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Author photo © Author NALAH LEADS DEALING THE FIERCEST OWN ALL-GIRL LILLIAM CREW IN MEGA CITY. IN THESE That role RIVERA RIVERA brings is the author of the young adult with it novel The Education of Margot STREETS. violent Sanchez. A 2016 Pushcart Prize throw downs and access to the hottest winner and a 2015 Clarion DREAMS boydega clubs, but the sixteen-year-old grows graduate, she has published Simon & Schuster weary of the life. Her dream is to get off the works in & Science streets and make a home in the exclusive Fiction, Nightmare, Los Angeles Mega Towers, in which only a chosen few get Times, and Latina, among to live. To make it to the Mega Towers, Nalah LILLIAM must prove her loyalty to the city’s benevolent others. Lilliam lives in Los founder and cross the border in a search for Angeles with her family. Visit the mysterious gang the Ashé Riders. Led her at LilliamRivera.com. by a reluctant guide, Nalah battles other RIVERA crews and her own doubts, but the closer she Jacket design by LIZZY BROMLEY gets to her goal, the more she loses sight of Jacket illustration copyright © 2019 by ASTER HUNG everything—and everyone—she cares about. EBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE Nalah must do the unspeakable to get what she wants—a place to call home. But ISBN 978-1-4814-7214-2 $17.99 U.S./$23.99 Can. is a home just where you live? Or who you

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Marie Brennan...... YA Fantasy...... 34 Global Partners Jack Campbell...... YA Crossover Fantasy...... 16-17 Albania Anthea Adam-Troy Castro ...... MG Fantasy...... 26-27 Baltics Nurnberg Associates Brazil Tassy Barham Associates Jason Denzel ...... YA Crossover Fantasy...... 12 Bulgaria Anthea Frederic S. Durbin...... MG Fantasy...... 28 China The Grayhawk Agency K. Eason...... YA ...... 13 Croatia Katai & Bolza Czech Republic Kristin Olson Literary Agency Nancy Farmer...... MG Fantasy/Contemporary...... 29 France Agence Littéraire Eliane Benisti Mike Grosso...... MG Contemporary...... 14, 33 Germany Paul & Peter Fritz Agency Jim C. Hines...... MG Fantasy...... 31 Greece Read n’ Right Hungary Katai & Bolza Gregory Scott Katsoulis...... YA Science Fiction...... 11 Indonesia The Grayhawk Agency Corry L. Lee...... YA Fantasy...... 32 Israel Book Publishers Association of Israel Italy Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency Jeff Macfee...... MG Fantasy...... 31 Japan The English Agency, Ltd. Kate Alice Marshall...... YA Contemporary...... 7 Korea The Danny Hong Agency Bryce Moore ...... MG Fantasy...... 15 Latin America Julio F. Yañez Agencia Literaria The Netherlands Sebes & Bisseling Literary Agency E.C. Myers...... YA Science Fiction...... 10 Poland Book/lab Daniel José Older...... YA Fantasy, MG Fantasy...... 4-6 Romania International Copyright Agency, Ltd. Janci Patterson...... YA Contemporary...... 25 Russia/Ukraine Alexander Korzhenevski Agency Scandinavia Bookman Ellery Queen...... Juvenile Detective...... 31 Serbia Katai & Bolza Lilliam Rivera ...... YA Contemporary...... 8-9 Slovakia Kristin Olson Literary Agency ...... MG Fantasy, YA Fantasy...... 18-24 Slovenia Katai & Bolza Spain/Portugal Julio F. Yañez Agencia Literaria Heidi Stallman ...... MG Contemporary...... 33 Taiwan The Grayhawk Agency Edo van Belkom...... MG Horror/Suspense...... 30 Thailand The Grayhawk Agency Turkey Anatolialit Agency UK Zeno Agency Global Partners...... 3 Vietnam The Grayhawk Agency

2 3 Daniel José Older YA Fantasy YA Fantasy Daniel José Older The Shadowshaper Cypher Five starred reviews! SHADOWSHAPER FEATURED ON SHADOWSHAPER (#1) 20+ BEST LISTS, INCLUDING: Cassandra Clare meets Caribbean legend. New York Times’ Notable Children’s Books of 2015 • A #5 New York Times bestseller! Publishers Weekly’s Best Young Adult Books of 2015 • Winner of the International Booklist’s Editors’ Choice Books of 2015 Latino Book Award! Kirkus’s Best Teen Books of 2015 With the help of a mysterious fellow artist named Robbie, Sierra discovers shadowshaping, a thrilling magic that School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2015: Young Adult infuses ancestral spirits into paintings, music, and stories. YALSA’s 2016 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults But someone is killing the shadowshapers one by one— and the killer believes Sierra is hiding their greatest secret. FINALIST FOR: Now she must unravel her family’s past, take down the killer in the present, and save the of shadowshaping Mythopoeic Award, Kirkus Prize, Andre Norton , for herself and generations to come. Locus Prize, Cybils Award, CBCC Choices Award, Lincoln Award, James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Praise for SHADOWSHAPER:

“This story about ancestors, ghosts, power, and community has art and music at its Novellas core…Warm, strong, vernacular, dynamic—a must.” GHOST GIRL IN THE CORNER (#A) –Kirkus, Starred review! “Excellent diverse genre fiction in an appealing package.” DEAD LIGHT MARCH (#B) –School Library Journal, Starred review! Set between the New York Times-bestselling “For adventure seekers in search of a culturally robust fright fest.” Shadowshaper and its sequel Shadowhouse Fall, –School Library Journal, audio book, Starred review! these beautiful novellas of mystery and love will “What makes Older’s story exceptional is the way Sierra belongs in her world, draw the reader deep into Daniel José Older’s grounded in family, friends, and an awareness of both history and change…with an magical Brooklyn. effortlessness that simultaneously demonstrates Older’s mastery of his medium.” • Named a “Best YA SFF of 2016” by Tor.com –Publishers Weekly, Starred review! “Smart writing with a powerful message that never overwhelms the terrific storytelling.” Praise for The Shadowshaper –Booklist, Starred review! Cypher novellas:

SHADOWHOUSE FALL (#2) “GHOST GIRL IN THE CORNER is short and sweet. “SHADOWHOUSE FALL is about more than mystical It’s funny…and widens Daniel’s fantastical Brooklyn into fantasy, as it will touch on real political themes that teens face an even larger cast of fully developed characters…It’s a every day. And make no mistake, Older knows that today’s novella that shows the way community evolves and how young people are just as magical as his characters.” we can take what others teach us and adapt it to our own –Teen Vogue strengths. And with that strength, whatever it may be, we can help people. We learn to be our own heroes.” Rights sold: Italy (#1) – Fanucci Turkey (#1) – Yabanci –Black Girl Nerds Brazil (#1) – Rocco N. America (#1-2) – Vietnam (#1) – Mintbooks Germany (#1) – Carlsen Arthur A. Levine Film/TV – Niskala Arose, Inc. Rights sold: N. America (#A-B) – Arthur A. Levine

4 5 Daniel José Older MG Fantasy YA Contemporary Kate Alice Marshall FORTHCOMING 2018 FORTHCOMING JULY 2018 Dactyl Hill Squad I AM STILL ALIVE DACTYL HILL SQUAD: Cheryl Strayed’s Wild meets The RESCUE RUN (#1) Revenant in this heart-pounding New York Times bestselling YA author story of survival and revenge in makes middle grade debut that is equal the unforgiving wilderness. parts Dinotopia and Gangs of New York It’s 1864 and dinosaurs, most of them domesticated, From an author who has roam the streets of New York while the Civil War already proven herself in rages between raptor-mounted armies down south. multiple genres comes an Magdalys Roca and her friends from the Colored evocative YA novel that’ll stick Orphans Asylum are on a field trip when she receives a letter saying her older brother, Montez, with you long after you’ve who was recently drafted into the Union Army, turned the last page. has been gravely wounded in battle. Magdalys desparately tries to figure out how to journey to The wilderness is the last place seventeen- his side when a fire breaks out in the theater. The orphans escape outside with the year-old Jess Cooper wants to be—or crowd— only to run into a riot. Magdalys and the rest of the kids commandeer a should be. But after a horrific car accident stray brontosaurus and make their way to the relative safety of Dactyl Hill, Brooklyn, kills her mom and cripples Jess, she’s forced to live with her estranged father in where black and brown New Yorkers have set up an autonomous community to off-the-grid, middle-of-nowhere Canada. keep safe from the racial tension of Manhattan. Although it feels like home there, Magdalys still wants to bring her brother to safety. Then the unthinkable happens: a week after Jess arrives, her dad dies and their cabin burns down. Jess has barely processed her grief over her mother’s death and Rights sold: has just learned how to walk again, and now she has to build shelter and scavenge N. American (#1-3) – Arthur A. Levine World English Audio (#1-3) – Recorded for food in the unforgiving wilderness. Even though her body isn’t physically capable of either, she’s a quick thinker with a loyal hunting dog and too much FORTHCOMING 2019 stubbornness to give up. But her dad’s death was no accident, and if Jess isn’t smart, she’ll wind up the next victim. Assuming, of course, that winter doesn’t kill her first. Flood City SKYFIRE (#1) A new middle grade science fiction As far as anyone knows, Flood City is series, which feels like Nancy Farmer Praise for I AM STILL ALIVE: the last city on Earth. Above it floats the wrote the next . Star Guard, which “protects” the people of Flood City from the Chemical Barons. The Star Guard controls the food supply “I couldn’t set this book down—the words actually made me shiver. The desperate, and it represents the only way out for kids like Max who want to do something with forsaken circumstances snare the reader from the very first page and never subside, their lives. He wants to play music that deviates from the same old score for the yearly even when hope finally appears to seep in. It’sHatchet meets The Revenant, infused pageant praising the Star Guard. This year he’s finally had enough, and his spark of with fierce, undaunted girl power.” defiance ignites a movement. – S.A. Bodeen, author of The Raft

Rights sold: N. American – Arthur A. Levine Rights sold: World English – Viking Children’s

6 7 Lilliam Rivera YA Contemporary YA Contemporary Lilliam Rivera THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ FORTHCOMING MARCH 2019 DEALING IN DREAMS IN DEALING Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in this DEALING IN DREAMS AT NIGHT, $18.99 US • $25.99 CAN Ages 14 up 0319 bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about The Outsiders meets Mad Max: Fury Road in this LAS MAL dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, fast-paced novel about sisterhood and the cruel CRIADAS Julian Sambrano Julian and finding the courage to question everything photo © Author NALAH LEADS choices people are forced to make to survive. DEALING THE FIERCEST you ever thought you wanted. OWN ALL-GIRL LILLIAM CREW IN Sixteen-year-old Nalah leads the fiercest all-girl MEGA CITY. IN THESE That role RIVERA RIVERA brings Lilliam Rivera is: is the author of the young adult with it crewnovel inThe Education Mega of Margot City. That role brings with it violent STREETS. violent • One of the Los Angeles Times’ “Faces to Watch” Sanchez. A 2016 Pushcart Prize throw downs and access to the hottest throwdownswinner and a 2015 Clarion and access to the hottest clubs, but Nalah DREAMS boydega clubs, but the sixteen-year-old grows graduate, she has published Simon & Schuster weary of the life. Her dream is to get off the • A Pushcart Prize winner works in Fantasy & Science streets and make a home in the exclusive quicklyFiction, Nightmare grows, Los Angeles weary of her questionable lifestyle. Mega Towers, in which only a chosen few get Times, and Latina, among to live. To make it to the Mega Towers, Nalah LILLIAM must prove her loyalty to the city’s benevolent • A PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellow others. Lilliam lives in Los Her dream is to get off the streets and make a home founder and cross the border in a search for Angeles with her family. Visit the mysterious gang the Ashé Riders. Led • Graduate of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop her at LilliamRivera.com. by a reluctant guide, Nalah battles other among the elite in the exclusive Mega Towers. To RIVERA crews and her own doubts, but the closer she Jacket design by LIZZY BROMLEY gets to her goal, the more she loses sight of do Jacketso, illustration Nalah copyright © 2019 by ASTER must HUNG prove her loyalty to the city’s everything—and everyone—she cares about. EBOOK EDITION ALSO AVAILABLE Nalah must do the unspeakable to get After “borrowing” her father’s credit card to finance a more stylish wardrobe, what she wants—a place to call home. But ISBN 978-1-4814-7214-2 $17.99 U.S./$23.99 Can. is a home just where you live? Or who you

ISBN 978-1-4814-7214-2 benevolent founder and cross51799 the border in a search choose to protect? Margot Sanchez suddenly finds herself grounded. And by grounded, she means SIMON & SCHUSTER BFYR Simon & Schuster • New York 9 781481 472142 working as an indentured servant in her family’s struggling grocery store to pay of the mysterious gangVisit us at simonandschuster.com/teen the Ashé Riders. Led by a reluctant guide, Nalah battles crews and her own doubts, but the closer she gets off her debts. With each order of deli meat she slices, Margot can feel her carefully to her goal, the more she loses sight of everything—and everyone—she cares cultivated prep school reputation slipping through her fingers. She’s willing to about. Nalah must choose whether or not she’s willing to do the unspeakable do anything to get out of this punishment. Lie, cheat, and maybe even steal… to get what she wants. She must learn that home is not where you live but Margot’s invitation to the ultimate beach party is within reach and she has whom you chose to protect before she loses the family she’s created for good. no intention of letting her family’s drama or Moises—the admittedly good World English – Simon & Schuster BFYR looking but outspoken boy from the neighborhood—keep her from her goal. Rights sold: Praise for THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ: More praise for THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ:

“While issues such as gentrification, family dysfunction and sexism frame the novel, “Lilliam Rivera did a wonderful job creating a cohesive debut novel. She there is plenty of room for Rivera’s honest and heartwarming portrayal of Margot, a incorporated romance but left it at appreciable levels. Her book spoke volumes girl who makes mistakes, seeks forgiveness and creates herself anew.” about the importance of being true to yourself instead of trying to be like others –The New York Times around you.” “Debut novelist Rivera doesn’t sugarcoat Margot’s conflicted life…Margot makes –Teen Reads mistakes, misplaces her trust, and gradually reestablishes who she is in an emotional “One of the most unique and exciting new voices in YA. THE EDUCATION OF story about class, race, hard work, and finding one’s place.” MARGOT SANCHEZ is funny, poignant, compelling and authentic. She nails the –Publishers Weekly music and conflict of an evolving Bronx, New York. I adore this novel.” “The vibrant storytelling is filled with amusing, lyrical language and authentic –Matt de la Peña, author of Newbery Medal-winner dialogue representing the South Bronx. The supporting cast is also distinctive, Last Stop on Market Street genuine and well-defined. Margot’s lofty attitude and personal angst are expertly “With a passionate voice, Lilliam Rivera weaves a layered, complex story of a girl done and will hook readers from the first page. A delightful read.” awakening to herself and her family.” –RT Book Reviews, 4.5 stars and a top pick! –Cecil Castellucci, author of Tin Star “A debut of great candor, depth, and empathy.” –Booklist Rights sold: World English – Simon & Schuster BFYR 8 9 E. C. Myers YA Science Fiction YA Science Fiction Gregory Scott Katsoulis

FAIR COIN (#1) Word$ series A “be careful what you wish for” tale for fans of ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (#1) Black Mirror or The Twilight Zone. • Winner of the Nebula/! In a world where every word and gesture is • Finalist for the British Fantasy Award, despite not copyrighted, one girl remains silent rather having a UK publisher than pay to speak, and this defiant act • Finalist for the threatens to unravel the very fabric of society. • Featured YA Novel at 2013 *Con! • Sold in a two-book deal (originally sold to • Indigo (Canada) “CEO 100” pick Egmont at auction) • io9.com Summer Reading List pick • Selected for LITA Excellence in Children’s and “For unpredictable, intelligent, challenging YA science Young Adult Science Fiction Notable List, fiction, this series is a sure fire bet. I can’t wait to see what Myers has up his sleeve for the future.” and YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List –Tor.com “A fresh and detailed dystopian tale that will capture and make demands upon the attention of its readers.” QUANTUM COIN (#2) –Kirkus • A Best Teen Sci-Fi Pick by YA Books Central “Between the clever premise and the protagonist’s stand against a repressive society, “Myers’ sequel to FAIR COIN ups the ante for fantasy Katsoulis’s work is timely and will appeal to fans of Dan Wells’s Bluescreen, M.T. fans everywhere, without letting other elements of the Anderson’s Feed, Cecelia Ahern’s Flawed, or Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies.” story wither. The romantic tension throughout highlights –School Library Journal the maturation of the characters. Unlike many sequels, “In this richly imagined novel, Katsoulis explores ideas of free speech and the this one wraps up loose ends in a satisfactory fashion.” consequences of intellectual property law through characters that are sympathetic, –RT Books, 4 Star Review! tough, and thoroughly believable. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED is an excellent sci-fi thriller (with some of the best world-building I’ve seen in ages) with a great sense of FAIR COIN: humor and a political conscience. For anyone who feels the need for a little bit of Nebula/Andre Norton revolution in their fiction, this book is just the thing.” Award Winner –Annie Farrell, on behalf of the American Booksellers Finalist for the Association British Fantasy Award “Katsoulis paints a picture of a world that is one part 1984, one part The Hunger Games, and one part Minority Report. The Following in the footsteps of J.K. Rowling and , E.C. Myers was subject matter couldn’t be more timely.” named the winner of the Andre Norton Award for FAIR COIN, his debut novel. –Geek Dad It was the most crowded field in the history of the award, yet this debut from an independent publisher, prevailed over the giants of the field to win the biggest “A chilling, unnerving, and timely debut novel about what it award in children’s fantasy and science fiction. He has also made a name for means to speak out, even in silence.” –Katharine McGee, New York Times bestselling author of himself in the work-for-hire realm: Adaptive Books selected him to write the YA The Thousandth Floor techno-thriller The Silence of Six and its sequel, Against All Odds. ACCESS RESTRICTED (#2) FORTHCOMING AUGUST 2018 Rights sold: Chinese, complex (#1-2) – Russia (#1) – AST Rights sold: Sharp Point Press World English Audio (#1-2) – Romania (#1) – Editura Art Vietnam (#1) – Tri Duc Books N. America (#1-2) – Pyr Turkey (#1) – Pegasus World English (#1-2) – Harlequin TEEN

10 11 Jason Denzel YA Crossover Fantasy YA Crossover Science Fiction K. Eason MYSTIC The Mystic trilogy FORTHCOMING FALL 2019 A debut fantasy trilogy for lovers of Tamora Pierce or Mistborn The Thorne Chronicles • A #7 Locus bestseller • Written by the creator of Dragonmount.com, HOW RORY THORNE DESTROYED THE the premier fan site dedicated to Robert Jordan (#1) and Brandon Sanderson’s Wheel of Time . Star Wars meets The Princess Bridein this new duology. • The author is on the board for JordanCon and has Eason weaves an refreshing tale of resistance and self-determination, consulted for various Wheel of Time adaptations. showing how, with enough small acts of rebellion, a princess can save Powerful, revered, and often reclusive, Mystics have the herself, topple a government, and change the course of history. unique ability to summon and manipulate the Myst: the underlying energy that The Princess Rory Thorne--blessed by fairies, eldest daughter, amateur lives at the heart of the universe. Once in a very great while, they take an apprentice, arithmancer—always imagined she’d inherit her father’s throne and govern the always from the most privileged sects of society. But a new High Mystic has taken her interplanetary Thorne Consortium. Then her father is assassinated, her mother seat and chosen Pomella AnDone, a restless, low-born teenager, to be a candidate. gives birth to a son, and Rory is betrothed to Prince Ivar of the Tadeshi Free Commoners have never been welcomed among the select few given the opportunity to rise beyond even the highest nobility. Breaking both law and tradition, Pomella Worlds as a peace-offering. But when she arrives on the Tadeshi capital space undergoes three trials against the other candidates to prove her worthiness. As the station, she discovers that Vernor Moss, Minister of Energy in the Tadeshi Free trials unfold, Pomella navigates a deadly world of intolerance and betrayal, unaware Worlds, has hatched a treacherous plot to unseat Ivar and usurp his throne. that ruthless conspirators intend to make her suffer for having the audacity to seek to But the Regent wasn’t counting on Rory Thorne, a princess with thirteen unravel the secrets of the Myst. fairy blessings (the most important of which is take no nonsense) and the Praise for MYSTIC: protection and advice of a powerful arithmancer and a bodyguard. Rory plans to outmaneuver the Regent to rescue the Prince. But her trusted “Strong worldbuilding and descriptions…This fantasy adventure is clearly inspired bodyguard and arithmancer are suddenly nowhere to be found, so Rory must by the classics but still finds something new to say.” stand on her own, with the help of a very unlikely ally—the Regent’s son. –Publishers Weekly “I enjoyed sharing the adventures with Pomella, and the K. Eason’s stunning fantasy debut ENEMY hit #1 on .com twists and turns in the plot kept this reader on her toes… among the fantasy bestsellers and sold 5,000 copies in two months. Pomella has spunk and courage, and sweet Sim is loyal to Book 2 sold nearly 3,000 copies in its first month on sale. a fault. It’s hard not to fall into this story.” –RT Book Reviews, 4/4.5 Stars! About the Author: “MYSTIC by Jason Denzel is sure to be a hit with a wide variety of readers, young and old, for its imaginative scope K. Eason is a lecturer at the University of California, and loving attention to its characters. Denzel weaves a Irvine, where she and her composition students tackle quick and beautiful story that holds you tight until you important topics such as the zombie apocalypse, the turn the last page—with a fantastic final revelation that humanity of , and whether or not Beowulf is really makes you smile.” a good guy. Her previous publications include the On –Fantasy Book Review the Bones of Gods fantasy trilogy with , and MYSTIC DRAGON (#2) FORTHCOMING SPRING 2018 she has had short fiction published in Cabinet-des- MYSTIC SKIES (#3) UNDER CONTRACT TO TOR Fées, Jabberwocky 4, Crossed Genres, and Kaleidotrope.

Rights sold: N. America (#1-3) – Tor Rights sold: N. America (#1-2) – DAW World English Audio (#1-2) – Tantor

12 13 Mike Grosso MG Contemporary MG Fantasy Bryce Moore I AM DRUMS THE MEMORY THIEF A contemporary middle grade novel • Finalist for the CYBILS Award in the tradition of Rebecca Stead and Jerry Spinelli A live-action/animated feature is being • Sold to Clarion Books at auction planned at Fox Animation! • Selected for the ILLINOIS READS 2017 Reading List While wandering at the county fair, Benji ducks into a tent for The Memory Emporium. He meets an old man • Finalist for the South Carolina Association named Louis, who shows him a magically vivid memory of School Librarians Book Award of a fighter pilot, in the hopes of getting Benji to pay to All Samantha Morris wants is to play the drums. see others. But Louis isn’t the only person with this special But it’s hard to make her dreams come true when ability. There’s also the mysterious Genevieve, the Memory Thief. And following a her parents are against it. She bangs on dictionaries confrontation between Louis and Genevieve, Benji gets the power, too. Genevieve gets because she can’t afford a real drumset, and her out of control, and people begin acting like their minds have been stolen, inlcuding middle school is planning to cut its music program. his twin sister Kelly. Benji must fight his own impulses to cheat his way through life Sam’s only hope to accomplish her dream is to find a private music teacher and pay with his newfound power, and work to stop Genevieve before it’s too late. for lessons herself. But when one of her friends tells her she’s the worst percussionist in the band, she starts to wonder if she’s got what it takes. Praise for THE MEMORY THIEF: Praise for I AM DRUMS: “Moore crafts a compelling premise and a plot that delivers more than might be expected…With interesting twists, captivating action, and a down-to-earth lead, “Readers will feel Sam’s desire to play and sympathize with her decision to sneak this adventure is sure to become a new favorite.” –Kirkus around in order to pursue her dream. VERDICT: A great read for middle graders with their own obsessions and dreams. Recommended.” “With a fast pace, a clever premise, a likable main character and just enough danger –School Library Journal to keep readers reading, THE MEMORY THIEF is a must read.” –Middle Grade Mafia “Readers will quickly develop a rapport with Sam; it’s impossible not to empathize with both her eagerness and her desperation, nor to recognize that her efforts aren’t “A fun adventure that readers of all ages will enjoy, THE MEMORY THIEF was an sustainable…This is a worthy and entertaining read about how talent develops and action-packed story…Don’t miss out on this one!” what the potential consequences of pursuing it are.” –Confessions of a Readaholic –Kirkus “There’s so much wrapped up in here. The importance of family, the concept of “…pitch-perfect depiction of a preteen with the fierce determination to follow her honor, dealing with deception, and even a healthy dose of conflict resolution…all passion. An appealing, goodhearted story for all young people yearning to march to tied up in a perfectly action-packed story line.” the beat of their own drums.“ –Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile –Horn Book “Middle grade readers will love this fast-paced tale and, as I did, enjoy thinking about the complications of erasing knowledge and experience from the minds of others.” “Sam’s deeply felt desire to be a drummer, her struggles to articulate her need to her –Middle Grade and Young Adult Book Review parents, and her father’s inability to look beyond his own pain combine to create a situation that is difficult for the whole family, but that feels very real. Middle school “This is the best middle grade book I’ve read in years. Buy it for all your friends!” readers…will appreciate Sam’s struggles and root for her as she does whatever it –Dan Wells, New York Times bestselling author of Partials takes to make her dreams come true.” BOOK #2 UNDER CONTRACT TO ADAPTIVE BOOKS –VOYA Rights sold: Turkish – Pena Rights sold: N. America – Clarion Books Chinese, simplified – Beijing White World English (#1-2) – Adaptive Books

14 15 Jack Campbell YA Crossover Fantasy YA Crossover Fantasy Jack Campbell The Pillars of Reality series THE OF DORCASTLE (#1) • A #10 Audible bestseller! • 10,000+ copies sold in audio in first two months on sale THE ASSASSINS OF ALTIS (#3) • A Science Fiction Book Club pick “THE ASSASSINS OF ALTIS is a great addition to a great series and one I recommend to fantasy fans, especially if you like your fantasy with a touch of sci-fi.” THE DRAGONS OF DORCASTLE rocketed to –Bookaholic Cat 3,500+ copies sold in its first 5 days, becoming one of THE PIRATES OF PACTA SERVANDA (#4) Audible Studios’ greatest successes in the process. “THE PIRATES OF PACTA SERVANDA…is by far the best book in the series so far, and it had me so hooked I almost listened to the entire thing in a single sitting.” For centuries, two Great Guilds have controlled the world of Dematr. The –The Arched Doorway Mechanics and the Mages have been bitter rivals, agreeing only on the need to THE SERVANTS OF THE STORM (#5) keep the world they rule from changing. Mari is a brilliant young Mechanic, just “I can say with complete honesty that THE SERVANTS OF THE STORM by Jack out of the Guild Halls, where she has spent most of her life learning how to run Campbell is one of the best books I’ve ever had the pleasure to listen to.” the steam locomotives and other devices of her Guild. Alain is the youngest Mage –The Arched Doorway ever to learn how to change the world he sees with the power of his mind. Each has been taught that the works of the other’s Guild are fraudulent. But when their THE WRATH OF THE GREAT GUILDS (#6) caravan is destroyed, they begin to discover how much has been kept from them. As “An epic and very satisfying conclusion.” they survive danger after danger, Mari reawakens emotions Alain had been taught –Game Industry to deny, and he realizes he must sacrifice everything to save her. Mari, fighting her own feelings, discovers that only together can she and Alain hope to stay alive and Rights sold: France (#1-2) – L’Atalante US & German Audio (#1-6) – Audible overcome the dragons of Dorcastle. The Legacy of Dragons Praise for THE PILLARS OF REALITY series: The legacy of Mari and “THE DRAGONS OF DORCASTLE was a fantastic read. From the very first Alain blazes ahead in page I was drawn into a world filled with an almost feel…It was an action packed and exciting book and one I can’t recommend highly enough.” this sequel series –Book Lover’s Life, 5 stars! DAUGHTER OF DRAGONS (#1) THE HIDDEN MASTERS OF MARANDUR (#2) “A must read for any fantasy or sci-fi lovers.” • 1,622 copies sold in its first day on sale! –Game Industry “The intense battle and action scenes are one of the BLOOD OF DRAGONS (#2) places where Campbell’s writing really shines. There “A fun and action packed adventure.” are a lot of urban and epic fantasy novels that make me –The Arched Doorway cringe when I read their battles, but Campbell’s years of military experience help him write realistic battles.” DESTINY OF DRAGONS (#3) –All Things , 5/5 stars! “Jack Campbell is a fantastic author…this trilogy was a great addition to the series.” “Quite a bit of fun…An excellent sequel and well –The Arched Doorway worth the read!” –Game Industry Rights sold: World English Audio (#1-3) – Audible 16 17 Brandon Sanderson MG Fantasy MG Fantasy Brandon Sanderson

The Alcatraz vs. the ALCATRAZ VS. THE Re-licensed to Starscape (Macmillan) Evil Librarians series EVIL LIBRARIANS (#1) in a six figure deal! “Sanderson unexpectedly draws everything together in an 5.625 × 8.5 SPINE: 1.125 978-0-7653-7900-9 $16.99 ($23.99 CAN) extravagantly silly climax. Readers whose sense of humor ALCATRAZ VS. THE Read all the books in the series: runs toward the subversive will be instantly captivated. Like BOOK ONE

SHATTERED LENS© Can Stock Photo Inc. / Vapi (#4)ALCATRAZ VS. THE EVIL LIBRARIANS Can Alcatraz save a city under siege? Lemony Snicket and superhero comics rolled into one (and BOOK FOUR BRANDON SANDERSON is the BOOK TWO If the island of Mokia falls, so could the rest pen name of Alcatraz Smedry, and the actual HATTERED L of the Free Kingdoms—and then the entire name of a fantasy author. When Brandon’s THE SCRIVENER’S BONES THE S ENS “As goofy randomness streamlines into compelling world would fall under the sway of the Evil parents found their child talking to himself and then revved up on steroids)…sure to win passionate fans.” pretending that all of his imaginary friends were Librarians. Can Alcatraz save the day once T real, they were initially very concerned. They BOOK HREE more? took him to a psychologist, who told them they THE KNIGHTS OF CRYSTALLIA Armed only with a few pairs of glasses, a narration, even readershad two choices: lockwho him away fordon’t being find giant reason small supply of exploding teddy bears, and his –Publishers Weekly, completely bonkers or turn him into a novelist. Starred review! incredible Talent for breaking things, Alcatraz Fortunately, they chose the latter, and now it’s OK FOU perfectly all right for him to talk to himself and BO R is determined to try. All he has to do is defeat alone to pick up apretend book that his imaginary will friends are real be because drawn intoTHE SHATTERED Alcatraz’s LENS an army of giant Librarian robots, a force of that’s just the sort of strange stuff that authors do. regular-sized but extremely evil Librarians, OK FOU An afflicted man, he’s also got a terminal case BO R and worst of all: his own mother! of smart-aleckiness, seasonal sarcasm disorder, OK FIV THE “This is an excellent choice to read aloud to the whole BO E SHATTERED multiple puns disability, and a mild case of the LENS cohesive world.” groaners. (Unfortunately, this tends to spread and THE DARK TALENT give everyone else a big case of the groaners.) Alcatraz sometimes wonders if it was a mistake SANDERSON family. It’s funny, exciting, and briskly paced.” to put Brandon’s name on these books. BRANDON “The conventional trappings of the –Horn Book You can find him at brandonsanderson.com. middle-school fantasy get turned upside down INSIDE in this zany novel. Readers who prefer fantasy Nancy Pearl for NPR HAYLEY LAZO has been confirmed by THE JACKET: with plenty of humor should enjoy entering – Free Kingdoms agents to not be a Librarian spy. Her Alcatraz’s strange but amusing world.” artistic representation of events in Alcatraz’s life The map —School Library Journal “Sanderson’s one ofare so ludicrousthe that nofew one would possibly writers believe of adult fictionthe Evil Librarians I’ve them to be true, thus preserving the illusion that don’t want you these are simply fantasy novels. Her art can be to see! #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR found at art-zealot.deviantart.com. “In this original, hysterical homage to , read who can also write effortlessly and dead-on true for “An excellent choice to read Jacket art by Scott Brundage aloud to the whole family. . . . Jacket design by Isaac Stewart Funny, exciting, and briskly paced.” A Starscape Hardcover BRANDON US $16.99 / CAN $23.99 —Nancy Pearl of NPR’s Sanderson’s first novel for youth recalls the best in Artemis Tom Doherty Associates, LLC ISBN 978-0-7653-7900-9 kids as well…Highly recommended!” 5 1 6 9 9 > Morning Edition on 175 Fifth Avenue Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians New York, NY 10010 SANDERSON www.tor-forge.com Fowl and A Series of Unfortunate Events.” –Young Adult Books Central 9 7 8 0 7 6 5 3 7 9 0 0 9 ILLUSTRATIONS BY HAYLEY LAZO Printed in the USA

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Brandon Sanderson’s #1 New York Times The Reckoners bestselling YA series! Film rights to 20th Century Fox; Shawn Levy to produce STEELHEART (#1) 1.6 million copies sold in By the Numbers: the series worldwide! FIREFIGHT (#2) • Total English-language advances By the Numbers: of more than $1.3 million • 8+ weeks on the New York Times bestseller list! • Spent 16 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list • A #9 USA Today bestseller • Sold to Delacorte (US) in a 6-house auction and Gollancz (UK) in a 6-figure deal By the Accolades: • Rights sold in 25 markets • A Kirkus Best SFF/Horror Read! • German rights to Heyne in 6-figure deal • Winner of the Whitney Award “This sequel to Steelheart keeps its foot on the gas pedal By the Accolades: and is the prose equivalent of an action packed comic.” • YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adult pick –Kirkus • Audible’s Best Audiobook of 2013 Steelheart • State awards in Missouri and Kentucky “For fans of , FIREFIGHT is an epic sequel.” Deseret News • Choice Award semifinalist – “Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high intensity CALAMITY (#3) action, and a touch of mystery and romance; it’s a • Brought the series to #1 on the NYT series bestseller list formula that sucks readers into the prologue, slings them through one tension- • 3 weeks on the NYT bestseller list! filled encounter after the other, and then, at the strange and marginally hopeful • A #2 USA Today bestseller conclusion, leaves them panting for the sequel, Firefight.” • A #1 Audible bestseller –Booklist, Starred review! • Finalist for the Dragon Awards and the Goodreads Choice Awards “The veteran fantasy author’s world-building expertise is on full display here, • A #10 UK Hardcover bestseller making his horrifying vision of Chicago all the more chilling and exciting for readers of all ages.” “A whirl of raids, chases, rescues, and spectacularly –The A.V. Club destructive displays of both magic and high-tech gadgetry ensues…Adeptly done.” Kirkus MITOSIS, a Reckoners novella, is also available! – “Sanderson creates a well-balanced novel of character development, frightening “A non-stop thrill ride…there’s violence and gore in profusion, cool gear, hot revelations and dramatic fights…an excellent and tense conclusion.” wheels, awesome feats, inner conflicts on both sides.” –Starburst Magazine –Kirkus Rights sold: Brazil (#1-3) – Editora Aleph Israel (#1-3) – Opus “The near-constant action, Sanderson’s whiz-bang imaginings, and a fully realized Bulgaria (#1-3) – Studio Art Line Italy (#1-3) – Fanucci sense of danger (the brutal opening scene alone will hook many) make this an Chinese, complex (#1-3) – Korea (#1-2) – Eunhaengnamu Fantasy Foundation Netherlands (#1-3) – Uitgeverij Q absolute page-turner.” Chinese, simplified (#1-3) – Poland (#1-3) – Zysk –Publishers Weekly Chongqing Tianjian Polish Audio – Storytel Croatia (#1-3) – Algoritam Romania (#1) – Editura Art “STEELHEART is a fast-paced, suspenseful page-turner. With cliffhangers at the Czech Rep. (#1-3) – Talpress Russia (#1-3) – Azbooka Czech Rep. Audio (#1) – One Hot Book Slovakia (#1) – Slovart end of every chapter, it will be hard to put this book down long enough to eat and Denmark (#1-3) – DreamLitt Spain (#1-3) – Ediciones B sleep, never mind doing responsible things like going to work or school.” Estonia (#1-3) – Pikoprint Thailand (#1-3) – Words Wonder France (#1-3) – Calmann-Levy Turkey (#1-3) – Dogan Egmont –Hypable Germany (#1-3) – Heyne UK (#1-3) – Gollancz Greece (#1-3) – Metaichmio N. America – Delacorte “He’s not a brilliant writer of epic fantasy, he’s simply a brilliant writer. Period.” Hungary (#1-3) – Delta Vision N. American Audio (#1-3) – Audible –Patrick Rothfuss, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wise Man’s Fear Indonesia (#1-3) – Mizan Film/TV – Fox 20 21 Brandon Sanderson YA Fantasy YA Fantasy Brandon Sanderson

A #6 New York Times besteller THE RITHMATIST Praise for THE RITHMATIST: IN A SCHOOL FOR THE MAGICALLY GIFTED, Brandon SandersonYOUR TALENT COULD brings COST YOU hisYOUR LIFE unique brand of epic storytelling to YA with “There are indeed secrets to be uncovered and an engrossing tale of danger and the world to be saved, and THE RITHMATIST suspense. With his renowned world- contains some good surprises on the way to a Joel is fascinated by the magic of Rithmatics, but few have the gift and he is not pleasingly nifty conclusion.” building skills,one of them. Undaunted, Sanderson Joel persuades Professor Fitch has to teach him created magical theory. Joel can’t infuse his protective lines and circles with power, or bring his –New York Times chalk-drawn creatures to life, but he’s quick to master the underlying geometric a magic systemprinciples. His so unique skillsinventive will soon face an extraordinary and test when top detailed that readersRithmatist students are will kidnapped from want his Academy. to bring “Fantasy readers should devour this well-crafted Since he’s not a magic user, Joel appears to be safe – but he’s desperate to investigate and prove himself. Then people start dying. However, can Joel really mix of action and setup, enriched by thoroughly Rithmatics stopto a killer life! alone? As even more students disappear, he realizes he’ll need the help of Rithmatist apprentice Melody. Together, they must race to find clues before the killer notices them – and takes them out too. detailed cultural and historical background and • 150,000+ copies sold in the US ‘An imagination I’ve only ‘Brimming with wit, mystery, capped by a distinctly unsettling twist.” seen in the likes of Stephen and enough ideas to make • An NYT NotableKing and J. K. Rowling’ Children’sten other Bookbooks jealous’ –Kirkus, Starred Review! JAMES DASHNER DAN WELLS • Apple’s Best Teen Book of 2013 FICTION Cover design by crushed.co.uk Illustration © Zepher234 “Featuring ingenious magic (complete with profuse ‘Some very good surprises www.panmacmillan.com • #3 on YALSAon the’s way to2014 a pleasingly Teens’ISBN 978-1-4472-6615-0 Top Ten list chalk drawing–style diagrams and illustrations nifty conclusion’ 90100 • A Kirkus BestPATRICK of NESS, 2013 pick from McSweeney), feisty characters, and a complex plot likely to unwind over NEW YORK TIMES 9781447 266150 • Summer 2013 Indie Next TopUK £7.99 10 pick several volumes, this high-spirited, exciting story will appeal to readers of all ages.” –Publishers Weekly, Starred Review! • Texas Lonestar Reading List pick • A Goodreads Choice Award semifinalist “A fascinating, fun introduction to a promising series. Joel is a likable whose impressively quick thinking and astonishing breadth of understanding • Audie Award finalist for Best Fantasy Audiobook of Rithmatics is tempered by typical teenage flaws…so he never slips into • Finalist for the Children’s Sequoyah Award unbelievability. And Sanderson supplies his young protagonist with the perfect foil • One of Audible’s Best Teen Audiobooks of 2013 in the effervescent Melody…the fellowship between Joel and Melody remains the most compelling aspect of the novel. With any luck, their odd-couple friendship • SF Book Club Selection will continue to play a central role as the series progresses.” • Listed in the ABA’s ABC Best Books for Children & Teens Too –RT Book Reviews “The story is compelling and the main characters of Joel and Melody are ones that Starred Reviews in Kirkus and Publishers Weekly! we can relate to—even their wishes, desires, hopes, and dreams true…Highly Recommended!” A NYT Notable Children’s Book! –SFRevu “With his trademark skills in world-building, Sanderson has created a that is so inventive and detailed that that readers who appreciate games of strategy More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Chosen by the Master in a and tactics just may want to bring Rithmatics to life in our world.” mysterious inception ceremony, Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against –YA Books Central the Wild Chalklings—merciless creatures that leave mangled bodies in their wake. But as the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch BOOK #2 UNDER CONTRACT TO TOR TEEN as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Rights sold: Italy – Fanucci Then students start disappearing—kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving Bulgaria – Studio Art Line N. America – Tor Teen Chinese, complex – Poland – MAG trails of blood. Fantasy Foundation Slovakia – Slovart Chinese, simplified (#1-2) – Chongqing Spain – Ediciones B Assigned to help the professor who is investigating the crimes, Joel and his friend Czech Rep. – Talpress Thailand – Words Wonder Denmark – DreamLitt Turkey – Dogan Egmont Melody find themselves on the trail of an unexpected discovery, one that will France – Univers Poche UK (#1-2) – Tor change Rithmatics—and their world—forever. Germany (#1-2) – Heyne UK Audio – Audible 22 23 Brandon Sanderson YA Science Fiction YA Contemporary Janci Patterson BRAND NEW YA TRILOGY SOLD SKIPPED IN A 7 FIGURE DEAL! Fast, smart, and engrossing, this contemporary YA novel is a joyride readers The Skyward won’t want to miss. Rights already sold in Poland, Spain, Trilogy • Sold in pre-empts in the United States and and the UK ahead of publication. Germany SKYWARD (#1) As humankind battles a mysterious alien enemy called the “A YA book with excellent writing and krell, a young woman who lost her father to the war finds—and compelling characters.” repairs—an ancient starfighter, which she plans to take into – Brandon Sanderson, battle once she finishes flight school. The mystery of the krell, #1 New York Times bestselling author the secret of her father’s death, and the nature of this ancient starfighter intertwine in this grand story of heroism, intrigue, For fifteen-year-old Ricki, there’s only one thing to know about her bounty-hunter and incredible starship battles. dad: he’s never been there for her. But when her mother leaves, Dad suddenly appears and pulls her along on the road, hunting for “skips”—criminals who’ve skipped bail. Ricki is sure she wants nothing to do with her father. She’s much more interested in Ian Burnham, the seventeen-year-old skip Dad’s chasing. Ian is confident and Top Gun + How to Train Your Dragon + Star Wars powerful and into her, everything that Ricki’s family isn’t. But Dad seems to think he with a vibrant female protagonist can tell her what to do after all these years—and he says stay away from Ian. On the road with only the skip and her dead-beat dad, will Ricki ever figure out who she can trust? Defeated, crushed, and driven almost to extinction, the remnants of the human race are trapped on a planet that is constantly attacked by starfighters piloted Praise for SKIPPED: by a mysterious alien enemy called the Krell. Spensa, a teenage girl living among them, longs to be a pilot, just like her father. Though he was once a “A solid cast and heartfelt emotions lift this above.” respected starfighter, the official story claims he turned his ship and ran away –Kirkus during an important battle. Spensa has never accepted this official story. She intends to join the air force and become a famous pilot, repairing her family’s “This debut offers a genuinely felt father-daughter story filled with realistic, flawed, and dimensional characters.” reputation and hopefully finding a way to prove her father’s innocence. –Booklist

When she discovers the wreckage of an ancient ship, she realizes this dream “Many teens will relate to Ricki’s challenge as she tries to figure out where she might be possible—assuming she can repair the ship, navigate flight school, belongs on the road of life.” –School Library Journal and (perhaps most importantly) persuade the strange machine to help her. Because this ship, uniquely, appears to have a soul. “Debut writer Patterson offers a laudably balanced plot, at once an action-packed adventure story and a rocky but tender tale of father-daughter reconciliation.” FORTHCOMING FROM DELACORTE IN NOVEMBER 2018 –Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books “This is a book I could recommend to almost any teenager.” Rights sold: Spain (#1-3) – Ediciones B N. America (#1-3) – Delacorte UK (#1-3) – Gollancz –, #1 New York Times bestselling author Poland (#1-3) – Zysk World English, German, Spanish, Polish Audio (#1-3) – Storytel Italian Audio (#1-3) – Audible Rights sold: German – Heyne*** N. America – Henry Holt

24 25 Adam-Troy Castro MG Fantasy MG Fantasy Adam-Troy Castro GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE The Gustav Gloom Series GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE FOUR PEOPLE TAKER (#1) TERRORS (#3) Award-winning author Adam-Troy Castro evokes Roald • A Costco selection for Fall 2017 Dahl in his lively middle grade series. “Adam-Troy Castro continues to give his readers a scary story • A Scholastic Book Fair selection, complete with animated within the Gloom estate, full of shadows, dangers, mystery, promo video! and appeal.” • Selected following a 25,000 copy initial special market –Tulsa Book Review sale to Scholastic • An Amazon Best Book of the Month GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE CRYPTIC • A Costco selection for Fall 2017 CAROUSEL (#4) Gustav Gloom is a ten-year-old boy who has been raised by shadows—not ghosts, but • A Costco selection for Fall 2017 shadows—in an ominous haunted house. The are terrified of the house, all Gustav and Fernie must leave the familiar dangers of except Fernie What, a cheerful little girl who moves in and befriends Gustav. When the Gloom house for even more dangerous places. she goes missing, it’s up to Gustav to find her. Fortunately, they have the Cryptic Carousel, an amazing vehicle invented by Gustav’s grandfather that can carry Praise for THE GUSTAV GLOOM series: them to outer space, to other dimensions, and beyond.

“Here’s a great read for fans of dark tales with happy endings…the eternal theme of Books #3-4 picked as Best Books of the Year by friendship is beautifully explored.” –School Library Journal Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature! “GUSTAV GLOOM is a very exciting story…filled to the brim with ideas.” –Deseret News GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE “One of those books that grown children keep and pass on to their own kids.” INN OF SHADOWS (#5) –More Miami Guide Gustav and Fernie’s adventures in the Dark Country continue as “Fernie and Gustav’s adventure is bizarre, wonderful, and totally engrossing. they search for their families. But as they get closer to discovering The word play, puns and the clever, sometimes tongue-in-cheek descriptions will their families’ fates, their mission is once again threatened by entertain young readers and adults who are young at heart.” old foes—as well as some new, even more treacherous ones. SF Revu – GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE CASTLE OF (#2) GUSTAV GLOOM AND THE NIGHTMARE VAULT FEAR (#6) • A Scholastic Book Fair selection • A Costco selection for Fall 2017 In the final installment of Adam-Troy Castro’s creepy Gustav Gloom series, the fate of the Dark Country rests on Gustav “Castro sheds light on the past and nature of the aptly named Gloom mansion…spooky!” and Fernie’s shoulders. After weeks of traveling on a quest to –Kirkus find their fathers, Fernie and Gustav finally come face-to-face with their nemesis—the evil Lord Obsidian. Filled with heroic “If you like dark stories with a touch of sweetness, this is a series you’ll adore.” action sequences, terrifying chills, and plenty of humor, this –Kid Lit Network final book will keep fans on the edge of their seats.

“This is an amazing book. And if you still haven’t read the Rights sold: first one, you need to do so right away. Because Gustav Czech (#1-2) – Alpress Vietnam (#1-6) – Huy Hoang*** Gloom is such an amazing person, and you will all fall in Poland (#1-6) – MAC Edukacja Art rights: Illustration – Kristen Margiotta; love with him.” Romania (#1-2) – Univers Enciclopedic Typesetting – G&D –Carina’s Book Review Turkey (#1-2) – Epsilon 26 27 Frederic S. Durbin MG Fantasy MG Fantasy/Contemporary Nancy Farmer THE STAR SHARD About Nancy Farmer: A GIRL NAMED • A National Book Award DISASTER This beautifully written fantasy tackles winner the issues of slavery and freedom. • A Printz Honor recipient National Book • Ran as a ten-part serial in Cricket, and was • The recipient of three Award Winner the most popular story in the magazine’s Newbery Honors award-drenched, 35+ year history “This wonderfully resourceful young woman is surrounded by • Enthusiastic Cricket readers formed a fan an equally lively, colorful cast, and by removing many of the club, dressed up like the lead character does borders between human and animal, living and dead, Farmer in the magazine’s illustrations, and deluged creates a milieu as vivid and credible as the readers’ own.” Cricket with mail and fan art –Kirkus • Culminated in a deal with Houghton Mifflin Rights sold: Italy – Mondadori*** Chinese, complex – Muses*** Korea – Tsai Fong*** Twelve-year-old Cymbril is a slave on Thunder Denmark – Klim*** Netherlands – Lemniscaat*** France – L’Ecole des Loisirs*** Rake, a gigantic wagon city that rolls from World English – Scholastic Germany – Beltz & Gelberg*** town to town carrying goods to be sold by its resident merchants. The Rake’s master purchases a new slave, a mysterious boy named Loric who is one of the magical Fey. Because he can see in the dark, Loric’s THE EAR, THE EYE, AND THE ARM duty is to guide the Rake through the treacherous wilderness at night.Cymbril and Newbery Honor book Loric secretly join forces to plan their escape—soon the two friends thread their way through a series of increasing dangers, encountering an enchanted market and “The madcap game of chase and escape clips along as the deadly as their one chance for freedom draws nearer. author plies her playful, sly sense of humor on a wonderfully silly cast of secondary characters, spirits and Jetsonian Praise for THE STAR SHARD: gadgets. This tale overflows with wise insights, lessons and observations about the ties between heritage and family.” “Evocative imagery, an enthralling world, and a fully realized storyline that does not –Publishers Weekly depend on future installments make this a standout among recent pre-YA .” –The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, (University of Illinois) Rights sold: France – L’Ecole des Loisirs*** Chinese, complex – Muses*** Korea – Salim*** “Durbin held us spellbound…[his] is woven in tantalizing detail. His Chinese, simplified – Shanghai 99*** UK – Orion/Dolphin Books*** characters are multi-dimensional and original. He leads us through his world with Denmark – Modtryk*** World English – Scholastic equal measures of heart-stopping adventure and awakened awareness…THE STAR SHARD is a must read for fantasy fans of any age.” THE WARM PLACE –The News-Gazette “Farmer keeps readers turning the pages to find out what could possibly happen next. Humor and high adventure for middle grade readers.” “Durbin has created a world that, though confined to a single mobile city, comes –Children’s Literature alive with fantastic creatures and a varied cast of supporting characters. Cymbril herself is a strong heroine—loyal, resourceful, and brave.” Rights sold: World English – Puffin/Penguin –Booklist “THE STAR SHARD made me feel the magic and excitement I felt when I first DO YOU KNOW ME? discovered this genre as a young adult. Fantasy fans and those looking to try out the “First-time novelist Farmer serves up a genial family tale with an out-of-the- genre for the first time—should put this on their to-read list.” ordinary setting: Zimbabwe…in this impressive first book she displays an astute –30 Second Book Review ear for dialogue, a deft hand with plot twists and a keen, dry wit.” –Publishers Weekly

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28 29 Edo van Belkom MG Horror/Suspense Juvenile Detective Ellery Queen Jr. The Wolf Pack Series The Black Dog Mystery The Golden Eagle Mystery WOLF PACK (#1) LONE WOLF (#2) The Green Turtle Mystery “A page-turner for kids 8 “An action packed sequel to The Red Chipmunk Mystery to 12.” WOLF PACK.” The Brown Fox Mystery –The Toronto Star –The Toronto Star The White Elephant Mystery The Yellow Cat Mystery “A thrilling ride from start “A recommended series for The Blue Herring Mystery to finish.” novice fantasy fans.” The Mystery of the Merry –Canadian Children’s –VOYA The Mystery of the Vanished Victim Book News The Purple Bird Mystery About Ellery Queen: Wolf Pack: Silver Birch Award winner! Aurora Award winner! Mystery writer and American detective extraordinaire, Ellery Queen is the creation and nom de plume of mystery writers Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee. (#3) CRY WOLF Writing for over 40 years, the character of Ellery Queen became one of the “It will make you want to read them all. The author has most famous of America’s fictional detectives. Adapted to television, radio, perfectly captured the essence of growing up different in a and film, the Ellery Queen stories reached incredible heights of popularity small town. Fans of the character Jacob Black from Stephenie worldwide and spawned the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, which Meyer’s Twilight books will love this wonderful series.” continues to be published every month. –YA Book Central Returned to press in the U.S. with Open Road WOLF MAN (#4) “[Edo’s] work reminds one of , of Dennis Selling Points: Etchison, of , of Rod Serling…He tries his hand Name Recognition at everything, fails at nothing, and is always looking for new – The Ellery Queen name is known far and wide in the avenues to explore, and new challenges for [himself] and his mystery world. It’s as widely recognized among fans of the genre as Sherlock readers.” Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Nero Wolfe. –Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Backlist – The Dannay and Lee Estates have reclaimed the domestic author publishing rights to almost 80 novels and six short story collections. MG Worldwide Appeal – The Queen novels continue to be popular overseas. Edo van Belkom Ellery Queen has over two dozen titles in print in Italy, China, Japan, and BATTLE DRAGON Denmark, with other titles in countries around the world. Built in Promotion “Believe it or not, it is possible to do something new and – Every month Ellery Queen’s name is front and interesting with dragons…fun, and certainly original.” center before the eyes of thousands of mystery fans via Ellery Queen’s Mystery –Critical Mass Magazine, the world’s preeminent mystery anthology magazine. “Give this one a shot. I’m all for books that get kids reading.” Rights sold: –Fantasy Book Spot Chinese, simplified (ALL) Japanese (#1, #3) – Kadokawa – Beijing Jieli Culture World English – Open Road Chinese, simplified Audio (ALL) World English Audio – Blackstone Rights sold: Wolf Pack: Italy – Mondadori Battle Dragon: Available – Beijing Jieli Culture

30 31 MG Contemporary A sneak peek at what’s to come: Mike Grosso These titles are currently out on U.S. submission! LIFE IN BOOLEAN VARIABLES MG Fantasy Two completely lovable protagonists forge their own identities Jim C. Hines in tough circumstances and propel this story forward with grace TAMORA CARTER and authenticity. Tamora’s inimitable mix of spunk and compassion and her Chris wants to program video games, and as a kid on the autism spectrum, he’s found heartwarming and hilarious adventure will appeal to both middle a passion that gives him space with which to excel. So he doesn’t understand why his grade readers and their Goonies-loving parents. parents insist on intruding on his time by making him befriend his neighbor Martha. When he discovers she has cancer, Chris tries to help the best way he knows how—by Twelve-year-old Tamora Carter is leaving roller derby practice one night when she turning to his deep knowledge of programming. He learns that while there may be spots some weird-looking people in the parking lot who smell funny, are strangely answers to some of life’s thorniest problems, these are rarely as simple as true or false. attired, and seem to be down on their luck. These people turn out to be . Goblins who might know what happened to Tamora’s missing friend Andre, who About the Author: is one of three children in Grand Rapids presumed kidnapped. Tamora learns Mike Grosso’s debut, I AM DRUMS, sold twice en route to its first publication, that a fairy queen is behind the kidnappings, and intends to use the kids as pawns first to the late lamented Egmont US, and then when Egmont shuttered its doors, to help her win a war against a fairy king. So she sets out to stop the evil queen, rights sold to Clarion Books at auction. I AM DRUMS was published with great aided by her autistic older brother Mac and his consummate knowledge of fairy reviews, with Horn Book calling it a “pitch-perfect depiction of a preteen with the tales, by a high schooler named Karina, and by the goblins themselves after she earns fierce determination to follow her passion. It has also been honored as an Illinois their trust. Armed with her roller derby gear and her wits, Tamora defeats a sewer Reads pick for 2017, with Mike doing a “One Book, One School” event in 2018. dragon and negotiates the rescue of her friend Andre and the other captured kids. Manuscript available Manuscript available MG Contemporary Jeff Macfee MG Fantasy Heidi Stallman THE ART OF REAL MAGIC THE LEAGUE OF BARELY THERES A debut middle grade novel that combines the heart of Katherine In this middle grade novel that combines the mystery-solving of Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia and the exploration of changing Scooby Doo with speculative elements reminiscent of Stranger childhood friendships in Ali Benjamin’s The Thing About Jellyfish Things, a lonely boy meets a ragtag group of misfits who share his mysterious abilities. Eleven-year-old Dakota Bryce is sure magic is real and that she can use it to win Bobby Carasco is your average pre-teen boy: enjoys comics, dodges bullies, and is back the affection of her dad, who’s more focused on his new wife and newborn invisible. Well, not really invisible, but sometimes it feels that way. Except for his son. Like her favorite book says, magic takes two, so she’ll need her BFF Shannyn’s older sister Diana, no one notices him. Not his friends, not his teachers, not his help to make the magic work. But Shannyn has made new friends, and she’s drifting parents. But when Lucas Hoover catches Bobby in the middle of a prank, Bobby further away from Dakota every day. Dakota decides to create a fake spell book, is both scared and intrigued. Lucas shouldn’t be able to see him, but he can, and one so cool Shannyn won’t be able to resist. But before she can do anything more so can Lucas’ friends. They share his power to nearly disappear, and call themselves than create the spell book, a lonely classmate named Jessie steals it, convinced it “Barelytheres.” Used to fending for himself, Bobby isn’t sure he can trust Lucas’s will fix her problems at home. Dakota agrees to help Jessie “cast” a spell or two overture of friendship, especially when Lucas’ friends are so suspicious of him. But in exchange for the book so she can get her plan back on track, but then Jessie it seems Bobby has finally found a place where he belongs, until a strange adult and Dakota discover how much they have in common. When Dakota discovers appears who wants to destroy the group, and even more frightening—one of the the truth about Jessie’s home life, the truth is so dangerous that Dakota must Barelytheres may be a traitor. stop pretending and gather every drop of real magic within herself to save Jessie.

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32 33 Corry L. Lee YA Fantasy The Storm Guild Trilogy WEAVE THE LIGHTNING (#1) With Russian-inspired worldbuilding and passionate characters struggling to find their place in the world, fans of and Tamora Pierce will enjoy this multilayered tale of personal discovery and political awakening. Gerrit Kladivo is the son of the Supreme-General of Bourshkanya, and the most powerful storm mage the Guild has seen in decades, but he has little control over his abilities. If Gerrit can’t create powerful, magic-enhanced weapons, his father isn’t above torturing him until he does. Determined to learn to control his magic before his father uses it to control him, Gerrit runs away from home and runs into Celka Prochazka, a traveling circus performer who has hidden her storm-affinity from the State (a treasonous act). She wants to use her magic to help the resistance overthrow the Supreme-General’s oppressive regime but can’t risk joining until she can hide her storm-affinity during even the strongest magic storm. They realize that Celka’s intuitive control of her magic and Gerrit’s thorough academic understanding might solve each other’s problems. But to rescue themselves and Bourshkanya, Gerrit and Celka must reconcile their diametrically opposed political views and trust that the other isn’t as evil as they’ve been raised to believe.

Manuscript available Marie Brennan YA Fantasy SPIRITS OF KYOTO It started as a vacation, visiting relatives in Japan. Mika didn’t realize she’d never go home again. Mika’s relatives in the Kisaragi clan aren’t normal people. For hundreds of years, they’ve served the wealthy and powerful of Japan, using sorcery to divine the future, to battle spirits, and to lay ghosts to rest. And when someone owes them a debt, they make sure the debt is paid—even family. When the clan leader claims that Mika’s parents owe the clan for a past service, she claims Mika herself as the payment. Whether she wants to or not, Mika will be trained in onmyodo. After initially fighting back against her captivity, the arrival of a friendly spirit bird, Mamoru, and a visit from a man named Yoshio convince Mika to play along— for now. Mika sets out to learn what this secret debt really was, and how deep her family secrets really go. Along the way she learns the basics of sorcery, struggles with her dual identity as Japanese and American as well as fitting in with her ancestral culture, and develops unexpected feelings toward a handsome student named Taiko.

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