Frankfurt Children’s & YA Rights Guide 2020

Trident Media Group

Adrienne Santamaria Foreign Rights Agent (212) 981-0642 [email protected] [email protected] Ms. Santamaria handles all young adult and children’s titles. She also handles adult titles for Erica Silverman, Mark Gottlieb, and Alexander Slater, as well as all titles in Asian markets.

Nora Rawn Director of Foreign Rights (212) 981-0643 [email protected] [email protected] Ms. Rawn handles titles for Ellen Levine, Scott Miller, John Silbersack, and select titles for Robert Gottlieb and Dan Strone.

Jennifer Helinek Foreign Rights Agent (212) 333-1528 [email protected] Ms. Helinek handles titles for Don Fehr, Alexa Stark, and Amanda Annis, as well as managing co-agented markets in Eastern Europe. She represents the majority of TMG's non-fiction titles, as well as select literary fiction.

Marianna Sharp Associate Foreign Rights Agent (212) 333-1512 [email protected] Ms. Sharp works with our co-agents in Israel and Turkey, as well as in smaller translation markets outside Europe. Ms. Sharp also handles backlist titles for all agents and Trident e-book originals.

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1 INDEX

PICTURE BOOKS & MIDDLE GRADE

RUTH BEHAR...... 5

JULIE BERRY...... 6

JENNIFER BLECHER...... 7

JAMES BREAKWELL...... 8

ANDREW BUCKLEY...... 9

CINDY CALLAGHAN...... 10-11

W. BRUCE CAMERON...... 12-13

YING CHANG COMPESTINE...... 14

MEREDITH DAVIS and REBEKA UWITONZE...... 15

ESI EDUGYAN...... 16

POLLY FARQUHAR...... 17

MELISSA FOLEY...... 18

GARY GHISLAIN...... 19

ALEJANDRA GREEN and FANNY RODRIGUEZ...... 20

NINA HAMZA...... 21

LAWRENCE HILL...... 22

RORY HUFF and BRYAN MADGE...... 23

MICHELE WEBER HURWITZ...... 24

JENNIFER RICHARD JACOBSON...... 25

CHOW HON LAM...... 26

JULIAN LENNON and BART DAVIS...... 27

JANAE MARKS...... 28

J.W. OCKER...... 29

R.J. PALACIO...... 30-31

LOUIS SACHAR...... 32 2 INDEX

PICTURE BOOKS & MIDDLE GRADE (continued)

SUMMER RACHEL SHORT...... 33

CLARE SWINARSKI...... 34

MIKAILA ULMER...... 35

JAIMAL YOGIS...... 36

YOUNG and NEW ADULT

ELISA S. AMORE...... 39

ELISA S. AMORE and KIERA LEGEND...... 39

YING CHANG COMPESTINE...... 40

REBECCA DONOVAN...... 41

JEREMIAH FRANKLIN...... 42

CHANDA HAHN...... 43

BLAIR HOLDEN...... 44

COLLEEN HOUCK...... 45-46

FREDERICK JOSEPH...... 47

SHEENA KAMAL...... 48

HEATHER KAMINS...... 49

ANURADHA D. RAJURKAR...... 50

RACHEL VAN DYKEN...... 51

PHU VUONG...... 52

SCOTT WILSON...... 53

DALLAS WOODBURN...... 54

Trident Media Group • 355 Lexington Avenue • 12th Floor New York, New York 10017 • www.tridentmediagroup.com Follow Trident Media Group on Twitter: @Trident_Media 3 PICTURE BOOKS & MIDDLE GRADE RUTH BEHAR Penguin Random House August 25, 2020 LETTERS FROM CUBA

Final Manuscript Available Pura Belpré Award Winner Ruth Behar tells the inspiring story of a young Jewish Trident: UK & Translation girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to rescue the Alyssa Eisner Henkin rest of her family. Based on the author's family history, this compelling novel celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the most challenging times.

The situation is getting dire for Jews in Poland on the eve of World War II. Esther’s father has fled to Cuba, and she is the first one to join him. It’s heartbreaking to be separated from her beloved sister, so Esther promises to write down everything that happens until they’re reunited. Esther’s evocative letters are full of her appreciation for life and reveal a resourceful, determined girl with a rare ability to bring people together, all the while striving to get the rest of their family out of Poland before it’s too late.

Praise for LETTERS FROM CUBA:

"Esther’s first-person descriptions of people and the island craft a vivid experience of Cuba’s sights, sounds, and culinary delights. Readers will not want to part with this story of resilience....A must-have.” — School Library Journal (starred review)

Warmhearted cross-cultural friendship for a refugee on distant shores: both necessary and kind.” — Kirkus (starred review)

"Complemented by a vibrant supporting cast and an extensive author’s note about the Holocaust and Cuban refugees, Esther’s tale is one of adaptation and perseverence . . . while also fighting for her rights and for peace in her new home.” –Booklist

"Global issues such as Hitler’s rise, anti-Semitism, slavery, and worker protests are neatly woven into Esther’s narrative. . . . Behar’s appreciative descriptions of Cuba and Esther’s close, protective bonds with her father and sister make for an engaging read.” —Publishers Weekly

“A delightful, heartfelt book about holding on to who you are and where you’re from when far from home, and the joys and benefits of welcoming other cultures and communities into your own. Will reaffirm your faith in humanity.” —Alan Gratz, author of Refugee

Ruth Behar, the Pura Belpré Award–winning author of Lucky Broken Girl, is also an acclaimed writer of travel stories, memoir, and poetry. Born in Havana, Cuba, she grew up in New York, and has lived in Spain and Mexico. She was the first Latina to win a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, and other honors include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, a Distinguished Alumna Award from Wesleyan University, and an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from the Hebrew Union College. Recently named a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation, she is an anthropology professor at the University of Michigan and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 5 JULIE BERRY Sourcebooks

WISHES AND WELLINGTONS WISHES & From award-winning author Julie Berry comes a brand new middle- WELLINGTONS (#1) grade fantasy adventure full of humor and heart. October 13, 2020 Final Manuscript Available

CRIME & CARPETBAGS (#2) Unedited Manuscript Available Fall 2020

LARCENY & LOOKING GLASSES (#3) Unedited Manuscript Available Spring 2021

Alyssa Eisner Henkin  Over 10,000 5 star reviews on Audible, with Rights reserved in: an average rating of 4.5 World: English, Spanish out of 5 stars Local: France, French Canada, Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for Germany, Italy, Japan "Upright Young Ladies." When punishment forces her to sort through the trash, she finds a sardine tin that houses a foul-tempered djinni with no intention of submitting to a schoolgirl as his master. Soon, an orphan boy from the charitable home next door, a mysterious tall man in ginger whiskers, a disgruntled school worker, and a take-no-prisoners business tycoon are in hot pursuit of Maeve and her magical discovery. It'll take all of her quick thinking and sass to set matters right. Maeve Merritt is one feisty heroine you won't soon forget. Praise for Julie Berry

2020 Golden Kite Award winner for LOVELY WAR

“It will ensorcell and entertain…Berry mixes classic storytelling with modern feminism, as Maeve forges genu- ine friendships, outsmarts a powerful foe, and matures without losing her edge.” —Booklist, on WISHES AND WELLINGTONS

“Proves again that Berry is one of our most ambitious writers. Happily for us, that ambition so often results in great success." — Booklist, on LOVELY WAR (starred review)

“Romance blooms in unexpected places, and danger lurks around every corner in this delightfully farcical tale, full of twists and turns.” ― Publisher's Weekly, on THE SCANDALOUS SISTERHOOD OF PRICKWILLOW PLACE (starred review)

"Readers will be swept away by Berry’s lyrical prose." — School Library Journal, on LOVELY WAR (starred reveiw) New York Times best-selling author Julie Berry's critically-acclaimed writing has been called "haunting and unforgettable" and "utterly original and instantly engrossing." Julie’s works have appeared in audio and international versions worldwide. Julie is the author of the 2017 ALA Printz Honor winner THE PASSION OF DOLSSA, and LOVELY WAR, which hit the Indie Bestseller list, among others. She holds a BS from Rensselaer in communications and an MFA from Vermont College in writing for children and young adults. She lives in southern California with her husband and four sons. 6 JENNIFER BLECHER Greenwillow / HarperCollins November 3, 2020 STICK WITH ME An ice skater without a rink. An artist Final Manuscript Available without a place to draw. Two misfit girls who become unlikely friends Trident: UK & Translation over the course of an unusual week. Readers of Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Alyssa Eisner Henkin Rebecca Stead, and Lisa Graff will adore STICK WITH ME.

Izzy’s best friend seems to be ditching her for the Queen of Mean, Daphne Toll. Izzy wants to fit in and have some real friends, but all she really has are her drawings. And then her family rents out their house during winter break for some extra cash—and that family’s daughter is sleeping in Izzy’s room and attending the same camp!

Wren is focused on perfecting her ice-skating routine after tanking at sectionals last year. But when her sister qualifies for a life-changing treatment for her epilepsy, Wren is carted off to stay in a rented home near Boston. It doesn’t help that she’s forced to attend the local theater camp, where it seems like the mean girls have it out for her.

Will Izzy and Wren’s shared status as targets of Phoebe and Daphne bring them closer? Or will middle school drama prevent them from ever becoming friends?

Jennifer Blecher, the author of the acclaimed OUT OF PLACE, writes with a pitch-perfect ear for tween girls about the ups and downs of middle school friendships. Told from dual perspectives, STICK WITH ME is a story about fitting in and figuring yourself out.

Praise for Jennifer Blecher's OUT OF PLACE

“Sensitively observed and deeply felt, yet also light on its feet. By the end, all the loose pieces come together beautifully, seamlessly, surprisingly, as if threaded with magic.” —Jack Cheng, author of the acclaimed See You in the Cosmos

“A tender-hearted debut that navigates the emotional waters of wanting to stay young and grow up, all at the same time.” —Jodi Kendall, critically-acclaimed author of THE UNLIKELY STORY OF A PIG IN THE CITY and DOG DAYS IN THE CITY

“Cove may feel out of place, but she’ll quickly find her place in readers’ hearts. Her voice glows like a Menemsha sunset.” —Julie Berry, author of THE SCANDALOUS SISTERHOOD OF PRICKWILLOW PLACE

Jennifer Blecher graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Pennsylvania and has her law degree from Northeastern School of Law. She’s currently a freelance writer living with her family in Boston, and she was recently awarded a position in the highly-coveted Sirenland Writer’s Conference in Positano, Italy. She is also the author of a self-published chapter book series titled STAR SISTERS, which has received glowing praise in Publisher's Weekly, Family Circle Magazine, Style Me Pretty, and numerous other publications.

7 JAMES BREAKWELL LittleBee Books/BuzzPop PRANCE LIKE NO ONE'S March 31, 2020 WATCHING: Final Manuscript Available A GUIDED JOURNAL FOR Trident: UK &Translation

EXPLODING UNICORNS Mark Gottlieb

The hilarious social media star James Breakwell shares how to develop your unique sense of humor through a 96-page guided journal.

This journal is for kids to explore their developing sense of humor and to mine the comedy out of everyday triumphs and tragedies. Through prompts, quizzes, and other guided activities, Breakwell encourages readers to prance like unicorns and find their own unique, hilarious, and creative voices.

Activities include: —Your acceptance speech into the Clown Hall of Fame —List three things that you personally find funny —How to turn a weird situation into a humorous one —Draw a comic using the supplied dialogue —Who would win in a fight between a gorilla and a robot?

Praise for BARE MINIMUM PARENTING:

“[A] rollicking, entertaining manifesto for the half-[hearted] revolution.” — Carolyn Parkhurst, New York Times bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel and Harmony

“A painfully honest and hilarious parenting book for us non-parenting-book-reading underachievers trying to survive the whole parenting experience. You know, I really could have used this book before my kids drove me insane. Next time write faster, James.” — Brian Gordon, creator of the webcomic Fowl Language

“I don't have any kids, and still I loved this book. I laughed and laughed, and then I reached the part about raising a child in your thirties or forties and I cried.” — David Litt, former speechwriter for President Obama and bestselling author of Thanks, Obama

A professional comedy writer and amateur father of four young girls, James Breakwell is best known for his family humor Twitter account @XplodingUnicorn, which boasts more than one million followers. He has been profiled by numerous media outlets including USA Today, US Weekly, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Better Homes and Gardens, The Chive, and various TV news affiliates.Closer Magazine named James its 2016 Blogger Dad of the Year. In 2017, he was a finalist for a Shorty Award in the parenting category. 8 ANDREW BUCKLEY THE DEAD KID CHRONICLES

THE FATE OF FREDDY MITCHELL (#1) THE FATE OF FREDDY Month9Books November 30, 2020 MITCHELL When the fates of the underworld fail to capture a young soul at his Edited Manuscript Available scheduled time of death, the very fabric of the universe begins to Spring 2020 unravel. While the fates scramble to correct their mistake, Freddy is forced to deal with a chatty crow, dark and sinister creatures Trident: UK &Translation hunting him through the night, a murderous gang of soul hunters, and the fact that he no longer appears to be as alive as he used HAIR IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES to be.

THE ‘THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT’ SQUAD (#3) Scholastic October 30, 2018 Final Manuscript Available HAIR IN ALL THE WRONG Trident: UK &Translation PLACES series Mark Gottlieb

For Colin Strauss, being a teenage werewolf is no picnic. He’s constantly hungry, he spends a lot of time shaving, and if he doesn’t keep control of his emotions he can end up turning into a drooling, hairy creature of the night. On top of that, something is very wrong in the town of Elkwood, and it’s not just because of all the vampires, zombies, goblins, ogres, and other supernatural creatures that go bump in the night. There’s a creepy new school principal, a student with severe power control issues, and the residents of the town are more restless than usual.

Praise for the HAIR IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES series:

"Hand this one to students interested in supernatural creatures of all kinds, light romance, humor, and action." — School Library Journal

Andrew Buckley attended the Vancouver Film School’s Writing for Film and Television program. After pitching and developing several screenplay projects, he worked in marketing and public relations, before becoming a professional copy and content writer. During this time Andrew began writing his first adult novel, Death, the Devil and the Goldfish, followed closely by his second, Stiltskin. Andrew also writes as Jane D. Everly for his HAVELOCK series of novels. Find out more at andrewbuckleyauthor.com.

9 CINDY CALLAGHAN Aladdin Books SALTWATER SECRETS April 28, 2020 From the acclaimed author Final Manuscript Available of JUST ADD MAGIC, now a hit streaming original series, Trident: UK &Translation comes a story of two sisters, one summer vacation, and one Alyssa Eisner Henkin big mystery for them to solve.

Josie lives in Australia most of the year; her half-sister, Stella, lives in New Jersey. But every year, they come together for a beach vacation with their dad. The real excitement for them is their secret special place under the boardwalk, where they hide their sister scrapbook, adding memories from each summer. But this summer feels different. Josie isn’t the same—she’s turned into one of the popular girls that Stella can’t stand. Despite the rocky start to their vacation, they still add to the scrapbook. That is, until their place is discovered by the owners of the newest store—the Smoothie Factory, which replaced Josie’s favorite sweet spot. Not only have the owners of the Smoothie Factory discovered the cove, they are exploiting the natural habitat, and endangering marine life and everyone at the beach! It’s up to Josie and Stella to figure out how to stop their beloved boardwalk from disappearing for good.

Praise for SALTWATER SECRETS

"Sure to please preteen readers. Altogether, a fine choice to bring to the beach." —Kirkus

"This fast-moving story will appeal to young teen and tween readers who enjoy books with an oceanside theme, and its spirited heroines will resonate with those who dream of making a difference in the world." —School Library Journal

"Callaghan tells a story that is part mystery, part family drama...Readers will easily relate to both sisters and be excited by a possible sequel." —Booklist Online

“SALTWATER SECRETS is a whirlwind of mystery, friendship, and heart. It’s the perfect summer read that will leave readers feeling empowered!” —Olivia Sanabia, actress (Just Add Magic, Coop and Cami Save the World)

"Saltwater Secrets is an ultra-bingeable read that even the most reluctant readers will devour! The perfect tween beach read for 2020!!" —Julia DeVillers, author of the Ultra Squad series

“Cindy Callaghan effortlessly captures the perfect teenage summer in SALTWATER SECRETS.” —Abby Donnelly, actress (Just Add Magic and Malibu Rescue)

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JUST ADD MAGIC series Aladdin Books POTION PROBLEMS Final Manuscript Available Take three friends. Add an old cookbook. Combine with cute Trident: Translation boys and a pinch of magic…and see what kind of chaos ensues! JUST ADD MAGIC (#1) October 12, 2010 When Kelly Quinn and her two BFFs discover a dusty old cookbook POTION PROBLEMS (#2) while cleaning out the attic, the girls August 21, 2018 decide to try a few of the mysterious and supposedly magical recipes Alyssa Eisner Henkin that are inside. To their surprise, the Keep ’Em Quiet Cobbler actually silences Kelly’s pesky little brother and the Hexberry Tart puts a curse on mean girl Charlotte. Is it possible that the recipes really are magic? Who wrote them and where did they come from? And most importantly of all, when boys get involved, what kind of trouble are the girls stirring up for themselves?

Praise for Cindy Callaghan

 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes for the Daytime Emmy-nominated JUST ADD MAGIC Amazon Original Series

“An exciting story about cooking, friendship, and doing what's right… A great story for the middle-grader who likes to cook, loves magic, or is just looking for a good story about three best friends in action.” — Children's Literature, on JUST ADD MAGIC

“Readers who enjoyed the Students Across the Seven Seas books, Linda Gerber's Lights, Camera, Cassidy series, Johnson's 13 LITTLE BLUE ENVELOPES or Aladdin's other girl-power themed titles will enjoy Cindy Callaghan.” ”— YA Book Central

“Humorous and entertaining”— School Library Journal

Cindy Callaghan is the award-winning author of nine middle grage novels including JUST ADD MAGIC, which was made into an Emmy-nominated Amazon Original series now in its fifth season, and SALTWATER SECRETS, which was among the first projects optioned for Disney Plus. Her specialty is writing middle grade for tween girls; few other writers match her prowess in this genre. Cindy also holds an MA and MBA, and has over twenty years of business experience. 11 W. BRUCE CAMERON A DOG'S PURPOSE PUPPY TALES series BELLA'S STORY Forge Trident: UK & Translation Even though Bella has to hide from the neighbors and learn boring games BELLA'S STORY like No Barks and Go Home, she May 2020 loves her boy Lucas. Then one day Final Manuscript Available Bella is picked up by Animal Control and Lucas is forced to send her to a COOPER'S STORY foster home far away. Bella waits and May 11, 2021 waits for Lucas to come and get her, Edited Manuscript Available but days go by and he does not come. Spring 2021 Finally, Bella realizes what she needs to do―she needs to Go Home to A CAT'S PURPOSE Lucas, and even four hundred miles May 2023 of dangerous Colorado wilderness won’t get in her way. Scott Miller

A DOG'S PURPOSE has sold over 3 million copies and been translated into over thirty COOPER'S STORY languages. When Cooper—a Malamute-Great Dane puppy—is taken to an adoption fair, he finds the perfect forever home with a boy named Burke. Soon Cooper discovers his very important purpose: to help Burke by pulling Dreamworks adaptation of A his wheelchair, fetching things for him, and assisting him in and out of DOG’S PURPOSE starring Dennis his chair. COOPER'S STORY is a brand new uplifting Puppy Tale in Quaid grossed over $196 million the popular series by #1 New York Times bestselling author W. Bruce at the box office worldwide. Cameron.

12 W. BRUCE CAMERON LILY TO THE RESCUE! series Starscape / Macmillan Trident: UK & Translation LILY TO THE RESCUE! series An irresistible chapter book series from the New York Times bestselling LILY TO THE RESCUE (#1) author of A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales featuring Lily, a rescue dog who TWO LITTLE PIGGIES (#2) rescues other animals! March 17, 2020 Final Manuscripts Available Lily lives with her girl, Maggie Rose. Once a stray, Lily was rescued by the kind people at the animal shelter run by Maggie Rose’s mom. Now THE NOT-SO-STINKY SKUNK (#3) she has a very important purpose: to rescue other animals in trouble. DOG DOG GOOSE (#4) September 29, 2020 Final Manuscripts Available THE NOT-SO-STINKY LOST LITTLE LEOPARD (#5) THE MISFIT DONKEY (#6) SKUNK (#3) February 23, 2021 On a camping trip with Maggie Rose’s dad, Lily gets sprayed by a Edited Manuscripts Available skunk. But the skunk has no stink! That means it can’t defend itself Fall 2020 against big animals. Can Lily find a way to help? It’s Lily to the rescue!

THE THREE BEARS (#7) FOXES IN A FIX (#8) July 6, 2021 DOG DOG GOOSE (#4) Edited Manuscripts Available A gaggle of orphaned baby geese think Lily is their mother. But they Spring 2021 need to learn how to fly. Can Lily find a way to teach them? It’s Lily to the rescue! Scott Miller

W. Bruce Cameron is the New York Times bestselling author of A DOG'S PURPOSE and A DOG’S JOURNEY. He lives in California. Visit his website at brucecameron.com. 13 YING CHANG COMPESTINE Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s CHOP CHOP CHEF IN WUHAN Spring 2022 Like Alan Gratz’s popular novel REFUGEE, CHOP CHOP CHEF IN WUHAN Unedoted Manuscript is infused with high-stakes kid-appeal while also taking on several important Available Fall 2020 global social issues: the darkest times can bring out the best in people, no matter how bad things get, a person’s actions have the power to make a Trident: Translation difference, and most importantly, kids can make a major impact in the world. Alyssa Eisner Henkin Grieving over the death of her mother, and an outcast at school, thirteen- year-old Ling finds solace in cooking and playing computer games with her online friends. When her father, a well-known doctor, contracts the coronavirus while treating patients, Ling must face the crisis on her own in the quarantined city of Wuhan. Wanting to help, Ling forms a volunteer group. They practice cooking on Chop Chop Chef, a multiplayer video game, and use the skills they learn to assist the adult chefs, cooking for the medical staff. When Ling becomes Chef Ma’s sous chef and she learns new cooking skills as well as the principles of Chinese medicine that use food as medicine for healing.

When Chef Ma becomes injured, Ling leads her group to take charge of one of the cooking stations. They cook recipes that they had practiced in Chop Chop Chef and venture around the city in homemade protective gear—construction goggles, masks, and raincoats—delivering food to the needy. Can Ling avoid contracting the virus, gain the respect of her peers, and use her healing food to aid her father’s recovery?

Traditional recipes from Wuhan, otherwise known for being the foodie capital of China, are interspersed throughout the proposal and showcase the mouthwatering food creations that Ying shares on her popular social media platforms.

Ying Chang Compestine is a leading national authority on Asian culture and cuisine, award-winning author, sought-after speaker and educator, and former food editor for Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine. She is the multi-talented author of 20 books, including the highly acclaimed novel about her life growing up in Wuhan, China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, which received over 30 national awards, and has been included in school syllabi globally. She is the host of the popular cooking show New Ideas for Delicious Meals on Phoenix TV. Ying graduated from Central China Normal University with a degree in English, then earned her Master's in Sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her keen interest in cuisine has led her to weave food into all of her writing--including cookbooks, novels, and picture books. She lives in California with her husband and son. 14 MEREDITH DAVIS and Scholastic Focus Ocotber 1, 2019 REBEKA UWITONZE Edited Manuscript Available HER OWN TWO FEET: Trident: UK & Translation A Rwandan Girl's Brave Fight to Walk

Alyssa Eisner Henkin HER OWN TWO FEET offers a story of hope and resilience in the face of hardship for a Rwandan girl.

At a very young age, Rebeka Uwitonze taught herself to walk on the tops of her feet. But she knew that as she grew older, her twisted feet wouldn’t be able to hold her weight and she would go back to living life on the red-dirt ground of Rwanda.

In 2012, when Rebeka was nine years old, she left Rwanda and came to Texas to undergo life-altering surgery on her club feet. The surgery ensured that she could walk for the rest of her life. Meredith Davis, her husband, Clay, and their three kids hosted Rebeka for nearly a year as she endured over forty hospital visits for casting, surgery, and physical therapy.

Clay Davis met Rebeka and her family while leading a business training seminar in Rwanda. When Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin, Texas agreed to treat her, the Davis family was asked if Rebeka could live with them, and the answer was an emphatic “yes.” It was in many ways a dream come true for the Uwitonze family to have their daughter treated at one of the best hospitals in the world. But it was also a huge culture shock for Rebeka to live with strangers and experience everything from indoor plumbing to trick-or-treating to a trampoline (like a giant fishing net, stretched tight). Rwawnda and her own family were all she’d ever known. In America, she would learn to read, learn to suffer and persevere through painful surgeries, and learn how to walk again on her own two feet.

Praise for HER OWN TWO FEET Nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Literature for Youth/Teens

"The authors sensitively convey Uwitonze’s wealth of strength through adversity and the familial love—from both her own family and her American host family—that helped her navigate her experience.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

A stunning debut about hope, perseverance, and what becomes possible when you take a risk." -- Junior Library Guild, Winter 2020 selection o "This book deserves a place in every library. It is a testimony to the power of faith and perseverance." -- Patricia S. Brown, Educational Reviewer, School Library Connection

Meredith Davis lives in Austin, Texas, where she started the local chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She has a degree in writing for children from Vermont College of Fine Arts. This is her first book. You can find her online at meredithldavis.com.

Rebeka Uwitonze lives in Rwanda, where she loves her family, friends, ripe mangoes, and good stories. This is also her first book.

15 ESI EDUGYAN HarperCollins Canada GARDEN OF LOST SOCKS TBD 2022 Two-time Giller Prize-winner Esi Edugyan’s picture book debut Manuscript Available about a young girl who finds friendship and magic in her vibrant and February 2021 diverse community Trident: UK & Translation Akosua was always told she was too nosy. Her parents loved her very much, but she always seemed to find trouble. Ellen Levine “Trouble isn’t what I find!” said Akosua. “I’m an Exquirologist. What I find is lost things.”

This big-hearted picture book debut from one of Canada’s brightest literary stars follows Akosua, a budding exquirologist, as she finds both a new friend and a remarkable magic world hidden right in her very own community.

Praise for Washington Black: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018 Winner of the Giller Prize Finalist for the Carnegie Medal and the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize Longlisted For The Walter Scott Prize 2019 New York Times Top Ten Book of the Year 2018 Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 2019

“Extraordinary. . . . Edugyan is a magical writer.” —The Washington Post

“A daring work of empathy and imagination.” —The New York Times Book Review

“An inspiring story of freedom and self¬discovery.” —Time

“Lush, exhilarating.” —The New Yorker

“Edugyan has created a wonder of an adventure story, powered by the helium of fantasy, but also by the tender sensibility of its aspiring young hero.” —NPR

“WASHINGTON BLACK’s presence in these pages is fierce and unsettling.” —Colm Toibin, The New York Times Book Review

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the University of Victoria, Esi Edugyan was raised in Calgary, Alberta. She is the author of The Second Life of Samuel Tyne, Half-Blood Blues, Dreaming of Elsewhere, and Washington Black, which was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers’ Trust, and Man Booker Prizes, and won the 2018 Scotiabank Giller Prize. She has held fellowships in the US, Scotland, Iceland, Germany, Hungary, Finland, Spain, and Belgium. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.

16 POLLY FARQUHAR Holiday House February 4, 2020 ITCH Edited Manuscript Available A middle grade debut for Trident: UK & Translation readers who loved Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Fish in a Alyssa Eisner Henkin Tree and Jack Cheng's See You in the Cosmos

Told with piercing humor and quirky insight into the inner workings of sixth grade, this is the story of Itch, aka Isaac Fitch, and the lengths a kid will go to fit in in middle school.

After a tornado tears the cafeteria roof off like a band-aid, Isaac’s sixth-grade year is off to a rough start—particularly because he can’t do fractions, and his mother has left for a two-month trip to China. Plus, Isaac is still getting used to a new school where everyone calls him Itch because he has idiopathic angioedema. That’s a thing that makes him want to scratch all over and that he doesn’t even know how to control.

At least he has his job at the pheasant farm, and the guys at school and Sydney to hang out with when he’s not working. But when trading school lunches goes wrong and Sydney gets rushed away in an ambulance, Isaac knows it’s his fault. When you suddenly don’t have any friends, would you do anything— even things that are wrong—to get them back?

The novel offers an insightful and relatable look at just how hard it can be to fit in in sixth grade, and at the ultimate cost of being anything but true to ourselves.

Praise for ITCH

 Junior Library Guild selection

“This meditative #ownvoices read refreshingly treats chronic illness as just one of life’s myriad complexities” — Kirkus (starred review)

"A heartwarming story that encompasses serious issues such as bullying, chronic illness, and peer pressure while navigating the awkward years of middle school." — School Library Journal (starred review)

Polly Farquhar earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Ohio State University, and her short stories have been published in literary magazines such as Prairie Schooner and the Mid-American Review. She is also the recipient of two Individual Artists Grants from the Ohio Arts Council. Polly resides with her husband and young daughters in the Columbus, Ohio area. Like Itch, Polly has an idiopathic angioedema and her daughters have managed life-threatening food allergies.

17 MELISSA FOLEY I AM CONFIDENT, BRAVE I AM CONFIDENT, BRAVE & BEAUTIFUL & BEAUTIFUL Trident: UK & Translation A COLORING BOOK FOR GIRLS A Coloring Book for Girls Independently Published Over 450,000 copies sold! Final Manuscript Available

This groundbreaking coloring book is A PROJECT BOOK FOR GIRLS all about building a girl’s confidence, Proposal & Sample Pages Available imagination, and spirit. The 22+ coloring pages encourage girls to Alyssa Eisner Henkin think beyond social conventions and inspire conversations with adults about what it really means to be confident, brave, and beautiful.

The whimsical black-and-white line drawings explore concepts like bravery, beauty, strength, creativity, independence and more. This positive, educational, and and fun book is designed to build confidence in girls age 3-8, while giving them an opportunity to express themselves creatively. Studies have shown that coloring books can combat stereotypes and positively impact girls’ interest in things like science, making I AM CONFIDENT, BRAVE & BEAUTIFUL a great gift for any girl.

A Project Book for Girls In the wake of the #metoo movement, Melissa Foley’s I AM CONFIDENT, BRAVE & BEAUTIFUL: A PROJECT BOOK is more important than ever. Part guided journal and part coloring book, with the feminist bent of She Persisted and the uplifting spirit of The Wonderful Things You Will Be, this project book goes further than its coloring book predecessor by using mindfulness, project-based learning and maker education techniques to nourish a girl’s spirit. Girls ages 6-9 will be empowered to celebrate their intrinsic worth, to take charge of their own narrative, and to be curious, brave, and independent. Each spread features a statement that serves as both affirmation and prompt so that a girl can write and draw about her own experience. For example, one spread reads, “I am Brave: I keep moving forward even when I am afraid,” and provides space for a girl to write about a time when she decided to be brave. The #metoo and the modern women’s movements have mobilized a wave of caregivers eager to build up the young girls in their lives by telling them their stories matter and helping them to process their emotions in a positive, healthy way. Melissa’s early success is a testament to the need for books like hers, and her new book answers this call.

Melissa Foley is the creator of the bestselling I AM CONFIDENT, BRAVE, AND BEAUTIFUL: A COLORING BOOK FOR GIRLS, which, has sold over 450,000 copies on Amazon and is routinely the top of its categories and in the top 50 books overall on Amazon.com. Target recently approached Melissa and they plan to make the coloring book available across the US in their stores early 2021. Melissa’s company Hopscotch Girls aims to make it easier for mothers, grandmothers and youth group leaders to support the next generation of girls with products designed to lift them up. Before founding Hopscotch Girls, Melissa spent 10+ years working for social change by working with activists and students to help them utilize media in order to realize their full potential as changemakers. She is also the mother of a young girl. 18 GARY GHISLAIN THE GOOLZ NEXT DOOR series Boyd Mills Press THE MALLOW MARSH Trident: UK & Translation MONSTER (#2) A BAD NIGHT FOR BULLIES (#1) Twelve-year-old Harold and his quirky neighbors contend with a March 2018 legendary monster that lives in the nearby Mallow Marsh. Immediately Edited Manuscript Available picking up where A BAD NIGHT FOR BULLIES left off, Harold is now an official member of the Goolz team. A set of twins has come to the THE MALLOW MARSH Goolz for help in finding their missing mother, whom they believe has MONSTER (#2) been taken by the monster rumored to live in the Mallow Marsh. When May 5, 2020 the (very real) monster bites Harold, his bizarre symptoms cause him to Edited Manuscript Available fear he is transforming into a monster himself. Then Suzie is taken, and it's up to Harold and Ilona to save her, prevent the formation of future THE BOX OF NIGHTMARES (#3) marsh monsters, and stop Harold's own frightening transformation. October 2020 Unedited Manuscript Available THE BOX OF Italy: Giunti NIGHTMARES (#3) France: Seuil Harold couldn’t have dreamt of a better life—he is in Paris with Ilona Goolz (his kinda-sorta girlfriend) and her younger sister, the fierce Ellen Levine & Alexa Stark Suzie. But when they return to the hotel to regroup with their parents, they can’t find them anywhere and, even weirder, they can’t remember being separated from them in the first place. The last thing they remember is Suzie trying out her father's strange new dream machine, back home. Harold, Ilona and Suzie realize that they are trapped in an imaginary city entirely controlled by the horrific Heart Snatcher—a wordless boogeyman that enjoys toying with their fears. They need to collect clues, solve riddles and navigate out of this terrifying maze before the Heart Snatcher gets to them and, well, snatches their hearts. Praise for A BAD NIGHT FOR BULLIES (#1):

 Winner of the TALENT CULTURA JEUNESSE 2018 literary prize and the DIMOITOU 2018 prize

“[A] fast-paced supernatural jaunt…Younger middle grade readers looking for something spooky without too much gore will snatch this up.” — School Library Journal

“Ghislain's creative imagination allows [the] first- person account of the paranormal activities to shine…As this first book ends, readers know the trio is set for another gross, spine-tingling adventure.” — Booklist

Gary Ghislain is the author of HOW I STOLE JOHNNY DEPP’S ALIEN GIRLFRIEND. He grew up between Paris and the French Riviera. After obtaining a master's degree in literature and linguistics at the University of Paris 8, he packed his passport, a few reasonably clean T-shirts, and his beloved Converse shoes, and headed out to travel the world, work odd jobs, and write young adult novels. He now lives in Antibes on the French Riviera, enjoying the sun and the sea while working on his novels. 19 ALEJANDRA GREEN (AREY) Katherine Tegen Books and FANNY RODRIGUEZ (FY) November 17, 2020 FANTASTIC TALES OF NOTHING Edited Manuscript Available

In the first book of this full-color Trident: UK & Translation fantasy graphic novel series filled with Mexico: HarperCollins humor and hijinks, the fate of the land México of Nothing hinges on Nathan and an Spain: HarperCollins Ibérica unlikely team of magical beings to save the day. Mark Gottlieb Welcome to Nothing! Despite its name, this is a fantastic land where humans and magical volken coexist peacefully—at least they try . . .

This is the tale of Nathan, an ordinary human (or so he thinks) living an ordinary life (or so he wishes). Everything changes when he meets Haven, a mysterious creature who is neither human nor volken. Oh, and the two of them are being chased by volken mercenaries—a grumpy wolf named Bardou and a delightful crow named Sina.

Nathan soon learns he has mysterious powers, even though humans aren’t supposed to have magic. But there’s no time to dwell on that because this discovery sets the group on a perilous quest across windswept terrain, through haunted forests, and in ancient tombs. Nathan and his unlikely friends must prevent an impending war and defeat a dark evil to save their land.

No pressure, of course. If they fail, everything will turn into, well . . . nothing.

Praise for FANTASTIC TALES OF NOTHING

"[Green and Rodriguez] depict familiar fantasy settings (enchanted forest, seaside town) with a cinematic sensibility (think a tactile, immersive Studio Ghibli film), bringing their world to life with magnificent lighting and quality." —School Library Journal

“Loaded with humor and thrilling magical combat…strong characters and intriguing worldbuilding make for a gratifying hero’s journey…It may be Nothing, but this adventure’s really something.” —Kirkus

Alejandra Green / Arey: Concept Artist and Animator from Northwest Mexico. Patience in the flesh, lover of the sea, surfer of whales (she denies this).

Fanny Rodriguez / Fy: Graphic/UI Designer and Illustrator from Northeast Mexico. Never sleeps, mountain enthusiast, weird taste in music (she won’t deny this).

20 NINA HAMZA Two-Book, Six-Figure Deal  HarperCollins Children’s Publishers AHMED AZIZ’S EPIC YEAR Summer 2021

Edited Manuscript Available Fall 2020 Ahmed Aziz is having an epic year— epically bad. His family moved from Trident: UK & Translation Hawaii to Minnesota for his father’s liver treatment, and even though Alyssa Eisner Henkin it’s where his dad grew up, Ahmed couldn’t imagine a more terrible place to live—not that anyone asked him.

Being the new kid is tough, especially because Ahmed is the only brown- skinned student in a sea of white. But over the course of the school year, Ahmed—a champion underachiever—surprises himself by reading the three assigned books for his English class: Holes, Bridge to Terabithia, and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Even more surprising, he doesn’t hate the books. If he can just get the school bully to leave him alone, Ahmed might start to warm to Minnesota. It helps that Ahmed is learning more about his uncle, who died young.

This is a hilarious debut with an unforgettable main character about forging new friendships, uncovering painful family secrets, and losing, and—finding—yourself in a good book.

Nina Hamza is a physician who resides with her family in Minneapolis, where she occasionally writes for The Chicago Tribune and The Star Tribune about her experiences as a Muslim and an immigrant. AHMED AZIZ’S EPIC YEAR is her debut novel.

21 LAWRENCE HILL HarperCollins Canada BEATRICE AND CROC HARRY February 2022 Unedited Manuscript Available Fall 2020 The debut children’s novel of one of Canada’s most celebrated authors

Once upon a time, in the wild and magic Forest of Argilia, which was so gargantuan Trident: UK & Translation that you could walk for days in any direction and not reach the border, every conceivable fish, bird, mammal and reptile coexisted, and any creature witha Ellen Levine beating heart could communicate with any other.

In the house built high up in the biggest fig tree in the forest, a girl named Beatrice lived alone.

So begins the adventure of a brave and resilient young girl and her search for identity and belonging in bestselling author Lawrence Hill’s middle-grade debut. Though Beatrice cannot recall how or why she arrived in Argilia, something within her knows that beyond this forest she has a family who are waiting for her to return.

Just beyond her treehouse door lives Beatrice’s most unlikely ally, the enormous and mercurial King Crocodile Croc Harry, who just may have a secret of his own. But as they form an uneasy peace and work towards their common goal, Beatrice and Croc Harry will learn more about their forest home than they ever could have imagined. And what they learn about themselves may destroy Beatrice’s chances of returning forever.

Lawrence Hill is the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of The Book of Negroes, which was made into a six-part TV mini-series, and The Illegal, which won CBC’s Canada Reads and was a #1 national bestseller. His previous novels, Some Great Thing and Any Known Blood, also became national bestsellers. Hill’s non-fiction work includes Blood: The Stuff of Life, the subject of his 2013 Massey Lectures, and Black Berry, Sweet Juice, a memoir about growing up black and white in Canada. Lawrence Hill volunteers with Crossroads International, the Black Loyalist Heritage Society and Project Bookmark Canada. He lives with his family in Hamilton, Ontario, and Woody Point, Newfoundland.

22 RORY HUFF and BRYAN MADGE Month9Books **Three-Book Deal** THE PRINCE AND THE PRINCE AND THE GOBLIN (#1) September 29, 2020 THE GOBLIN

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THE SERPENT AND THE GOBLIN (#2)

THE SORCERER AND THE GOBLIN (#3)

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Mark Gottlieb

Readers have always loved tales of brave heroes who set out on quests to save good from evil. But what if that classic storyline were told from the perspective of the sidekick, not the hero? And what if that sidekick were a creature usually on the wrong side of the war between good and evil—a goblin?

THE PRINCE AND THE GOBLIN tells the story of a book-loving goblin who inadvertently becomes the sidekick to a heroic young prince out to save his kingdom from an evil sorcerer and his minions— namely, the rest of goblin-kind!

This is a quirky twist on the children’s fantasy genre, aimed primarily at readers ages 9-12. Fans of William Alexander’s Goblin Secrets and Andrew Chilton’s The Goblin Puzzle will cherish this book, the first of three illustrated middle grade novels with stunning artwork by the authors.

Rory Huff and Bryan Madge are animators by profession, working as directors, story artists, and designers for clients such as Disney, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, and Cartoon Network. After a decade of telling other people’s stories, they've decided to share some of their own.

23 MICHELE WEBER HURWITZ Random House Children's Books HELLO FROM RENN LAKE May 26, 2020 Edited Manuscript Available The environmental activism of Hoot meets the summer friendship Trident: UK & Translation of Lemons in this heartfelt story about community, conservation, Alyssa Eisner Henkin and standing up for the things you love.

It's summer in Wisconsin, which means twelve-year-old Annalise is helping out at her parents' lakeside cabins. Annalise has always had a special relationship with Renn Lake. She was abandoned near it as a baby; as a toddler, she discovered that she could hear Renn's voice. Growing up, the lake has been the place where she goes when she needs reassurance.

This summer, Annalise's little sister dreams of becoming an actress instead of helping out around the cabins. And Annalise's best friend is on babysitting duty. But there's Zack, a boy staying at the cabins, who always carries a science book and a magnifying glass. Then Renn tells Annalise that she doesn't feel well. There's a small patch of green among the reeds, and a fish washes up dead.

The patch quickly grows into a toxic algae bloom. No one can go in the water, and Annalise can't hear her beloved Renn. Reservations at the cabins are canceled, and the family's livelihood is at stake. Annalise teams up with her friends to save the lake.

The story is told by two narrators—Annalise and Renn Lake.

Praise for HELLO FROM RENN LAKE

"An earnest and disarming tale of human and environmental caring.” —Kirkus

“Intertwined with Renn’s unique narration and a meaningful human-nature connection, Hurwitz’s book intersperses scientific facts about algae blooms and pollution with a story of activism and nature appreciation.” —Publishers Weekly

“A meaningful and endearing story in this time when our planet needs us the most. A must-read.” —Graham Salisbury, author of Banjo and the award-winning Under the Blood-Red Sun

““With great poignancy and a gentle hand, HELLO FROM RENN LAKE illuminates the deep connection between people and nature. Michele Weber Hurwitz’s message is both tender and bold: Kids possess the initiative, courage and pluck to combat the impacts of global warming and take care of the natural world.” —Ami Polonsky, author of Gracefully Grayson and Threads

Michele Weber Hurwitz is the author of THE SUMMER I SAVED THE WORLD…IN 65 DAYS, ETHAN MARCUS STANDS UP, and ETHAN MARCUS MAKES HIS MARK. Her books have been nominated for state reading awards. Michele lives in Chicago with her husband and three children. Besides writing, her favorite things in the world are walking and eating chocolate (not at the same time). 24 Candlewick Press JENNIFER RICHARD JACOBSON

CRASHING IN LOVE CRASHING IN LOVE March 2021 Determined to say goodbye to her best friend before she leaves for the summer, thirteen-year-old Peyton nearly crashes her bike into a boy lying Edited Manuscript Available in the middle of a winding seaside road, knocked unconscious by a hit- Fall 2020 and-run driver. She helps get him to the hospital and begins to wonder if he is destined to be her first boyfriend. This summer is, after all, the summer Trident: UK & Translation of her and her best friend’s first boyfriends (so they’ve determined).

THE DOLLAR KIDS But as she visits the hospital during his recovery, and as she starts doing August 7, 2018 some investigating alongside her journalist mother about who the hit-and- run driver could be, she starts meeting people and discovering clues as to Edited Manuscript Available what really caused his accident. And then there’s another boy, Jax, who she keeps running into around town… Trident: Translation A sweet story of first summer love, CRASHING IN LOVE is also about Alyssa Eisner Henkin what motivates people to tell the truth—or hold back from telling a story that is not necessarily theirs to tell.

THE DOLLAR KIDS Twelve-year-old Lowen Grover, a budding comic-book artist, is still reeling from the shooting death of his friend Abe when he stumbles across an article about a former mill town giving away homes for just one dollar. It not only seems like the perfect escape from Flintlock and all of the awful memories associated with the city, but an opportunity for his mum to run her very own business. Fortunately, his family is willing to give it a try. But is the Dollar Program too good to be true? The homes are in horrible shape, and the locals are less than welcoming. Will Millville and the dollar house be the answer to the Grovers’ troubles? Or will they find they’ve traded one set of problems for another? THE DOLLAR KIDS is a heart-tugging novel about guilt and grief, family and friendship, and, above all, community.

Praise for THE DOLLAR KIDS: “A rich, thoughtful exploration of individual and community resilience.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Jacobson confronts loss and new beginnings in this potent and affirming novel… a compelling portrait of community and rebirth.” — Publishers Weekly

“The comic book artwork by Ryan Andrews is an outlet for Lowen, and helps readers work through his grief with him. A great middle grade book for realistic fiction readers.” — Mom Read It

Jennifer Richard Jacobson is the author of several books for children and young adults, including the middle-grade novels SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT, PAPER THINGS, THE DOLLAR KIDS, as well as the picture book THIS IS MY ROOM! (NO TIGERS ALLOWED). SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT was a winner of the Gold Fiction Award from Parents’ Choice, a Maine Lupine Young Adult Award winner and was selected for the HornBook Summer Reading List. Jennifer currently lives in Cumberland, Maine. 25 CHOW HON LAM Independently Published BUDDY GATOR Winter 2020 It's Great To Have You Around Unedited Manuscript Available Now Buddy Gator is a story of a heartwarming alligator and his friends. Trident: UK & Translation Promoting kindess and friendship, this little Gator is sure to capture your heart. Mark Gottlieb

Chow Hon Lam is an award winning illustrator. His first children's book "The Bold, Brave Bunny" was selected by Amazon as one of the Best children's books of 2020 so far. His work has also been featured on Fox News and Calgary Public Library Story Time program. THE MORNING TRIBE JULIAN LENNON and BART DAVIS On submission Unedited Manuscript THE MORNING TRIBE Available Fall 2021 The Morning Tribe features a pair of Trident: UK & Translation special twelve year-old twins, a boy and girl named Dusk and Dawn, who White Feather Flier Adventure series are members of an Amazon River Sky Pony Basin indigenous tribe fighting to Edited Manuscripts Available protect their homeland. Along with a Trident: UK & Translation mystical Shaman named Miro and a crew of other children and adults, they LOVE THE EARTH (#3) will fight fire and disease, ruthless April 22, 2019 oil companies, corporations bent on burning the land to create farms, HEAL THE EARTH (#2) corrupt government officials, and more. April 3, 2018 Through their story, readers will learn their customs, their intimate connection TOUCH THE EARTH (#1) to the land, the secrets of the jungle in April 11, 2017 which they reside, and the eternal spiritual beauty of the river that flows by their village and gives it life. Alyssa Eisner Henkin & Robert Gottlieb LOVE THE EARTH The third installment of Julian Lennon’s New York Times bestselling trilogy invites readers to jump aboard the White Feather Flier, a magical plane that can go wherever you want.This time, Lennon’s interactive book immerses children in a fun and unique journey where they are taught to show their love for the earth by cleaning garbage out of the ocean and building a school for young girls, among many other adventures. Readers are taught that “We are all one people: Humanity” and “We have one home: Planet Earth.”

Praise for the WHITE FEATHER FLIER ADVENTURE series: Narcos producer Gaumont to produce an animated television series based on these books

"I've always admired Julian Lennon's singing, because for all he has seen of the world, his melodies contain such childlike wonder...his words too. Buy this book, and his words turn into actions." — Bono

Julian Lennon is an accomplished musician, photographer, and actor. He founded The White Feather Foundation in 2007, which “embraces environmental and humanitarian issues and in conjunction with partners from around the world helps to raise funds for the betterment of all life, and to honor those who have truly made a difference”.

Bart Davis is the author of ten novels, five non-fiction books, two feature films, and a wide range of print articles. Most recently, Bart co-authored Black and White: The Way I See It, the autobiography of Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams, released by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster in 2014. 27 JANAE MARKS Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins FROM THE DESK OF Janury 14, 2020 ZOE WASHINGTON Edited Manuscript Available  Trident: Translation Sold in a Five-House Auction in UK: Chicken House Books a Two-Book, Six-Figure Deal (Scholastic)  Italy: Il Castoro

 Alexander Slater Winner of the 2017 Tassy Walden Award for New Voices in Children's Literature 

Zoe Washington never met her father; Marcus went to prison right before she was born. When she receives a letter from him on her twelfth birthday, it’s quite the surprise. Her mom always told her that Marcus was a liar, a monster. Now Zoe can’t stop thinking about his kind words, the way he calls her "Little Tomato," and how he wants to hear back from her—but only if she feels okay with that. Maybe Marcus isn’t so bad after all. As Zoe learns more about his history, the crime, and how the public, even a judge and jury, can make assumptions about black men like Marcus, she also discovers that during his trial Marcus’s lawyer never contacted one important alibi witness. Zoe is determined to learn the truth. And the only person around to help is her next-door neighbor and ex-best friend, Trevor. Maybe he also deserves a second chance. If Zoe and Trevor can confirm the alibi, then Marcus might really be innocent. But if they can’t, she has to face the possibility that her father really is a liar, and that their budding relationship is one big, fat lie, too. Praise for FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON:

"This powerful debut packs both depth and sweetness, tackling a tough topic in a sensitive, compelling way. An extraordinary, timely, must-read debut about love, family, friendship, and justice." — Kirkus (starred review)

"[An] exceptionally sweet debut... Marks tells this story of forgiveness and redemption in a way that will make sense to tween readers... Marks’ capable storytelling and engaging characters also combine into a wondrous confection of a book, full of heart and hope and promise" — Booklist (starred review)

"A smart, necessary, and hopeful middle grade debut that expertly balances a gentle, heartwarming tone with searing insight into systemic racism." — School Library Journal (starred review)

"Debut author Marks seamlessly weaves timely discussions about institutionalized racism into this uplifting and engaging story that packs an emotional punch. Zoe is a relatable tween, with friendship and familial frustrations that will resonate with readers." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Ghenet Myrthil, writing as Janae Marks, is a graduate of the Writing for Children MFA program at The New School. She worked for Simon & Schuster for seven years. She is also currently working on a young adult novel with book packager CAKE Literary. Check her out on Twitter at @JanaeMarksBooks.

28 Harper Collins J.W. OCKER August 17, 2021 THE SMASHED MAN Unedited Manuscript Available OF DREAD END The Babadook for middle grade Edited Manuscript Available readers April 2020 The girl stared at the dark asphalt under Trident: UK & Translation her feet. “Don’t go in the basement of your house at night.” She said it really fast, as if Alexander Slater she had been holding it in for hours. “Your little sister either.”

The spray-painted “R” on the DEAD END sign was the first thing to greet 12-year-old Noelle to her new neighborhood.

The second was the strange kid warning her of her own basement.

The third was the monster.

As Noelle learns, every basement on Totter Drive has a Smashed Man: A flat thing that oozes slowly through the wall cracks anytime a kid ventures down after dark. Ever feel like something’s watching you down there? It’s him. Can parents help? Of course not. Noelle wants to find out why. She wants to know what IT wants. She wants to know what happened to the kid who lived there before her.

And she has until the Smashed Man can make it all the way out of the wall.

Praise for J.W. Ocker's DEATH AND DOUGLAS

"Spooky! Hilarious! And beautifully written. Ocker's Death and Douglas now joins Bradbury's The Halloween Tree as an annual autumn read." —Jay Asher, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thirteen Reasons Why and Piper

"Ocker populates his eerie New England town with a memorable cast, and gives us a compelling hero in Douglas Mortimer. Kids and coffee-drinkers beware!" —Patrick Moody, author of The Gravedigger’s Son

"With the perfect balance of macabre and mystery, the ideal combination of horror and humor, the Ghastlies are bringing plenty of goosebumps and giggles for everyone!" —Brooks Benjamin, author of My Seventh Grade Life in Tights

J.W. Ocker is an Edgar Award-winning author and critically acclaimed children’s book horror writer.

29 R.J. PALACIO Knopf Books for Young Readers WHITE BIRD October 1, 2019 A Wonder Story First Print Run 250,000 Copies WHITE BIRD is an unforgettable graphic novel—a Edited Manuscript Available story of the power of kindness and unrelenting courage in a Trident: Translation time of war. UK: Random House Children's Publishers

In R. J. Palacio's bestselling Alyssa Eisner Henkin collection of stories AUGGIE & ME, which expands on the characters in WONDER, readers were introduced to Julian's grandmother, Grandmère. Here, Palacio makes her graphic novel debut with Grandmère's heartrending story: how she, a young Jewish girl, was hidden by a family in a Nazi-occupied French village during World War II; and how the boy she and her classmates once shunned became her savior and best friend.

Sara's harrowing experience movingly demonstrates the power of kindness to change hearts, build bridges, and even save lives. As Grandmère tells Julian, "It always takes courage to be kind, but in those days, such kindness could cost you everything." With poignant symbolism and gorgeous artwork that brings Sara's story out of the past and cements it firmly in this moment in history, WHITE BIRD is sure to captivate anyone who was moved by the message of WONDER or its blockbuster movie adaptation.

WHITE BIRD has been sold in: Brazil: Intrinseca; Faroe Islands: Bokadeild Foroya Laerarafelags; Greece: Papadopoulos; Israel: Kinneret; Italy: Giunti; Korea: Booknbean; Poland: Albatros; Romania: Art Grup Editorial; Russia: Pink Giraffe; Spain: Ediciones La Campana (Catalan), Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial (Spanish); Turkey: Pegasus; UK: Random House Children's Publishers

Praise for WHITE BIRD

Winner of the Sydney Taylor Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries  “A must-read graphic novel that is both heart-rending and beautifully hopeful.” — Kirkus (starred review)

“Palacio, a confident storyteller, has crafted a work whose classroom-friendly packaging belies a gripping human story.” — Publishers Weekly

“[WHITE BIRD] tells the hardest truths with honesty and calm (so that young readers can hear them). R.J. Palacio brings to life the nature of heroism and the real risks we face today.” — Meg Medina, Newbery award-winning author of Mercy Suarez Changes Gears

“So much beauty and sorrow and power in WHITE BIRD...With dreamlike, eloquent art and a superb story RJ Palacio crafts something rare, superb, timely, and timeless.” — Mark Siegal New York Times bestselling author and editorial director of First, Second, a graphic novel imprint of Macmillan

R. J. Palacio lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, two sons, and two dogs (Bear and Beau). Her debut novel, WONDER, has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012, and has millions of copies worldwide. The book’s message of kindness has inspired the Choose Kind movement, and has been embraced by readers, young and old, around the world.

30 R.J. PALACIO Random House Children’s Books WONDER Trident: Translation 365 DAYS OF WONDER Alyssa Eisner Henkin AUGGIE & ME WE'RE ALL WONDERS WONDER JOURNAL

Over 15 million copies sold worldwide

Sold in 52 languages

Eight years on the New York Times bestsellers list

Major Motion Picture Starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay grossed $294 million worldwide

31 LOUIS SACHAR Sideways Stories series #4 HarperCollins Children's WAYSIDE SCHOOL BENEATH March 3, 2020

THE CLOUD OF DOOM Edited Manuscript Available For the first time in twenty-five years, Wayside School is back in session in this brand-new, Trident: Translation fourth installment in the perennially beloved UK: Bloomsbury and bestselling series by Newbery Medal- China: Thinkingdom winning author Louis Sachar. Korea: Changbi

Welcome back to Wayside School! Your favorite Ellen Levine students and teachers are all here. That includes Sharie, who loves her striped-and-spotted umbrella more than anything; Kathy, who has a bad case of oppositosis; Jason, who has to read the longest book in the world; and the rest of Mrs. Jewls’s class on the thirtieth floor, who are busily collecting toenail clippings.

Everyone is scrambling to prepare for the all-important Ultimate Test, but meanwhile, there is a mysterious Cloud of Doom looming above them…

More than fifteen million readers in the U.S. have laughed at the clever and hilarious stories of Wayside School. So what are you waiting for? Come visit Wayside School!

Louis Sachar has been published in: Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplifed and Complex), Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Portuguese (in both Portugal and Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, UK, Vietnamese, and Welsh HOLES film rights:Phoenix Pictures/Walden Media distributed by Disney

Praise for WAYSIDE SCHOOL BENEATH THE CLOUD OF DOOM “Rejoice! 25 years later, Wayside School is still in session, and the children in Mrs. Jewls' 30th-floor classroom haven't changed a bit… Ordinary kids in an extraordinary setting: still a recipe for bright achievements and belly laughs.”— Kirkus (starred review)

"Sachar’s snappy comedic stride doesn’t miss a beat... Into the regaling levity, Sachar characteristically slips worthy nuggets about the rewards of kindness and friendship." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"An unbeatable read-aloud option for early middle-grade audiences." —Booklist

"After 40 years, Wayside School is still a delight. It still tickles the funny bone with the most ridiculous scenarios." —School Library Journal

"With its gonzo humor, nonsensical non sequiturs, and mysterious mustachioed grownups, Wayside School fans should eat this up (spaghetti and feetballs, anyone?)." —Horn Book Magazine

Louis Sachar is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller HOLES, which won the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, and the Christopher Award, as well as STANLEY YELNATS’ SURVIVAL GUIDE TO CAMP, which was a Weekly Best Book, a Parents’ Choice Gold Award recipient, and an ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book. His books for younger readers include THERE’S A BOY IN THE GIRLS’ BATHROOM, THE BOY WHO LOST HIS FACE, DOGS DON’T TELL JOKES, and the Marvin Redpost series, among many others. 32 SUMMER RACHEL SHORT A Maggie And Nate Mystery series THE MUTANT MUSHROOM *Two-Book Deal* Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers TAKEOVER "Packed to the gills with fun.” Trident: UK & Translation —Kirkus Reviews THE MUTANT MUSHROOM Stranger Things meets The TAKEOVER (#1) Miscalculations of Lightning September 22, 2020 Girl in this lightly spooky debut about Maggie, an aspiring young Edited Manuscript Available naturalist, and her YouTuber best friend, Nate, who use their smarts UNTITLED MAGGIE AND and science to solve the mystery NATE MYSTER #2 behind a mutant fungus that’s threatening the town. Edited Manuscript Available Fall 2020 Ever since Magnolia Stone’s scientist dad left Shady Pines to Alyssa Eisner Henkin find a new job, Maggie’s been stuck in her gramma’s mobile home with her grumpy older brother, Ezra. Now she’s on a mission to put her family back together by winning the Vitaccino Junior Naturalist Merit Award.

When Maggie and her best friend, Nate, a wannabe YouTube star and alien conspiracy theorist, scout out a rare bioluminescent fungus, Maggie is certain she’s a shoo-in to win. But after animals around town start sprouting unusual growths and Ezra develops a bluish glow and hacking cough, Maggie wonders what they’ve really stumbled onto.

As things in Shady Pines become stranger and more dangerous, and conversations with her dad get complicated, Maggie must use her scientific smarts and Nate’s impressive knowledge of all things spooky to put things back in order and prevent these peculiar glowing mushrooms from taking over their home.

Summer Rachel Short lives in north Texas with her husband, three kids, and their Maine Coon cat, Emme. Before spinning tales about mutant mushrooms, she worked as a science reporter for her university’s newspaper, where she wrote on topics including nanotech tweezers, poultry farm pollution, and the nighttime habits of spiders and snakes. Summer can often be found exploring new places with her family and dreaming up ideas for her next book. Learn more at SRachelShort.com.

33 CLAIRE SWINARSKI HarperCollins WHAT HAPPENS NEXT May 19, 2020 **Sold in a Four-House Auction in a Two-Book, Six-Figure Deal**

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This was just light from stars that had already died…We see those stars, and we pretend they’re there, but they’re not. We’re looking at ashes.

Can a star be put back in the sky even after it’s fallen? In this heartfelt, entertaining, and accessible middle grade novel perfect for fans of The Truth About Jellyfish, one girl makes it her summer mission to find out.

Astronomy-obsessed Abby McCourt should be thrilled about the solar eclipse her small town of Moose Junction is about to witness, but she’s not. After her older sister Blair was sent away for treatment for an eating disorder, Abby has been in a funk. Desperate to dull the pain her sister’s absence has left, she teams up with a visiting astronomer, Dr. Leo Lacamoire, to help track down his long-lost telescope. Though this is supposed take Abby’s mind off the distance between her and Blair, what she finds may bring her closer to her sister than she ever thought possible.

Claire Swinarski was born and raised in Wisconsin, where she still lives with her husband and two kids. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Milwaukee Magazine, and many others. She posts about books, babies, and boating at @whatclairesaw on Instagram and thinks wandering around a library can solve 95% of life’s problems. 34 MIKAILA ULMER G.P. Putnam's Sons/ Penguin Young Readers A middle grade memoir and indroduction to entrepreneurship from MIkaila Group BEE FEARLESS: Ulmer, a fifteen year-old lemonade CEO August 25, 2020 DREAM LIKE A KID and one of TIME Magazine’s Top 30 Most Influential Teens Edited Manuscript Available When Mikaila Ulmer was four, she was stung by a bee–twice in one week! She UK & Translation Trident: was terrified of going outside, so her parents encouraged her to learn more Alyssa Eisner Henkin about bees so she wouldn’t be afraid. It worked. Mikaila didn’t just learn what an important role bees play in our ecosystem, but she also learned bees are endangered, and set out to save them. She started by selling cups of lemonade in front of her house and donating the small proceeds to organizations dedicated to bee conservation. When she realized the more lemonade she sold, the more bees she could help, Me & the Bees Lemonade was born. Now, she sells her lemonade across the country. From meetings with Fortune 500 CEOs, to securing a deal on Shark Tank, to even visiting the Obama White House, Mikaila’s lemonade and passion for bee conservation have taken her far.

In BEE FEARLESS, part memoir, part business guide, Mikaila–now fifteen–shares her personal journey and special brand of mindful entrepreneurship and offers helpful tips and guidance for young readers interested in pursuing their own ventures, instilling in them the bee-lief that they can bee fearless and achieve their dreams too. Praise for BEE FEARLESS

"Her growth is inspiring, her story is fascinating, and her wisdom is priceless for young entrepreneurs. Gift this to every aspiring and beginning entrepreneur; they will thank you.” — Kirkus (starred review)

“BEE FEARLESS is equal parts memoir and business playbook—and exactly what tweens and their parents need right now....Sheis wise beyond her years and reminds us all that making a beeline to follow your business dreams is never a bad idea.” —Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and founder of LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org

“Mikaila is one of the most impressive entrepreneurs I’ve had the privilege to meet...By sharing her story and inspiring readers of all ages to pursue their dreams with passion, the world will be a better place.” —Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

A memoir and how-to guide with heart. Readers of any age will appreciate Ulmer's ingenuity and harness the strength they need to create and innovate.” —School Library Journal

Mikaila Ulmer is the founder and CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade. Using her great-granny Helen’s flaxseed honey lemonade recipe, Mikaila launched her business from her homein Austin, Texas, in 2009. After landing a deal with Daymond John on Shark Tank, her lemonade is now sold in grocery stores across the country. In 2018, Mikaila launched her Healthy Hive Foundation, and 10 percent of the net profits from the sale of her lemonade goes to saving our honey bees. 35 JAIMAL YOGIS Parallax Press/Penguin MOP RIDES THE WAVES OF LIFE: Random House A Story of Mindfulness and Surfing Trident: UK & Translation If only life could be like surfing! Having "funny" hair and being embarrassed in school is hard, MOP RIDES THE but when little surfer Mop studies the lessons of WAVES OF LIFE the waves—breathing, letting the bad waves go June 30, 2020 by, and riding the good ones—he learns how to Edited Manuscript bring the mindfulness and joy of surfing into his Available whole life. MOP RIDES THE STORY BY Jaimal Yogis

ILLUSTRATED BY Matthew Allen Celebrated San Francisco surfer-journalist-dad WAVES OF CHANGE Jaimal Yogis teaches 4-8 year olds timeless Spring 2021 beach wisdom with the story of Mop, a sensitive Edited Manuscript and fun-loving kid who just wants to be in the Available. Art Available ocean. December 2020

Going to school and navigating classmates can be hard—but all that goes away Mark Gottlieb when little surfer Mop paddles out in the waves. With a few tips from his clever mom, Mop studies the wisdom of the water and learns to bring it into his life on land: taking deep breaths, letting the tough waves pass, and riding the good ones all the way. With newfound awareness and courage, Mop heads back to land—and school—to surf the waves of life. MOP RIDES THE WAVES OF CHANGE MOP RIDES THE WAVES OF CHANGE is about a child who learns feelings are like the ocean—always changing—and in surfing life, even beneath the darkest of waves, there is always a way to find inner-peace. If only life could be like surfing! Having "funny" hair and being embarrassed in school is hard, but when little surfer Mop studies the lessons of the waves—breathing, letting the bad waves go by, and riding the good ones—he learns how to bring the mindfulness and joy of surfing into his whole life.

Praise for MOP RIDES THE WAVES OF LIFE

“Our minds can be as peaceful or as wild as the seas. Mop is a perfect cool character to introduce children (and overgrown children) to mindfulness so they learn to turn wipeouts into opportunities.” —Robert Thurman, author of Man of Peace: The Illustrated Biography of the Dalai Lama of Tibet

"The Waves of Life are never easy to ride but these are our waves. They are waves we must ride because they're a part of us. No one can ride our waves for us. Embrace the process and the ride becomes smoother and sweeter."—Gerry Lopez, aka Mr. Pipeline, pioneering surfer

“What if every kid on the planet understood and had access to their blue mind? Mop, Jaimal, and Matthew are making the world healthier one wave at a time.” —Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, author of Blue Mind

Jaimal Yogis is a San Francisco-based writer whose work has been internationally praised and translated into numerous languages. Saltwater Buddha was made into a feature documentary film and all three of Jaimal’s books are currently in development for a major television series with Hivemind Entertainment. Jaimal’s award-winning articles have appeared in The Atlantic, ESPN Magazine, The Washington Post and many others. His graphic novel, City of Dragons, is forthcoming from Scholastic. 36

YOUNG & NEW ADULT ELISA S. AMORE TOUCHED SAGA

Trident: UK & Translation TOUCHED SAGA The TOUCHED saga is a supernatural Edited Manuscript Available romance series based on a Norwegian legend, hailed by critics as “a young adult TOUCHED: version of City of Angels and Meet Joe The Caress of Fate (#1) Black, with a pinch of Dante’s Inferno.”

UNFAITHFUL: Gemma’s fate is sealed—Evan, an Angel The Deception of Night (#2) of Death, must take her soul. What never occurred to him was that he would fall BROKENHEARTED: in love with her. If he doesn't kill her, the The Power of Darkness (#3) forces of heaven and hell will be unleashed, and others will come to take her. Evan and EXPIATION: Gemma will journey through Heaven and The Whisper of Death (#4) lose themselves in Hell until they discover the reason why she had to die. Don Fehr

ELISA S. AMORE and KIERA LEGEND DEMIGODS ACADEMY

Trident: UK & Translation DEMIGODS ACADEMY On their eighteenth birthday, everyone in the YEAR ONE world receives a Shadowbox—a gift from the August 1, 2019 Gods. For a chosen few, there’s something special inside, though no one knows what it YEAR TWO is. What’s known is that they disappear and October 31, 2019 never come back.

Don Fehr When Melany, who doubts the very existence of the Gods, steals a Shadowbox, she finds a scroll with an invitation to train at the Gods' academy. Stealing the Shadowbox may be the worst thing she's ever done, and if the Gods find out she's an impostor, what was supposed to be someone else’s gift may turn into her personal curse.

Elisa S. Amore has built a loyal fanbase on social media that numbers upwards of 180,000 fans and continues to grow. Soon after her first book, TOUCHED, was self- published in the US market in 2016, it climbed the Amazon charts to become a #1 bestseller that remained at the top of the rankings in over ten categories, hitting the top 100 in paid Kindle books across Amazon. She has quickly become a favorite author for thousands of readers in the U.S., with all 4 of her titles hitting Amazon bestseller lists with over 2,000 five-star reviews. She is currently working on a spin-off series, a trilogy set entirely in Hell that follows the misadventures of two Damned Souls fighting for survival in order to protect each other in a world ruled by evil. 39 YING CHANG COMPESTINE Holt / Christy A BANQUET FOR Ottaviano Books November 2009 HUNGRY GHOSTS: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales FInal Manuscript Available Trident: UK & Translation  Optioned for an Alyssa Eisner Henkin Animated Series 

According to Chinese tradition, those who die hungry or unjustly come back to haunt the living. Some are appeased with food, but not all ghosts are successfully mollified. In this chilling collection of stories, Ying Chang Compestine takes readers on an exhilarating journey through time and across different parts of China. Hungry ghosts have prevailed—from the building of the Great Wall in 200 B.C.E. to the modern day—and continue to torment those who wronged them. At once a window into the history and culture of China and an ode to Chinese cuisine, this assortment of frightening tales—complete with historical notes and savory recipes—will both scare and satiate.

Praise for A BANQUET FOR HUNGRY GHOSTS

"...gruesome but delightful...laced with beautiful (as well as lurid) images... difficult to shake." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Chilling tales honoring Chinese food and ghost lore." —Booklist

"This will whet the appetites of a certain type of ghost gourmet with a sophisticated palate" —Kirkus Reviews

"Deliciously frightening." —School Library Journal

"...offers up enough fright-and food to keep kids returning for seconds." —Horn Book Review

Ying Chang Compestine is a leading national authority on Asian culture and cuisine, award-winning author, sought-after speaker and educator, and former food editor for Martha Stewart's Whole Living magazine. She is the multi-talented author of 20 books, including the highly acclaimed novel about her life growing up in Wuhan, China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party, which received over 30 national awards, and has been included in school syllabi globally. She is the host of the popular cooking show New Ideas for Delicious Meals on Phoenix TV. Ying graduated from Central China Normal University with a degree in English, then earned her Master's in Sociology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her keen interest in cuisine has led her to weave food into all of her writing--including cookbooks, novels, and picture books. She lives in California with her husband and son. 40 CURSED series REBECCA DONOVAN

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IF I'D KNOWN (#1) December 2017 Edited Manuscript Available

KNOWING YOU (#2) May 2018 Edited Manuscript Available

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Exiled at a boarding school in Vermont, Lana is tormented by cryptic messages and pictures from her mother’s past. Seventeen years ago, something unspeakable happened and a pact of silence was forged. Now, the lies are unraveling. The closer Lana gets to the truth, the harder it is to accept, and someone’s willing to kill to keep that secret buried.

To protect her friends, Lana’s forced to trust the one person who’s been lying since the beginning. When the secret is finally revealed, it can’t be unknown. They're forced to face the horrifying truth...the monster behind it all. Every curse has an origin. This is theirs…

The conclusion of The Cursed Series is a powerful and complicated story that bravely gives voice to the choices that are taken away and the fight to get them back. Who’s to blame when everyone is at fault?

Rebecca Donovan has been published in: Brazil: Editora Globo, Editora Pandorga; Czech Republic: Lucka Bohemia; France: Univers Poche; Germany: S. Fischer Verlag; Hungary: Maxim; Italy: Newton Compton; Poland: JK Publishing; Portugal: Presença, Russia: Azbooka-Atticus; Slovakia: Noxi; Spain: Oz Editorial; Turkey: Parodi; UK: Penguin

Praise for the CURSED series:

"An intricate web of words so vivid, so fast-paced, so surprising, that they projected off the pages and played out like a film in my mind. A true adventure—bravo!" — Kim Holden, bestselling author of Bright Side

Rebecca Donovan is the USA Today bestselling author of the highly-acclaimed New Adult trilogy, the BREATHING series. She is currently writing the BURNING series, a spin-off trilogy from the BREATHING series, focused on the life of character Jonathan Reese. Visit Rebecca at rebeccadonovan.com

41 JEREMIAH FRANKLIN DARK TOMORROW series CULT OF THE CROW (#2) Month9Books **Three-Book Deal** Kill or be killed is the new normal for Sawyer, Sara, and the survivors of the deadly virus that has all Trident: UK & Translation but annihilated the human race. They soon forge an alliance with a collection of young survivors led RISE OF THE CROW (#1) by the sage and charismatic Kai, but when their September 2018 new companions begin to mysteriously disappear, Edited Manuscript Available the group is once again thrown into a desperate struggle for survival, where only the most cunning CULT OF THE CROW (#2) and relentless will prevail. Ultimately, among November 12, 2019 whispers of top-secret military bunkers, lost Edited Manuscript Available gold, and a shadowy group known as the Cult of the Crow, Sawyer and Sara must face the grim FALL OF THE CROW (#3) realization that death and betrayal lurk in every August 11, 2020 corner. When it comes to the end of the world, nothing is what it seems. Edited Manuscript Available FALL OF THE CROW (#3) Mark Gottlieb Having endured the doomsday virus, the global blackout, and a series of violent clashes with the sinister group known as the Cult of the Crow, teenage survivors Sawyer and Sara find themselves unexpectedly thrust into a new and dangerous game where the stakes have never been higher. Faced with malicious forces beyond their control, Sawyer comes face to face with his past, and he is forced to make a choice unlike any he has ever confronted before—either take his place as a leader of the new world order, or save the life of the girl he loves. Still, among whispers of government conspiracies, clandestine military operations, and an unfulfilled prophecy, it is not long before Sawyer and Sara are drawn into a conflict greater than they could ever imagine, and the young couple find themselves fighting not only for their own lives, but for the very future of the country.

Praise for RISE OF THE CROW (#1):

"The bloody and violent novel will certainly scratch an itch for readers who adore The Walking Dead and other post-apocalyptic fare...the book contains a solid stand-alone story." — Kirkus

“This action-packed powerhouse of a story will keep you on the edge of your seat, and I highly recommend it.” OVERALL RATING: . —YABOOKDIVAS.COM

Jeremiah Franklin (AKA JFJ) is an "armchair" survivalist, but an "in the trenches" teacher, father, husband, and writer. DARK TOMORROW is his first series, but as long as he’s not fighting for his life in some dystopian near future, it definitely won't be his last. Visit him at jeremiahfranklin.com.

42 CHANDA HAHN DAUGHTERS OF EVILLE series OF BEAST AND BEAUTY (#1) Independently Published Everyone dreams of marrying a prince—except for me. I am nothing more than a pawn in my adoptive Trident: UK & Translation mother’s diabolical plot against the seven kingdoms. I was the chosen tool, her sharpened blade that would OF BEAST cut the deepest into the heart of the Kingdom of Baist. AND BEAUTY (#1) But like all deadly weapons, my wedding is two-edged June 2019 sword that could cost me my soul. Edited Manuscript Available

OF GLASS AND GLAMOUR (#2) December 17, 2019 Edited Manuscript Available

OF SEA OF GLASS AND GLAMOUR (#2) AND SONG (#3) Born under a hunter’s moon, abandoned as a child, June 2020 I was raised to be a powerful sorceress—okay, a Edited Manuscript Available mediocre sorceress. All right, I’m good at glamour and can make things sparkle, if my spells don’t backfire. It Mark Gottlieb was foretold long ago that I was a child of prophecy that would unite the fae and humans of Candor. The only problem is, no one told me, and now the king wants me dead.

OF SEA AND SONG (#3)

I killed a man to protect my sisters, and now I am a fugitive. With bounty hunters hot on my trail— willing to take me dead or alive— I’m forced to disguise myself as a cabin boy on the Bella Donna. I should have been safe at sea, but I cannot escape the dangerous feelings evoked by the ship's handsome captain.

For I am Merisol, one of the adoptive daughters of Lady Eville, and to escape my past and save my friends I will make an uncertain bargain with a shady sea witch. The deal sounds too good to be true. What could possibly go wrong?

Praise for Chanda Hahn:

"She's by far one of the loveliest and most talented authors I've read." —A Hardback Life, on UNENCHANTED

Chanda Hahn is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author. She uses her experience as a children's pastor, children's librarian and bookseller to write compelling and popular fiction for teens. She was born in Seattle, WA, grew up in Nebraska, and currently resides in Wisconsin with her husband and their twin children.To learn more, visit www.ChandaHahn.com

43 BLAIR HOLDEN THE BAD BOY'S GIRL series THE BAD BOY'S FOREVER THE BAD BOY'S FOREVER (#3) Tessa O'Connell is a girl Independently Published with an unbreakable spirit February 25, 2020 and a strength that will get her through anything, and Edited Manuscript Available she needs her strength more than ever before. Now Trident: UK & Translation in college, she must face the infamy and scrutiny Alexander Slater that comes with dating Cole Stone as well as dealing with the pressures of being an O’Connell. Just as she learns to find her way, life-changing prospects for Cole force Tessa to steel herself and be there, body and soul for the one man for whom she’d just about do anything in the world. Can she be enough for the person who has been her solid ground for so long, all the while, keeping whispers of her self- doubt and crippling insecurities away?

In Part Two, Tessa finds herself adjusting to life as a fresh graduate in New York. With an unexpected new job and Cole far away in law school, Tessa has certainly seen better days. On their own for the first time in a long time, Cole and Tessa struggle to make sense of their changed reality which threatens to pull the two away from each other. The one thing they know is that they're meant to be and they'll do whatever it takes to stay together, despite the curveballs thrown their way. With old friends and new, one crazy Nana, stepbrothers and snarky co-workers, Cole and Tessa are ready to fight the odds to create their forever.

Warning: This story comes with a delectable Cole Stone as you've never seen him before. Vulnerable, torn, brooding and protective in Part One, he’s suited up, and a lawyer in the making in the second. He’s still a little reckless at heart and rough around the edges though, still the bad boy you fell in love with but aging like the finest wine all the more in love with his Shortcake.

Blair Holden's hobbies include scouring Goodreads and reading romance novels, with a preference for all things new adult. She writes for herself and also to make readers swoon, laugh, and occasionally cry. Her first book, THE BAD BOY’S GIRL, has amassed nearly 170 million reads on Wattpad. Find her on Twitter as @blairholdenx and on Facebook and Instagram as @jessgirl93 44 COLLEEN HOUCK Delacorte September 2018 THE LANTERN’S EMBER Edited Manuscript Available A bold and ghostly stand- alone from New York Times Trident: UK & Translation bestselling author Colleen Houck, with all the moodiness Robert Gottlieb of Sleepy Hollow and all the romance her fans love.

Welcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme.

Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It’s difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern—one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable. Jack has spent centuries jumping from town to town, ensuring that nary a mortal (or not-so-mortal) soul slips past him. That is, until he meets the beautiful Ember O’Dare.

Seventeen, stubborn, and a natural-born witch, Ember feels a strong pull to the Otherworld. Undeterred by Jack’s warnings, she crosses into the forbidden plane with the help of a mysterious and debonair vampire—and the chase through a dazzling, dangerous world is on. Jack must do everything in his power to get Ember back where she belongs before both the earthly and unearthly worlds descend into chaos.

Praise for Colleen Houck:

 #1 Amazon New Release in Teen & Young Adult Steampunk 

Over 1.7 Million copies of the TIGER'S CURSE Series sold worldwide!

New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller Parents’ Choice Award Winner

"[Houck] offers a fresh spin on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow...with some genuine surprises in store." — Kirkus, on THE LANTERN'S EMBER

"A wild and seductive adventure...a must-have for YA collections." — School Library Journal, on THE LANTERN'S EMBER

New York Times bestselling author Colleen Houck is a lifelong reader whose literary interests include action, adventure, science fiction, and romance. Her first four novels, TIGER'S CURSE, TIGER'S QUEST, TIGER'S VOYAGE, and TIGER'S DESTINY were New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers. Formerly a student at the University of Arizona, she worked as a nationally certified American Sign Language interpreter for seventeen years before switching careers to become an author. Colleen lives in Salem, Oregon, with her husband and a huge assortment of plush tigers. 45 COLLEEN HOUCK Independently Published TERRAFORMER May 12, 2020 Deadly toxins can be hidden Edited Manuscript Available inside the most beautiful flowers. Spring 2020 That’s what Astra Meador’s famous biophysicist mother taught her. As Trident: UK & Translation her mother’s apprentice, Astra has developed skills in botany, chemistry, Robert Gottlieb medicine, and, most importantly, in keeping secrets.

In fact keeping Astra’s secret was the reason her family decided to leave the Earth and join a terraforming mission to colonize a distant planet called Crillain IV. But when Astra wakes early from hypersleep, she discovers that her mother never made it onboard, her father died in transit and his body has been ejected from the ship, and she may not be the only one awake.

When the ship finally lands and she’s reunited with her brother, Nash, Astra hopes to settle into a new life, especially when she meets the charming young engineer, Jax, and is recruited by the mission commander to train alongside his handsome son to be a future leader of the small colony.

Then Astra learns that she’s not the only one with a dark secret. As both young men contend for her affection, Astra searches for answers, trying to determine who to trust. But with theft and murder occurring in the colony along with the sudden disappearance of her beloved brother, Astra can’t listen to the whisperings of her heart, especially when someone or something else on the planet is whispering to her mind even louder.

Praise for Colleen Houck:

"[A] must-read for thrill-seekers and fans of alternate worlds." — RT Book Reviews on the REAWAKENED series

“A sparkling new novel with a fully imagined world and mythos, and crackling romance!” — Aprilynne Pike, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wings series, on REAWAKENED

"Littered with Egyptian mythology and snappy dialogue, this romantic adventure is a good choice for graduates of Rick Riordan or fans of Houck’s Tiger’s Curse series."— Booklist, on the REAWAKENED Series

"The author weaves her story out of Egyptian lore, cinematic magic, selfless love...clever enough to remain surprising even to the last sentence."— Kirkus Reviews, on the REAWAKENED Series

“A sweet romance and heart-pounding adventure...In short, TIGER’S CURSE is magical!” — Becca Fitzpatrick, New York Times bestselling author of Hush, Hush

46 FREDERICK JOSEPH Candlewick Press December 1, 2020 THE BLACK FRIEND:  SIX-FIGURE PRE-EMPT On Being a Better White Person Writing from the perspective of a Edited Manuscript Available friend, Frederick Joseph offers candid reflections on his own experiences Trident: Translation with racism and conversations with prominent artists and activists about Alexander Slater theirs, creating an essential read for white people who are committed anti- racists and those newly come to the cause of racial justice, as well as people of color who long to see their experiences validated.

“We don’t see color.” “I didn’t know Black people liked Star Wars!” “What hood are you from?” For Frederick Joseph, life as a transfer student in a largely white high school was full of wince-worthy moments that he often simply let go. As he grew older, however, he saw these as missed opportunities not only to stand up for himself, but to spread awareness to those white people who didn’t see the negative impact they were having.

Speaking directly to the reader, THE BLACK FRIEND calls up race-related anecdotes from the author’s past, weaving in his thoughts on why they were hurtful and how he might handle things differently now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give; April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite; Jemele Hill, sports journalist and podcast host; and eleven others. Touching on everything from cultural appropriation to power dynamics, “reverse racism” to white privilege, microaggressions to the tragic results of overt racism, this book serves as conversation starter, tool kit, and invaluable window into the life of a former “token Black kid” who now presents himself as the friend many readers need. Backmatter includes an encyclopedia of racism, providing details on relevant historical events, terminology, and more. Praise for THE BLACK FRIEND

“The Black Friend is THE book everyone needs to read right now. Frederick Joseph has written an essential window into the movement toward anti-racism. Read it, absorb it, and be changed because of it.” —Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give

“Toward the end of THE BLACK FRIEND, Frederick Joseph writes that his book is ‘a gift, not an obligation.’ I respectfully disagree. This book should be an obligation for white people, especially white parents, because we must raise anti-racist kids who will never be perpetrators of or bystanders to white supremacy and who will never mistake tolerance or appropriation for respect. Don’t skip the painful parts—read every word.” —Chelsea Clinton, author, advocate, and vice chair of the Clinton Foundation

“With clear, powerful prose and a gentle dose of humor, THE BLACK FRIEND is essential reading for anyone wishing to be part of a better world. I absolutely loved this book.” —Julie Klam, New York Times best-selling author

Frederick Joseph is a Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30 marketer and activist. He is the sole creator of the largest GoFundMe campaign in history, the #BlackPantherChallenge, which ultimately raised over $950K and allowed more than 75,000 children worldwide to see Black Panther. Frederick is the winner of the 2018 Comic-Con Humanitarian of the Year award and a member of the 2018 Root 100 list of Most Influential African Americans. He has also written about marketing, race, and representation for the Huffington Post, USA Today, NowThisNews and is a contributor at AdWeek. 47 SHEENA KAMAL Canada: Penguin Teen March 2020 FIGHT LIKE A GIRL UK: Hot Key Books The Beauty of the Moment October 2021 meets Exit, Pursued by US: Lerner Books a Bear. Award-winning Fall 2022 thriller writer Sheena Kamal delivers a kick-ass debut Edited Manuscript Available YA novel that will have fans crying out for more. Trident:Translation

Love and violence. In some Ellen Levine & Martha Wydysh families they're bound up together, dysfunctional and poisonous, passed from generation to generation like eye color or a quirk of smile. Trisha's trying to break the chain, channeling her violent impulses into Muay Thai kickboxing, an unlikely sport for a slightly built girl of Trinidadian descent. Her father comes and goes as he pleases, his presence adding a layer of tension to the Toronto east-end townhouse that Trisha and her mom call home, every punch he lands on her mother carving itself indelibly into Trisha's mind. Until the night he wanders out drunk in front of the car Trisha is driving, practicing on her learner's permit, her mother in the passenger seat. Her father is killed, and her mother seems strangely at peace. Lighter, somehow. Trisha doesn't know exactly what happened that night, but she's afraid it's going to happen again. Her mom has a new man in her life and the patterns, they are repeating.

Praise for FIGHT LIKE A GIRL:

A NOW (Toronto) Must-Read Book for Spring

“With a propulsive, assured voice, Trisha’s tale spools out in a compelling, musical rush.” —Toronto Star

“If this is the future of YA, long may it prosper.” —Globe and Mail

Sheena Kamal holds an HBA in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and was awarded a TD Canada Trust scholarship for community leadership and activism around the issue of homelessness. Her bestselling debut The Lost Ones won her a Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, a Strand Critics Award, and Macavity Award for Best First Novel. Additionally, her writing has been featured in The Guardian (U.K.), Bustle, The Irish Times (Ireland), Writers Digest, and Entertainment Weekly.

48 HEATHER KAMINS Putnam Sold at Auction Summer 2021 THE MOTH GIRL

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Alexa Stark

THE MOTH GIRL is a heart-wrenching and imaginative YA debut novel which puts a magic realism twist on coming of age with a chronic illness.

Symptoms of lepidopsy include floating in the air, fluttering of the hands, and being drawn to sources of light— and 15-year-old Anna has a classic case. Before her diagnosis, Anna was an avid runner on the cross-country team and spent her free time listening to obscure music and hanging out with her friends. Now, she must navigate the strange world of doctors and hospitals as she tries to regain her health.

Anna doesn't want to give up the life she had before, so she pretends that everything is fine. But as her floating episodes grow more dangerous, and as the disease and its treatments transform her, it grows harder to pretend. All she wants is to be normal, but her life, body, and relationships are changing in irrevocable ways—and if she doesn't get her lepidopsy under control, she could float away entirely.

THE MOTH GIRL is a tender and raw examination of the complexities of friendship, the difficulties of transformation, and the confusion, isolation, and anxieties of living with a rare condition that will appeal to readers of Nicola Yoon’s Everything, Everything, Wendelin Van Draanen’s The Running Dream, Leslye Walton’s The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender, and the works of A.S. King

Heather Kamins grew up in New York and Massachusetts, and has an MFA in creative writing (fiction) from Mills College in Oakland, CA. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in Guernica, Betwixt, Luna Station Quarterly, and elsewhere, and her poetry chapbook, Blueshifting, was published by Upper Rubber Boot Books. She is the recipient of a 2016 Artist Fellowship in fiction from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

49 ANURADHA D. RAJURKAR Knopf Books for Young Readers AMERICAN BETIYA February 2021 Edited Manuscript Available Spring 2020

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Alexander Slater

A strong-willed girl fights to understand her culture and herself in this dramatic, finely-tuned debut.

I fight the feeling that my parents’ love is based on a fallacy, and that if they knew me as I really am, that love would cease to exist, like water left out in a silver bowl, evaporating with only a white, calcified trace.

Rani Kelkar, a high school student with a laser focus on her future, dabbles in art and photography during her senior year. On the night of her first gallery showing, she finds herself moving toward more uncharted territory; namely, Oliver Jensen, a tattooed, dynamic, but damaged painter, and would-be worst nightmare of her mother.

Yearning for freedom from her traditional Indian family, Rani begins a thrilling, secret, and forbidden love affair with Oliver. But when Oliver’s troubled home life unravels, he seeks desperate escape in Rani, her family, and her culture, unleashing emotions which lead them to the edge of a shocking precipice. At this controversial crossroad, a family tragedy draws Rani to India for the summer, where she discovers the answer to her burning question: Can she rectify what's brewing beneath her interracial first love?

Praise for Anuradha D. Rajurkar

Winner of the 2017 SCBWI Emerging Voices Award

"AMERICAN BETIYA is a brave, beautiful exploration of identity—those thrust upon us, and those we forge for ourselves." —Elana K. Arnold, National Book Award finalist and author of WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF

A teacher by day and a YA writer by night, Anuradha D. Rajurkar holds two degrees from Northwestern University and meets monthly with her long-standing critique group. She lives in Milwaukee with her husband and two sons. Follow her on Twitter @ ADRajurkar1.

50 BRO CODE series RACHEL VAN DYKEN Trident: UK & Translation Edited Manuscripts Available SEDUCING MRS. ROBINSON We've all been there—where you have the hots CO-ED (#1) for the new teacher. I flirted shamelessly my April 2018 senior year, only earning her irritation more and more. After graduation, I stood up to her husband SEDUCING when he got violent, and I'll never forget the look MRS. ROBINSON (#2) in her eyes when she told me it wasn't my place. AVOIDING TEMPTATION (#3) Fast forward to my senior year of college, and the THE SET UP (#4) new adjunct professor is the one and only Mrs. December 2019 Robinson. She's eight years older than me and smoking hot—and, did I mention she's divorced? Erica Silverman She looks at me like I'm trouble, and I'm only too happy to deliver on that promise.

AVOIDING TEMPTATION I hit on her first, realized she was Finn's sister second, and got a bloody nose third— compliments of Finn after he watched me nearly score with the new underclassman. After all, I did have a reputation on campus. Not only did I earn the attention of the worst sort of girl for me—my best friend's only sibling—but now she's out to seduce me. Me! One of the most famous Pleasure Ponies of them all! I can't shower — she follows me to the bathroom. I can't sleep—lucky me, she lives in the same dorm. And I can't focus on anything except her taunting eyes every single time something goes her way. I want her, but I dont want her to know I want her. Something's gotta give, and I have an inkling I should probably start writing my eulogy now because that something is probably going to be me.

THE SET UP The first day, when she was sitting by herself, I felt sorry for her. After all, it couldn't be easy wrangling all the testosterone at Wingmen Inc. as one of the only female office managers. The second day she literally counted her carrots during break—she had seven by the way, right along with seven sips of her drink in between taking seven tiny little bites of the first carrot. Now I'm not one to brag, but puzzles fascinate me, and this woman screamed puzzle. I'd like to think I took pity on her that day when, in fact, she was the one who took pity on me and asked if I needed a friend. Now, my bosses need someone to test the new Wingman Inc. app, and since I was the only single guy on the floor, I was nominated, right along with the only single woman—her. But she's decided she wants nothing to do with me, which makes beta testing a bitch. I only have thirty days to win her over and prove myself to my bosses. One thing's for certain: I'm going to have to buy a hell of a lot of carrots.

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing, you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her husband and their snoring boxer, Sir Winston Churchill.

51 PHU VUONG Yellow Jacket / Little Bee Books BLACKBLOOD Fall 2021 Edited Manuscript Available Spring 2021

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Mark Gottlieb

FIfteen years ago, a civil war caused magic to be outlawed and an ancient group of mages, the Blackblood, were defeated and sealed away--but they're beginning to break free.

Kita, a young mage, must tavel the Kingdom of Esch to find and save his sister who has fallen into the Blackblood's clutches.They seek to use her magic to break the seal, which was placed on them years ago by Kita's mother.

Kita gathers the aid of allies including a mercenary, black market dealer, and an orphaned mage. As he continues on his journey to defeat Blackblood and save his sister, he realizes the war has never truly ended and the Kingdom is in a large power struggle by different factions, including the Blackblood, to determine the future of Esch and mage-kind. Finding himself tossed into the center of the war, the decisions he and his family makes through his journey will play a key role in determining how history will play out.

Phu Vuong is the Vietnamese writer behind BLACKBLOOD. He is a current third-year dental student. Phu has written a number of short comics included in the Sneaky Business Vol 2, PITCH, Ever Afterward, and A Soul Divided/Caged in Flesh anthologies. BLACKBLOOD is his first long-form series.

Isa Enriquez is the Filipina artist behind BLACKBLOOD. She is deeply influenced by Shōnen manga. She is also devoted to the manga style within the graphic novel medium. Isa’s artistic strengths are in Photoshop, Trad Medcium and Manga Studio.

52 SCOTT WILSON METL Series Month9Books METL: THE ANGEL METL: THE ANGEL WEAPON (#1) March 5, 2019 WEAPON (#1)

Edited Manuscript Available When technology is outlawed, the future looks a lot like the past. METL: THE LAST WISH (#2) April 28, 2020 Thirteen-year-old Caden Aire spends his days working in the fields and his nights sleeping in a Edited Manuscript Available horse stable, all under the watch of Metl—Earth's mysterious and artificial second moon, a looming Trident: UK & Translation relic of humanity's lost era.

Mark Gottlieb But Caden's simple life changes when one night, a fiery red X suddenly appears on Metl's surface, and the same red Xs start glowing on his palms. Now, Caden must find the only person who knows what's happening to him, but he doesn't have much time. Metl has started on an impact course with Earth, and to stop it, Caden will have to face the unsettling truth about his world...and about himself. METL: THE LAST WISH (#2) Caden may have saved the world from Metl, but the journey to find his father has only just begun. After months of being on the run as fugitives, Caden and Annika arrive at New Darien, a town unlike anything they've seen. The entire population is forced to dig up Iltech from a giant hole, all day every day, while under the watch of a massive robot. Caden and Annika want to avoid New Darien at all costs, but the townspeople beg "King Caden" to help them. Caden doesn't want to be anyone's king, he just wants to find his dad. But perhaps the path to finding him is closer than he thinks.

Praise for METL:

"A cliff-hanger...vivid...middle grade dystopian fiction is in high demand. Give this to fans of Lian Tanner’s Ice Breaker or Ronald Kidd’s Dreambender." — School Library Journal

"Horseback chases, underground explosions, evil labs with human experimentation, armageddon weapons, masked assassins, and hidden superpowers.... I look forward to following this series all the way to the end." — Brian Katcher, author of the award-winning Almost Perfect and Playing With Matches

Scott Wilson works as an editor and daily writer for the popular news entertainment website RocketNews24 (150,000+ daily readership). He also writes the popular weekly original series "W.T.F. (Weird Top Five) Japan" which has a readership of 5,000-20,000. Wilson’s short story “Keiko” was published in the winter 2013 edition of the online literary magazine Cigale, and his short story “Devilese” was published in the October 2015 edition of the online literary magazine UNBUILD Walls. He lives in the Japanese countryside with his wife. Find out more at scottwritesstuff.com 53 DALLAS WOODBURN Month9Books THE BEST WEEK THAT April 21, 2020 NEVER HAPPENED Edited Manuscript Available After her parents’ bitter divorce, Trident: UK & Translation family vacations to the Big Island in Hawaii ceased. But across the Mark Gottlieb miles, eighteen-year-old Tegan Rossi remained connected to local Kai Kapule, her best friend from childhood. Now, Tegan finds herself alone and confused about how she got to the Big Island. With no wallet, no cell phone, purse, or plane ticket, Tegan struggles to piece together what happened. She must have come to surprise-visit Kai. Right?

As the teens grow even closer, Tegan pushes aside her worries and gets swept away in the vacation of her dreams. But each morning, Tegan startles awake from nightmares that become more difficult to ignore. Something is eerily amiss. Why is there a strange gap in her memory? Why can’t she reach her parents or friends from home? And what’s with the mysterious hourglass tattoo over her heart?

Kai promises to help Tegan figure out what is going on. But the answers they find only lead to more questions. As the week unfolds, Tegan will experience the magic of first love, the hope of second chances, and the bittersweet joy and grief of being human.

Praise for THE BEST WEEK THAT NEVER HAPPENED

"Captivating and moving…There is hope in second chances, mixed with first love and the fear, heartache, and joy of living…A dazzling, emotional story of love, loss, and living in the moment.” — Kirkus

“A poignant and gripping heart-tug of a page-turner filled with heart and hope. I couldn’t put it down. Magic.” —Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

“A bittersweet love story between star-crossed lovers—thwarted not only by distance but also by insurmountable tragedy. This captivating, poignant story is perfect for teens on the brink of discovering who they are and what really matters in the time they have left.” —Natalie Lund, author of We Speak in Storms

Dallas Wooburn is a Purdue MFA, John Steinbeck Creative Writing Fellow, and four-time Pushcart Prize nominee, with publications ranging from ZYZZYVA to the L.A. Times. Visit her at dallaswoodburnpr.com.

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