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Material available Material available A dark, sexy YA romance about how well we truly know Characters reunite and unexpected romance blooms the ones we love best VANGUARD: A Razorland novel LIKE NEVER AND ALWAYS by Ann Aguirre by Ann Aguirre Feiwel & Friends, July 2017 Tor, June 2018 ◦ Hardcover, 368pp ◦ Hardcover, es mated 300pp * New York Times bestselling series! * New York Times bestselling author! Since the war ended, Tegan has dreamed On a hot summer night, Liv, Morgan, Clay, and Nathan are on the way of an epic journey, so when she has the opportuni- home from a party in Clay’s conver ble. Best friends da ng brothers? It doesn’t ty to sign on as a ship’s doctor, she can’t wait. Mil- get be er than that. But the joyride ends in sudden impact, a screech of brakes, lie Faraday, the kindest girl in the free territories, and sha ering glass. On that lonely country road, four lives change forever. Liv also yearns to outrun her reputa on, and warrior- wakes in the hospital. At first she’s confused when they call her Morgan, but she poet James Morrow would follow Tegan to the assumes it’s a case of mistaken iden ty. Yet when the bandages come off, it’s not ends of the earth. So their company seems set but her face in the mirror anymore, and in a blink, everything is stripped away. To fate brings one more to their number. Tegan will make ma ers worse, as she resumes her life a er the crash—make that Morgan’s ba le incredible odds while aiding the life—she’s da ng her boyfriend’s brother, Clay, while her boyfriend is devastated Uroch vanguard, who has ventured forth to save to have lost her. Only she’s right there and can’t say a word. Her best friend, Mor- his people. Szarok is strange and beau ful, like a flower that blooms only in the gan, who seemed to have the perfect life, instead has endlessly disturbing secrets dark. She shouldn’t allow him close, as such a rela onship is both alien and verbo- of the criminal and murderous variety and a dark task for Liv to finish…if she ten. Adventures almost never go according to plan, and when she understands doesn’t lose her mind first. Assuming she’s not crazy already. Like Never and Al- what her heart truly wants, it might change her life forever. (Agent: Laura Brad- ways is a dark, sexy YA romance edged in magical realism with plenty of angst, ford, Bradford Literary Agency) layering the secrets we keep and how well we truly know the ones we love best. Publisher has world English rights (Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency)
Also by Ann Aguirre Foreign sales for Enclave: Brazil (Editorial Callis), France (Hache e Jeunesse/ BlackMoon), Germany (Blanvalet), Hungary (Fumax), Poland (Amber), Russia It’s not bad. It’s worse, a thousand times worse. Because (Exmo), Spain (Editorial despite the damage the nurse mentioned, I’m definitely Hidra), Spanish Americas registering Morgan’s face: her nose, her mouth, her chin, her (Océano de México), black hair and blue eyes. But I’m not Morgan Frost. For the Sweden (Modernista), last sixteen years, I’ve been Liv Burnham…and apparently, Taiwan (Faces Publish- ing), Turkey (Artemis/ I am dead. Alfa)
Ann Aguirre is the na onally bestselling author of the Siran- Ann Aguirre is the na onally bestselling author of the Siran- tha Jax roman c science fic on series (Ace) and the Corine Sol- tha Jax roman c science fic on series (Ace) and the Corine Sol- omon urban fantasy series (Roc). Her first young adult tle, omon urban fantasy series (Roc). Her first young adult tle, Enclave, was published in April 2011 by Feiwel and Friends, and Enclave, was published in April 2011 by Feiwel and Friends, and it won the RITA award for Best YA, 2012. The sequel, Outpost, it won the RITA award for Best YA, 2012. The sequel, Outpost, became a USA Today bestseller, and the series hit this New became a USA Today bestseller, and the series hit this New York Times bestseller list. She lives in Mexico with her family. York Times bestseller list. She lives in Mexico with her family. www.annaguirre.com www.annaguirre.com 3 4
Material available March2017 Material available A Muslim teen is just trying to navigate senior year An exci ng, immersive epic fantasy where wars are fought with light when a terrorist a ack changes everything and whirlpools can swallow en re islands
LOVE, HATE & OTHER FILTERS LUMINATOR by Samira Ahmed by Lauren Amberdine Soho Teen, January 2018 REUTS, October 2017 ◦ Hardcover, es mated 220pp ◦ Paperback, es mated 310pp Seventeen-year old, American-born Maya Aziz is a girl torn between The ba les on Luminous are fought with mirrors, prisms, and lenses as worlds. There’s the proper world her parents expect for their good Indian daugh- soldiers fight to reflect the powerful light. They do so under the guidance of a ter. A ending a college close to home, being paired off with an older Muslim col- Luminator, special soldiers gi ed with the ability to manipulate light and predict lege boy that’s “suitable” to her mother. And then there are her dreams. Of going light pa erns. Corin is a young conscript who discovers he’s a Luminator a er his to film school, of living in a big city on the East Coast, and maybe, just maybe, first ba le on the island. However, having watched the horrors of war unfold, he kissing the popular jock who suddenly can’t seem to get enough of spending me turns his back on his na on and military, leaving on a quest for peace. Theia is a with her. With the help and humor of her two closest friends, Maya navigates a 16-year old engineer. The shunned daughter of rebel leaders and the grand- senior year that seems to be full of dilemmas, some complicated, some sweet. daughter of the man who innovated prisms for ba le, she’s eager to prove she’s Choosing between two boys, wrestling with her parents’ wishes and dreams she more than just her family’s disgraced past. Captured and imprisoned, the two wants to chase, and sneaking away for private swimming lessons at a secret pond unlikely friends find themselves in possession of a secret document that could in the woods. And then a suicide bomber in a nearby city, who shares the same end the war. They’ll have to overcome sabotage, betrayal, the deadly islands of last name as Maya and her family, changes her life, and worldview, forever. What the Inner Sea, and their growing feelings for one another if they are going to save happens to the one Muslim girl, and the one Muslim family, in a town suddenly the world from itself. An epic YA fantasy that’s perfect for fans of Rae Car- rocked by fear and peers driven by misguided hatred? Suddenly, the choices be- son’s Girl of Fire and Thorns, Veronica Rossi’s Under the Never Sky, Sabaa Ta- tween boys, colleges, culture, and family all blur together, as family lines are hir’s An Ember in the Ashes, and Kris n Cashore’s Graceling, Luminator features crossed, culture is challenged, and a local community is changed forever. (Agent: ac on-packed, light-bending ba le scenes, and is a unique fantasy novel that Eric Smith, P.S. Literary) takes a close look at the reasons for war, the need for peace, and the far-reaching power of love. (Agent: Eric Smith, P.S. Literary) Publisher has world English rights Publisher has world English rights I look up at the sky and give it an imaginary finger. Destiny sucks. Sure, it can be all heart bursting and undeniable and The light would move slower than this ball, and hit harder. Bollywood dance numbers and meet me at the Empire State Instead of a shield, he would carry a mirror on the Building. Except when someone else wants to decide who battlefield, larger and lighter than this. The whole class I’m going to sleep with for the rest of my life. Then destiny would move together in careful, coordinated formations, is a bloodsucker, and not the swoony, sparkly vampire kind. shielding themselves from the strange deadly light, and directing it at their enemies.
Samira Ahmed was born in Bombay, India, and current- ly resides in Chicago. She’s lived in Vermont, New York Laurel Amberdine is an editorial assistant at Locus Maga- City, and Kauai, where she spent a year with her hus- zine and Lightspeed Magazine, and a graduate of the Viable band and two young children searching for the perfect Paradise workshop. Her short fic on has been published in mango. She’s appeared in the New York Times, New Daily Science FicƟon. Luminator is her debut novel. York Daily News, Fox News, NBC, NY1, NPR, and on BBC h p://amberdine.com Radio. Her crea ve non-fic on has appeared in Jaggery Lit and Entropy. www.samiraahmed.co.uk 5 6
Material available Material available One choice...one moment can change tomorrow The one guy Bailey Rydell can’t stand is actually the boy of her dreams— she just doesn’t know it yet IF THERE’S NO TOMORROW by Jennifer Armentrout ALEX, APPROXIMATELY HarperTeen, September 2017 by Jenn Benne ◦ Hardcover, 480pp Simon Pulse, April 2017 * #1 New York Times bestselling author! ◦ Hardcover, 400pp Lena Wise is always looking forward to tomorrow, especially at the start “Strong character development makes this a must of her senior year. She’s ready to pack in as much friend me as possible, to finish for romance readers.” – Booklist, starred review college applica ons, and to maybe let her childhood best friend Sebas an know “An irresis ble tribute to classic screwball-comedy how she really feels about him. For Lena, the upcoming year is going to be epic— romances that captures the “delicious whirling, one of opportuni es and chances. Un l one choice, one moment, destroys every- twirling, buzzing” of falling in love.” – Kirkus, thing. Now Lena isn’t looking forward to tomorrow. Not when friend me will starred review never be the same. Not when college applica ons feel all but impossible. Not Classic movie buff Bailey “Mink” Rydell when Sebas an could never forgive her for what happened. For what she let hap- has spent half of her junior year falling for a sensi- pen. With the guilt growing each day, Lena knows that her only hope is to move ve film geek she only knows online as “Alex.” Two on. But how can she move on when her and her friends’ en re existences has coasts separate them un l she moves in with her been redefined. How can she let go when tomorrow isn’t even guaranteed? dad, who lives in the same California surfing town (Agent: Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency) as her online crush. Faced with doubts (what if he’s a creep—or worse?), Bailey doesn’t tell Alex she’s moved to his hometown. Or that she’s landed a job at the Foreign sales: Germany (cbt) local tourist trap, the oddball Cavern Palace Museum. Or that she’s being tor- Publisher has world English rights mented daily by Porter Roth, a smart-alecky yet irrita ngly hot museum security Also by Jennifer Armentrout guard. But when Porter and Bailey are locked in the museum overnight, Bailey is forced to choose whether she should cling to a dreamy fantasy in Alex or take a Foreign sales for The Problem with Forever: Brazil (Record), risk on an imperfect reality with Porter. The choice is both simpler and more com- Czech (Baronet), Denmark (Carlsen), France (J’ai Lu), Germany plicated than she realizes, because Porter Roth is hiding a secret of his own: Por- (cbt), Indonesia (PT Elexmedia Kompu ndo), Italy (Nord), The ter is Alex. Approximately. (Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency) Netherlands (Zomer & Keuning), Poland (Filia), Romania (Epica), Russia (AST), Spain (Urano), Turkey (Dogan Egmont) Foreign sales: Brazil (V&R), Bri sh (Simon & Schuster), Denmark (Lovebooks/
“The intensity between Mouse and Rider is palpably sizzling... Lindhardt og Ringhof), Germany (Königskinder), La n America (V&R)
romance aficionados [will] lose themselves in Mouse and Rid- er’s smoldering glances and steamy kisses.” – Kirkus Number 1 New York Times and #1 interna onal bestselling author Jennifer Armentrout lives in Mar nsburg, West Virginia with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/ Jenn Benne is an award-winning visual ar st-turned- Hyperion, HarperCollins, and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidi- urban fantasy and young adult author. She is the author an has been op oned for a major mo on picture and her Cove- of the RITA nominated Arcadia Bell urban fantasy series, nant Series has been op oned for TV. Jennifer has won numer- which starts with Kindling the Moon (Pocket, July 2011) ous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for and the BiƩer Spirits 1920s-set fantasy series. The Ana- Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the tomical Shape of a Heart (published as Night Owls in the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her UK) was her first YA. She currently lives near Atlanta young adult roman c suspense novel Don’t Look Back was a 2014 nominated Best with her film-geek husband and two very bad pugs. in Young Adult Fic on by YALSA. www.jenniferarmentrout.com jennbennet.net 7 8
Material available Material available Head down. Don’t look up. Never make eye contact When thri ‐store aficionado Julie finds several an que pain ngs that transform in the dark, she uncovers a modern‐day mystery, a century‐old THE TATTERED GLOVES romance, and the haun ng true story of the Radium Girls by J.L. Berg Independently published, January 2017 GLOW ◦ Paperback, 288pp by Megan E. Bryant * USA Today bestselling author! Albert Whitman, September 2017 Head down. Don’t look up. Never make ◦ Hardcover, es mated 240pp eye contact. Those were the words I lived by grow- Julie Chase expected to spend her college savings account on four amaz- ing up, the words that protected me in an unsafe ing years at her dream school. But that was before her mother’s financial catas- home. But words are only le ers and eventually trophe forced Julie to make the biggest sacrifice of her life. Now, stuck at her even they couldn’t keep his hands off me. Hoping dead end retail job, Julie feels u erly le behind as her best friend gets ready for to leave behind the sha ered life of my past, I find college…without her. Then Julie discovers an an que pain ng with a hidden glow- myself in a boring, small town, with an aunt I’ve ing image that is only visible in the dark. Its ethereal secret compels her to search never met and at a school I loathe. But soon I learn, for similar pain ngs, even though their increasingly disturbing images are the not everything in this world is as black and white as stuff of nightmares. Li le does Julie know that each pain ng chronicles a chapter I’ve determined. Some mes those we are so quick in the haun ng true story of the Radium Girls, young women who created the to judge o en need a second, third or even fourth world’s first glow-in-the-dark products with radioac ve paint—and ul mately me to make a first impression. And o en, there became radioac ve themselves. Cap vated by the pain ngs’ otherworldly light, are friendships and even love wai ng just around the corner, if we are brave Julie researches the secret to their strange illumina on with Luke, an intense and enough to take the first step. Am I brave? Or will I hide behind these ta ered intriguing chemistry grad student who keeps his own sacrifices carefully con- gloves of mine forever? (Agent: Jill Marsal, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency) cealed. As Julie’s obsession with the pain ngs mounts, truths about the Radium Girls—and her own complicated rela onships—are revealed. But will she uncover the truth about the luminous pain ngs before pu ng herself and everyone she “I’m not going to ask you if you’re okay because I can clearly loves at risk? Glow explores meless truths about family loyalty, true friendship, the s ng of betrayal, and bravery in the face of terrifying adversity. (Agent: Jamie see the answer to that question just by looking at you. What Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) I am going to ask is, what did I do, and how can I fix it?” I opened my mouth to answer, but the words were still not there. Taking a deep breath, I forced myself into an upright position but kept my gaze downward. Maybe talking to the floor would be easier. Author Megan E. Bryant has wri en more than 250 chil- dren’s books (including a New York Times bestseller) for ages J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the New Adult ranging from babies to teens. Megan’s tles include media Ready series. She is a California na ve living in the beau ful e-ins and middle grade and YA novels for Penguin, Simon & state of Virginia. Married to her high school sweetheart, they Schuster, Chronicle, Running Press, Disney, Harper, and have two beau ful girls that drive them ba y on a daily basis. Scholas c, including two 2009 VOYA Non-fic on Honor When she’s not wri ng, you will find her with her nose stuck in Books. Megan also teaches several courses on wri ng for a romance novel, in a yoga studio, or devouring anything choco- children through Salem College’s Courses for Community late. h p://jlberg.com program. Megan’s upcoming books include Glow, and the forthcoming middle grade series Pocket Geniuses from Scho- las c. www.meganebryant.com 9 10
Material available Material available March2017 The Lovely Bones meets All the Rage in a searing, heartbreaking story of When it comes to parents, the pressure to succeed, and love a lost teenager, and the town she leaves behind nothing is black and white
I STOP SOMEWHERE AMERICAN PANDA by T.E. Carter by Gloria Chao Feiwel & Friends, fall 2017 Simon Pulse, spring 2018 ◦ Hardcover, es mated 275pp ◦ Hardcover, es mated 250pp Ellie Frias disappeared long before she vanished. Tormented throughout At seventeen, Mei should be in high school, but skipping fourth grade middle school, she begins her freshman year with new clothes, new hair, and a was part of her parents’ predetermined track. Now, as a freshman at MIT, she plan: she doesn’t need to be popular, she just needs to blend in with the wall pa- thought the umbilical cord would finally be severed. But her parents drive in from per. It’s a lonely existence, but at least no one’s tripping her in the halls. In fact, the neighboring town every weekend to remind her that she needs to become a no one no ces her all. Un l Caleb Breward, son of a local real estate developer. doctor, despite her germophobia and aversion to biology. The fact that they’ve He tells her she’s beau ful, and he makes her believe it. She falls for him, the only sacrificed so much to make it happen makes it even harder for Mei to admit that person who truly sees her. Ellie loves Caleb, but some mes she doesn’t like him her enthusiasm for the profession doesn’t begin to match theirs. Thanks to a mys- that much. Thanks to Caleb’s father’s company, he has access to zombie homes— terious rash, Mei meets Dr. Tina Chang—the awkward, perpetually-hunched fu- the abandoned homes le behind during the economic collapse—which provide ture version of herself. Dr. Chang’s unhappiness in her career make Mei further he and his brother with a loca on to carry out their darkest wishes. And on one ques on her own life decisions. When Mei’s family runs into her beloved, es- black night, she discovers the monster her boyfriend really is. Ellie wasn’t the tranged older brother, Xing, she takes her first step in defying her parents: she first, but now, she watches them do it again and again. She tries to hold onto her begins to repair her rela onship with Xing in secret. Then, she rejects the sons of happier memories in order to get past the cold days, wai ng for someone to find her mother’s friends to date Darren, who is not a Taiwanese Ivy Leaguer. Darren her. The problem is that no one searches for a girl they never no ced in the first likes everything about Mei that she has tried to hide for so long: her inquisi ve place. (Agent: Mandy Hubbard, Emerald City Literary Agency) nature, her passion for dance, and her love for all things nerdy. As her rela on- ship with Darren deepens, Mei must navigate the es of love and loyalty and what they mean for her family, but also for her sense of self. As strongly as Mei feels about the choices she makes, nothing is black and white. Mei is coming to So many places for a girl to disappear. I suppose this is a the realiza on that as much as she is willing to give up the life her parents fitting place for a girl like me. I disappeared before I actually planned for her, she doesn’t want to lose them in the process. (Agent: Kathleen did. And now, I’m trapped here. Forgotten. This whole town Rushall, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) is full of ghosts. Publisher has world English rights
T.E. Carter taught high school English for 10 years and created a YA reading program to engage students in YA literature, collabora ng with YALSA and the ALA Gloria Chao has a bachelor’s degree from MIT and a DMD on strategies. Now, she works as a Cer fied Profession- from Tu s. She is an ac ve member of SCBWI and WFWA. al Resume Writer (CPRW) and contributes blog posts to American Panda won The Book Doctor’s 2015 Pitchapaloo- career sites, offering advice on resume wri ng, job za, and is her debut novel. searches, and professional branding. Her interest in the h ps://gloriachao.wordpress.com topics of this story stems from her experience as a rape crisis counselor and her graduate studies in psychology. She has a BA in English/wri ng, as well as two Master’s degrees in educa on and reading instruc on. She is a member of SCBWI. h ps://tecarter.com 11 12
Material available Material available What would you do to honor a family member’s dying wish? All is fair in love and hockey...
BENEATH WANDERING STARS OFF THE ICE: Juniper Falls, book 1 by Ashlee Cowles by Julie Cross Merit/F+W, August 2016 Entangled Teen, January 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 272pp ◦ Paperback, 300pp “Gabi’s convincing teen voice guides readers * New York Times bestselling author! through the complexity of emo ons and inner Claire O’Connor is back in Juniper Falls, struggle. Debut novelist Cowles uses the pilgrimage but that doesn’t mean she wants to be. One se- to spark moments of philosophic and theological mester off, that’s what she promised herself. Just reflec on.” – Kirkus long enough to take care of her father and keep “This is a believable and well-wri en tale full of the family business―a hockey bar beside the ice references to Homer and Chaucer.... The wide rink―afloat. A er that, she’s ge ng the hell out. range of characters...are authen c rather than Again. Enter Tate Tanley. What happened between idealized. Readers will feel Gabi’s pain—both emo- them the night before she le town resurfaces the onal and physical—as she endures a host of ad- second they lay eyes on each other. But the guy verse condi ons along the route. A realis c fic on she remembers has been replaced by a total tle that will appeal to a broad audience of teen ho e. When Tate is unexpectedly called in to take readers.” – School Library Journal over for the hockey team’s star goalie, suddenly A er her soldier brother is horribly wounded in Afghanistan, Gabriela he’s in the spotlight and on his way to becoming must honor the vow she made: If anything ever happened to him, she would walk just another ego s cal varsity hockey player. And the Camino de San ago through Spain, making a pilgrimage in his name. The Claire’s sworn off Juniper Falls hockey players for good. It’s the absolute worst worst part is that the promise s pulates that she must travel with her brother’s me to fall in love. For Tate and Claire, hockey isn’t just a game. And they both best friend—a boy she has despised all her life. Her brother is in a coma, and Gabi might not survive a body check to the heart. (Agent: Nicole ResciniƟ, The Seymour feels that she has no me to waste, but she is unsure. Will she hesitate too long, Agency) or risk her own happiness to keep a promise? An up-close look at the lives of the children of military families, Beneath Wandering Stars takes readers on a journey Publisher has world English rights of love, danger, laughter, and friendship, against all odds. (Agent: Shannon Has- san, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency)
Publisher has world English rights Julie Cross is the interna onal bestselling author of the Tempest series, a YA science fic on trilogy which includes Tempest, Vortex, and the final installment, Timestorm (St. Mar n’s). She’s also the author of LeƩers to Nowhere (independently published August 2013), a mature young adult Ashlee Cowles grew up an Army “brat” and subsequently romance set in the world of elite gymnas cs, the YA/NA worked with a nonprofit that supports teens in military families. crossover contemporary Whatever Life Throws at You She holds graduate degrees from Duke University and the Uni- (Entangled, October 2014), and she is a contributor and crea- versity of St. Andrews in Scotland, and teaches literature and tor of the NA anthology FiŌy First Times (HarperCollins). Her philosophy. As a student, Ashlee studied abroad in Spain and most recent book, Halfway Perfect, was co-authored by male model Mark Perini walked part of the Camino de San ago. Beneath Wandering and featured a love story set in the tough world of New York modeling Stars is her debut novel. h p://ashleecowles.com (Sourcebooks, 2014). Julie lives in Central Illinois with her husband and three chil- dren. She’s a former gymnast, long me gymnas cs fan, coach, and former Gym- nas cs Program Director with the YMCA. www.juliecrossbooks.com 13 14
Material available March2017 Material available Dumplin’ meets Project Runway Some mes you can never get your old life back...
FAT GIRL ON A PLANE THE FALL OF GRACE by Kelly deVos by Amy Fellner Dominy Harlequin Teen, November 2017 Delacorte, April 2018 ◦ Hardcover, es mated 280pp ◦ Hardcover, es mated 230pp High school senior Cookie Vonn has big goals. Her post-gradua on Grace had the perfect life—great friends, a loving family, and a date to dreams include ge ng out of Phoenix, a ending Parsons School of Design, and homecoming with the ho est guy. But, things are not what they seem, and when becoming the next Claire McCardell. But in the world of fashion, being fat is a news breaks that her mom has been running a Ponzi scheme and lost all her cardinal sin—and Cookie weighs in at over 300 pounds. It doesn’t help that she’s friends’ families’ money, her life will never be the same. To make ma ers worse, constantly compared to her supermodel mother—and named a er a dessert. her mom has a heart a ack and lands in a coma with Grace unable to talk to her Thanks to her hard work for a Sco sdale fashion blog, Cookie scores a trip to New or sort out what has happened and where everyone’s money is. With the stress of York to meet her design idols—where she hopes to personally pitch her plus-size finishing junior year, losing all her friends, in the dark about her mom, and being por olio and appeal for a scholarship to Parsons from the Dean of Student Admis- inves gated by the FBI, Grace decides to get away and looks for hope in the one sions. Her plans are put on standby when she’s declared too fat too fly. Forced to place only she knows about. But finding the money is far from easy and a road turn to her BFF, Tommy, for cash, Cookie buys a second seat on the plane only to trip into the wilderness will have Grace going down a path that may or may not arrive in the city to find the blog is under new ownership. Cookie has been re- give her her old life back. (Agent: Caryn Wiseman, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) placed by the boss’ daughter, a girl who’s everything she’s not—ultra thin and super rich. Hurt and humiliated, Cookie vows to lose weight, get out of the friend zone with Tommy, and put her life on track. Fast-forward two years, and Cookie has dropped the weight—and won the a en on of designer-of-the-moment, Gareth Miller. He offers her what she’s always wanted—an opportunity to live Out of habit, I scan the crowd, but no one recognizes me. I and study in New York. She has a big choice to make: start a new life with people hardly recognize myself. Grace Marie Pierce. Even the name who never would have accepted her before, or return to her old one, with her sounds like someone I used to know. A Golden Girl. The real friends, and give up on Parsons. Told in alterna ng Fat and Skinny perspec- ves designed to show Cookie’s life before and a er her weight loss, Fat Girl on a cherished face of The Family Fund and pure embodiment of Plane is a crossover YA/NA that’s fun, flirty and Dumplin’ meets Project Runway. the American dream: money, security, hope. A face that, in (Agent: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) the past three months, has been spat on, slapped, and even one night, hit with a raw egg. Publisher has world English rights
Kelly deVos is a writer living in Gilbert, Arizona. Fol- Amy Fellner Dominy is a former adver sing copywriter, MFA lowing a career as a graphic designer in the professional playwright and Hula-hoop champion. Her novels for teens beauty industry, she returned to her first love— and tweens include Die For You; A MaƩer of Heart; AudiƟon wri ng—and will graduate in the spring with a Crea ve & SubtracƟon; and OyMG, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. Wri ng degree from Arizona State University. She is a Amy’s first picture book, Cookiesaurus Rex, is coming in Sep- contributor to The Writer Diaries and YAgabonds and tember from Disney. Amy lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her her work has been featured in Normal Noise and 202 husband, various pets, and two children who occasionally Magazine. Fat Girl on a Plane is her debut novel. stop by for free meals. h p://amydominy.com h p://insanity.today 15 16
Material available Material available Norah is paralyzed by anxiety and OCD and can’t leave her house, Kill the foe. Win her freedom but she s ll has a crush on the new boy next door... THE GREAT PURSUIT: The Eurona Duology, book 2 UNDER ROSE TAINTED SKIES by Wendy Higgins by Louise Gornall HarperTeen, March 2017 Clarion, January 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 512pp ◦ Hardcover, 336pp * New York Times bestselling author! “Through Norah’s poe c internal monologue, Gor- Lochlanach has traded the great beast nall, whose own experience with mental illness that once terrorized the realm for something far helped inform Norah’s story, provides an in mate more dangerous, a Lashed enemy veiled in beau- glimpse into the mind of a young woman ba ling ty: Rozaria Rocato. And she’s offering the hunter some very real demons.” – Publishers Weekly Paxton Seabolt power and acceptance he could Norah’s agoraphobic. And has OCD. And never receive in his homeland. Pax must decide Depression. She’s trapped in a dark tunnel, but how far he’s willing to go under her tutelage, there’s no light at the end to guide her out. When knowing she is the opponent of Princess Aerity, a delivery boy leaves her grocery order on the his true love. Aerity believes that without allowing front porch, she can’t face stepping outside to the Lashed to return to the kingdom, revolt is in- retrieve it. While laying on the cold le of her front evitable. And though she’s accepted a betrothal to foyer, struggling to snag the bags with a broom- the man who took down the beast, she cannot help thinking about the Lashed s ck, she meets Luke. He’s new to the neighbor- man who stole her heart. But as dire circumstances strike the royal family, hood, sweet, charming, funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Be- ma ers of the castle are le in Aerity’s hands. She must put aside her desires to cause of course he did. To Norah’s surprise, he doesn’t run screaming. Not when grasp the reins, taking ac ons that have the poten al to save or destroy her peo- she flinches as he reaches out to introduce himself. And not when she tries to ple. (Agent: Jill Corcoran, Jill Corcoran Literary Agency) speak, freaks out, and slams the door in his face. Instead, Luke starts passing her Foreign sales: Spanish (Grupo Editorial Planeta SAIC) notes through the mail slot, slowly wearing down her resistance. Norah can’t leave the house, but maybe she can find the strength to let someone in. When Also by Wendy Higgins what starts as friendship turns to something more, Norah realizes what she’s do- ing is unfair. Because Luke deserves a normal girl. A girl who can go out to dinner. Foreign sales for The Great Hunt: Spanish (Grupo Editorial Planeta SAIC) Or a girl who can lay on the front lawn and look up at the stars. A girl who isn’t so damn fucked up. In Under Rose Tainted Skies, Louise Gornall has created a heart- “Detailed world building, a well-developed cast, and undertones breaking portrait of a teen with mental illness, struggling to find the strength to of prejudice and intolerance propel the narra ve forward and face her demons. (Agent: Mandy Hubbard, D4EO Literary Agency) help make this a standout in the realm of fairy-tale retellings.” – Booklist Foreign sales: Bri sh (Chicken House), China (Beijing Media Time Books), Turkey (Ithaki Yayinlari) A er earning a bachelor’s in Crea ve Wri ng from George Louise Gornall is a debut author living in the UK. She is a Mason University and a master’s in Curriculum and Instruc- graduate of Garstang Community Academy. She’s studying on from Radford University, Wendy Higgins taught high for a BA (Hons) in English language and literature with spe- school English un l becoming a mother and full- me writer. cial emphasis on crea ve wri ng. She’s a YA aficionado, Wendy is a hybrid author, having been tradi onally published Brit girl, film nerd, junk food enthusiast, and rumored pink with HarperCollins/HarperTeen for her Sweet Evil trilogy, and Power Ranger. She likes to spend her free me hanging out then self-publishing See Me on St. Patrick’s day 2014. She with her twin sister, and adding to her extensive collec on lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter, son, and dog. of book boyfriends. h p://bookishblurb.com www.wendyhigginswrites.com 17 18
Material available Material available Everyone thinks she’s guilty. But no one knows the truth What goes around comes around...
ALLEGEDLY THE REVENGE by Tiffany Jackson by Hannah Jayne Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins, January 2017 Sourcebooks Fire, July 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 400pp ◦ Paperback, es mated 275pp “Searing and true.” – Kirkus, starred review Hope Jensen is high school royalty. The Well conceived and executed, this is an absorbing daughter of the “Wake Up the Bay!” morning show and excep onal first novel.” – Publishers Weekly, darlings Bruce and Becky Jensen, Hope’s en re life starred review has been a media spectacle, from her birth to her “Suspenseful without being emo onally manipula- naming at the hands of morning show fans. Now a ve, compelling without resor ng to shock value, senior at Monarch High, she is as menacing as she is this is a ghtly spun debut that wrestles with many popular, cunning as she is cute, and Tony Lake just intense ideas and ends with a knife twist that will wanted to get back at her. Less than a week before, send readers racing back to the beginning again.” Tony and Hope were the “it” couple, voted Mr. and – Booklist, starred review Ms. Everything, and the crowning jewel of every Mary Addison has spent the last five years social event. But when Hope dumps Tony in front of in prison for an unthinkable crime: she was con- the whole school, Tony is devastated—and then victed at the age of nine for killing a three-month- angry. He decides to get back at his a en on-loving old baby. Allegedly. The media went wild for her ex by pos ng her address and phone number online. When the final ques on case; despite her age, she was a poor black girl pops up: SHARE LOCATION?, Tony locks the Internet world’s coordinates on his accused of murdering the white baby her mother ex. For a whole week, Tony revels in sweet revenge as Hope’s phone is flooded was babysi ng—and wouldn’t say a word about what happened. The damning with prank calls and her porch is loaded with pizzas, toilet paper, and all manner facts, death threats, and protesters all led to her convic on. She grew up in the of embarrassing deliveries. But when Hope contacts Tony to call off the prank, juvenile system, mute and indifferent towards her future, an annoyance to the there’s something more than anger in her voice—it’s fear. Before Tony can agree authori es who were supposed to protect her un l, just shy of her 16th birthday, to a truce, he hears Hope screaming, a car door slamming, then the shriek of res she is released for good behavior into a group home. When Mary discovers she is peeling out. When Hope isn’t back in school the next day, Tony realizes that the pregnant and the state threatens to take her baby, Mary finally has a reason to joke has gone too far and that he may have led a predator right to his ex- find the voice to fight her past and speak out about what really happened that girlfriend’s door. (Agent: Amberly Finarelli, Andrea Hurst & Associates) night. But her fate lies in the hands of the one person she distrusts the most: her mother. (Agent: Natalie Fischer Lakosil, Bradford Literary Agency) Publisher has world English rights
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Hannah Jayne is the author of the popular urban fantasy series, Tiffany Jackson is currently a Produc on Manager at BBC The Underworld DetecƟon Agency Chronicles (Kensington America and has worked nine years in the television business, Books), which earned starred reviews from Publishers Weekly. mainly on documentaries such as Lockdown, a prison subcul- Her first YA thriller was Truly, Madly, Deadly published in 2013 ture series for Na onal Geographic. She is the founder of a by Sourcebooks, and Sourcebooks went on to acquire several group for writers of color called Write In BK, hosts her own more YA thrillers. In addi on to her novels, Jayne has spoken blog, and has previously been a social media consultant for and taught workshops for numerous Romance Writers of Ameri- published writers and ar sts, including working with Jay Z’s ca chapters, and is involved in the Duke University Young Writ- label, Roc Na on. h p://writeinbk.com er’s Camp and the San Jose State Young Writer’s Camp. www.hannah-jayne.com 19 20
Material available Material available March2017 A fascina ng historical fantasy which mixes fashion, femininity, Every seven years, the isolated, seemingly idyllic town of Three Graces and the mysterious world of spies sends their bravest and best teen boy into the Devil’s Forest
MURDER, MAGIC, AND WHAT WE WORE SLAUGHTER MOON by Kelly Jones by Tessa Gra on Knopf Children’s, June 2017 Margaret K. McElderry/Simon & Shuster, summer 2018 ◦ Hardcover, 304pp ◦ Hardcover, es mated 305pp The year is 1818, the city is London, and Every seven years, the isolated, seemingly idyllic town of Three Graces our heroine, 16-year-old Annis Whitworth, has just sends their bravest and best teen boy into the Devil’s Forest to face the devil and learned that her father is dead and all his money is almost always a terrible death, in exchange for prosperity. This year, though, a missing. And so, of course, she decides to become a tradi on of hundreds of years is broken when three teens with their own compli- spy. Annis always suspected that her father was a cated loyal es, loves, and mo ves—two young men and a young woman—run spy, so following in his footsteps in order to unmask into the forest. The devil they find is not the one they expect, and the secrets and his killer just makes sense. Alas, it does not make lies they uncover turn the town and their hearts inside out. A dark fairy tale for sense to England’s current spy-masters—not even 21st century readers, the lush and unse ling Slaughter Moon explores the com- when Annis reveals that she has the rare magical plicated ways duty, sacrifice, and des ny intersect with desire, power, and sexual ability to sew glamours: garments that can disguise iden ty. (Agent: Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) their wearer completely. Well. If the spies are too pig-headed to take on a young woman of quality, Publisher has world English rights then Annis will take them on. She will follow the clues her father le behind and discover what befell him. She will prove she can sew an unbreakable disguise. She will find a way to earn a living without stooping to become a, shudder, governess. And in its deepest center, the Bone Tree rises higher than It can’t be any harder than naviga ng the London social season, can it? (Agent: the rest, with barren branches, gray as a ghost. Every seven Mandy Hubbard, Emerald City Literary Agency) years a handful of leaves bloom just at the top, turning red as
Publisher has world English rights if some sky-giant has shed drops of blood. A warning that the next full moon will be the Slaughter Moon, and one of the boys will become a saint. If they do not send a saint in She kept her eyes lowered as she nodded, but she didn’t for sacrifice, the bountiful magic that holds their valley budge. “Yes, miss. No one said anything, miss. Only, the healthy and strong will fade and then sickness will come, only person I’ve ever seen who could change a gown so then harvests might fail, babies might die. But it has only quickly—so that even the fabric is different!—was a glamour been three years since the last Slaughter Moon. modiste.”
Kelly Jones has worked as a librarian and in Tessa Gra on is the acclaimed author of two young bookstores, and is ac ve in her local SCBWI. Unusual adult fantasy series: The Blood Journals, gothic horror Chickens for the ExcepƟonal Poultry Famer was her and romance on the prairie, and Gods of New Asgard, debut novel, and it was an ALA Notable Book, an ABA epic road trip romances set in an alternate USA founded Indies Introduce Pick, an Indie Next Pick, an Indie by Vikings and their gods. Blood Magic was a Finalist for Choice Award nominee for the E.B. White Read-Aloud “Der Leserpreis – die besten Buecher 2011,” a German Award, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Reader’s Choice Award. The CuriosiƟes was Junior Library a Kirkus Best Book of the Year, plus much more. Mur- Guild Selec on, won The Tayshas, Texas Library Award, der, Magic, and What We Wore is her first book for and was a Finalist 2012 Cybils for the Fantasy and Sci- young adults. h p://curiosityjones.net ence Fic on (YA) category. h p://tessagra on.com 21 22
aeilaalbeMrh21 Material available March2017 Material available Feminist Frankenstein meets Grey’s Anatomy Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets the 1700s in this hilarious and swashbuckling stand‐alone teen historical fic on novel CADAVER AND QUEEN by Alisa Kwitney THE GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO VICE AND VIRTUE Harlequin Teen, October 2017 by Mackenzi Lee ◦ Hardcover, es mated 270pp Katherine Tegan Books/HarperCollins, June 2017 It’s 1901, England. Nineteen-year-old Elizabeth Lavenza is the only fe- ◦ Hardcover, es mated 400pp male medical student at Ingold, a school that both trains doctors and creates Bio- “Careening from fete to fiasco on a Grand Tour of Mechanicals, mechanized cadavers built to serve as perfect soldiers. Lizzie is an 18th century Europe, The Gentleman’s Guide to outsider among the male students, though she does make a couple of good Vice and Virtue is a dizzying, dazzling, and roguishly friends—Nicholas Byram and William Frankenstein. Handsome, moody Byram has roman c romp. This book makes me want to unre- a club foot and sensi ve, dreamy William hates the sight of blood. He is only en- quite my own love so I can requite him all over rolled at Ingold because his brilliant older brother, Victor, died unexpectedly in his again.” – Heidi Heilig, author of The Girl from Eve‐ third year of school there and William feels obliged to take Victor’s place. But rywhere Victor isn’t really dead. In fact, he was silenced for knowing too many of the Henry “Monty” Montague doesn’t care school’s secrets and has been turned into a Bio-Mechanical himself. Though the that his roguish passions are far from suitable for spark of his former human intelligence is s ll buried deep inside him, his brain is the gentleman he was born to be. But as Monty clouded and he now has the shambling demeanor of a monster. Victor has not embarks on his grand tour of Europe, his quests for only lost the ability to func on and speak properly, but he has acquired the le pleasure and vice are in danger of coming to an arm of a murderer, and it has memories and a will of its own....Lizzie discovers end. Not only does his father expect him to take Victor in the laboratory and with her help, he begins to remember who he was over the family’s estate upon his return, but Monty before he was changed. But by helping him recover his memory, she grows ever is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, closer to uncovering the secrets someone would kill to protect. (Agent: Jennifer Percy. So Monty vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonis c hurrah Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome. But when one of Monty’s reckless deci- sions turns their trip abroad into a harrowing manhunt, it calls into ques on eve- rything he knows, including his rela onship with the boy he adores. Wi y, daz- “No,” Lizzie said firmly. “I’m here because I’m a medical zling, and intriguing at every turn, The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue is an student. Like you.” irresis ble romp that explores the undeniably fine lines between friendship and “A medical student! Are you really?” Then, looking a bit love. (Agent: Rebecca Podos, Rees Literary Agency) flustered, he amended, “I mean, how remarkable. And your Foreign sales: Brazil (Record), Germany (Königskinder), Spanish La n America accent—American?” She nodded, trying to decide whether (V&R) this was genuine interest or some sly form of English Publisher has world English rights mockery.
Alisa Kwitney spent a decade or so as an editor at DC Comics/Ver go, and has wri en such diverse books as a Mackenzi Lee holds an MFA in Wri ng for Children and New Avengers novel, Sandman guides, and a handful of Young Adults from Simmons College. Her stories have romance and women’s fic on tles as well. Cadaver and been published in Talkin’ Blues, Pandora’s Box, The Friend, Queen is her first YA. She lives in Rhinebeck, New York. The Newport Review, and Inaccurate RealiƟes. Her debut h p://alisakwitney.com novel was This Monstrous Thing, which was the 2014 PEN New England Children’s Book Discovery Award-winner. www.mackenzilee.wordpress.com
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Material available Material available A vibrant, compelling story of love, loss, faith, and friendship Love grows such strange things
THE NAMES THEY GAVE US WILD BEAUTY by Emery Lord by Anna‐Marie McLemore Bloomsbury, May 2017 Feiwel & Friends, September 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 400pp ◦ Hardcover, 352pp “A natural successor to Sarah Dessen’s The Truth In Wild Beauty, McLemore introduces a about Forever….Comfor ngly familiar, vibrant, spellbinding se ng and two characters who are and, at mes, wrenching, this belongs on all drawn together by fate―and pulled apart by reali- shelves.” – Booklist ty. For nearly a century, the Nomeolvides women The summer was all laid out for Lucy: have tended the grounds of La Pradera, the lush quality me with her parents, hanging out with estate gardens that enchant guests from around her boyfriend, working at the summer camp on the world. They’ve also hidden a tragic legacy: if the lake. So when her mum’s cancer reappears, they fall in love too deeply, their lovers vanish. But Lucy falters. Suddenly, the summer turns upside then, a er genera ons of vanishings, a strange boy down and her parents suggest she volunteer as a appears in the gardens. The boy is a mystery to counsellor at a camp for kids in crisis instead. Estrella, the Nomeolvides girl who finds him, and Gradually Lucy establishes herself among the counsellors and makes new to her family, but he’s even more a mystery to himself; he knows nothing more friends—par cularly when she meets Jones, the gentle and gorgeous fellow coun- about who he is or where he came from than his first name. As Estrella tries to sellor....But when her life starts to unravel again, Lucy must figure out what she’s help Fel piece together his unknown past, La Pradera leads them to secrets as made of and what it really means to love. A heart-warming story about love, ac- dangerous as they are magical in this stunning explora on of love, loss, and fami- ceptance, and courage, The Names They Gave Us is perfect for fans of John ly. (Agent: Taylor MarƟndale Kean, Full Circle Literary) Green, Jennifer Niven, and Lisa Williamson. (Agent: Taylor MarƟndale Kean, Full Circle Literary)
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Also by Emery Lord Foreign sales for When the Moon was Ours: Foreign sales for When Romania (Herg Benet) We Collided: France (City Edi ons), Germany (cbt), When the Moon was Ours was longlisted for Hungary (Manó), Poland the Na onal Book Award, 2016!
(Amber), Spanish The Weight of Feathers was a finalist for the (Planeta Mexico), Russia pres gious YALSA Morris Award! (AST), Sweden (Constant
Reader) Anna‐Marie McLemore is a third-genera on Mexican-American Emery Lord is the author of Open Road Summer, The Start of and graduated from the University of Southern California. She is Me and You, and When We Collided. She graduated from Miami a Lambda Literary Fellow in Fic on, and winner of the 2012 Vic- University with degrees in Strategic Communica on and English toria Hudson Emerging Writer Scholarship. Her work appears in Literature. Emery lives in a pink row house in Cincinna with a The Portland Review, CRATE Literary Magazine’s cratelit, A Price- dog named Winston Churchill and a closet full of imprac cal less Wedding (Voyageur Press, 2012), and as part of Camera shoes. www.emerylord.com Obscura’s “Bridge-the-Gap” series. She lives in California’s Cen- tral Valley. Her debut novel was The Weight of Feathers. h p://cricketssingforannamarie.blogspot.com 25 26
Material available mid-March 2017 Material available Will Abigail run from the truth and hope for a happily ever a er, Ruby vows to her dying sister: she will find the treasure… or right the wrongs from her past and risk losing it all but at what cost...
DRIFT GRAY WOLF ISLAND by Amy Murray by Tracey Neitherco Entangled Embrace, August 2017 Knopf Books for Young Readers, October 2017 ◦ Digital first, es mated 300pp ◦ Hardcover, 336pp Abigail Swi is terrified that one day she’ll turn into her mother—a shell Right before Sadie died, she begged her of a woman lost to a debilita ng mental illness. When she meets James Kingsley, sister, Ruby, to do the one thing she could never do she’s sure she’s becoming everything she’s ever feared. What else would explain herself: Find the treasure on Gray Wolf Island. With the sudden memories, the sudden feelings, the sudden overwhelming desires for just a mysterious treasure map as a guide, Ruby a guy she hardly knows? With the help of a mysterious neighbor who’s be er at reluctantly allows some friends to join her on the keeping secrets than telling truths, Abigail learns that mental illness isn’t causing hunt, each of whom is touched by magic: a boy her strange visions; instead, she’s dri ing, a rare ability that allows her to travel allegedly born to a virgin, a girl who never sleeps, a through me and relive moments from a past life she shared with James in 1922. boy who can foresee his own death, and a boy with When her dri reveals a century old crime containing a deadly link to her present, deep es to the island. Each of them is also keeping people come looking for informa on she doesn’t have. As each dri exposes a a secret—something they'll have to reveal in order li le more about past crimes and present lies, Abigail worries history may be re- to reach the treasure. As the secrets come to light, pea ng itself. Will she run from the truth and hope for a happily ever a er, or Ruby will have to decide: Can she make peace with right the wrongs from her past and risk losing it all. (Agent: Michelle Wolfson, her friends' troubled pasts and con nue to trust Wolfson Literary Agency) them? Can she forgive herself for doing the un- speakable? Deep in the wilderness of Gray Wolf Publisher has world English rights Island, Ruby's choices will determine if they make it out with the treasure—or merely with their lives. From debut author Tracey Neitherco comes a darkly compelling tale of profound friendship, adventure, and finding the strength to tell the truth. (Agent: Sarah LaPolla, Bradford Literary Agency) I hated the way I flinched when I saw her. My lips did that automatic thing where they turned down, and my gaze Publisher has world English rights shifted sideways. I shouldn’t feel this way. I should be
understanding and kind, but seeing her like this—well, it It has never been my adventure, this Gray Wolf Island was something I didn’t think I’d ever get used to. business. That was all Sadie, and I was just along for the ride. When she died, it never felt right, me continuing on without her. But now I feel a wave of pure want for an adventure. So I steal the book. Amy Murray graduated from the University of Houston with a Tracey Neitherco is a member of SCBWI, and works as a BS in Psychology. A er a brief s nt as a high school English magazine editor and freelance writer, focusing on health, teacher, Amy switched gears and opened the first of two suc- fitness, and the occasional celebrity profile. Her work has cessful dance studios in the northwest Houston area. Re re- appeared in magazines such as PrevenƟon, AARP, Capitol ment came in the form of the first of her two children, and File, and Philadelphia Style. needing a crea ve outlet, she turned to wri ng. She and her h p://thewordsonpaper.blogspot.com family live in Houston, and when she can’t escape to Galveston bay, she enjoys modern quil ng. She promises it’s cooler than it sounds. www.amymurrayauthor.com 27 28
Material available Material available From debut author Jennifer Park comes a haun ng and luminous Breaking Bad meets Marie Antoine e in this shocking sequel to Gli er explora on of love, grief, and the dangerous lies that can bind—or which takes readers into a genre‐bending, addic ve, break—us and thought‐provoking world
THE SHADOWS WE KNOW BY HEART SHATTER by Jennifer Park by Aprilynne Pike Simon Pulse, March 2017 Random House Books for Young Readers, spring 2018 ◦ Hardcover, 304pp ◦ Hardcover, es mated 310pp “A fantas cal romance that will tug the heart- * #1 New York Times bestselling author! strings, with a bit of mystery and danger. Recom- Danica thought she could use beauty, blackmail, and a gli ering drug to mended for all YA collec ons.” – School Library control her own fate. Her escape from the twisted world of the palace of Ver- Journal sailles—where residents live as if it’s the 18th century—was perfectly orchestrat- Leah Roberts’s life has never been the ed and paid for. Or so she thought. Betrayed by the man who promised her free- same since her brother went missing ten years dom, Dani is now married to the murderous king. It’s a terrifying posi on to be ago. Her mother won’t stop drinking, her father in…and yet it’s oddly intoxica ng. The more power she gains as queen, the farther can’t let go of his bi er anger, and Leah herself she falls down a rabbit hole of secrets, manipula on, and sabotage. Power may has a secret she’s told no one: Sasquatch are real, be an even stronger drug than gli er. And she’s willing to do just about anything and she’s been watching a trio of them in the to get more of it…even if it means ge ng closer to King Jus n. Can Dani use her woods behind her house for years. But everything newfound power to secure Saber’s freedom and a chance at a life together out- changes when Leah discovers that among the side the palace? Or is being queen too addic ve to give up? (Agent: Mandy Hub- sasquatch lives a teenager. This alluring, enigma c boy has no memory of his past bard, Emerald City Literary Agency) and can barely speak, but Leah can’t shake his magne c pull. He’s wild, like a liv- ing piece of the forest. As Leah’s life entwines with his, she brings with her enor- Publisher has world English rights mous danger. Some mes, secrets just can’t be kept. So when her two worlds fi- Also by Aprilynne Pike nally collide in a deadly showdown, Leah is le to face the shocking truth: The boy “Beau fully detailed scenes serve as the founda on for Danica’s she’s fallen for isn’t who she thought he was. Her family isn’t who she believes ethical quandaries and illuminate the fantas cal world in which they are. And she’s not the only one who’s been keeping secrets as big as the she lives.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review legends themselves. (Agent: Mandy Hubbard, Emerald City Literary Agency) “Rich with absorbing detail, clever plo ng, and complex charac- Publisher has world English rights ters...readers will thrill to this immersion into a world within a world that feels strangely possible, if not inevitable, in our own future.” – Bulle n for the Center for Children’s Books, starred review Cri cally acclaimed, #1 New York Times best-selling au- Jennifer Park received her bachelor’s in Fine Art from Ste- thor Aprilynne Pike has been spinning tales since she phen F. Aus n State University, and her MLS in Museum was a child with a hyper-ac ve imagina on. At the age Studies from the University of Oklahoma. Prior to her career of 20 she received her BA in Crea ve Wri ng from Lewis- in wri ng, Jennifer taught middle school art in southeast Tex- Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. She is the author as. She is a member of the Ocean Ar sts Society, combining of the New York Times bestselling Wings series her love of pain ng and the ocean. Jennifer spends her free (HarperTeen), the CharloƩe WesƟng Chronicles me riding horses, playing tennis, and traveling with her fam- (HarperTeen), and the Earthbound series (Razorbill). When not wri ng, Aprilynne ily. She currently lives near Houston, TX with her husband, can usually be found out running; she also enjoys singing, ac ng, reading, and two daughters, and a menagerie of animals. The Shadows We working with pregnant moms as a childbirth educator and doula. Aprilynne lives Know by Heart is her debut novel. www.jenniferparkart.com in Arizona with her husband and four kids. www.aprilynnepike.com 29 30
Material available Material available A non‐linear YA in the tradi on of issue‐driven contemporaries like The Three girls decide to take on their high school’s misogynis c culture in Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, The Infinite Moments of Us this compelling, thought‐provoking, and empowering novel by Lauren Myracle, and All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven THE NOWHERE GIRLS THESE THINGS I’VE DONE by Amy Reed by Rebecca Phillips Simon Pulse, October 2017 HarperTeen, August 2017 ◦ Hardcover, es mated 330pp ◦ Hardcover, 352pp Grace has just moved to Presco , Oregon, with her family. She’s won- A er accidentally causing the death of her dering if she’ll ever make a real friend. She’s wondering if she’ll ever find her best friend Aubrey, Dara Shepard must forgive her- voice—like her mom who has quickly become the new favorite pastor at church. self before Ethan, Aubrey’s younger brother, ever Rosina works at her family’s restaurant most nights of the week. She babysits her will. As Dara and Ethan fall in love, their worlds fall many cousins. She wonders if she’ll ever be appreciated. She wonders if she’ll into place—except Dara’s parents and counselors ever stop being angry. Erin has Aspergers. She’d rather talk about interes ng spe- think their rela onship is a mistake. Just because cies of fish and watch Star Trek: Next Genera on than think about her feelings. they share special memories of Aubrey, doesn’t She wonders if she can keep her feelings hidden forever. Lucy was raped at a par- mean their love will help wash away their ty. Now she’s gone. When Grace moves into Lucy’s family home she finds words grief. Through a non-linear narra ve that explores scratched into the paint of her bedroom, words that are strong enough to move the before and a er of the accident, we see Dara’s her to ac on. Together Grace, Rosina, and Erin create the Nowhere Girls, a club of sophomore year with Aubrey, the two of them in- Presco High School girls who are sick of the misogynist culture at their school. separable leading up to the tragedy, and her senior Every mee ng more girls join. Every mee ng more girls tells their stories. Even year with Ethan, where she’s shunned and mocked by her school, while defend- with the principal, teachers, and local leaders against them, these Nowhere Girls ed—and loved—by her deceased best friend’s younger brother. Bonded through will change the culture at their high school and start a movement that will trans- memories and guilt, Dara and Ethan form a new kind of connec on, one that just form the lives of everyone around them. (Agent: Amy Tipton, Signature Literary might end up destroying them both. (Agent: Eric Smith, P.S. Literary) Agency)
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Rebecca Phillips has been a fan of contemporary young adult fic on ever since she first discovered Judy Blume at the age of 12. She’s the author of the Just You series, Out of No- Amy Reed recently moved to Asheville, North Caroli- where (2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award finalist), na from Oakland, California. She is the author of the Faking Perfect (Kensington) and Any Other Girl (Kensington). gri y, contemporary YA novels, BeauƟful (a 2011 YAL- Rebecca lives just outside the beau ful city of Halifax, Nova SA Quick Pick), Clean (a 2012 YALSA Quick Pick, Junior Sco a, with her husband, two children, and one spoiled Library Guild Selec on, Northern California Book ro en cat. When she’s not tapping away on her laptop, she Award Nominee, and YALSA Best Fic on for Young can be found vacuuming up cat hair, spending me with her Adults nominee), Crazy (Bank Street College Best Book family, watching reality TV, reading all different genres of of the Year), Over You (2014 YALSA Best Fic on for books, or strolling around the bookstore with a vanilla la e Young Adults nominee), and Damaged. Her latest in her hand. www.rebeccawritesya.com books are Invincible and the sequel Unforgiveable. www.amyreedfic on.com 31 32
Material available Material available Prep school gets a twist of supernatural suspense in this YA thriller A touching story of a flawed but loving family perfect for fans of the Mara Dyer trilogy and American Horror Story INEVITABLE AND ONLY BREAKING by Lisa Rosinsky by Danielle Rollins Boyds Mills Press, October 2017 Bloomsbury, June 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 270pp ◦ Hardcover, 304pp Cadie and her father have always been close, sharing a love of theater Charlo e has always been content in the and a sharp sense of humor. When Dad reveals that he has a daughter, Elizabeth, shadow of her two best friends at the pres gious only a few months older than Cadie, Cadie’s world is shaken. To make ma ers Weston Preparatory Ins tute. Ariel is daring and worse, Elizabeth comes to live with Cadie’s family, and a er that, it seems to Ca- mysterious. Devon is beau ful and brilliant. Alt- die that Elizabeth takes over everything—including her beloved father and the hough Charlo e never lived up to the standards of boy she is interested in. Cadie escapes into drama class, where she thinks she the school—or her demanding mother, Dr. may have found another possible love interest. But at home, everyone keeps Gruen—her two best friends became the family hur ng one another’s feelings. Here is a touching story of a flawed but loving she never had. When Ariel and Devon suddenly family that flounders through many changes, un l they finally learn that the inevi- commit suicide within a month of each other, table and only choices for them will be the ones that bring them closer together. Charlo e refuses to accept it as a coincidence. But (Agent: Linda Epstein, Emerald City Literary Agency) as the clues point to a dangerous secret about
Weston Prep, Charlo e is suddenly in over her head. There’s a reason the students of Weston are so excep onal, and the people “Okay...,” I said. “What’s going on? Dad?” I heard my voice responsible are willing to kill to protect the truth. (Agent: Mandy Hubbard, Emer- ald City Literary Agency) rising. “Is everyone all right?” Josh stood next to me, saying nothing. Publisher has world English rights “Just have a seat,” Dad said. In a voice I’d never heard him Also by Danielle Rollins use before. Thinner than Weatherman, sadder than
“Stephen King’s Firestarter meets Walter Dean Myers’ Mon- Shakespearean Tragic. Josh and I sat, squished together on ster….With its subtle yet mely commentary on police brutality, the ottoman. interracial da ng, and LGBT rights, the novel addresses contem- “Kids...” Dad crossed then uncrossed his legs, smoothed his porary issues without didac cism. A wildly fulfilling and fright- hands down his pants. “Everyone makes mistakes.” ening read.” – Kirkus, starred review
“Vivid, suspenseful, and tautly-wound, this book reads like a love le er to the modern thriller genre.” – Micol Ostow, author Lisa Rosinsky has a BA in crea ve wri ng from Johns of Amity and The Devil and Winnie Flynn Hopkins University and is currently earning her MFA in Danielle Rollins has won numerous awards for her children’s literature at Boston University. She is the 2016- fic on and non-fic on, and earned a 2009 Pushcart 2017 Associates of the Boston Public Library Writer in Prize nomina on for her short story “Drive.” She’s the Residence. She has stories in Cricket and Highlights for author of The Merciless (2014, Razorbill, wri en as Children. She was a finalist for the 2014 Fugue poetry Danielle Vega, in associa on with Alloy), Zip, and Snap contest and the 2012 Morton Marr Poetry Prize. Her po- (wri en as Ellie Rollins, in associa on with Paper Lan- etry has appeared in journals including Hunger Moun- tern Lit). Her last novel, Burning, a YA horror, was pub- tain, LiƩle Patuxent Review, Measure, 32 Poems, Iron lished by Bloomsbury April 2016. She lives in Brooklyn, Horse Literary Review, The Innisfree Poetry Journal, and NY and spends far too much money on vintage furniture and leather boots. Terrain. Inevitable and Only is her debut novel. www.daniellerollins.com h ps://hyacinthsnbiscuits.wordpress.com 33 34
Material available Material available Ambi ous twins sisters—one tests posi ve for Hun ngton’s Disease, Sexual fluidity is explored in this honest and endearing novel about love, the other doesn’t, both of their lives change forever best friends, and challenging the status quo in a small town
YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE DRESS CODES FOR SMALL TOWNS by Rachel Lynn Solomon by Courtney C. Stevens Simon Pulse, spring 2018 HarperTeen, August 2017 ◦ Hardcover, es mated 290pp ◦ Hardcover, 352pp Seventeen-year-old viola prodigy Adina only feels whole with a bow in Billie McCaffrey and her best friends—a her hand. Even though her instrument’s usually in the background, she’s deter- group of four guys and one other girl she calls the mined to become a soloist. Her fraternal twin sister, Tovah, has her own ambi- Hexagon—have always done everything together. ons: MIT, med school, become a surgeon. But the most important test they’ll But when roman c feelings start flying, things get take isn’t an audi on or a college entrance exam. It’s a gene c test for Hun ng- complicated. In O ers Holt, love has always been ton’s, a rare degenera ve disease that slowly steals control of the body and mind. defined one way: a girl and a boy fall in love. For Hun ngton’s is a death sentence, and Adina and Tovah have spent the past few Billie—a box-defying dynamo who also happens to years watching it make their mother stumble and hallucinate and forget their be the preacher’s daughter—it has never been that names. When the test results reveal that one twin will develop Hun ngton’s and simple. Right about the me she realizes she’s in one won’t, they self-destruct in different ways. One sister realizes tes ng nega ve love with her best guy friend and her best girl- doesn’t give her the freedom she thought it would, and her guilt sabotages her friend, they start falling for each other. Add a be- future plans. The other realizes tes ng posi ve means she can do whatever she loved town fes val, a contest to elect the most virtuous woman of the year, and wants—no ma er the consequences. And then one concocts a dangerous plan pressure to walk the straight and narrow, and this love hexagon isn’t the only that could change their family forever. (Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary difficult shape Billie struggles to maneuver. Author Courtney Stevens delivers a Agency) moving, yet funny, account of a girl coming to terms with the gray areas of love, gender, and sexuality, while facing the opposi on that follows. (Agent: Kelly Son- Publisher has world English rights nack, Andrea Brown Literary Agency)
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Somehow, I buckle my viola back into its case and shove my arms through my jacket sleeves. Somehow, I find my way to Also by Courtney C. Stevens
the door. Somehow, I stumble down the hall and into the Foreign sales for The Lies about Truth: Po- elevator. I punch-punch-punch-punch-punch the down land (Amber), Turkey (Pegasus)
button five times in a row. He is the only one I can talk to “Engaging characters and engrossing story- about this, and he wants me gone. telling.” – VOYA, on The Lies About Truth
“A beau ful reminder that amidst our broken Rachel Lynn Solomon is a Sea le na ve who loves rainy pieces we can truly find ourselves.” – Ruta days, her ny dog, tap dancing, old movies, red lips ck, and Sepetys, author of Between Shades of Grey books with flawed, complicated characters. In high school, she sang in a riot grrrl band, and she was once part of a Courtney C. Stevens’ debut novel was Faking Normal group of people who broke a Guinness World Record for the (HarperTeen, February 2014). She is the winner of a Scholas c most natural redheads in one place. She has wri en for Arts and Wri ng Gold Award, has a Masters in Counseling, and newspapers, produced a radio show that aired in the middle works with teens every day. h p://quartland.blogspot.com of the night, and worked for NPR. Currently she works in the educa on field. She also works as a book coach. You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone is her debut novel. www.rachelsolomonbooks.com 35 36
Material available Material available March2017 The internet is always watching—and judging—in this compelling story For fans of Kill Bill, the TV programs Mr. Robot and Revenge, and the about mistakes, repercussions, and online vigilante jus ce book The Cruelty by Sco Bergstrom
THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED FEROCIOUS by Paula Stokes by Paula Stokes HarperTeen, July 2017 Tor, August 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 384pp ◦ Hardcover, 352pp A er waking up from a coma, Genevieve * Sold in a two‐book deal at auc on! Grace can’t remember the car crash that killed her When Winter Kim learns that her sister is boyfriend Dallas, a YouTuber turned teen music dead but she has a brother she never knew about, idol. Genevieve knows she was driving, but be- only two things ma er—finding what’s le of her cause of what’s been reported in the media, eve- family and killing the man who destroyed her life. ryone assumes the other driver, Brad Freeman, is Her mission leads her from St. Louis to Los Angeles guilty. As she slowly pieces together the night of back to South Korea, the place where she grew up. the accident, Genevieve is hit with a sickening But things get increasingly dangerous once Winter sense of dread—what if she’s the one at fault arrives in Seoul. Aided by her friends Jesse and Se- While the internet and social media vicious- bas an, Winter a empts to infiltrate an interna- ly condemn Brad, Genevieve escapes to her fa- onal corpora on to get close to her target. But ther’s house near Zion Na onal Park to hide from keeping her last remaining loved ones out of the line of fire proves difficult, and curious classmates and intrusive reporters. But when all seems to be lost, Winter must face one last devasta ng decision: is her she quickly realizes that she can’t run away from the accident. And eventually, revenge worth sacrificing everything? Or can she find a spark of hope in the dark- she will have to come to grips with what happened…and her role in it. (Agent: ness that threatens to engulf her. (Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Liter- Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) ary Agency)
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“A powerful kick-ass girl caught up in a high-tech, twisty mys- A current of warmth moves through me, followed by a rush tery….Buckle up, this thrill ride travels at breakneck speed.” of guilt. I do the math in my head. It’s been exactly forty- – Jus ne Magazine
eight days since Dallas died. What kind of girlfriend “Pulse-pounding adventures and high-tech blend masterfully develops feelings for some other guy in forty-eight days? I with romance, intrigue, and current issues, making this book didn’t even know I had feelings until right this second. completely cap va ng for any audience.” – VOYA Magazine
Paula Stokes (under the name Fiona Paul) is the author of Paula Stokes (under the name Fiona Paul) is the author of the sexy, historical Dark Waters trilogy, star ng with Venom, the sexy, historical Dark Waters trilogy, star ng with Venom, developed in collabora on with Paper Lantern Lit and sold in a developed in collabora on with Paper Lantern Lit and sold in a major deal at auc on to Philomel, published fall 2012. In May major deal at auc on to Philomel, published fall 2012. In May 2014 HarperTeen published The Art of Lainey, her first con- 2014 HarperTeen published The Art of Lainey, her first con- temporary YA romance, and they went on to publish Liars, Inc. temporary YA romance, and they went on to publish Liars, Inc. and Girl Against the Universe. She’s also the author of Vicari- and Girl Against the Universe. She’s also the author of Vicari- ous, a sci-fi thriller published by Tor. ous, a sci-fi thriller published by Tor. www.authorpaulastokes.com www.authorpaulastokes.com 37 38
Material available Material available A swoon‐worthy love story about two best friends As na ons fall around them, the Dracul siblings must decide: that hits all the right bu ons what will they sacrifice to fulfill their des nies?
LOVE, LIFE AND THE LIST NOW I RISE by Kasie West by Kiersten White HarperTeen, February 2018 Delacorte, July 2017 ◦ Paperback, es mated 300pp ◦ Hardcover, 480pp * First book in a series * New York Times bestselling series! Everyone knows Abby Turner is in love with her best friend, Cooper In Now I Rise, the thrilling and bloody se- Wells. Including Cooper Wells. But despite what people tell her, it doesn’t affect quel to And I Darken, the stakes raise ever higher their friendship. And she’s prac cally over it, anyway. What she really can’t get for our future impaler. A er failing to secure the over is when her boss at the local museum tells her that her pain ngs lack heart. Wallachian throne, Lada terrorizes the region with Art is Abby’s passion and she hopes her future as well. She is determined to her men. She knows she’s meant for more, but her change his mind and earn her way into the upcoming exhibit at the gallery. So blunt and rebellious manners fail to secure allies. along with her family’s help, she compiles “The Heart List,” a series of soul- She needs Radu’s skills. Radu, however, has earned stretching experiences that are sure to make her a deeper person and be er an unwanted place as spy and saboteur behind ar st in six weeks or less. When Cooper decides to complete the list along with enemy lines, befriending kind, magne c Cypria— her, she realizes this list is expanding her heart in more ways than one. Maybe nephew to the emperor of Constan nople. Forced she needs to start another project—Ge ng Over Cooper Wells. For real this me. to reconcile the sultan he’s always loved and believed in with the brutal reality of (Agent: Michelle Wolfson, Wolfson Literary Agency) siege warfare, Radu longs for Lada’s fierce confidence. As na ons fall around
them, the Dracul siblings must decide: what will they sacrifice to fulfill their des - nies? (Agent: Michelle Wolfson, Wolfson Literary Agency)
Foreign sales: Brazil (V&R), Bri sh (Random House UK), La n America (V&R), Turkey (Mar ) Also by Kasie West Foreign sales for By Your Also by Kiersten White Side: Czech (Albatros), Foreign sales for And I Darken: Brazil (V&R), Bri sh (Random Indonesia (Haru), The House UK), Italy (Fabbri), La n America (V&R), Romania Netherlands (Leopold), (Corint), Serbia (Vulkan), Turkey (Mar ) Poland (Jacek Kaszyk), Slovakia (Slovart) Mul -week New York Times bestseller! Best Summer Books for Teens, Seventeen Magazine
“[A]n engrossing tale.” – Booklist, starred review
Kasie West’s debut, Pivot Point (HarperTeen, February 2013) “Highly recommended.” – School Library Journal, starred re‐ received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and is a 2014 YAL- view SA BFYA (Best Fic on for Young Adults) pick and the 2013 Whitney Kiersten White is the New York Times bestselling author of the Award for Best Novel by a new author. Kasie is also the author of Paranormalcy trilogy and the Mind Games series, as well as sev- Split Second, The Distance Between Us, On the Fence, The Fill-in eral standalone novels, including The Chaos of Stars and Illu- Boyfriend, and PS I Like You. Kasie’s next book is By Your Side sions of Fate. She has one tall husband and three small children (HarperTeen, February 2017) and then Lucky in Love (Scholas c, and lives near the ocean. www.kierstenwhite.com summer 2017). HarperCollins recently acquired three more con- temporary YA novels which will be part of a loosely connected series star ng with Love, Life and the List. www.kasiewest.com 39 40
Material available Material available ◦ MIDDLE-GRADE ◦ Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library meets Hotel Transylvania in the first book of this hilarious and spooky new series that blends An upper‐middle‐grade epic fantasy journey of two siblings as they try to mystery with monsters find a safe haven in a world that holds nothing but danger SUPERNORMAL SLEUTHING SERVICE: The Lost Legacy THE SILVER GATE by Gwenda Bond & Christopher Rowe by Kris n Bailey Greenwillow, May 2017 Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins, January 2017 ◦ Hardcover, es mated 300pp ◦ Hardcover, 320pp * Lead tle! * First book in a duology * First book in a series “Tender and magical.” – Kirkus Stephen’s father has just moved him “As much a though ul study of human care and across the country to New York, where he’s taking rela onships as it is a fairy tale.” – The Horn Book over as head chef at the unusual New Harmonia In shepherd boy Elric’s ny village, people Hotel. The hotel caters to the most elite of clien- think children like his younger sister, Wynn, are tele: monsters. Or, supernormals, as they prefer to changelings—le by fairies and doomed to curse all be called. Bigfeet, vampires, croquet-playing gar- around them. As a baby, Wynn was born with de- goyles, and even a talking elevator (who you aren’t velopmental delays, and according to the rules, she supposed to talk to) burst from every floor. When a was supposed to be abandoned in the woods. In- magical ar fact goes missing and Stephen is stead Elric’s mother saved his sister and hid her blamed, Stephen and his new friends, Ivan and So- away for 11 years. They live in secret and fear of fia, must work to clear his name. Consequences can be dire in the world of mon- being discovered, yet their home is full of love, sters. The Lost Legacy is an inven ve and accessible mystery-adventure full of laughter, and singing. Wynn and Elric’s favorite friendship, humor, and a monstrous cast of characters that is perfect for fans of song is about the Silver Gate, a beau ful fairy Pseudonymous Bosch and R.L. S ne’s Goosebumps series. (Agent: Jennifer realm where all children are welcome. But when their long-absent father returns Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) to sell Wynn to the Lord’s castle as a maid, Elric realizes that folk songs and fanta- sies can’t protect them from the outside world. They have to run away. S ll Wynn Bri sh/ANZ rights handled by Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Agen‐ believes there’s only one place they’ll ever be safe, and it lies beyond the Silver cy Gate. The road to freedom is long and treacherous. If they have any hope for sur- vival, Elric and Wynn must learn to depend on each other above everything else— and discover the magic that always reveals itself when it seems like all is lost. (Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency) Gwenda Bond is the author of several young adult novels, Publisher has world English rights most recently Girl in the Shadows (Skyscape), a companion comic book series Girl over Paris for Jet City Comics, and Kris n Bailey grew up in the middle of the San Joaquin the hugely popular Lois Lane YA series for DC. Gwenda is Valley in California. In the course of her adventures, she has also a contribu ng writer for Publishers Weekly, regularly worked as a zookeeper, a balloon ar st, and a subs tute reviews for Locus, and has an MFA in Wri ng from the Ver- teacher. Now, in addi on to the author of The Secret Order mont College of Fine Arts. Christopher Rowe has published series for YA readers, she is a military wife and the mother a couple of dozen short stories, and been a finalist for the of two children and several very spoiled pets. Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Theodore Sturgeon Awards. His work has been www.kris nbailey.com featured in several anthologies for young readers, translated into a half-dozen languages around the world, and praised by the New York Times Book Review, among other accolades. Christopher and Gwenda live in a 100-year-old house in Lexington, Kentucky, with their menagerie. www.gwendabond.com 41 42
Material available Material available An adventure novel about four lucky kids and a mysterious, but thrilling Ten‐year‐old Lester is on the Au sm spectrum, and he’s about to face his ride—for fans of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or Jurassic Park biggest challenge yet: fi h grade—in this hear elt, charming debut
THE WORLD’S GREATEST ADVENTURE MACHINE SUPERSTAR by Frank Cole by Mandy Davis Delacorte, August 2017 Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins, June 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 320pp ◦ Hardcover, 336pp CastleCorp and the famous Castleton “I LOVE LESTER. And I did right from the start. brothers are unveiling the World’s Greatest Adven- Lester’s story is beau ful, honest, and just the ture Machine! The roller coaster is an experience right amount of funny. Mandy Davis is a super- like no other, and four lucky kids have won the star.” – Linda Urban, author of Crooked Kind of chance to be the first to ride it. There’s Trevor, Perfect and Milo Speck, Accidental Agent whose latest stunt got him in trouble at school “A lovely, hear elt narra ve about the things again. There’s Devin, whose father is pushing him we’ve lost, and the things we’ve found again.” to be the next Internet sensa on. Nika’s wealthy – Gary D. Schmidt, author of The Wednesday grandfather isn’t too pleased about her par cipa- Wars and Okay for Now on. And Cameron, he’ll be the first to tell you, is a Ten-year-old Lester Musselbaum loves cer fied genius. The whole world is watching. But science and space and Superman. He loves that as the kids set off on their journey, they begin to his mom is his teacher, and he loves that they live realize that there is perhaps more to their fellow together, just the two of them, in a li le house contest winners than meets the eye. And the Adventure Machine? It might just out in the Indiana countryside. (It’s the perfect have a mind of its own. Join the contestants on their wild ride if you dare. Your place for watching meteor showers!) But soon, everything starts chang- adventure starts now! (Agent: Shannon Hassan, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency) ing. Lester’s mom gets a job, and Lester has to go to school with other kids for the first me in his whole life. With the Superman ac on figure in his pocket as his Publisher has world English rights only protec on, he steps into the confusing world of fi h grade and begins a jour- ney that will change his life forever. (Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency)
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Mandy Davis received her MFA in Wri ng for Children and Frank L. Cole is the author of seven children’s books Young Adults from Hamline University where she won an including The AŌerlife Academy (Delacorte, September award for her cri cal thesis The Way to the Chair: Zen and the 2015), the Adventures of Hashbrown Winters series, PracƟce of WriƟng. Before being bi en by the wri ng bug, and the Guardian series (Cedar Fort). He is an avid pro- Mandy was an elementary school teacher, a record store moter of his work and has spoken to over 45,000 chil- clerk, and once she even sold hamburgers on the sidewalk. dren across the country on the theme of “Exercising When she’s not wri ng, Mandy can usually be found playing Your Imagina on.” h p://franklewiscole.blogspot.com games of some sort. She also enjoys music and sings at least twice a day. Mandy spent her childhood and early adult life in Indiana. She currently writes, games, sings (and lives) in Minneapolis, MN. Super- star is her debut novel. h p://ubermandy.com 43 44
Material available Material available Can Angie Walker tell the truth—even when everyone else just Although Allie loves her “insider” life as the principal's kid, looked the other way? she’s sick of being an outsider
WHEN THE CRICKETS STOPPED SINGING CONFESSIONS FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S KID by Marilyn Cram Donahue by Robin Mellom Boyds Mills Press, spring 2018 HMH Books for Young Readers, August 2017 ◦ Hardcover, es mated 260pp ◦ Hardcover, 272pp It’s the calm before the storm of World War II in 1939 and in small town During the school day, fi h-grader Allie Messina, Angie Wallace and her friends have set out on a summer-long mission to West is an outsider. Everyone knows the principal’s “love thy neighbor”—even if that means invi ng gross Dodie Crumper to join in kid might ta le to her mom! But a er school, Allie their summer plans. But as the girls move through their neighborly to-do list, they is an insider. She’s friendly with the janitor, knows can’t help but no ce that there’s something strange about the sudden return of the shortest routes around the building, and hangs creepy Jefferson Clement—something that the whole town is pretending to ig- out with the A ers, a group of misfits whose par- nore. When the girls’ summer is turned upside down a er a tragedy strikes, Angie ents are teachers at their school. Although Allie is forced to make a life-changing decision: can she tell the truth, even when eve- secretly loves her insider life, she’s sick of being an ryone else just looked the other way? When the Crickets Stopped Singing is about outsider—so she vows to join the Pentagon, the friendship, the freedom of summer, and the ache of growing up too soon. (Agent: popular math team led by her ex–best friend. But Kelly Sonnack, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) can Allie change her status without betraying where she really belongs? (Agent: Jill Corcoran, Jill Corcoran Literary Agency)
That made me think about the minnows, trapped in a little Publisher has world English rights pool of water that would soon be dried up. They hadn’t done anything wrong, either. I told her about them. “They’re going to die if we don’t move them to deeper water, Mama. I Shaking his head, Mr. Duncan announces—quite loudly, I can’t let them die. Dodie was trying to save them. It was might add—“No leaving without a note from a parent. important to her. Don’t you see?” That’s the rule.” Mama looked at me. Her eyes filled with tears, and one My face turns hot. How could this whole wonderful trickled out and trailed down her cheek. She nodded. “But moment be ruined by a rule? One I should know, since Mom you can’t go alone,” she said. writes the rules.
Marilyn Cram Donahue is the author of Straight Along Robin Mellom really was a principal’s kid, and many of a Crooked Road (Walker) and its sequel The Valley in the events in Confessions from the Principal’s Kid hap- Between (Walker) which was called a New York Public pened to her. She is the author of two middle-grade se- Library Best Book; and 16 other books for children. She ries, The Classroom and The Pages Between Us. She has speaks regularly at schools, is an ac ve SCBWI member, taught middle school and has a master’s degree in educa- is author-in-residence at wri ng retreats, and has twice on. She lives with her family on the Central Coast of Cali- been co-director of the Na onal Wri ng Project for the fornia. www.robinmellom.com Inland Area at the University of California, Riverside. www.marilyncramdonahue.com 45 46
Material available Material available A gripping survival story set in modern‐day North Korea, A celebra on of family, individuality, and nature that will remind you exploring human rights and interna onal border crossings, to always be on the lookout for wonder as well as adop on and iden ty THE SOMEDAY BIRDS IN THE SHADOW OF THE SUN by Sally Pla by Anne Sibley O’Brien HarperCollins Children’s Books, January 2017 Arthur A. Levine Books, June 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 336pp ◦ Hardcover, 336pp “Offering a mixture of suspense, mystery, tragedy North Korea is known as the most repres- and humor, Pla’s story captures both the literal and sive country on Earth, with a dictatorial leader, a figura ve meanings of journey.” – Publishers starving popula on, and harsh punishment for re- Weekly, starred review bellion. Not the best place for a family vaca on. Yet “Achingly real...Charlie’s unique voice and his quest that’s exactly where Mia Andrews finds herself, on to understand the world around him will resonate a tour with her aid-worker father and frac ous old- with readers dealing with their own pain. Hopeful, er brother, Simon. Mia was adopted from South authen c, and oddly endearing.” – Kirkus Korea as a baby, and the trip raises tough ques ons Charlie isn’t prepared for the cross country about where she really belongs. Then her dad is trip to go see Dad. He isn’t ready to be away from arrested for spying, just as forbidden photographs his clean room, his carefully organized sketchbooks of North Korean slave-labor camps fall into Mia’s and colored pencils, his safe and comfortable rou- hands. The only way to save Dad: get the pictures nes. But Dad is awai ng surgery in a military hos- out of the country. Thus Mia and Simon set off on a harrowing journey to the bor- pital a er a brain injury in Afghanistan, and so they der, without food, money, or shelter, in a land where anyone who sees them go—picky eater, bird-lover, and OCD/Aspergian might turn them in, and ge ng caught could mean prison—or worse. An exci ng Charlie, his three wayward siblings, and crazy Ludmila, the Bosnian babysi er/ adventure that offers a rare glimpse into a compelling, complicated na on, In the driver they’re unsure is trustworthy. Charlie grapples with haunted restrooms, Shadow of the Sun is an unforge able novel of courage and survival. (Agent: Lara rare bird sigh ngs, creepy criminals, strange shopkeepers, and his own terrible Perkins, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) anxiety. He gets stranded, gets kissed, and hunts for a reclusive bird-expert guru Charlie’s convinced, right or wrong, holds the answers to all of his ques ons. Someday Birds is the story of a boy searching for truth in a world he doesn’t un- They were going to have to leave the farmhouse soon. They derstand, a family’s uncertain journey towards healing, and the fragile thing with still had an impossibly long journey. Dad was still under feathers that is hope. (Agent: Taylor MarƟndale Kean, Full Circle Literary) arrest. There were people chasing them. It might get bad. But right now, there was a little bit of good. Foreign sales: Spain (Libros De Seda), Turkey (Pegasus) Publisher has world English rights
Anne Sibley O’Brien was raised in South Korea from the age of seven as the daughter of medical missionaries, and has led a bicultural and bilingual existence ever since. Her lifelong Sally Pla is a debut writer and member of SCBWI. She has connec on to Korea was deepened by the adop on of her English degrees from Colgate and Penn State, and has daughter, Yunhee, who was born in Korea. She is the author of worked as a business journalist and in public educa on. She over 30 children’s books including The Legend of Hong Kil has three sons, a husband, and an enormous, fluffy dog, and Dong: The Robin Hood of Korea (2006, Asian Pacific American lives near lots of lemon trees in Southern California. Award for Literature, Aesop Award, Booklist’s “Top 10 Graphic h p://sallyjpla.com Novels for Youth”) and A Path of Stars (2012, Asian Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book, NCSS Notable). h p://annesibleyobrien.com 47 48
Material available Material available March2017 Edward’s Mar an adventures con nue—this me a thief and her Sam Force travels to Belize to inves gate an ancient and evil secret mysterious device have captured his imagina on society in this second novel of the Pyramid Hunters series
THE EMPEROR OF MARS PYRAMID HUNTERS: Bones of the Sun God by Patrick Samphire by Peter Vegas Henry Holt/Macmillan, July 2017 Aladdin, August 2017 ◦ Hardcover, 352pp ◦ Hardcover, 288pp It’s been eight months since Edward res- Sam Force heads to Belize to con nue his cued his family and defeated the villainous Sir Titus inves ga on into his parents’ mysterious disap- Dane. And ever since, he’s been at a loose end. So pearance and to learn more about secret of the when he spots a young, a rac ve girl thief escaping pyramids. But a er being kidnapped by crocodile from Lord Harleston’s house and she accidentally cul sts, will he ever be able to find the answers drops a mysterious device, Edward decides he’s he’s looking for? (Agent: Mandy Hubbard, Emerald going to track her down and return it to her. His City Literary Agency) ming couldn’t have been worse, because trouble is descending upon Edward’s family again. Rene- Publisher has world English rights gade mechanician Dr. Octavius Blood has discov- ered a means of waking Pu y’s prized dragon egg, and he plans to crown himself Emperor of Mars. Edward and his family are all that stand in his way. With danger closing in from every side, from mind- controlled sea serpents to deadly clockwork robots, Edward is going to need all his wits about him. So it’s a shame he can’t keep his mind off that thief….(Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency)
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Also by Patrick Samphire “A mix of Indiana Jones, NaƟonal Treasure, and The Da Vinci
Foreign sales for Secrets of the Dragon Tomb: Germany Code….In this story that's complete with clues, codes, and puz- (Löwe) zles, Sam navigates labyrinthine souks, flies across desert sand dunes on ATVs, outruns hordes of ravenous rats in the sewers “[A] deligh ul fantasy debut….Samphire’s swashbuckling tale of Cairo, and survives being buried inside a World War II ship is both a pitch-perfect pas che of a Victorian serial and a well- le stranded in the sand when the Nile shi ed course during a rounded, three-dimensional story of a boy learning that the storm.” – School Library Journal world is more complicated than he thought.” – Publishers Weekly Peter Vegas lives in Auckland, New Zealand where he Patrick Samphire grew up in Zambia and England, and he’s prac ces the dark arts of adver sing. A couple of years lived in South America and Europe. He has been a teacher, a ago he got some dogs to drive a MINI Cooper and more physicist, and an editor. Now, when he’s not wri ng, he recently he persuaded an octopus to take photographs for designs websites and book covers. He has published nearly Sony. When Peter isn’t thinking up animal-based adver s- 20 short stories for adults and teenagers in various maga- ing, or trying to get his motorbike to run, he writes and zines and anthologies. Secrets of the Dragon Tomb is his draws books. He’s the author and illustrator of the humor debut novel. He lives in Wales with his wife and two chil- book SƟckmen (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2006). Pyra- dren. www.patricksamphire.com mid Hunters: Iron Tomb was his debut novel. www.petervegas.com 49 50
Material available Material available Joining up with Master Morogh’s circus seems like a good idea for the ◦ CHAPTER BOOKS ◦ travel‐weary Marvelwood Magicians...un l their gi s are stolen Brave, loveable Labrador Ranger tackles another me travel adventure THE MARVELWOOD MAGICIANS by Diane Zahler RANGER IN TIME: Escape from the Great Earthquake, book 6 Boyd Mills Press, September 2017 by Kate Messner ◦ Hardcover, es mated 175pp illustrated by Kelley McMorris The Marvelwoods have a great act: Dad is Scholas c, June 2017 a gi ed illusionist, Mom is a fortune-teller, older ◦ Paperback, 160pp daughter Maddie is a “mind-reader,” son Bell has a * Over 500,000 copies of the series sold! cool vanishing trick, and the baby will be part of the Ranger travels to San Francisco and family business as soon as she is old enough. The meets Lily Chen. She was sent from China to Amer- family makes their living traveling from place to ica to work as a young servant, but she dreams of place, joining fairs and circuses along the way. studying to be a doctor. When the Great Earth- They’ve been on the road forever, and though the quake hits, Ranger arrives in me to rescue Lily kids may some mes gripe about not staying in one from falling beams in the mission house where she place, they also don’t know any other way to live. lives. Together they flee to safety, stopping to help When their trailer breaks down in the middle of another girl, May Wong, save her li le brother nowhere, they find they’ve stumbled on good for- from the family’s collapsed market. Lily and May tune: a new circus is pitching its tent in the neigh- try to make their way through the ruined city with Ranger at their side. But can boring town. The charisma c owner Master Morogh takes the Marvelwoods un- they escape crumbling buildings and raging fires, all while facing an -Chinese dis- der his wing, helps repair their trailer, and invites them to join the show. But the crimina on? (Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency) Marvelwoods have a secret. Their “tricks” are not tricks at all, they really do have powers. In all their wanderings, they’ve never met another carnie or traveller Publisher has world English rights
with gi s like theirs...un l Master Morogh. But his specialty is stealing the gi s of Also by Kate Messner others. When he hypno zes young Bell and snatches his gi for invisibility, the Marvelwoods have an awful choice to make: Run, leaving Bell’s gi behind but “McMorris’s richly ren- saving the others—or risk exposure or worse by staying put and trying to beat the dered illustra ons duplicitous ringmaster at his own game. (Agent: Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown heighten the plot’s many Literary Agency) moments of danger and drama, and Messner in- Publisher has world English rights corporates a wealth of historical details into her rousing adventure story.” – Publishers Weekly Kate Messner is the author of The Seventh Wish; All the Answers; The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers; Diane Zahler is the author of The Thirteenth Princess, A True Capture the Flag, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner; Princess, Princess of the Wild Swans, and Baker’s Magic. Her Hide and Seek; Manhunt; and the Ranger in Time and books have been praised for their “delicious descrip- Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle- ons” (Kirkus) and their “gra fying depth” (Publishers Weekly). school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain Diane lives with her husband in New York’s Harlem Valley, in with her family and loves reading, walking in the an old farmhouse held together by magic spells and duct tape. woods, and traveling. katemessner.com www.dianezahler.com 51 52
Material available Material available ◦ PICTURE BOOKS ◦ An unforge able story about the sparkle of believing
Raisin has a lot of favorite things, but change is NOT one of them UNI THE UNICORN AND THE DREAM COME TRUE wri en by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Brige e Barrager RAISIN, THE LITTLEST COW Random House Children’s Books, September 2017 wri en by Miriam Busch, illustrated by Larry Day ◦ Hardcover, 40pp Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins, March 2017 * New York Times bestselling author! ◦ Hardcover, 40pp What is causing the endless rain in the “Day’s mul media art ratchets up the cuteness land of unicorns? Can anyone bring back the sun- with li le Raisin’s fuzzy topknot and displays a shine, rainbows, and magic? Will Uni and the li le quirky sensibility while details like the drive-in the- girl finally meet? Find out in this epic follow-up to ater keep staleness at bay. One to add to the new- Uni the Unicorn, about the one unicorn who has baby shelf.” – Kirkus always believed that li le girls are REAL. (Agent: Raisin has a lot of favorite things, but Amy Rennet, Amy Rennert Literary Agency) change is NOT one of them. And when her mother has a new baby cow, everything changes for the Publisher has world English rights worse! Now, no one pays a en on to Raisin, the new baby smells funny, and even the weather won’t cooperate. But then, when absolutely every- thing is going wrong, Raisin discovers a change in Also by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and herself—one that delights the en re herd. Even (and especially!) the new baby. This irresis ble tale of new siblings is sure to become a favorite for li le ones eve- Brige e Barrager rywhere. (Agent: Amy Rennert, Amy Rennert Literary Agency) Foreign sales for Uni the Unicorn: French Canada (Scholas c
Canada) Foreign sales: China (Liaoning) Over 150,000 copies of Uni the Unicorn sold!
“This book will be read, treasured, and loved by young dream- Miriam Busch earned her MFA in wri ng for children and ers.” – School Library Journal young adults from Hamline University. Miriam collaborated with Larry Day on the picture book Lion, Lion, which was Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a New York Times bestselling chil- named an Illinois Reads selec on, an NPR Best selec on, an dren’s author. She has wri en 16 children’s books, including Indie Next Best selec on, a Junior Library Guild selec on, and LiƩle Pea, Duck! Rabbit, Bite-size Life Lessons, and The Wonder a Bank Street College Best Book of the Year. Book. Amy lives with her family in Chicago. www.whoisamy.com www.miriambuschauthor.com
Larry Day is an illustrator of over 20 picture books, a painter of fine art, and a storyboard ar st/art director for adver sing Brige e Barrager is an ar st, designer, and illustrator and writ- agencies. He is the recipient of many state awards for his er of children’s books. She graduated from CalArts with a BFA in books, as well as three gold medals from the Society of Illus- Character Anima on in 2007, and then she spent some me at trators. Larry first met Miriam just before his acceptance Pixar and Walt Disney Anima on Studios before taking the speech for the Golden Kite Award for best illustrated picture plunge into freelance illustra on where she’s lived happily ever book (Not Afraid of Dogs). He always carries a sketchbook a er. She resides in Los Angeles with her handsome husband, and a pen. larrydayillustra on.com cute dog, and terrible cat. h p://brige eb.blogspot.com 53 54
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