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FICTION2017 Fiction for Readers of All Ages That Inspires, Informs, and Entertains FALL FICTION 2017 Fiction for readers of all ages that inspires, informs, and entertains. Find us online at northstareditions.com, fluxnow.com, or jollyfishpress.com. Contents Fall Releases .............................................................................................................................. 2 Recent Releases ................................................................................................................12 Complete Backlist �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Digital-Only Backlist ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������40 Index ............................................................................................................................................45 Ordering Information .................................................................Inside back cover Let's keep in touch! Sign up for our email updates at northstareditions.com. Now you can read and review our titles before they’re published. fluxnow.com facebook.com/FluxBooks twitter.com/fluxbooks Sign up for NetGalley today! jollyfishpress.com www.netgalley.com facebook.com/JollyFishPress twitter.com/JollyFishPress SHINING A LIGHT ON LGBTQIA FICTION Page 16 Page 32 Page 15 Page 20 SIMONE ELKELES MAGGIE STIEFVATER PAGE 19 PAGE 34 BIG NAMES, BEST SELLERS FROM FLUX Welcome Home by Eric Smith NEW FOR FALL! Welcome Home collects a number of adoption-themed fictional short stories and brings them together in one anthology from a diverse range of celebrated Young Adult authors. The all- star roster includes Edgar Award winner Mindy McGinnis, New York Times best- selling authors C. J. Redwine (The Shadow Queen) and William Ritter (Jackaby), and acclaimed YA authors across all genres, like Adi Alsaid, Lauren Gibaldi, Sangu Mandanna, Karen Akins, and many more. Warehouse Date: August 4, 2017 Publication Date: September 5, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-63583-004-0 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63583-005-7 Format: Trade Paperback Original Ebook Price: $9.99 US 352 pages BISAC Code: YAF018010 Price: $11.99 US YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / Adoption Imprint: Flux Rights: World English, excludes audio, TV, film, and Age: 14 & up dramatic Trim: 5 x 8 Selling Territory: World English Eric Smith is a young adult author and literary agent who Contributors: Adi Alsaid, Karen Akins, Erica M. Chapman, grew up in the wilds of New Jersey. When he isn’t working Caela Carter, Libby Cudmore, Dave Connis, Julie Eshbaugh, on books (his and other people’s), he can be found writing Helene Dunbar, Lauren Gibaldi, Shannon Gibney, Jenny about books for places like Book Riot and Paste Magazine. Kaczorowski, Julie Leung, Sangu Mandanna, Matthew Quinn He lives with his wife, Nena, and their legion of small, furry Martin, Mindy McGinnis, Lauren Morrill, Tameka Mullins, animals. Find him online at www.ericsmithrocks.com or on Sammy Nickalls, Shannon Parker, C. J. Redwine, Randy Twitter at @ericsmithrocks. Ribay, William Ritter, Stephanie Scott, Natasha Sinel, Eric Smith, Courtney C. Stevens, Nic Stone, Kate Watson, and Tristina Wright 2 Toll Free 888-417-0195 THE TOWN BUILT ON SORROW by David Oppegaard NEW FOR FALL! Welcome to the strange mountain foothills town of Hawthorn, where sixteen-year-old Harper Spurling finds herself increasingly obsessed with the diary of a local 1860s pioneer girl while a serial killer runs unchecked through the area, dumping his victims into the town’s dark river. As Harper’s curiosity leads her closer and closer to the killer, she’ll have to think fast or join the killer’s growing list of victims. Because in Hawthorn, a town built on sorrow, the barrier between life and death is as fragile as an old, forgotten skull. Warehouse Date: August 18, 2017 Publication Date: September 26, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-63583-006-4 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63583-007-1 Format: Trade Paperback Original Ebook Price: $9.99 US 264 pages BISAC Code: YAF026000 Price: $11.99 US YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror Imprint: Flux Rights: World English, excludes audio, TV, film, and Age: 14 & up dramatic Trim: 5.25 x 8 Selling Territory: World English Also by the author Praise for The Firebug of Balrog County David Oppegaard is the author of the 2016 Minnesota Book A 2016 Minnesota Book Award Finalist Award finalist The Firebug of Balrog County (Flux), the Bram Stoker-nominated The Suicide Collectors (St. Martin’s Press), “Take one angry 18-year-old, sprinkle with zingy narrative, and add a match.”—Kirkus And the Hills Opened Up (Burnt Bridge), and Wormwood, Reviews Nevada (St. Martin’s Press). He holds an MFA in Writing from “This darkly comic coming-of-age story with Hamline University and a BA in English from St. Olaf College. tremendously likable characters also packs a He lives in St. Paul. serious emotional punch.”—StarTribune www.northstareditions.com 3 Fix Me by Lisa M. Cronkhite NEW FOR FALL! Penelope Wryter‘s life has been a mess ever since her sister committed suicide a year ago. Now Pen’s hooked on Fix, an illegal drug that makes her feel, think, and see differently. The hallucinations are intense, but there’s one vision that keeps Pen coming back for more—Nate. He’s the only person who cares about her. Too bad he’s just a side effect of the drug. Pen knows she’s going nowhere fast. She’s desperate to change. But when she tries to say goodbye to Nate, he professes his love for her making her more confused than ever. Then, when a girl from school goes missing during a bad Fix trip, Pen realizes she may be in a lot more danger than she ever imagined. Unless Pen straightens up and faces reality quick, she might be the next missing girl on the list. Warehouse Date: October 27, 2017 Publication Date: November 28, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-63583-008-8 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63583-009-5 Format: Trade Paperback Original Ebook Price: $9.99 US 256 pages BISAC Code: YAF042000 Price: $11.99 US YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Imprint: Flux Stories Age: 14 & up Rights: Worldwide, all languages Trim: 5.25 x 8 Selling Territory: World Lisa M. Cronkhite is the author of Dreaming a Reality, Demon Girl, Deep in the Meadows, and her most recent release, Disconnected. Her work has also appeared online and in print magazines including Storyteller, Poetry Salzburg Review, and Ruminate Magazine. She lives and writes in a small suburb near Chicago. You can find her online at www.writingsbylisamcronkhite.blogspot.com and on Twitter at @lmcronkhite. 4 Toll Free 888-417-0195 All The Wrong Chords by Christine Hurley Deriso NEW FOR FALL! Scarlett Stiles is desperate for a change of scenery after her older brother, Liam, dies of a drug overdose. But spending the summer with her grandfather wasn’t exactly what she had in mind. Luckily, Scarlett finds something to keep her busy—a local rock band looking for a guitarist. Even though playing guitar has been hard since Liam died, Scarlett can’t pass on an opportunity like this, and she can’t take her eyes off the band’s hot lead singer either. Is real happiness just around the corner? Or will she always be haunted by her brother’s death? Warehouse Date: November 10, 2017 Publication Date: December 12, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-63583-010-1 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-63583-011-8 Format: Trade Paperback Original Ebook Price: $9.99 US 288 pages BISAC Code: YAF047030 Price: $11.99 US YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Music Imprint: Flux Rights: Worldwide, all languages, excludes dramatic Age: 14 & up rights Trim: 5.25 x 8 Selling Territory: World Also by the author Praise for Tragedy Girl Christine Hurley Deriso is an award-winning author of YA “A deftly plotted psychological mystery.” novels, including Tragedy Girl, Thirty Sunsets, and Then I Met —Kirkus Reviews My Sister. She has also contributed to Ladies’ Home Journal, “Adeptly building anticipation in her Parents, and other national magazines. She lives and writes psychological mystery, Deriso keeps readers in South Carolina. Visit her online at guessing while eloquently describing grief www.christinehurleyderiso.com. and the effort it takes to move through it.” —Publishers Weekly “Should appeal to fans of both April Henry’s thrillers and Sarah Dessen’s realistic romances.”—Booklist www.northstareditions.com 5 CONTRIBUTE Book two in the Holo series, sequel to Consider by Kristy Acevedo NEW FOR FALL! The holograms lied to everyone on Earth and only Alexandra Lucas knows the truth. Now she’s trapped in the year 2359 without family or friends—worse, without her anxiety medication. Alex attempts to reconcile the marvelous scenery, technological advances, and luxurious living with the knowledge that the holograms weren’t being completely honest—what else are they lying about? With a secret that could shatter her society, Alex tries to find her place among strangers, convicts, and a rebellion striving to bring the holograms down. Alex struggles to find the best way to reveal the truth and reunite with those she loves. But when surrounded by beauty and every convenience, Alex wonders if truth becomes irrelevant in a perfect world. Warehouse Date: June 9, 2017 Publication Date: July 11, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-63163-098-9 Ebook: 978-1-63163-100-9 Format: Trade Paperback Original Price: $8.99 US 336 pages BISAC Code: YAF056000 Price: $14.99 US YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science Fiction / General Imprint: Jolly Fish Press Rights: Worldwide, all languages Age: 14 & Up Selling Territory: World Trim: 5.5 x 8.25 Also by the author Praise for Consider Kristy Acevedo is a high school teacher and a huge fan of “[A] fast-paced adventure that will keep Star Trek and Harry Potter. She is the author of Consider, readers compulsively turning pages to see which won the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s what will happen next.” —School Library Journal Book Discovery Award. She lives in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. A 2017 Philip K. Dick Award Finalist Winner of the 2015 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award 6 Toll Free 888-417-0195 CURSES and WARFARE Book two in the Tokens and Omens series by Jeri Baird NEW FOR FALL! The day twins Zander and Alexa became adults, Moira, the embodiment of fate, revealed that Zander would become a leader of warriors and Alexa would be a fortuneteller of great power.
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