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INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF CINNAMON GIRL, THE Author / Illustrator: ISBN – 13: Melissa Keil / Mike 9781561459056 Lawrence Retail Price: Pub Date: $17.95 04/16 BISAC Codes: JUV008000 JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General JUV026000 JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance JUV039060 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship Category / Format / Trim size: illustrations: Junior High/YA Fiction / HC / 22 black & white 5¼ x 8 illustrations Age Range /Grade Page count: Range: 352 pages Ages 12+ / 7+ Territory: Rights: US, Territories, Dependencies, Philippines, Canada Text: Hardie Grant Egmont; Art: Peachtree Sales Handle: Alba wants to stop time so she can stay in her small town forever-- but the end of the world might just force her to confront her future. Description: Alba loves her life just as it is. She loves living behind the bakery and waking up in a cloud of sugar and cinnamon. She loves drawing comics and watching bad TV with her friends. The only problem is she's overlooked a few teeny details. Like, the guy she thought long gone has unexpectedly reappeared. And the boy who has been her best friend since forever has suddenly gone off the rails. Even her latest comic book creation is misbehaving. Also, the world might be ending-- which is proving to be awkward. As doomsday enthusiasts flock to idyllic Eden Valley, Alba's life is thrown into chaos. Whatever happens next, it's the end of the world as she knows it. But when it comes to figuring out her heart, Armageddon might turn out to be the least of her problems. Selling Points: Full of Keil’s trademark QUIRKY CHARACTERS AND WITTY DIALOGUE Readers will be hooked by Alba’s ROMANTIC DILEMMA HILARIOUS PLOT uses the end of the world as a metaphor for the end of high school Geeks and misfits will find it EASY TO RELATE TO Alba and her friends Keil’s Life in Outer Space named to YALSA BEST FICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 * www.peachtree-online.com ORDER DESK: 800-241-0113 or 404-876-8761 * FAX: 800-875-8909 or 404-875-2578 * E-MAIL: [email protected] Author Bio and Residence: Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Melissa Keil studied Cinema and Anthropology and has spent time as a high school teacher, Middle-Eastern tour guide, waitress, and IT help-desk person. She now works as a children’s book editor, and spends her free time watching YouTube and geek TV. She lives in Australia. Illustrator Bio and Residence: Mike Lawrence is the illustrator of Muddy Max: The Mystery of Marsh Creek and is currently writing and illustrating Star Scouts (to be published Winter 2017). He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, two sons, and too many pets. Sales Comps: Title ISBN Publisher Pub date Price I Am Princess X 9780545620857 Arthur A. 5/26/2015 $18.99 Levine The Improbable Theory of 9780062272775 Katherine 5/19/2015 $17.99 Ana and Zak Tegen Books Everything You Need to 9781442423893 Simon Pulse 12/18/12 $9.99 Survive the Apocalypse Author’s previous books: Title ISBN Publisher Pub date Price Life in Outer Space 9781561457427 Peachtree 8/1/2013 $16.95 Illustrator’s previous books: Title ISBN Publisher Pub date Price Muddy Max: The Mystery 9781449435615 Andrews 8/5/2014 $9.99 of Marsh Creek McNeel Marketing and Publicity points: Specialty Interest Media Pitches to Gender interest publications and book tubers Specialized mailing for targeted publicity contacts Featured lead title in digital version of the catalog / checklist letter Netgalley Social media: Possible video, Instagram Sneak Peek, Free Book Friday, Saturday Afternoon Picnic w/ Illustrator, Sunday Brunch w/ Author Trade Ad campaign Educational Social Media: Teaching Books Giveaway, Pinterest Board Preview links: Cover: Interior: https://db.tt/5P6H3Yxo https://db.tt/3hDBlo42 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 * www.peachtree-online.com ORDER DESK: 800-241-0113 or 404-876-8761 * FAX: 800-875-8909 or 404-875-2578 * E-MAIL: [email protected] 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 * www.peachtree-online.com ORDER DESK: 800-241-0113 or 404-876-8761 * FAX: 800-875-8909 or 404-875-2578 * E-MAIL: [email protected] The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl Written by Melissa Keil HC: $17.95 / 9781561459056 / 5¼ x 8 / 352 pages / April 2016 YA fiction, ages 12+ All rights available / Territory: US, Territories, Dependencies, Philippines, Canada Alba and her best friends have just graduated from high school and are off to…well they’re not sure yet. One thing is for sure though: Alba is not ready to leave her beloved Eden Valley, her best friend Grady, her new comic character Cinnamon Girl, or her mother’s bakery. As it turns out, she and her friends might not have time to go anywhere, if the quack from a YouTube video turns out to have correctly predicted the end of the world, which he says will come on New Year’s Eve and will leave only Eden Valley standing. Suddenly, all sorts of crazy people flood the valley—setting up tents, renting out houses and rooms, and cleaning out the grocery store in anticipation of the end of the world. Then another unexpected visitor arrives to the valley: Alba’s and Grady’s childhood-best-friend- turned-semi-famous-soap-opera-actor Daniel. He, his perfect abs, and his cheesy soap opera face have come home for some publicity. Daniel’s return marks the beginning of tensions between Alba and Grady, and prompts discussions about Alba’s future. While her friends make plans to move on to college or to big cities after the New Year, she remains too frightened to follow her dreams of studying art and becoming a major comic book artist. Who would want a big change like that after the dramatic motorcycle death of their father several years prior? Definitely not Alba. While she clings to the past, Eden Valley races forward, and the clock ticks down to the end of the world. Alba resists change until Grady forces her to confront it. They wind up fighting for the first time pretty much ever, and miserable to boot. Even Cinnamon Girl is affected by Alba’s confusion, refusing to develop into a specific character or enter into a proper storyline. When Daniel attempts to kiss Alba and then gives her a diet book, she springs into motion. She rides a motorcycle for the first time since her father’s accident, overcoming her past and liberating herself from her crippling fear of the future. Grady confronts Daniel, intending to punch him for trying to kiss the girl he’s been in love with for seventeen years (and for telling her she needs to diet), and winds up getting punched instead. Grady takes off, and Alba chases after him. Once they reunite, Alba realizes her love for him and they kiss as the countdown to the end of the world hits zero. The world does not end. Alba’s friends reveal that they put Daniel up to hitting on her—they were all trying to push Alba and Grady together. As the summer ends, her friends move on from the Valley, Daniel returns to acting, and Alba and Grady head off to the city to attend the university—together. 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 * www.peachtree-online.com ORDER DESK: 800-241-0113 or 404-876-8761 * FAX: 800-875-8909 or 404-875-2578 * E-MAIL: [email protected] SOMEWHAT TRUE ADVENTURES OF SAMMY SHINE, THE Author / Illustrator: ISBN – 13: Henry Cole 9781561458660 Retail Price: Pub Date: $16.95 04/16 BISAC Codes: JUV001000 JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General JUV039060 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship JUV002180 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc Category / Format / Trim size: illustrations: Illustrated Fiction / HC / 6 x 8 130 b & w line drawings Age Range /Grade Page count: Range: 272 pages Ages 8-12 / 3–6 Territory: Rights: World Peachtree Sales Handle: Inspired by a childhood experience, New York Times-bestselling author-illustrator Henry Cole offers this charming illustrated novel featuring adorable animal characters, an exciting adventure, and an action- packed plot. Description: When Sammy Shine's plane takes off unexpectedly, he ends up in a whole new world; no longer does he live in comfort in his shoebox in Hank's room. Now he's lost in the woods, with no way to get home and a dangerous new enemy. Fortunately, a group of new friends, including a mouse, an injured crow, a newt, and a shrew, will help him find and repair his plane so he can try to get back home. Selling Points: A stalwart protagonist on the ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME ENDEARING CHARACTERS and an APPEALING SETTING are brought to life in words and art by a New York Times bestselling illustrator KID-FRIENDLY STORY filled with ACTION AND HUMOR Author Bio and Residence: Henry Cole is the illustrator of more than forty books for children. He lives in Alexandria, VA. 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 * www.peachtree-online.com ORDER DESK: 800-241-0113 or 404-876-8761 * FAX: 800-875-8909 or 404-875-2578 * E-MAIL: [email protected] Sales Comps: Title ISBN Publisher Pub date Price Mouseheart 9781442487819 Margaret K. McElderry 5/20/2014 $15.99 Books Lindbergh: The Tale of a Flying 9780735841673 NorthSouth 5/1/2014 $19.95 Mouse A Nest for Celeste: A Story 9780061704109 Katherine Tegen 2/23/2010 $16.99 About Art, Inspiration, and the Books Meaning of Home Author’s previous books: Title ISBN Publisher Pub date Price Katy Duck and the Secret 9781442498105 Simon Spotlight 12/1/2014 $16.99 Valentine (and other books in the Katy Duck series) Big Bug 9781442498976 Little Simon 4/15/2014 $14.99 Bogart and Vinnie: A