Sanford J. Greenburger Associates Bologna 2020 Rights List Children and Young Adult Titles

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THE FISHERMAN & THE WHALE Foreign Sale: Jessica Lanan Korea: Dahli Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May 2019 (World English) Enchanting wordless picture book about marine life and Agent: Ed Maxwell saving the whales.

“This compelling fictional introduction raises awareness and empathy for a very real environmental problem.” —Kirkus Reviews

“[A] wordless tale in strong, confident watercolors.” —Publishers Weekly

A fisherman takes his son for a trip out on the water. When they encounter a whale entangled at sea, they realize a connection that transcends the animal kingdom.

Jessica Lanan grew up surrounded by the majesty of the Rocky Mountains and finds inspiration all around her in the natural world. She is the recipient of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) 2011 Portfolio Mentorship Award and SCBWI Rocky Mountain 2012 Portfolio Runner Up. She is the illustrator of several books for children including Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story (2017 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award, starred Kirkus review) and The Story I’ll Tell (starred Publishers Weekly and Booklist reviews). The Fisherman and the Whale is the first book that she has both written and illustrated. Jessica lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband, baby daughter, and three-legged cat.

Bologna 2020 1 Picture Books greenburger.com PAUL WRITES (A LETTER) Kid-friendly illustrations by Chris Raschka two-time Caldecott winner Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, September 2018 about the epistles of St. (World English) Paul.

Publicity: Starred Publishers Weekly; Wall “With depth, [Raschka] teases out the most important parts of Street Journal; and Kirkus the apostle’s teachings… Both those intimidated by and those Reviews. appreciative of formal biblical prose will find Raschka’s version moving, real, and full of humanity.” —Publishers Weekly (starred)

“This visually appealing introduction to Paul and his writing can serve as a useful starting point to help young readers understand a key figure in the spread of Christianity.”—Kirkus Reviews

“In Mr. Raschka’s excerpts from the Pauline missives, he captures the famous convert’s mingling of the personal and the theological using informal, even playful language…. ‘Don’t be ashamed of what you believe in,’ Paul writes to Timothy, in this gentle, engaging book for 6- to 8-year-olds. ‘It has been difficult for me too, and now I am a prisoner in Rome.’”—Wall Street Journal

A charming introduction to Saint Paul and his epistles Caldecott Medal-winner Chris Raschka breathes new life into the letters of Paul the Apostle with this inviting book. Each sumptuous page distills the main themes of Paul’s epistles into approachable, appealing language. Chris Raschka expertly depicts Paul’s sincerity and compassion, sadness and pain, giving readers a true sense of who Paul really was.

Paul Writes (a Letter) celebrates how one of the most beloved biblical figures changed the world through the written word.

Chris Raschka is a two-time Caldecott Medal winner; he received the award for The Hello, Goodbye Window (Hyperion) and most recently for A Ball for Daisy (Schwartz & Wade). He has been hailed by Publishers Weekly as one of the most original illustrators working today, and he continues to create stories and art that appeal to readers of all ages. He lives with his family in New York City.

Bologna 2020 2 Picture Books greenburger.com Foreign Sales: China: Duku Cultural France: Albin Michel Italy: Terre di Mezzo Japan: Little More Korea: See & Talk Russia: Kariera Spanish & Catalan: Jaguar Taiwan: Global Kids Ukraine: Chitarium

Award winner: Society of Illustrators 2016 THE LOST HOUSE series (4 titles): A Seek and Find Book Gold Medal for Original Art B. B. Cronin Viking Books for Young Readers (World English) Best Book: Featured in holiday gift THE LOST HOUSE (Book 1) September 2016 books issues of New York THE LOST PICNIC (Book 2) September 2017 Times Book Review, THE LOST CHRISTMAS (Book 3) October 2018 Wall Street Journal, O Magazine, THE LOST COUSINS (Book 4) October 2019 Good Housekeeping, Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, and more! Fall into this dazzling seek and find series with its richly timeless style, eye-popping color, and intricate details on every page. The Lost House features a treasure hunt through Grandad’s wild house. The children want to go to the park with Grandad, but they can’t leave until they find his lost socks… and his shoes… and even his teeth. Will they ever get out of Grandad’s busy house? In The Lost Picnic, Grandad and his grandchildren are on a countryside adventure in his jalopy. But will there be any food left when they arrive at their picnic site? In The Lost Christmas, it’s time to decorate the tree for Christmas–but Grandad can’t find any of his ornaments! The hunt for the missing decorations takes the children up and down in Grandad’s bric-a-brac-filled house and out into a winter wonderland. The Lost Cousins takes Grandad and the kids on an around-the-world tour to meet long-lost relatives.

B. B. Cronin is an award-winning illustrator whose works have been exhibited in Europe and Asia and published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, among others. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, he now lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he divides his time between his kitchen, living room and his studio.

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“[A]n eye-popping take on I Spy.”—O Magazine

“This dazzling and delightful ‘seek and find’ book harkens to Maira Kalman’s Max series with its whimsical drawings and unpredictable color combinations. Each page is as beautiful and intriguing as the next.”—New York Times Book Review

“[P]acked with vivid illustrations and enchanting experience for old and young together.” —Good Housekeeping

“In this stylish puzzler by B.B. Cronin… it’s almost thrilling when the vibrant colors unite in a final fireside scene, in this superior seek-and-find for all ages.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Filled with delightful drawings that are visually engaging and inspiring,… [t]his seek-and-find activity book will be a pleasure to read night after night for both kids and adults.”—Real Simple

“A clever, irresistible, visually engaging search-and-find exercise.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A visual marvel... [it recalls] picture-book classics from the early twentieth century, but the neon palette and whimsical humor place it solidly in the modern era.”—Booklist

“Cronin’s silkscreenlike images are elegant as can be, resulting in a rich and suggestive excursion into a quietly unconventional world.”—Publishers Weekly Bologna 2020 4 Picture Books greenburger.com Foreign Sales: Italy: Salani

Film/ TV rights to Tornante TV (creators of BoJack Horseman).

Popular trendsetting topic for baby books: Featured in The New York Times Sunday Styles section, Time, Parents, Bustle, TheBump, Romper, FEMINIST BABY series FEMINIST BABY (Book 1) April 2017 and more; praise from bestselling author Roxane Gay. Loryn Brantz FEMINIST BABY FINDS HER VOICE (Book 2) May 2018 Disney Hyperion (World English) HE’S A FEMINIST TOO (Book 3) April 2019 Agent: Ed Maxwell

“An engaging and poignant board book that belongs on every little one’s bookshelf.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred)

“Meet Feminist Baby, who is here to prove that your feminist heroes come in all shapes and diapers.”—Bustle

“This popular comic showcases the complexity of modern women—even very young modern women.”—Parents

“[C]harming and warm…. Loryn Brantz does the important work of making feminism accessible with a keen understanding of what kids need to know about feminism in their young lives.”—Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist

Loryn Brantz is the author of Harvey the Child Mime (2010 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Best First Picture Book), and Not Just a Dot (Sky Pony, 2014), as well as Lady Stuff (Andrews McMeel, 2017). She is also a puppeteer and two-time Emmy Award winner for her work with “Sesame Street” and has worked with classic characters such as Clifford the Big Red Dog and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Loryn is a Senior Editor/ Illustrator at BuzzFeed and is creating more titles in the Feminist Baby series.

Bologna 2020 5 Picture Books greenburger.com WE’RE GOING TO BE FRIENDS Sweet illustrated version of Jack White, with illustrations by Elinor Blake the popular song by The Third Man Books, November 2017 (World English) White Stripes.

“More than 15 years after the release of the White Stripes’s White Blood Cells, one of the most enduring songs from the album (and certainly the one best suited to becoming a children’s book) gets a quirky adaptation.”—Publishers Weekly

Grammy-winning musician Jack White joins talents with acclaimed illustrator Elinor Blake to create the illustrated rendition of the beloved song by The White Stripes

“We’re Going to Be Friends” is one of The White Stripes most enduring and loved songs. With the help of illustrator Elinor Blake (aka April March), the perennial favorite feels right at home on the page as a children’s book, evoking the simplicity and nostalgia of childhood. Children, adults, and you, too, can join Suzy Lee as she goes to school with her books and pens, looks for bugs, shows and tells, and finds a friend.

Fall is here, hear the yell/ back to school, ring the bell brand new shoes, walking blues/ climb the fence, books and pens I can tell that we are gonna be friends/ I can tell that we are gonna be friends

Jack White is a twelve-time Grammy winning musician, actor, producer, and co-founder of The White Stripes. “We’re Going to Be Friends” was released in late 2002 as a promotional single from their platinum-certified album White Blood Cells and was featured in the film “Napoleon Dynamite.”

Illustrator Elinor Blake was an animator for “The Ren and Stimpy Show,” “Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” and more. She performs music under the name April March, and her “Chick Habit” was featured in Quentin Tarantino’s movie Death Proof. Released in time for The White Stripes’ 20th anniversary, the illustrated children’s book comes with a digital copy of the original song, as well as new versions performed by April March (in English and French) and also The Woodstation Elementary School Singers.

Bologna 2020 6 Picture Books greenburger.com SWEET PEA & FRIENDS series THE SHEEPOVER (Book 1) New York Times bestseller by John and Jennifer Churchman, December 2015 BRAVE LITTLE FINN (Book 2) Foreign Sales: with photo illustrations by John Churchman October 2016 China: Citic (5 titles) A FARM FOR MAISIE (Book 3) Finland: Karisto Little Brown Books for Young Readers October 2017 (World English) ALPACA LUNCH (Book 4) Adorable merchandise plush July 2018 toy. THE EASTER SURPRISE (Book 5) February 2019

“[P]erfectly paced and gently reassuring—two fail-safe qualities when it comes to holding the attention and interest of small children.”—New York Times

“This is a book that sells itself the minute you put it into a customer’s hands.”—Publishers Weekly

Meet the adorable orphan lamb Sweet Pea and her farmyard friends—and discover why her true story has become a picture book phenomenon and enchanted readers of all ages!

John Churchman is an artist, photographer and farmer, bringing stories to life with his enchanting photo- illustrations. Jennifer Churchman is a multimedia artist and business consultant, and has loved telling stories all her life. Together they give voice to the stories of all the animals that surround them and add boundless enjoyment to their lives on their small farm in the beautiful countryside of Essex, Vermont.

Plush toy available from MerryMakers!

Bologna 2020 7 Picture Books greenburger.com THE SHEEPOVER (Book 1) One cold winter night, Sweet Pea the orphan lamb becomes very sick. Everyone in the farmyard is worried about her! Under the watchful care of Farmer John, Laddie the sheepdog, and Dr. Alison the mobile veterinarian, she slowly recovers. Dr. Alison tells Sweet Pea she can have a sleepover with her friends to celebrate as soon as she is well again. When the day finally comes, her closest friends Sunny, Prem, and Violet join her in the greenhouse for a fun and imaginative “SheepOver” celebration. BRAVE LITTLE FINN (Book 2) When baby lamb Finn is born early, he’s too small and weak to live outdoors with the other animals. Farmer John keeps him warm in the farmhouse and feeds him with a baby bottle, until spring comes and it’s time for little Finn to venture out and meet his new friends! Finn can’t help but be frightened by everything he encounters across the farm—surprising sights, scary noises, strange wildlife, and many other unfamiliar situations. Thankfully, his sister Sweet Pea and all of his farm friends are there to support him, even when Finn faces the biggest challenge of all. A FARM FOR MAISIE (Book 3) When the puppy Maisie Grace arrives at Moonrise Farm, she’s excited about her new home, but a little overwhelmed at all of the bustling activity around her. What will this big new place have in store? Wise dog Laddie introduces her to all kinds of animals, and Maisie learns about each one’s job on the farm. But Maisie is little. What will her job be? With the help of Laddie and her new farm friends, Maisie realizes just where she belongs—and finds a flock of her very own. ALPACA LUNCH (Book 4) Poppy the alpaca is excited to discover new plants, fruits, and vegetables growing around Moonrise Farm. She tries dandelions in the spring, strawberries in the summer, pumpkins in the fall, and so much more! But when a frost arrives, Poppy can't find any more tasty treats. What happened to the mint and flowers? Where did the apples and squash go? What will she eat for lunch? Lucky for Poppy, someone has filled the barn to the brim with a surprise that she and her animal friends can eat all winter. THE EASTER SURPRISE (Book 5) Fern the bunny wakes up one morning to a surprise: the squirrels have discovered a beautifully decorated egg in their tree! And it’s not just the squirrels—Mo the kitten, the goslings, the puppies, and even the lambs have all found special eggs hidden around the farm. As the baby animals follow clues from one egg to the next, Fern thinks she sees two soft, pointy ears peeking out above the grass. Then she notices a fluffy tail disappearing behind the barn. Then she spots long whiskers twitching among the flowers! Someone is watching, and the animal friends will have to solve this Easter mystery together to find out who.

Bologna 2020 8 Picture Books greenburger.com LITTLE ELLIOT series Foreign Sales: Mike Curato Australia: Five Mile Press Henry Holt & Company Bulgaria: Prozorets (World English), 2014-2018 China: Dolphin France: Casterman Germany: Fischer Greece: Klidarthimos Israel: Kinneret

Italy: Il Castoro Japan: Micro Korea: Froebel Russia: Kariera Spain: Ediciones B LITTLE ELLIOT, BIG CITY (Book 1) Taiwan: China Times LITTLE ELLIOT, BIG FAMILY (Book 2) LITTLE ELLIOT, BIG FUN (Book 3) Award winner: LITTLE ELLIOT, FALL FRIENDS (Book 4) Ezra Jack Keats New MERRY CHRISTMAS, LITTLE ELLIOT Illustrator Honor, the Society (Book 5) of Illustrators Founder’s Award, the Society of

Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Portfolio Award, the Communication Arts “Warmly illustrated… Curato, making his picture book debut, beautifully renders the images in Award of Excellence rich earth tones that are soft and smooth.”—New York Times Illustration Annual, New Atlantic Independent “A bravura celebration of the healing effects of acceptance and friendship.”—Booklist (starred) Booksellers Association Picture Book of the Year, Little Elliot’s adventures deliver kind, positive messages about identity and Prix jeunesse des libraires du friendship through the beautifully tinted, nostalgic artwork of award-winning Québec for outside Quebec illustrator Mike Curato. books, Ages 0-5

Best Books: Mike Curato is an award-winning author-illustrator who, like Little Elliot, Huffington Post “Most loves cupcakes. Charming,” Amazon: Ages 3-5, Plush toy available from MerryMakers! PBS Honorable Mention

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Bologna 2020 10 Picture Books greenburger.com WORM LOVES WORM Foreign Sales: J. J. Austrian, China: Beijing Baby Cube with illustrations by Mike Curato Taiwan: Linking Balzer + Bray/ HarperCollins, January 2016 (World English) Heartwarming gender- neutral story about two “As in life, love conquers all.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred) worms who are in love and get married. “How do you explain a revolution to a young audience? This book is a terrific start.”—Publishers Weekly (starred) Illustrated by the beloved artist of Little Elliot. “[A] perfect match to deliver the simple story of two characters who just want to declare their love Publicity love: and commit to each other.” Starred Publishers Weekly and —New York Times Sunday Book Review Kirkus Reviews. Plus New York Times Book Review. When a worm meets a special worm and they fall in love, you know what happens next.

They get married!

But their friends want to know—who will wear the dress? And who will wear the suit?

The answer is: It doesn’t matter. Because Worm loves Worm.

This irresistible picture book is a celebration of love in all its splendid forms from debut author J. J. Austrian and Mike Curato, the acclaimed author-illustrator of the Little Elliot series.

J. J. Austrian is a graduate of Hamline University’s masters of fine arts program in creative writing for children and young adults. He lives in Minnesota with his family. This is his debut children’s book.

Mike Curato is also the creator of the popular Little Elliot series. He and his husband, Dan, were married in a very wormy wedding. They live in New York City.

Bologna 2020 11 Picture Books greenburger.com I HUG Gentle picture books of David McPhail kids and their favorite pets Holiday House, August 2017 by classic illustrator. Agent: Faith Hamlin “Illustrations showing the targets of the grinning hugger’s affection make each new word absolutely clear. Winsome and astonishingly patient animals calmly endure the child’s enthusiastic attention. … Ideal for the newest of new readers…”—Kirkus Reviews

I hug my cat. I hug my dog. I hug my rock.

There are so many things to hug, each and every day. They include pets, family members, and cherished objects, from special rocks to fluffy pillows. With darling illustrations and a simple text listing several embrace-worthy items, celebrated author-illustrator David McPhail encourages young readers to give in to the urge to embrace the world around them. Writing at Guided Reading Level A, beloved author-illustrator David McPhail reminds new readers about all the huggable things we encounter every day.

CRASH! THE CAT Holiday House, September 2016 (World English) “McPhail’s delicate illustrations gently underscore a focus on familial closeness and unwavering child-pet love.”—Publishers Weekly

“McPhail matches the short and sweet text with single-scene illustrations with a lot of white space to capture the action…. Newly independent readers, cat lovers, and McPhail’s many fans will enjoy Crash’s antics.” —School Library Journal

BOY, BIRD, AND DOG and SICK DAY Holiday House, 2011-2012 “[A] tender pick for beginning readers”—Publishers Weekly Loving friendships and caring for loved ones are the subjects of David McPhail’s poignant, easy-to-read picture book on the “I Like To Read” series for beginning readers ages 4 to 8. David McPhail has written and illustrated more than 100 books for children, including the New York Times bestselling When Sheep Sleep by Laura Numeroff, When Papa Comes Home Tonight by Eileen Spinelli, as well as Mole Music, which was a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year; Pig Pig Returns; Waddles; and Weezer Changes the World, which he wrote and illustrated. Bologna 2020 12 Picture Books greenburger.com New York Times bestseller.

From the Academy-Award- winning actress comes school-age adventures.

FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY: LUNCH, OR WHAT’S THAT? (Book 1) July 2015 Step-into-Reading series (4 books) BACKPACKS! (Book 2) July 2015 Julianne Moore LOOSE TOOTH! (Book 3) January 2016 Random House Books for Young Readers, FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY AND 2015-2017 (World English) THE REALLY BIG VOICE (Book 4) July 2016 MONSTER TIME (Book 5) July 2017 Academy-Award winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Julianne Moore brings us more adventures from Freckleface Strawberry! From Academy Award–winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Julianne Moore comes everyone’s favorite red- haired seven-year-old, with mishaps and giggles just right for the Step into Reading line of leveled readers. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories—for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Parents, teachers, and librarians alike will love this light-hearted way to talk to children about everyday questions and situations that kids encounter at school. Young readers will take comfort in knowing that what makes each kid different is also what makes them shine.

Julianne Moore is an Academy Award-winning actor and the author of eight books for children, seven of them about a girl named Freckleface Strawberry, who is based on Julianne herself as a child. “I was tiny, too,” she says, “and where I got my freckles from was a mystery.” Freckleface Strawberry is illustrated by award-winning artist LeUyen Pham and stars in two apps and a musical play.

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OTHER WORDS FOR HOME Newbery Honor Book Jasmine Warga Balzer + Bray/ HarperCollins, May 2019 (World English) Foreign Sales: Arabic: Noon Books “Poetic, immersive, hopeful.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred) China: Beijing Yutian Czech: Argo “[T]his powerful middle grade novel explores the complicated concepts of war and corruption, home, family, belonging.” Inspiring novel-in-verse from —School Library Journal (starred) the perspective of a young Syrian refugee. “Warga effectively shows… that ‘children who are fleeing Starred reviews: from a war zone... want the same things all of us do—love, Starred Kirkus Reviews, Publishers understanding, safety, a chance at happiness.’”—Publishers Weekly (starred) Weekly, School Library Journal, ALA Booklist “[A] hope-filled story that doesn’t pander, but instead peels back layers of culture and identity, fear and prejudice, exile and belonging, all wrapped around a young Syrian girl—Jude.” —Jason Reynolds, award-winning, bestselling author of Ghost and Long Way Down

“Through Jude’s eyes readers see firsthand what it is to leave behind one’s beloved home and family as many refugees do every single day. Young readers will laugh with Jude, cry with her, and root for her every step of the way. A beautiful, powerful, and necessary book.”—Aisha Saeed, New York Times bestselling author of Amal Unbound

Jude never thought she’d be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind her, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her home town start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her for starting school in the U.S.—and her new label of “Middle Eastern,” an identity she’s never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises—there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude just might try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. This lyrical, life-affirming story is about losing and finding home, and most importantly, finding yourself.

Jasmine Warga is the author of the teen books Here We Are Now and My Heart and Other Black Holes, which has been translated into over twenty languages.

Bologna 2020 13 Middle-Grade/Young Reader greenburger.com NATE EXPECTATIONS: Book 3 of the Nate series Award winner: Tim Federle Winner of the Lambda Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, September 2018 (World English) Award, the Golden Kite Award, PW’s Best Children’s “[A] wonderful evocation of what it’s like to be a theater kid. Book, New York Times and ALA Notable Book. Highly recommended.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda, star and creator of the musical Hamilton Charming series set in New York’s theater world “An exceptional swan song for a beloved character.” about a kid’s Broadway —Kirkus Reviews (starred) dreams.

When the news hits that E.T.: The Musical wasn’t nominated for a single Tony award—not one!—the show closes, leaving Nate out of luck and out of a job. And while Nate’s cast mates are eager to move on (the boy he understudies already landed a role on a TV show!), Nate knows it’s back to square one, also known as Jankburg, Pennsylvania. Where horror (read: high school) awaits.

Desperate to turn his life from flop to fabulous, Nate takes on a huge freshman English project with his BFF, Libby: he’s gonna make a musical out of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations. (What could possibly go… right.) But when Nate’s New York crush ghosts him, and his grades start to slip, he finds the only thing harder than being on Broadway is being in high school — especially when you’ve got a secret you’re desperate to sing out about.

The third and final novel in Tim Federle’s groundbreaking, Lambda Award-winning series, Nate Expectations is a love letter to theater kids young and not-so-young – and for anyone who ever wondered if they could truly go home again. Especially when going home means facing everything you thought you’d left behind.

Tim Federle discovered show tunes in elementary school and found Broadway as a teenager. He is “a prolific scribe whose breezy wit isn’t bound to a single genre” (Huffington Post). Tim’s works include the New York Times Notable Books young adult novel The Great American Whatever, the worldwide bestselling cocktail guide Tequila Mockingbird, and the popular Broadway musical “Tuck Everlasting.”

Also available: BETTER NATE THAN EVER (Book 1) and FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, NATE! (Book 2) (S&S, 2013-2014—World English) Foreign Sales: China: Dolphin; Italy: Il Castoro

Bologna 2020 14 Middle-Grade/Young Reader greenburger.com MISFITS and OUTLAWS: Foreign Sale: Books 1 and 2 of Russia: Exmo the Royal Academy Rebels series Hotly anticipated spin-off Jen Calonita series from Fairy Tale Sourcebooks, October 2018 and 2019 Reform School series. (World English) Agent: Dan Mandel

A brand new series from Jen Calonita, author of the award-winning Fairy Tale Reform School series!

“Funny, charming, and rebellious.”—James Riley, New York Times bestselling author

“An unconventional princess-in-training questions the status quo—and throws the kingdom for a loop.”—Kirkus Reviews

In Enchantasia, becoming a legendary prince or princess doesn’t happen overnight. Enter Royal Academy, the training ground for the fairy tale leaders of tomorrow!

But Devin has major reservations about her new school and her royal future. How can she be a princess and the best creature caretaker Enchantasia has ever seen? It doesn’t help that there’s something seriously weird about RA’s headmistress. Olivina seems obsessed with preparing students for possible attacks from villains (“A royal can’t rule when they’re stuck in a tower!”) Devin gets that being Snow White and Rapunzel’s fairy godmother has probably made Olivina pretty paranoid, but anytime someone steps a toe out of line, Olivina becomes more of a fairy nightmare than a fairy godmother.

Something isn’t right with this lady, and Devin is determined to find out what. But what Devin discovers could change the fairy tale world forever...

Jen Calonita is the author of the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series (sold in 10 territories), and other books like Sleepaway Girls and I’m with the Band. Fairy Tale Reform School and Royal Academy Rebels are her middle-grade series. She rules Long Island, New York, with her husband, Mike; princes Tyler and Dylan; their Chihuahua, Captain Jack Sparrow, but the only castle she’d ever want to live in is Cinderella’s at Walt Disney World.

Bologna 2020 15 Middle-Grade/Young Reader greenburger.com TRICKED and SWITCHED: Foreign Sale: Book 3 and 4 of the Fairy Tale Reform School Russia: Exmo series Entertaining twisted fairy Jen Calonita tale series. Sourcebooks, March 2017 and 2018 (World English)

“Charming fairy-tale fun.”—Sarah Mlynowski, author of the Whatever After series

“[C]reative mashup of the Grimms’ most famous characters. This whimsical tale is a surprising

mixture of fable, fantasy, and true coming-of-age novel.”—Kirkus Reviews ………

I’M WITH THE BAND and Foreign Sales: BATTLE OF THE BANDS Czech: Alpress Books 1 and 2 of the VIP series Denmark: Høst & Søn

Jen Calonita A teenage girl embarks on Little Brown Books for Young Readers, the adventure of a lifetime December 2015 and July 2016 (World English) when she goes on tour with her favorite boy band “[The] high-energy, high-interest diary format interspersed and discovers her own with Mac’s comics keeps the pages turning.” talents. —Kirkus Reviews

“Cute boy banders? Backstage drama? And a butt-kicking comic book heroine?... [A]n all-access pass to fun! Don’t miss the debut of Jen Calonita’s delightful new series!”—Megan McCafferty

“There’s a lot to like in this series starter: Mac’s voice, snippets of her graphic novel, the authenticity, the humor, and the pacing…. will entice fans of Dork Diaries.”—School Library Journal

Previous foreign publishers of Jen Calonita Brazil: Record, Gente France: AdA Japan: Shogakukan Bulgaria: Pan Germany: SchneiderBuch Russia: NAH Czech: Alpress Poland: Jastar Turkey: Pegasus, Tramvay

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SIX GOODBYES WE NEVER SAID Emotional teen drama about coping with grief Candace Ganger and depression. St. Martin’s Press, September 2019 (World English) Agent: Dan Mandel Praise: “Two teens maneuver painful routes through profound grief as well as the Rebecca Barrow, Jessica complex quagmire of severe mental illness... Ultimately hopeful, and Burkhart, Gae Polisner, Jared readers will connect with the messy, visceral lives simmering on the page. Reck, Robin Reul, Misa Profoundly emotional and truthful.”—Kirkus Reviews Sugiura.

“[A] heartfelt, convincing story about the restorative power of self-care and friendship.”—Publishers Weekly

Naima Rodriguez doesn’t want your patronizing sympathy as she grieves her father, her hero—a fallen Marine. She’ll hate you forever if you ask her to open up and remember him “as he was,” though that’s all her loving family wants her to do in order to manage her complex OCD and GAD. She’d rather everyone back the-eff off while she separates her Lucky Charms marshmallows into six, always six, Ziploc bags, while she avoids friends and people and living the life her father so desperately wanted for her. Dew respectfully requests a little more time to process the sudden loss of his parents. It’s causing an avalanche of secret anxieties, so he counts on his trusty voice recorder to convey the things he can’t otherwise say aloud. He could really use a friend to navigate a life swimming with pain and loss and all the lovely moments in between. And then he meets Naima and everything’s changed— just not in the way he, or she, expects. Six Goodbyes We Never Said is no love story. If you ask Naima, it’s not even a like story. But it is a story about love and fear and how sometimes you need a little help to be brave enough to say goodbye.

Candace Ganger is a contributing writer for HelloGiggles. Aside from having past lives as a singer, nanotechnology website editor, and world’s worst vacuum sales rep, she has ghostwritten fiction and award-winning nonfiction bestsellers.

Also available: THE INEVITABLE COLLISION OF BIRDIE + BASH St. Martin’s Press, July 2017 (World English) “Ganger alternates between Bash’s and Birdie’s perspectives, and readers will be anxious for Birdie to realize Bash’s true identity, and for Bash to come forward to someone―anyone―with the truth…. Hand to fans of Jennifer Niven’s All the Bright Places.”—Booklist

Bologna 2020 17 Young Adult/Teen greenburger.com LITTLE UNIVERSES Foreign Sale: Heather Demetrios Spanish: Planeta Mexico Henry Holt, April 2020 (World English) “Readers will find themselves pulled into the world of each sister and her grief, witnessing the gutting effects of addiction and depression. Demetrios has struck a fine balance... in her respectful portrayal of the sisters' differences.... An unflinching, devastating, and compelling portrayal of life after insurmountable loss.”—Kirkus Reviews

One wave: that’s all it takes for the rest of Mae and Hannah Winters’ lives to change.

When a tsunami strikes the island where their parents are vacationing, it soon becomes clear that their mom and dad are never coming home. Forced to move to Boston from sunny California for the rest of their senior year, each girl struggles with secrets their parents’ death has brought to light, and with their uncertainty about the future. Instead of bringing them closer, it feels like the wave has torn the sisters apart.

Hannah is a secret poet who wants to be seen, but only knows how to hide. The pain pills she stole from her dead father hurl her onto the shores of an addiction she can’t shake and a dealer who turns her heart upside down. When it’s clear Hannah’s drowning, Mae, a budding astronaut suddenly launched into an existential crisis―and unexpected love―must choose between herself and the only family she has left. Little Universes is a book about the powerful bond between sisters, the kinds of love that never die, and the journey we all must make through the baffling cruelty and unexpected beauty of human life in an incomprehensible universe.

Heather Demetrios is a critically acclaimed author and writing coach. Her novels include I'll Meet You There, Bad Romance, and Exquisite Captive. She is the recipient of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award for her debut novel, Something Real, which is not at all impressive to her cat or imaginary friends.

Also available: DEAR HEARTBREAK: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love Foreign Sale: edited by Heather Demetrios Spanish: Planeta Mexico Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, December 2018 (World English) “There’s something for everyone in this collection, whether you’ve loved from a distance or up close, or have been too afraid to love for fear of getting hurt. A moving choice for libraries serving teens.”—Booklist (starred)

Bologna 2020 18 Young Adult/Teen greenburger.com Foreign Sales: BAD ROMANCE Brazil: Companhia das letras Heather Demetrios Italy: Il Castoro Henry Holt for Young Readers, Romania: Herg Benet June 2017 (World English) Spanish: Planeta Mexico

“A pressing tale of the complicated ways love can go wrong. Like Speak, it is Intense teen love story about one of those rare books that can have a real, lasting impact on readers, what happens after the love and can start important conversations.”—Adi Alsaid, Let’s Get Lost goes bad.

“[S]tark honesty and potent reminders that strong friends and a stronger will can be key to freeing oneself when caught between a rock and a hard place.”—Publishers Weekly

“Bad Romance is a raw, honest, unrelenting novel. Demetrios writes with heartbreaking clarity

about the way first love can turn from safe to dangerous, from beautiful to ugly. Brave, bold, and deeply felt, this book gets it in a profound way. I didn’t know I was waiting for a book like this, but

it turns out, I’ve needed it for a long time.”—Corey Ann Haydu, OCD Love Story

……… THE DARK CARAVAN Foreign Sales: CYCLE Germany: dtv Heather Demetrios UK: Random House UK Balzer + Bray/ HC, 2014-2017 Fantastical series about an alluring djinn’s quest to return “[A]n intoxicating, richly to her homeland and reclaim her throne. realized realm of magic, politics,

spirituality and history.” Best Book: —Kirkus Reviews (starred) Named by Kirkus Reviews

“Exquisite Captive transported me to a world that was beautiful and terrifying, sensuous and dark, and utterly unforgettable.”—Megan Shepherd, author of The Madman’s Daughter

“A rich, unique world, full of characters who blaze as brightly as their tremendous powers— I was ensnared from the very first line!”—Sarah J. Maas, author of Throne of Glass

Bologna 2020 19 Young Adult/Teen greenburger.com HERE WE ARE NOW Foreign Sales: Jasmine Warga France: Hugo et cie Balzer + Bray/ HarperCollins, November 2017 Slovakia: Ikar “Intriguing, romantic, and honest, the book celebrates the new UK: Hodder beginnings that can emerge from tragic endings.”—Publishers Weekly A family story about connecting through music by “A well-executed family drama of the power of romantic and parental the internationally bestselling love, secrets, regrets, and new beginnings.”—Kirkus Reviews author of My Heart and Other Black Holes, which sold in 23 “An intense family drama that will pull readers in with poignancy, languages: romance, and grief over lost relationships, all set to the beat of scattered Brazil: Rocco song lyrics woven nicely through the narrative.”—Booklist Bulgaria: Hermes China: Shanghai 99 Taliah Sahar Abdallat lives and breathes music. Songs have always helped Tal ease the pain of never having Czech: Argo known her father. Her mother, born in Jordan and very secretive about her past, won’t say a word about Denmark: Nyt Nordisk who her dad really was. But when Tal finds a shoebox full of old letters from Julian Oliver—yes, the indie Estonia: Paikese Kirjastus France: Hugo et cie. rock star Julian Oliver—she begins to piece the story together. Germany: S. Fischer Hungary: Kossuth She writes to Julian, but after three years of radio silence, she’s given up hope. Then one day, completely out Israel: Armchair of the blue, Julian shows up at her doorstep, and Tal doesn’t know whether to be furious or to throw herself Indonesia: PT Gramedia into his arms. Before she can decide, he asks her to go on a trip with him to meet her long-estranged family Italy: Mondadori and to say good-bye to his father, her grandfather, who is dying. Getting to know your father after sixteen Korea: Prunsoop years of estrangement doesn’t happen in one car ride. But as Tal spends more time with Julian and his Lithuania: Alma Littera family, she begins to untangle her parents’ secret past and discovers a part of herself she never recognized Netherlands: Karakter before. By the acclaimed author of My Heart and Other Black Holes, this is an intergenerational story of family Poland: Burda and legacy and the way love informs both of those things. It’s about secrets and the debt of silence. It’s Romania: Herg Benet about the power of songs. And most of all, it’s about learning how to say hello. And good-bye. Russia: AST Spain: PRH Spain Taiwan: Crown Jasmine Warga is the author of My Heart and Other Black Holes and Other Words for Thailand: Legend Home, a middle-grade novel in verse. When she was fifteen, she elected to write about Turkey: Pegasus Kurt Cobain for her research paper, forever cementing her obsession with brooding Ukraine: Vivat music. UK: Hodder Children’s Also available: MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES Balzer + Bray/ HarperCollins, February 2015 Foreign Sales: 23 territories.

Bologna 2020 20 Young Adult/Teen greenburger.com THE ACADEMY Fun teen romance set in a Katie Sise military school where a Balzer + Bray/ HarperCollins, May 2018 teenage girl finds out she has Agent: Dan Mandel what it takes to thrive. Make clothes, not war

A funny, romantic, and charming story of a fashionista who gets sent to military school

Frankie Brooks knows what she wants in life: to become the world’s next great fashion editor. All she needs to do is get into the elite American Fashion Academy in New York City. If she gets in, her life plans will be going right on schedule. Anna Wintour, watch out.

But after Frankie messes up one too many times—hey, it’s hard not to prioritize her acclaimed fashion blog above all else—her parents come up with entirely different plans for her future: military school. How is Frankie, the least athletic person in the world, who knows absolutely nothing about the military, going to survive a whole semester at the famed—and feared—Academy?

With classmates who seem to be totally uninterested in her, a course load that’s even more difficult than her old school’s, and the weird athletic War Games competition she has to join, Frankie finds that her life is way tougher than it used to be. And no one, including her roommate, Joni, seems to understand Frankie at all.

As she learns how to cope with impossible military drills and intimidating specialized classes and is maybe even falling for superhot and supersmart cadet Jack Wattson, can Frankie prove to everyone that being a fashionista doesn’t mean she can’t succeed?

Katie Sise is an author, jewelry designer, and television host. She is also the author of the young adult novels The Boyfriend App and The Pretty App, and the entrepreneurship career guide Creative Girl: The Ultimate Guide for Turning Talent and Creativity into a Real Career, based on her successful jewelry design company, which has appeared in major fashion magazines, including Vogue, W, Elle, Self, and many more.

Also available: THE APP series (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins, 2013-2015—World English) Agent: Dan Mandel. Foreign Sales: France: Panini “Sexy, irresistible, page-turning fun. You’re going to want a boyfriend app—right now!” —Sarah Mlynowski, bestselling author of Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn’t Have)

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