roy considers himself the local Robin Hood, and plans to steal from the rich and give to the poor by raising enough cash for his parents to reopen their out-of-business hardware store. Jade joins him, providing the voice of reason as Roy shares his plans, including bank robbery. She comes up with some (legal) plans of her own to help the cause. Despite some disappointments, the two learn a lot about themselves in the end. Books: Available Foreign Language/UK Rights: Chudney Agency 12

Pub. Date: July 2014

With a Name Like Love, Middle Grade. Sold to Farrar Straus & Giroux When Ollie’s daddy, the Reverend Everlasting Love, pulls their travel trailer into a new town, Ollie knows this will be like all the others her daddy drags them through—it is exactly the same kind of nothing. But then Ollie meets Jimmy Koppel, whose mother is in jail for murdering his father. Jimmy insists that his mother is innocent and Ollie believes him. Still, even if Ollie convinces her daddy to stay longer, how can two 13-year-olds free a woman who has signed a confession? Ollie’s longing for a friend and her daddy’s penchant for searching out lost souls prove to be a formidable force in this tiny town where everyone seems bent on judging and jailing without a trial. Books: Available Foreign Language/UK Rights: Chudney Agency Pub. Date: Fall 2011

Macdonald, Maryann Odette’s Secrets. Middle Grade Novel. Sold to Bloomsbury USA This is the true story of Odette Meyer, a young Jewish girl in Paris during World War II. Told in the voice of a very young Odette, it covers the period just as things were turning badly for the Parisian Jews. We learn how her mother decides to send Odette to the countryside alone to safety--and how Odette made her escape safely out of Paris. Like so many children, Odette spent the rest of the war masquerading as a Christian girl, and under a made-up name in the anti-Semitic Vendee region. How does such a young child survive and make sense of all this? Odette did so with secrets. Books: available Foreign/UK Language/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: March 2013

Meredith, Christina Kiss Crush Collide, Teen Novel. Sold to HarperCollins/ Greenwillow Blonde and beautiful, Leah and her two older sisters never take a wrong step. Leah, the youngest Johnson girl, third in line under their mother's ever-watchful eye, follows along with a smile. She doesn't even know she's looking for a way out, to step off the line behind her sisters, until it rolls up--a boy with blazing green eyes in a slightly stolen red convertible. He doesn't that Leah is part of a tight sister trio—he is challenging and unreliable, and Leah’s mother would not approve of him—an unknown in Leah's sea of calm and sameness. This is Leah's blossoming summer. Books: available Foreign/UK Language/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: Winter 2012 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Germany (CBT/RH)

Mingle, Pamela Kissing Shakespeare, Teen Novel. Sold to Delacorte/Random House 13

Miranda has Shakespeare in her blood, like her famous actor parents. At least, she does until her awful performance in her school’s The Taming of the Shrew. Humiliated, Miranda skips the opening night party. Fellow cast member Stephen Langford has other plans and when he asks her if she’d like to meet Shakespeare, she thinks he’s a total nutcase. Before she can object, Stephen whisks her back to 16th century England—the world he’s really from. He wants Miranda to use her acting talents and modern-day charms on the young Will Shakespeare. Without her help, Stephen claims, the world will lose its greatest playwright. Miranda isn’t convinced she’s the girl for the job. But she agrees to help, knowing it’s her only chance of getting back to the present and her real life. What Miranda doesn’t bargain for is finding true love…with no acting required. Books: available Foreign/UK Language/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: Fall 2012 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Turkish (Altin Publishing)

Perez, Ashley Hope The Knife and the Butterfly, Teen Novel—2-book Deal Azael wakes up confused, and as soon as he opens his eyes, he knows he’s in jail. Again. This time he doesn’t remember anything; the last memory is yesterday’s gang fight and a flash of red. To uncover what happened, Azael must rely on what he can piece together from the strange staff at the facility, his file, and required sessions observing Lexi, a defiant teenage girl whom his case worker expects him to recognize. But who is she, and what has she seen? Azael’s desire to discover the dark truth behind his changed circumstances is matched only by his fear of what his new world might be. Books: available UK/Foreign Language/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: September 2012

What Can’t Wait. Teen Novel. Sold to CarolRhoda/Lerner Marisa’s parents work hard, and they expect Marisa to help her familia. An ordinary life—marrying a neighborhood guy, working part-time, having babies—ought to be good enough for Marisa. Then, a math teacher pushes her to get into an engineering program. Some days, it all seems possible, others, she’s not sure what she wants. When home life becomes unbearable, Marisa seeks comfort elsewhere—and suddenly neither her best friend nor her boyfriend can get through to her. Caught between the expectations of two different worlds, Marisa does know she won’t settle— she understands that independence and self-reliance is the only key that can unlock the door to the future. Books: Available UK/Foreign Language/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: September 2011

Rodrigues, Carmen 34 Pieces of You. Teen Novel. Sold to Simon Pulse. Quiet Jessica’s world is falling apart, but nobody’s asking why. That’s because 14 everyone’s more concerned with her older sister, Sarah—who was there the night Ellie died. Now, Jessica’s haunted by her actions and her best friend’s final words: Catch up, Sarah. Catch up. Then Jake escapes to NY University, leaving his needy sister and her best friend behind. Jake wanted independence—he even ignored his sister’s final, panicked call. But if he had returned home in time, would Ellie still be alive? All that remains are the clues she left behind. 34 clues to be exact. 34 strips of paper hidden in a shoe box below her bed. 34 secrets of a brief and painful life. Told from the points-of- view of Jessica, Sarah, and Jake, and flitting from the past to the present, 34 Pieces of You is a heart-breaking story of young love, dysfunction, and survival. Foreign Language/UK/Audio Rights: Chudney Agency Publication Date: Fall 2012 ***Foreign Rights Sold: Germany (CBT /RH), Lithuania (Alma Littera)