2017 Children’s Rights Catalogue

BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017

FOR RIGHTS QUERIES CONTACT: Nerrilee Weir, Senior Rights Manager Tel: +61 2 8923 9892 Email: [email protected] Eleanor Shorne Holden, Rights Manager Tel: +61 3 8537 4619 Email: [email protected] www.penguinrandomhouse.com.au/rights CONTENTS

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS (and more on page 61) PAGE 3

RIGHTS SOLD (and more on page 63) PAGE 5

YOUNG ADULT PAGE 8

TEENAGE READERS PAGE 17

MIDDLE GRADE – STAND ALONE PAGE 22

MIDDLE GRADE – BRAND NEW SERIES PAGE 32

MIDDLE GRADE – BESTSELLING SERIES PAGE 43

MIDDLE GRADE – NON FICTION PAGE 59

MEET THE CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING TEAM PAGE 66

2 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Selected Awards and Nominations 2017 and 2016

Frankie by Shivaun Plozza Longlisted, Inky Awards 2017 (shortlist to be announced in August 2017) Shortlisted, Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017

The Other Side of Summer by Emily Gale Finalist, Aurealis Awards 2016 (winner to be announced 14 April 2017) Shortlisted, Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2017 Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2017 – Young Adult (winner to be announced on 20 March 2017)

Elegy by Jane Abbott Finalist, Aurealis Awards 2016 (winner to be announced 14 April 2017)

The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis Longlisted, Inky Awards 2017 (shortlist to be announced in August 2017) Shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards 2016 – Young Adult Book Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2017 – Young Adult

Are You Seeing Me? by Darren Groth Winner, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2016 – Young Adult Fiction Shortlisted, Western Australian Premier’s Award 2016 – Young Adult

Two Wolves by Tristan Bancks Shortlisted, WAYRBA Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Older Readers

One True Thing by Nicole Hayes Shortlisted, WAYRBA Children’s Choice Awards 2017 (winner to be announced November 2017) Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Older Readers Shortlisted, Western Australian Premier’s Award 2016 – Young Adult

The Pause by John Larkin Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Older Readers

The Shark Caller by Dianne Wolfer Shortlisted, WAYRBA Children’s Choice Awards 2017 (winner to be announced November 2017)

The Red Queen by Isobelle Carmody Longlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards 2016 – Book of the Year for Older Children Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2016 – Young Adult

Ranger’s Apprentice The Early Years 1: The Tournament at Gorlan by John Flanagan Shortlisted, Indie Book Awards 2016 – Young Adult

Soon by Morris Gleitzman Winner, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Younger Readers Winner, YABBA & KOALA Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Years 7–9 Shortlisted, Indie Book Awards 2016 – Young Adult Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Eight to Ten Years Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Years 7–9 Longlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards 2016 – Book of the Year for Older Children

Loyal Creatures by Morris Gleitzman Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Years 7–9

3 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE More Awards and Nominations 2017 and 2016 Friday Barnes 4: No Rules by R. A. Spratt Shortlisted, West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards 2017 (winner to be announced November 2017)

Friday Barnes 2: Under Suspicion by R.A. Spratt Winner, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards 2016 – Best Children’s Novel Shortlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards 2016 – Book of the Year for Older Children

Friday Barnes 3: Big Trouble by R.A. Spratt Longlisted, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards 2016 – Best Children’s Novel

Friday Barnes 3: Big Trouble by R.A. Spratt Longlisted, Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards 2016 – Best Children’s Novel

Jinny and Cooper: My Teacher’s Big Bad Secret by Tania Ingram Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Five to Eight Years

Alice-Miranda at Camp by Jacqueline Harvey Honour Book, KOALA Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Younger Readers Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Younger Readers

Con-nerd by Oliver Phommavanh Shortlisted, YABBA Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Older Readers

The Pirates and the Nightmaker by James Norcliffe Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Junior Fiction

Suri’s Wall by Lucy Estela and Matt Otley (illus.) Shortlisted, Queensland Literary Awards 2016 – Children’s Book Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Picture Book

Mr Huff by Anna Walker Winner, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Early Childhood Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Picture Book Shortlisted, Prime Minister’s Literary Award 2016 – Children’s Fiction Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Picture Books Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2016 – Children’s Books

From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle by Kate de Goldi Winner, New Zealand Book Awards 2016 – Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Junior Fiction Awarded a White Raven by the International Youth Library 2016

A River by Marc Martin Shortlisted, Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2016 – Picture Fiction

Max by Marc Martin Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Picture Books

First to the Top by David Hill and Phoebe Morris (illus.) Winner, New Zealand Book Awards 2016 – Hell Children’s Choice Award Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Picture Book

Ollie and the Wind by Ronojoy Ghosh Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Early Childhood Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Three to Five Years

FOR MORE AWARDS SEE PAGE 61

4 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA RIGHTS SOLD SEPTEMBER 2016 TO FEBRUARY 2017

Lion: A Long Way Home Then Young Readers Edition Morris Gleitzman Saroo Brierley Czech Republic (Argo); North America (Penguin previous rights sales include: Random House - Puffin) North America (Macmillan, Henry Holt), United Kingdom (Penguin, Puffin), Chinese Simplified (Shanghai Zui Co.), France (Éditions des Grandes Personnes), Germany (Carlsen Ranger’s Apprentice The Early Verlag), Japan (Asunaro Shobo), Years: The Battle of Hackham Norway (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag), Heath (2) Brazil (Paz e Terra), Slovenia (MIŠ John Flanagan založba), Spain (Editorial Kailas) Poland (Jaguar); previous rights sales include: Singing Home the Whale North America (Penguin, Mandy Hager Philomel), United Kingdom Slovenia (MIŠ založba) (Random House), The Netherlands (Gottmer), Sweden (B. Wahlstöms Bokförlag), Brazil (Editora Fundamento), Germany (Random House), Czech Republic (Albatross), Denmarjk (Gyldendal), Audio ANZ (Bolinda) Brotherband 3: The Hunters Ranger’s Apprentice The Early John Flanagan Years: The Tournament at Gorlan (1) Lithuania (Nieko rimto); John Flanagan previous rights sales as per The Turkey (Beyaz Balina); Early Years (2) and: Taiwan (Core previous rights sales as per The Early Culture), Turkey (Beyaz Balina), Years (2) Korea (ChapterHouse)

Alice-Miranda Books 10 to 14 Alice-Miranda at Sea (4) Jacqueline Harvey Jacqueline Harvey Turkey (Artemis Yayinlari) Hungary (Mano Konyvek); previous rights sales include: United Kingdom (Random House), North America (Random House), Brazil (Editora Fundamento), Turkey (Artemis Yayinlari), Indonesia (Hikmah), Hungary (Mano Konyvek), Audio (Audible), Starlight Stables (1 and 2) Film option (SLR Productions) Soraya Nicholas Czech Republic (Albatros Publishers) Saurus Street 4: An Allosaurus Ate My Uncle Nick Falk and Tony Flowers Japan (Kin-no-Hoshi)

5 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA RIGHTS SOLD SEPTEMBER 2016 TO FEBRUARY 2017

Lots A River Marc Martin Marc Martin North America (Chronicle), Italy (Adriano Salani Editore); Taiwan (China Times previous rights sales include: Publishing), Sweden (Mirando Books), Japan (Kaiseisha Ltd.); Taiwan (Hsinex International), previous rights sales include: United Kingdom (Templar), United Kingdom (Templar), North America (Chronicle Books), Sweden (Mirando Books), France (Editions Circonflexe), Korea (Wisdom House) Korea (Kids-M)

Max A Forest Marc Martin Marc Martin Taiwan (China Times Italy (Adriano Salani Editore), Publishing); Taiwan (China Times previous rights sales include: Publishing); United Kingdom (Templar) previous rights sales include: United Kingdom (Templar), France (Editions Circonflexe), Korea (Kids-M), Italy (Adriano Salani Editore), Ollie and the Wind Chinese Simplified (China Ronojoy Ghosh Electric Power Press), Breton (Association An Oaled) China (Publishing House Electronics Industry); previous rights sales include: Taiwan (Taiwan Mac) Is Your Grandmother a Goanna? Pamela Allen Chinese Simplified (Dolphin Media) Sophie Scott Goes South Alison Lester Chinese Simplified (Dolphin Media Co. Ltd); Are We There Yet? previous rights sales include: Alison Lester North America (Houghton Mifflin), Taiwan (Abula Press Inc.); Korea (A Thousand Hopes), previous rights sales include: Spain (Ediciones Ekare), North America (Kane Miller), Japan (Komine Shoten), Chinese Simplified (Qing Dao Poland (Wydawnictwo REA-SJ), Publishing House), Taiwan Greece (Kaleidoscope Publications) (Abula Press), Korea (Yeowon Media)

6 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA RIGHTS SOLD SEPTEMBER 2016 TO FEBRUARY 2017

Bruiser Something Wonderful Gavin Bishop Raewyn Caisley and Karen Blair Korea (Hansol Soobook Korea (Greatbooks, inc.) Publishing co.); previous rights sales include: Chinsese Simplified (Beijing Normal University), Taiwan (Little Bear Books)

Big Rain Coming The Man with Messy Hair Katrina Germein Pamela Allen Chinese Simplified (Beijing Chinese Simplified (Dolphin United Publishing Co.); Media); previous rights sales include: previous rights sales include: North America (Clarion) Israel (Sefer Lakol)

Where is the Green Sheep? Mem Fox and Judy Horacek Brazil (Saber e Ler); No Place Like Home previous rights sales include: Ronojoy Ghosh Vietnam (Quangvan Books and China (Publishing House Media Joint Stock Co.), of Electronics Industry) New Zealand (Huia Publishing), previous rights sales include: Israel (Modan Publishing), Korea (Conko Co. Ltd), Japan (Ric Publications), United Spain (Terapias Verdes), Kingdom (Chrysalis Children’s Taiwan (Taiwan Mac) Books),Kyrgyzstan (Sonoon Jer), Korea (Youngkyo Publishing Co.), Chinese Simplified (Dolphin Media Co.), Taiwan (Ecus Publishing House), Audio (Bolinda Publishing)

7 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

The Centre of My Everything ALLAYNE WEBSTER grew up in the coastal Allayne Webster fishing town of Kingston South East in South Australia, and she now lives in Adelaide. She is Pub date: February 2018 the author of four novels for children and young Format: 288pp – 128 x 198mm adults, including Inky Award longlisted Our Little Rights held: World Secret and CBCA Notable Book Paper Planes. Division: Australia – Random House Allayne is a board member of the Salisbury Go hard or go home. But sometimes going home is Writers’ Festival, as well as a member of the the hardest thing of all. South Australian eKIDnas Authors’ Network, the Justin Sparks is back home, hoping to bury the Society of Children’s Authors and Illustrators past. On his first day, he meets unrepentant (SCBWI) and the South Australian Writers party girl Tara Ramsey, and he’s drawn into Centre. She has been the recipient of three her latch-key world. But he also meets Margo South Australian Arts Grants, including for the Bonney: a bright, no-nonsense Aboriginal girl, writing of The Centre of My Everything. Allayne who Tara hates. Soon Justin is wrestling with has two new novels being published in 2017: feelings for both girls. Does he submit to what’s Sam’s Surfboard Showdown (junior fiction, achingly familiar or pursue the future he craves? Scholastic) and A Cardboard Palace (middle grade, Midnight Sun Publishing). Local footy hero and high school dropout Corey Williams lives in the moment – until he and his Sales Points best mate, Hamish, get smashed and vandalise • A compelling coming-of-age story that will the cemetery. Now, there are human remains take readers from heartbreak to hope. under Hamish’s bed. Corey is determined to take back the bones, but who has he dug up? • A fresh YA voice that pulls no punches in its directness, dealing with serious issues A wild eighteenth birthday party sees the lives that confront young people today such of Tara, Margo, Justin and Corey spectacularly as racism, overcoming alcohol and drug collide. In the aftermath, the revelation of heart- addiction, grief, financial hardship and breaking secrets will change their lives forever . . . troubled family relationships. A story about love and loss. About tragic secrets • Authentic teen characters who will have you and the lengths people will go to hide them. cheering them on, hoping they’ll find their About intergenerational pain and desperate way in the world. attempts to break the cycle. And about yearning for love and finding it where you least expect.

8 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult © J ennifer Cluff

Palace of Fires: Initiate (Book 1) In-house Reaction Bill Bennett ‘I finished this last night because I couldn’t stop reading it! It’s so fast-paced and kept the Pub date: February 2018 momentum up well. It’s a great commercial Format: 352pp – 128 x 198mm YA crossover read with short, sharp chapters Rights held: World and cliffhanger chapter ends (and an overall Division: Australia – Penguin cliffhanger ending to the novel) that make it Pacy, gripping and unputdownable new such a compulsive read – a sort of Dan Brown paranormal series from acclaimed filmmaker for YA but with the secret networks etc being Bill Bennett. black and white witches. I finished it in a day Lily, sixteen, lives with her mom Angela on a farm . . . and read the first 40,000 words in three in Northern California. Lily is an only child, and hours as soon as I started reading it, so that after the death of her father in a car crash, her gives you some idea of how it hooks you in.’ mother has become her best friend. Then Angela COMMISSIONING EDITOR, AMY THOMAS disappears. In the days that follow, Lily discovers ‘A very exciting, compelling and unputdownable that her mom has been abducted by a highly witchcraft thriller, with wonderfully vivid and secretive organisation of witches. nasty villains that still haunt my imagination.’ They’ve abducted her because, more than three PUBLISHER, LISA RILEY hundred years earlier, an Irish ancestor sold her Sales Points soul to the devil, then reneged on the deal. Ever since, he has sought to claim in recompense • Move over vampires, witchcraft is the next the soul of the firstborn female of the family hot thing! Dan Brown meets Sally Green’s bloodline. Half Bad. The witches intend to sacrifice Lily’s mother • Bill Bennett is a former award-winning and extract her soul – and the only way to save journalist and one of Australia’s most her is for Lily to become a witch herself, and experienced and respected feature acquire powers. With the help of a young Native filmmakers. His 15 movies have won prizes at American shaman boy, Lily sets out across some of the most prestigious film festivals the American desert to find her mother – not around the world. The Age describes him as realising that the witches are after her soul too. “one of the best film realists in the world” and Variety has called him “an Outback BILL BENNETT began his career as a Hitchcock”. journalist at the ABC – and later segued into independent production as a writer/director, making documentaries and feature films. He’s won numerous awards both in Australia and internationally, and his movies have been invited to some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. He’s an Adjunct Professor of Creative Industries at a leading Australian university. He is the author of a best-selling Camino memoir, The Way, My Way. White Witch Black Witch was his first novel.

9 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

destined bride or something. Ugh. Fairies. Can they just not? On top of all this, Pearl has to a) win her best friend Phil back, b) get the Unseelie monster possessing Cardy out of his head, c) deal with the fact that her brother is marrying his awful girlfriend, d) do something about the fact that Julian might want to kill her, e) somehow convince the internet she’s not a murderer, f) maintain a presence on the Haylesford indie music scene, g) try and get over her new phobia of water, h) find time for her new job at OverWrought, and i) attend high school. Oh, and j) pencil in time to go on an actual proper date with Finn. If she can manage that without evil fairies trying to kill them. And you know what? This is a lot for one seventeen-year-old girl to handle. No wonder Ironheart Pearl is so full of rage all the time . . . and that Jodi McAlister rage might be drawing the attention of some very dangerous people. Pub date: February 2018 JODI MCALISTER is an author and academic. Format: 320pp – 129 x 198mm She has a PhD in History and English and Rights held: World excluding North America and UK currently teaches at the University of Tasmania. Rights sold: Czech Republic (Albatros Media) Her academic work focuses on the history Division: Australia – Penguin of love, the history of sex, and the history of Ironheart is the sequel to Valentine, the first popular literature. volume in an exciting paranormal young-adult Praise for Valentine series featuring Pearl and Finn, from explosive new talent Jodi McAlister. ‘Fans of urban fantasy aged 13 years and up will find themselves quite at home with this Pearl Linford is stuck. debut novel from Jodi McAlister.’ BOOKS + Her best friend won’t talk to her. She’s promised PUBLISHING never to lie to her siblings again, so she’s not ‘Valentine ticks a number of appealing boxes exactly talking to them. And she’s waiting for the and offers unexpected twists, and this balance right moment to forgive Finn Blacklin, but she should make it popular among demanding teens doesn’t know when that is. who expect high quality from their literature. The Pearl knows that something bad is on the diversity is there, but not in a way that seems horizon, but it might make her life so much artificial or forced. It’s impressive how seamless easier if it would just get here already. And then and organic it feels. Recommended to readers she discovers the truth, and decides waiting was who like their main character sarcastic and better after all. edgy. The romance smoulder is off the charts In this follow-up novel to Valentine, Pearl and and the family dynamic is strange yet perfect.’ Finn face a new threat. The Unseelie fairies have TRISHTALKSTEXTS.WORDPRESS.COM infiltrated their town, and they’ve unleashed ‘Valentine was such a gripping, intense book that a new horror on them – a bunch of wild, was impossible to put down and I was constantly uncontrollable, angry supernatural hunters who on the edge of my seat trying to work out how have only one aim – kill Finn. The Seelie fairies everything was going to piece together. The (who are talking to Finn way more than Pearl is romance between our two main characters was comfortable with) see only one solution to this adorable and swoon-worthy, and I loved how problem: Finn has to come away with them to they worked together and made this adventure their fairy kingdom. as intense and exciting as it was. If you’re a But this isn’t going to work for Pearl. How’s she fan of urban fantasy and are looking for a new going to make him her boyfriend if he’s not even and unique Aussie YA series to sink your teeth in the same dimension? into, I highly recommend reading Valentine!’ WRITTENWORDWORLDS.WORDPRESS.COM Not that this is all she has to deal with. Her cousin Tam – the cousin she doesn’t remember having, and who mysteriously looks just like Finn – has come to stay. And he’s strangely devoted Valentine to a red-headed girl called Emily: a girl who just (Book 1) happens to be a fairy, and who just happens to Jodi McAlister have made Finn’s ex Holly-Anne her personal servant, and who also happens to be, like, Finn’s FEBRUARY 2017

10 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

Originally from Brisbane, Australia, DARREN GROTH now lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his Canadian wife and twelve-year-old twins. His books have been published on both sides of the Pacific and include Kindling and Most Valuable Potential. Darren’s first YA novel,Are You Seeing Me?, has been shortlisted for several major awards including the Children’s Book Council Exchange of Heart of Australia Book of the Year, NSW Premier’s Darren Groth Literary Awards, Queensland Literary Awards and the Governor General’s Literary Awards in Pub date: August 2017 Canada. It was also selected as a White Ravens Format: 288pp – 128 x 198mm recommendation by the International Youth Rights held: ANZ and Translation Library, and was an IBBY Outstanding Books for Rights sold previous title Are You Seeing Me?: Young People with Disabilities Selection 2015. Turkey (Pegasus) Division: Australia – Random House Praise for Are You Seeing Me? A tough, funny, touching story of the echoes left ‘An insightful and rewarding road-trip story behind by tragedy and the bonds carried forward about 19-year-old Australian twins Perry by healing. and Justine . . . Groth’s story is uncommonly Since the sudden death of his younger sister, sensitive, his characters’ emotional journeys Munro Maddux has been stuck. Flashbacks. as critical as their physical ones.’ PUBLISHERS Anger. Chest pains. And a voice – taunting, WEEKLY barking, biting – that his counsellor calls ‘the ‘The story unfolds with intimacy and affection.’ Coyote’. Munro knows a student exchange KIRKUS REVIEWS will not be the stuff of Disney movies. But ‘The impact of Darren Groth’s charming new in Australia he intends to move beyond his Young Adult novel Are You Seeing Me? should be troubled past. seismic. If it doesn’t cause a major publishing Forced by his new school to join a volunteer tremor similar to that caused by The Rosie Project program, Munro discovers the Coyote is silenced by Graeme Simsion, I swear I’ll watch Jackie in one place: Fair Go, an assisted living residence Chan movies back to back for a week in Brisbane’s west, where Munro gets to know . . . I laughed a lot and cried buckets as I guzzled his team of residents: dogged designer Bernie; this gorgeous and deeply affecting book. You sleeping refugee Shah; would-be wedded couple and every young adult you know should read it! Blake and Dale; comic creator Iggy; and self- ABIGGERBRIGHTERWORLD.COM defence tutor Florence. As this unlikely group shows Munro the sights, Munro’s notion of what Awards for Are You Seeing Me? it means to be a big brother begins to change. • Winner, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2016 – Young Adult Fiction But the burden Munro carries is not so easily cast aside, and unexpected developments at • Shortlisted, Western Australian Premier’s Fair Go prompt a devastating flashback that Award 2016 – Young Adult threatens to end the student exchange. Will the Coyote ultimately triumph? Or can Munro find the fortitude necessary to mend his heart? Are you Seeing Me? Darren Groth Published in North America by Ocra Book Publishers AUGUST 2014

11 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

NEW TITLE COMING IN EARLY 2018

Pieces of You EILEEN MERRIMAN has won awards for her Eileen Merriman flash fiction and adult short stories and this is her first work for young adult readers. Her Pub date: June 2017 writing has appeared in a number of journals Format: 336pp – 128 x 198mm and anthologies, including Smokelong Quarterly, Rights held: World The Island Review, Literary Orphans, the 2015 Division: New Zealand – Penguin Bath Short Story Anthology, the Sunday Star- Times, F(r)iction, Takahe, Headland and Flash Wise, tough, heart-breaking, funny, this Frontier. compulsive love story is about facing your demons. When fifteen-year-old Rebecca McQuilten Sales Points moves with her parents to a new city, her life falls • A brilliant novel in the vein of All the Bright apart. Sexually assaulted after a party, a lonely Places and Fault in Our Stars. Rebecca finds herself cut adrift from friends and • It’s a brilliantly written, compelling story – a family; and drawn to self-harm. real page-turner and a weepy love story. Things look up when she meets gregarious • A novel that explores self-harm, sexual sixteen-year-old Cory Marshall. Drawn to each assault and depression among teenagers in other by a love of literature, they meet in Cory’s a sensitive way, helping readers understand back yard tree house – and fall in love. these issues and showing that mutual Cory persuades Rebecca to stop cutting herself, support can sometimes be a helpful first but she’s too afraid to confide in him about the step to overcoming one’s demons. assault – especially as the perpetrator, Andy, is in • An exciting new writer, with other novels Cory’s sport team. in a similar style lining up, including Cory’s own emotional life is increasingly volatile. Schrodinger’s Cat (publishing early 2018). Secure in the love of the family who adopted him at birth, his eventual meeting with his birth mother sends him into a tailspin. Fighting his own demons and withdrawing from Rebecca, Cory suffers a shocking accident. Rebecca, left to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, must confront her own demons, come to terms with her anger and grief, and discover an inner strength she didn’t know she had. Creative New Zealand invites applications for funding towards the translation of this title. towards funding Creative New Zealand invites applications for www.publishers.org.nz/translation-grants/

12 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

A Shadow’s Breath Praise for One True Thing Nicole Hayes ‘“The personal is political” has never been more sincerely brought to life, as Frankie struggles Pub date: February 2017 to keep her head above the fray in the powerful, Format: 336pp – 129 x 198mm wonderful One True Thing. As her mother battles Rights held: World for the premiership in an election year, the wry, Division: Australia – Random House determined Frankie draws us into her personal disasters, her rock-goddess dreams, and her A compelling story of heartbreak, courage and family’s media rollercoaster. One True Thing is a forgiveness from the award-winning author of The compelling, heartfelt novel that confirms Nicole Whole of My World and One True Thing. Hayes’ talent on every level. Go, Frankie, go!’ Then, things were looking up for Tessa. Her mum ELLIE MARNEY, AUTHOR OF EVERY BREATH was finally getting her life back on track. Tessa ‘A truly unputdownable read. One True Thing is had started seeing Nick. She was making new smart, original and compelling, and especially friends. She’d even begun to paint again. topical and relevant in the current climate. Now, Tessa and Nick are trapped in the car after I loved Frankie – she’s such a deliciously flawed a corner taken too fast. Injured, stranded in the and complex protagonist, one that I found wilderness, at the mercy of the elements, the myself cheering on, wanting to hug, while at the question becomes one of survival. But Tessa isn’t same time wanting to give a good, stern talking sure she wants to be found. Not after what she to. Nicole does an amazing job at creating saw. Not after what she remembered. authentic, multifaceted female characters. A really wonderful second novel.’ MELISSA KEIL, NICOLE HAYES is an author, speaker and writing AUTHOR OF LIFE IN OUTER SPACE teacher based in Melbourne. She has an MA in Creative Writing and runs writing workshops at different locations in and around Melbourne. Nicole’s first novel, The Whole of My World, was shortlisted in the 2014 Young Australian Best Book Awards (YABBA) and longlisted for the 2014 Golden Inky Award. One True Thing won the Children’s Peace Literature Award in 2015.

One True Thing The Whole Of My Nicole Hayes World Nicole Hayes MAY 2015 JUNE 2013

13 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

MAURICE GEE has long been considered one of New Zealand’s finest writers. He has written more than thirty books for adults and young adults and has won numerous literary awards, including the UK’s James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, the Wattie Award, the Deutz Medal for Fiction, the New Zealand Fiction Award and the New Zealand Children’s Book of the Year Award. In 2003 he received an The Severed Land inaugural New Zealand Icon Award and in 2004 Maurice Gee he received a Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement. Maurice Gee’s novels include the Pub date: February 2017 Plumb trilogy, Going West, Prowlers, Live Bodies Format: 192pp – 128 x 198mm and The Scornful Moon. Rights held: World Rights sold previous titles: Salt: North America (Orca Books), Canada (AdA), Praise for Salt Text (Australia), Brazil (Bertrand), Turkey (Artemis) (The Salt Triology Volume I) Division: New Zealand – Penguin ‘I picked up Salt, Maurice Gee’s . . . young adult fantasy, one evening . . . and I didn’t put it This gripping, page-turning fantasy adventure down again . . . What starts out as a dystopian follows a dangerous quest through a divided world. adventure romance quickly leads us into From the high reaches of a tree, Fliss watches meditations on nuclear power and the ultimate the soldiers attempting yet again to break nature of humanity. The strength and clarity of through the invisible wall. Amid the explosions, the prose, the simple, compelling story woven a drummer boy tries to escape. As he is about to through with ideas of fundamental importance – be shot, Fliss reaches through the wall and pulls Gee has done remarkable work in this genre, but him to safety. But Fliss is dismayed to find she this is in my view the best children’s book of his has saved an overfed rich boy. She is even more long career.’ LISTENER dismayed to learn that she must accompany ‘A real page turner with a strong plot and credible him back through the wall on a special mission characters.’ MARLBOROUGH EXPRESS to rescue the Nightingale. ‘A sophisticated fantasy that delivers the goods.’ The world they have to travel through is a DAILY TIMES perilous one, full of predatory thieves, slave masters, beggars, dippers, mudlarks, ‘A biological and psychological horror story, even drain-sliders, spies and wall-men. It is a world scarier than its predecessor. Gee’s imagination is where the ruling families are caught up in a as fierce as ever.’ HERALD ON SUNDAY lethal power struggle. ‘A superbly written and realised fantasy for Will Fliss and the despised drummer boy learn to those who demand a thought-provoking read.’ trust each other? Who is the Nightingale? WEEKEND HERALD And will they all make it back alive? Creative New Zealand invites applications for funding towards the translation of this title. towards funding Creative New Zealand invites applications for www.publishers.org.nz/translation-grants/ JUNE 2007 JUNE 2008 MARCH 2010 14 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult

Hunted (Book 2) When Bea encounters her childhood friend, Gus, Amanda Holohan and discovers that Red is still alive, she journeys back to the ruins of the city to search for him. Pub date: May 2017 Danger is waiting, and it’s soon clear that no one Format: 336pp – 129 x 198mm is truly who they say they are – even Bea. Rights held: World The countdown to the Erebii destroying the Division: Australia – Penguin earth has begun. Can Bea save those who have been left behind? Desperation makes people irrational. And that makes them dangerous. This is the action-packed AMANDA HOLOHAN studied media and sequel to the sci-fi title Unwanted. How will Bea literature at Macquarie University, then she and the others survive in the forest now that headed overseas for adventures of her own. they’ve escaped the human prison that was their She has lived in England, Holland and Ireland, city? Even out here no one is truly who they say and currently resides in the beautiful Blue they are – not even Bea. Mountains, west of Sydney, with her husband Bea and the other humans, who have escaped and daughter. She has worked as a waitress, the clutches of the city, are set to survive in travel advisor, bookseller, editorial coordinator, the forest. But those infected with dead ink are freelance writer, book reviewer and copy cursed with sickness, and the lack of food, water subeditor. Her first published novel, The King’s and supplies are a danger to everyone. Bea also Fool, was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award mourns the loss of Red, who died during the and included on the NSW Premier’s Reading attack on the TellMe tower when the Elders were Challenge booklist. killed. However, the Erebii are not done. They seek Praise for Unwanted revenge. In their search for the Whisper, they ‘Innovative ideas and symbols set this book kidnap Bea’s sister and her baby from their camp above the glut of current dystopias.’ THE and kill the last Donohue, while others escape WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN further into the forest. There is a glimmer of hope when Bea comes across the Wildborns, humans who have survived for generations outside the control of the Erebii city. Leo and Trudy vow to help her rescue Joy, but for the price of allowing scientist Matthias to perform experiments on her blood, which clearly has some sort of power against the Erebii ink. There is someone else hunting the human Unwanted survivors too . . . a fourth Elder who is (Book 1) manipulating and threatening Bea and her Amanda Holohan family. FEBRUARY 2015

15 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Young Adult – Non-fiction

Jake Bailey: What Cancer Taught JAKE BAILEY caused a global sensation when he delivered a rousing speech from his Me wheelchair as Head Boy at Christchurch Boys’ Jake Bailey High School’s end of year prize giving in 2015. Pub date: May 2017 Just one week earlier, Jake was diagnosed with Format: 240pp – 135 x 210mm Burkett’s non-Hodgkinson lymphoma, the Rights held: World fastest growing form of cancer, and was given three weeks to live if this was left untreated. Division: New Zealand – Penguin A video of the speech he delivered to his fellow Teenager Jake Bailey’s inspirational account of students was viewed by millions and attracted overcoming cancer. media attention from around the world. His now famous quote – ‘Here’s the thing, none of us ‘None of us get out of life alive, so be gallant, get out of life alive, so be gallant, be great, be be great, be gracious and be grateful for the gracious and be grateful for the opportunities opportunities you have.’ you have’ – was voted Massey University’s 2015 Jake Bailey’s inspirational end of year speech Quote of the Year. as Head Boy at Christchurch Boys’ High Since his cancer was declared in remission, Jake School, delivered from a wheelchair and whilst has gone on to share his experiences in the hope still undergoing treatment for cancer, made of helping other people facing difficulties in headlines around the world. Diagnosed just a their lives. He is in demand as a public speaker week earlier with the most aggressive form of and is an official ambassador for the Maia cancer – one with often fatal results – Jake didn’t Health Foundation in New Zealand and Tour de know whether he would have the strength to Cure in Australia. deliver the words he had written before receiving the shocking news of his illness. And he had no idea of the significance his speech would assume, as he lay in hospital enduring intensive chemotherapy. In this remarkably honest account of his illness, treatment and recovery, Jake shares all that the experience has taught him. Before I got sick I was dying to get home from school. I was dying for the weekends. I was dying for the school holidays, and then before I knew it I was dying in Christchurch Hospital. Confronting the possibility of death has led Jake to re-evaluate all that he took for granted in life and to encourage others to do the same. His book is an uplifting call to action to people of all ages. Creative New Zealand invites applications for funding towards translation costs for the title on this page. for translation costs towards funding Creative New Zealand invites applications for Please visit http://www.publishers.org.nz/translation-grants/ further for information.

16 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Teenage Readers

Agent Nomad: Deadly Magic SKYE MELKI-WEGNER is an Arts/Law graduate from Melbourne. She has worked as a (Book 2) saleswoman, an English tutor and a popcorn- Skye Melki–Wegner wrangler (at a cinema). In her spare time, Pub date: May 2017 she devours a ridiculous amount of caffeine Format: 336pp – 129 x 198mm and fantasy literature. Skye’s fantasy trilogy Rights held: World Chasing the Valley has sold internationally, and The Hush was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award Rights sold previous titles The Hush: North America 2016. (Sky Pony); Chasing the Valley series: Brazil (Editora Fundamento), China (Phoenix World Publishing) Sales Points Division: Australia – Random House • Magisterium meets Alex Rider in this Spies. Secrets. Sorcery. explosive new series for ages 10 and up that combines powerful magic with top-secret Natalie Palladino was a normal fifteen-year-old, spy adventures! at a normal school, about to face a normal maths test. • There are lots of spy organisation shenanigans mixed with exciting magical Now her codename is Nomad, and she’s training action, plus a crew of fellow young recruits to become a secret agent for HELIX. who must learn to work together. Each book No one can know that sorcery exists. No one can is a self-contained adventure/mission set in know that HELIX protects humanity from the a different location, with a strong emphasis Inductors. And no one can know that Nomad is on friendship and exciting action scenes. a Witness, with a dangerous magical gift. The This is a fun series – in each book, the gang Inductors are hunting her. If they find her, they will is sent on a mission to a different country kill her. – like Alex Rider, but with a girl heroine and But there’s a traitor inside HELIX, and only a magic elements. Witness can identify them. The problem is, • Young Melbourne author Skye Melki- Nomad hasn’t mastered her powers. She can’t Wegner is super talented. Her previous levitate, fight or wield magic like her fellow books have been named on retailer annual recruits. ‘Best Of’ lists and shortlisted for the Aurealis If she’s the only hope to stop a sorcerous bomb Awards. being detonated, the world is in trouble. The eleventh hour is coming . . .

Agent Nomad: The Eleventh Hour (Book 1) Skye Melki-Wegner MARCH 2017

17 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Teenage Readers

Before You Forget Praise for The Flyaway Girls Julia Lawrinson ‘The Flyaway Girls deals realistically and sympathetically with some of the big issues that Pub date: February 2017 face young people as they move into adulthood: Format: 240pp – 129 x 198mm the unravelling of childhood friendships, the Rights held: World choice to make hard decisions for the greater Rights sold previous titles Losing it: Germany (cbj Verlag); good, and learning to pursue what’s really Famous! Aussie Chomps: Chinese simplified (Foreign important . . . This is an ideal novel for younger Language Teaching & Research Press); Push: Audio (WF secondary students, especially those who need Howes) a gentle reminder to take a breath and enjoy life.’ Division: Australia – Penguin LAMONTBOOKS.COM.AU At times funny, at times heartbreaking, this is an ‘I found The Flyaway Girls refreshing and ultimately uplifting story about the delicate fabric innovative. Lawrinson’s writing style is vivid, her of family and friendship, and the painful realisation descriptions of gymnastics interesting and her that not everything can remain the same forever. humour light.’ READINGTIME.COM.AU Year Twelve is not off to a good start for Amelia. Art is her world, but her art teacher hates Praise for Losing It everything she does; her best friend has stopped ‘Among the many things Julia Lawrinson talking to her; her mother and father may as well writes superlatively well is the awkwardness of be living in separate houses; and her father is adolescence. It’s a funny, surprising, agonising slowly forgetting everything. Even Amelia. story of friendship and self-discovery, and you JULIA LAWRINSON’s first novel, Obsession, don’t have to be a young adult to be hooked.’ won the 2001 WA Premier’s Prize for Young Adult THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Writing. Since then she has published more ‘Award-winning YA novelist Julia Lawrinson’s than ten novels, including Bye, Beautiful, which latest book, Losing It, is a sassy coming-of- was shortlisted for both the Queensland and age tale . . . It’s sure to appeal to older high Western Australia Premier’s Awards and was a school readers keen for an alternative to the 2007 CBCA Notable Book and the popular Chess supernatural romances and dystopian thrillers Nuts, which was 2010 CBC Notable Book. currently lining YA shelves.’ BOOKSELLER AND PUBLISHER

The Flyaway Girls Losing It Julia Lawrinson Julia Lawrinson AUGUST 2015 MARCH 2012

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DAVID HILL’S PREVIOUS TITLES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN NORTH AMERICA, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, FRANCE, DENMARK KOREA, SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, JAPAN AND CHINA.

Flight Path In 2004 David was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and in 2005 he was David Hill awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, Pub date: April 2017 acknowledging his significant contribution to Format: 288pp – 129 x 198mm children’s literature in New Zealand. Rights held: World Rights sold previous title See Ya, Simon: North America Praise for My Brother’s War (Penguin Random House, Dutton), United Kingdom ‘. . . there are stories that need to be told over (Frances Lincoln), Germany (Anrich Verlag), Slovenia and over again, to introduce a new generation of (Mish), Japan (Kyuryudo), Estonia (BIT Ltd), The readers to important ideas and to critical times Netherlands (Facet), Chinese Simplified (Zhejiang), in their country’s history . . . Hill’s descriptions of trench warfare are unforgettable.’ JUDGES’ Denmark (Modtryk Publishing House) REPORT OF THE NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK Division: New Zealand – Penguin AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS A gripping novel for young adults that captures 2013. both the daring and the everyday realities of ‘. . . this is an important and highly readable serving in the Air Force during the Second World book.’ NZ LISTENER War. ‘Beautifully written and deeply engrossing.’ Pete and Paul yelled together. ‘Bandit! Nine OTAGO DAILY TIMES o-clock! Bandit!’ Jack spun to stare. There was the Messerschmitt on their left, streaking straight at Awards them. See Ya, Simon Eighteen-year-old Jack wanted to escape boring • Winner, 1994 Times Educational Supplement little New Zealand. But he soon finds that flying Award for Special Needs in a Lancaster bomber to attack Hitler’s forces • Winner, 2002 Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award brings terror as well as excitement. With every for a Much-loved Book. dangerous mission, he becomes more afraid My Brother’s War that he’ll never get back alive. He wants to help • Winner, 2013 Junior Fiction Award and the win the war, but will he lose his own life? Children’s Choice Junior Fiction Award in the DAVID HILL is a prolific and highly regarded New Zealand Post Book Awards New Zealand writer, playwright, poet, columnist • Winner, 2013 LIANZA Librarian’s Choice Award and critic. Best known for his popular and • 2013 Storylines Notable Junior Fiction book award-winning body of work for young people, Brave Company ranging from picture books to teenage fiction, • 2013 Storylines Notable Junior Fiction book his novels have been published all around the First to the Top world and translated into several languages. • 2016 Storylines Notable Picture book David has published more than 40 titles over the past three decades.

My Brother’s War David Hill August 2012 Creative New Zealand invites applications for funding towards the translation of titles on this page towards funding Creative New Zealand invites applications for www.publishers.org.nz/translation-grants/

19 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Teenage Readers – Non-fiction © Elly Awesome

ELLY AWESOME’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS OVER 276,000 FOLLOWERS

How To Feel Awesome Everyday Elly Awesome

Pub date: October 2017 Format: 192pp – 207 x 172mm Rights held: World Division: Australia – Random House Everything in moderation – EXCEPT AWESOME. You can never have too much awesome. Everyone is awesome in their own way . . . but

sometimes we all have days when we don’t feel so awesome. This book is jam-packed with handy life-hacks, bizarre (yet tasty) recipes, out-there activities, inspirational (but certainly not cheesy) quotes and more. Designed to help lift your spirits every time you pick it up, Elly Awesome’s goal is to bring you 365 days of Content examples awesomeness! WHAT I HAVE LEARNT FROM MY DOG Every day is a new and exciting day. Smell everything. Everything smells good (apparently) ELLY AWESOME, the 23 year old Aussie, is Greet people like you haven’t seen them for years and you’ll fill them with joy. Digging in the garden can be very therapeutic. well known for her YouTube channel and is a Exercise makes you feel good. At least one walk a day will help you feel happier and more contented.

presenter on Toasted TV. She started out by Food is awesome. Enjoy each meal like you haven’t eaten in days. Don’t take it for granted. making app review videos in her bedroom and Be loyal to those who are kind and respectful of you.

now travels the world creating YouTube videos

and producing/presenting promotional content How to make… SUPER AWESOME ENERGY BALLS for global brands. Her YouTube channel has over [intro] [ingredients]

33 million total video views and over 270,000 [method] subscribers.

Above all, Elly Awesome loves to entertain JAR OF HAPPINESS Get a jar and label it ‘HAPPINESS’. Your mission is to fill your jar with 365 days of awesome. Each people. Whether that be by sharing her reaction day, if something AWESOME happens, write it down on a small piece of paper, fold it up and pop it in the jar. Obviously, awesome might not happen every day, so on these days take some time to to trying a new food for the first time, blogging reflect on what you are grateful for or the super awesome people (or animals) in your life who make you happy. her adventures while travelling or talking about [large illustration of jar with notes inside] the latest apps and technology.

AWESOME THINGS TO DO ON A RAINY DAY

Bake something Read a book Make an indoor fort

DANCE PARTY Paint a masterpiece Hide and Seek

Take a bath Listen to music LOUD Take a nap

[all with cute sketch illustrations]

20 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Teenage Readers – Non-fiction

KAZ COOKE HAS SOLD OVER 1.5 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE KAZ COOKE’S BOOKS HAVE SOLD IN 16 TERRITORIES

Girl Stuff 8–12 KAZ COOKE is the number one go-to advisor Kaz Cooke for Australian girls and women. Her best-selling books include Girl Stuff, Women’s Stuff, Up Pub date: October 2016 the Duff, Kidwrangling, and a series of ebooks Format: 176pp – 174 x 207mm on women’s health issues from sex to mental Rights held: World health and menopause. Kaz’s funny, friendly Rights sold previous titles: style is backed by research and professional Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years: United consultants and she’s been a best friend Kingdom (Rough Guides), Lithuania (Alma Littera), to at least two generations. (Her children’s France (Editions Leduc), Poland (Wydawnictwo Insignis), book The Terrible Underpants is not quite Chinese Simplified (Qing Dao Publishing House), Mexico autobiographical.) (Santillana), Hungary (Sanoma Media) Praise for Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide Division: Australia – Penguin to the Teen Years ‘Girl Stuff is the bible when it comes to being a Girl Stuff 8–12 is the essential younger girl’s guide young teen girl.’ BELLABOO.COM.AU to puberty and the pre-teen years. ‘Girl Stuff is the ultimate teen guide.’ COURIER Here’s everything you need to know about being MAIL a pre-teen, from Kaz Cooke, author of Girl Stuff for teens. ‘The ultimate reference book for any girl.’ GIRLFRIEND • body changes ‘It has practical advice on diet, health, sex, and • dealing with friends and bullies other embarrassing problems.’ GOOD HEALTH & • gaining confidence MEDICINE • first periods Awards for Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Guide • pimples to the Teen Years • hair (wherever it is) • Winner, 2008 Australian Publisher’s Association Best Designed Non-fiction Book • phones & being online • Winner, 2008 Nielsen BookData Booksellers • what to eat Choice Award Book of the Year • being fit and healthy • Winner, 2008 Australian Book Industry • the best books and movies Awards Best General Non-fiction • how to be happy with your own true self • Winner, 2008 Australian Book Industry • & lots more! Awards Best Marketing Campaign Girl Stuff 8–12 fits under your pillow and is written with the help of medical and other experts. PS: This book is for girls aged 8 to 12. Girls 12+ need Girl Stuff: Your Full–on Guide to the Teen Girl Stuff: Your Full-on Years. Guide to the Teen Years Kaz Cooke PUB DATE OCTOBER 2007

21 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Stand-alone NOT FINAL COVER

Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who LISA NICOL is a writer and documentary-maker. Working across film, television, radio and Lost her Laughter print, Lisa’s work has been broadcast on ABC Lisa Nicol TV, pay TV networks and Radio National. Her Pub date: October 2017 documentary about Australian poet Benjamin Format: 192pp – 128 x 198mm – hardcover Frater won a Silver medal at the 2012 New York Rights held: World Festivals International Radio Program and Promotions Awards. Wide Open Sky is her Division: Australia – Random House first feature-length documentary – it won the Enchanting, timeless and surprising – this Audience Award for Best Documentary at the extraordinary novel will reach the hearts (and ears) 2015 Sydney Film Festival and gained a national of children and adults alike. cinema release. Dr Boogaloo was no ordinary doctor. Not at all Her first book The Ballad of Dexi Lee was like the one you might go and see if you had the published in 2013 (Ventura Press) and was listed flu. No, Dr Boogaloo was a very different type by Stephen Romei in The Australian as one of his of doctor indeed. He treated folks who suffered favourite children’s books of 2013. from, well, let’s call them unusual complaints. And how did he treat them? By using the most Sales Points powerful medicine known to mankind . . . Music. • This book falls into the genre of bestselling Blue was no ordinary ten year old. For starters middle-grade fiction titles such as her name was Blue. But what was truly Withering-by-Sea by Judith Rossell, The extraordinary about Blue was the fact that she Wildwood Chronicles by Colin Meloy and The hadn’t laughed for 749 days. It was as if a cocoon Kensington Reptilarium by N.J. Gemmell. was ever so slowly being wrapped around her. • Lisa is a writer and documentary-maker who With each layer, the world became more muffled has worked across a large variety of media and distant. Although she knew there were much including ABC television, Radio National, the more important wishes to be had, Blue only ever Sydney Morning Herald and more. had one . . . She wanted her laughter back. • The cover and internal illustrator is Daniel Can Dr Boogaloo compose a cure before Blue Gray-Barnett – a hugely talented illustrator loses her laughter forever? whose work has featured in prominent publications such as the New Yorker, the Boston Globe and GQ Magazine.

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Awards for Two Wolves • Shortlisted, Prime Minister’s Literary Award 2015 • Honour Book, Children’s Book Council of The Fall Australia Book of the Year 2015 Tristan Bancks Praise for Two Wolves Pub date: June 2017 ‘A tense, hard-edged, no-holds-barred thriller.’ Format: 288 – 129 x 288mm ANTHONY HOROWITZ, AUTHOR OF THE ALEX Rights held: Translation RIDER SERIES Rights sold previous title Two Wolves: North America ‘A high stakes adventure that will keep you (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) guessing and breathless until the very end.’ Division: Australia – Random House MICHAEL GERARD BAUER, AUTHOR OF DON’T A completely fast-paced, action-packed story that CALL ME ISHMAEL will have readers on the edge of their seats, from ‘Two Wolves recalls the great adventure stories the award-winning author of Two Wolves. of Jack London but with the gritty realism Sam is staying for the first time with his crime of 21st-century story-telling. Gripping and reporter dad, Harry. But Harry’s too busy unpredictable, with a hero you won’t forget.’ investigating an important story to spend time JOHN BOYNE, AUTHOR OF THE BOY IN THE with his son, and Sam is left alone in his drab STRIPED PYJAMAS apartment with Harry’s fat, old dog, Magic. ‘Suspense and fear make Ben feel like he’s living At two in the morning, Sam hears angry voices his own stop-action movie, and indeed his story from the apartment above. He goes to the has both the exciting pace and high stakes of a window to see what’s happening – only to hear a summer blockbuster.’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY struggle, and see a body fall from the sixth-floor ‘An edge of seat, gripping, tense novel . . . Tristan balcony. has a background in acting and filmmaking When he goes downstairs, the body is gone. But and this is immediately evident in Two Wolves someone has seen Sam, and knows what he’s as the reader is thrown straight into the action witnessed. . . . The short, sharp sentences increase the The next twenty-four hours could be Sam’s last sense of dread and urgency and the plot turns, day on Earth. then stops, then backtracks, then turns again – keeping readers on their toes and meaning TRISTAN BANCKS is a children’s and teen author there is little chance this book will be put with a background in acting and filmmaking. down until the very last page has been turned.’ His books include Two Wolves (recognised as an CHILDRENSBOOKSDAILY.COM Honour Book in the 2015 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, as well as winner of the YABBA and KOALA Children’s Choice Awards), the My Life series (weird-funny- TWO WOLVES gross short stories featuring Tom Weekly) and Tristan Bancks Mac Slater, Coolhunter. His short films as writer and director have won a number of awards and MARCH 2014 have screened widely in festivals and on TV. Tristan is excited by the future of storytelling and inspiring others to create. OVER 38,000 COPIES SOLD IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

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Awards The Garden of Empress Cassia • Winner, 2002 Aurealis Award • Shortlisted, 2002 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards GABRIELLE WANG’S • Notable Book, 2002 Children’s Book Council PREVIOUS TITLES HAVE of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards BEEN PUBLISHED IN NORTH AMERICA, The Pearl of Tiger Bay THE UNITED KINGDOM, • Shortlisted, 2004 Aurealis Award FRANCE, KOREA, CHINA The Lion Drummer AND LATIN AMERICA. • Notable Book, 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards A Ghost in My Suitcase • Winner, 2009 Aurealis Award, • Notable Book, 2009 CBCA Book of the Year Awards • Shortlisted, 2011 Sakura Medal • Highly Commended, 2010 Prime Minister’s The Beast of Hushing Wood Literary Awards Gabrielle Wang Little Paradise Pub date: April 2017 • Highly Commended, 2011 Prime Minister’s Format: 192pp – 129 x 198mm Awards. Rights held: World The Race for the Chinese Zodiac illustrated by Rights sold previous title Garden of Empress Cassia: North Sally Rippin and Regine Abos America (Kane Miller), United Kingdom (Penguin, Puffin) • Notable Book, 2011 CBCA Awards France (Hachette Jeunesse), Korea (Truebook Co. Ltd.), The Wishbird Panama – Spanish (Grupo Editorial Norma), Audio • Notable Book, 2014 CBCA Awards (Bolinda Publishing) • Shortlisted, 2014 Australian Book Design Division: Australia – Penguin Awards A powerful magic realism story about Ziggy Truegood, a young girl who has a premonition that Praise for The Wishbird she will drown on her 12th birthday. ‘It is beautifully illustrated by the author and her Ziggy Truegood lives in the town of Dellhollow gentle, finely spun silken threads of storytelling and, unlike everybody else who lives there, lead into a fragile, mystical world.’ THE WEST she is curious about what might exist outside AUSTRALIAN of her town’s invisible walls. When Raafi and his grandfather move to town, their ‘The Wishbird is a gorgeous change of pace, a exotic appearance and customs makes the lovely children’s fantasy with an oriental setting.’ townspeople suspicious. But Ziggy is drawn DARK MATTER FANZINE to the newcomers when she is hunted by a ‘Award-winning Gabrielle Wang has the brilliant frightening beast. Are they there to help or ability to write new legends. The Wishbird has hurt her? And are they connected to Ziggy’s the flavour of ancient Chinese tales but with a premonition that she will drown on her twelfth freshness and beauty that will delight modern birthday? Thought-provoking and engaging, The Western readers.’ GOOD READING Beast of Hushing Wood is a blend of action, fable ‘The Wishbird is a magical story of bravery, and magic realism, from the award-winning friendship and music. Verdict: beautiful.’ author of The Wishbird. HERALD SUN GABRIELLE WANG is an author and illustrator born in Melbourne of Chinese heritage. Her maternal great grandfather came to Victoria during the Gold Rush and her father from Shanghai. Her stories are a blend of Chinese and Western culture with a touch of fantasy. THE WISHBIRD GABRIELLE WANG JULY 2013

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Twice Upon a Time JAMES NORCLIFFE is an award-winning poet James Norcliffe and educator, as well as an author of children’s books. He was awarded the 2012 University Pub date May 2017 of Otago College of Education’s Writer in Format: 240pp – 128 x 198mm Residence, and has been recipient of the 2006 Rights held: World Fellowship at Iowa University and the 2000 Division: New Zealand – Penguin Robert Burns Fellowship at Otago University. An enchanting story of a story, Twice Upon a Time His novel The Loblolly Boy was described by is a charming junior fiction novel by award-winning New Zealand’s most acclaimed children’s writer writer James Norcliffe. Margaret Mahy as ‘a rich fantasy – alive with What happens when you find yourself trapped original twists surprises and mysteries’. It was inside a story? also published in the United States. What happens if the only way out is to solve the Awards for The Loblolly Boy riddles of the Very Bad Very Good Storyteller, Mr • Shortlisted, 2010 USBBY (United States Aesop Sod? Board of Books for Young People) And where, oh where, is Pop? Outstanding International Books for Ginny and her strange new friend, Digger Children Dagger, must navigate their way through this • Shortlisted, 2010 Storylines Children’s upside down, topsy turvy world where Don’s Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand, Dairy has become Nod’s Diary, the fish and chip Notable Books List shop is full of tropical fish tanks and wood chips, • Shortlisted, 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award New and the ghost train at the funfair really is a Zealand, Young Adult Category ghost train. • Winner, 2010 New Zealand Post Children’s How will the story end? Will Ginny and Digger Book Awards Junior Fiction Category Dagger find the answers they need? Sometimes • Shortlisted, 2010 LIANZA (Library and they are right there in front of you. Information Association of New Zealand Award-winning author James Norcliffe has Aotearoa) Awards, Esther Glen Award written a delightful story full of wordplay, old-world charm and imagination, reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Creative New Zealand invites applications for funding towards the translation of title on this page towards funding Creative New Zealand invites applications for www.publishers.org.nz/translation-grants/

25 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Stand alone

WINNER OF THE BAFATA AWARD FOR BEST ADAPTED NOMINATED SCREENPLAY FOR GOLDEN 2017 GLOBE AWARD FOR BEST MOTION PICTURE 2017 NOMINATED FOR ACADAMY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE 2017

Lion: A Long Way Home Young the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an Readers’ Edition orphanage and adopted by a couple in Australia. Saroo Brierley Despite being happy in his new family, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent Pub date: January 2017 hours staring at the map of India on his Pub date Adult edition: June 2014 bedroom wall. When he was a young man the Format: 256pp – 129 x 198mm with colour photo insert advent of Google Earth led him to pore over Rights held: World satellite images of the country for landmarks Rights sold this edition: North America (Penguin Random he recognised. And one day, after years of House US - Puffin) searching, he miraculously found what he was Rights sold A Long Way Home Adult edition: North looking for. America (Penguin Random House, Putnam), United Then he set off on a journey to find his mother. Kingdom (Penguin Group), Poland (Spoleczny Instytut A Long Way Home is a moving and inspirational Wydawniczy Znak), Germany (Ullstein Buchverlage), true story that celebrates the importance of Canada (Penguin Group), France (City Editions Paris), never letting go of what drives the human spirit Italy (Grupo Editoriale Fabbri), Portugal (Editorial – hope. Presenca), Korea (Invictus Media), Russia (Hemiro), Japan Told chronologically, Lion: A Long Way Home (Say-Zan-Sha Publications), Taiwan (Business Weekly features new material from Saroo about his Publications), The Netherlands (Meulenhoff Boekerij), childhood, including a new foreword for young India – Marathi (Mehta Publishing House), India – readers, and a Q & A about his experiences and English (Penguin Books), Spain (Ediciones Peninsula), the process of making the film. Chinese Simplified (Central Radio And Tv University Press), Brazil (Grupo Editorial Record ), Audio (Bolinda SAROO BRIERLEY was born in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India. He lives in Hobart, Publishing), Condensation (Reader’s Digest) Tasmania. Division: Australia – Penguin Praise for A Long Way Home A moving and inspirational true story of survival and triumph against incredible odds. Lion: A Long ‘We urge you to step behind the headlines and Way Home celebrates the importance of never have a read of this absorbing account . . . With letting go of what drives the human spirit – hope. clear recollections and good old-fashioned Now in a younger readers’ edition published to tie storytelling, Saroo . . . recalls the fear of being in with the release of Lion, the major motion picture lost and the anguish of separation.’ WEEKLY starring Dev Patel, David Wenham and Nicole REVIEW Kidman. ‘A remarkable story . . . [Brierley] provides an A true story of survival and triumph against informative and fascinating insight into how incredible odds. Third World families live with, and somehow survive, their poverty.’ SATURDAY AGE When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he Link to the film trailer made global headlines. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3741834/ Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on

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ROBERT NEWTON works as a full-time firefighter with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. His first novel, My Name is Will Thompson, was published in 2001. Since then he has written six other novels for young people, including Runner, The Black Dog Gang and When We Were Two. He lives in Melbourne with his wife and three daughters. Awards for When We Were Two • Winner, 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Award • Honour Award, 2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards • Nominated, 2014 Sakura Award (Japan) Praise for When We Were Two ‘. . . this richly crafted character piece has all the hallmarks of classic Australian literature. Blending fact with fiction, Newton explores Mr Romanov’s Garden in the Sky issues around heroism, masculinity and national Robert Newton identity with tenderness and intelligence . . .’ Pub date: March 2017 BOOKSELLER & PUBLISHER Format: 224pp – 129 x 198mm ‘Robert Newton’s latest young adult novel is Rights held: World a beautifully paced, poignant tale of courage, Right sold previous titles Runner: North America (Random loyalty and love. It must rank as one of the House, Knopf); The Black Dog Gang: Audio (WF Howes); best books of its genre this year . . . A strong, When We Were Two: Chinese Simplified (Guangxi Normal important story of loyalty and strength for University Press Group) readers aged 12 and up.’ SUNDAY AGE Division: Australia – Penguin ‘Faultlessly constructed and told with brilliantly understated, tragi-comic dialogue, this is the The new adventure from best-selling and award deeply moving story of two brothers journeying winning author, Robert Newton. from the bush to the coast on the eve of war. Living in the commission, Lexie is left to fend Enhanced by a Chaucerian cast of characters for herself. Her mother is mostly absent, out encountered along the way, it tells essentially searching for something to help her forget of a love of family that can survive separation the tragic death of Lexie’s dad. But then, and death itself. This is historical fiction of after witnessing the aftermath of a shocking rare accomplishment.’ AUSTRALIAN PRIME incident, Lexie finds solace in the most unlikely MINISTER’S LITERARY AWARDS, JUDGES’ of places – in a troubled old man called the COMMENTS Creeper. A chance, life-saving encounter on the ‘ . . . a delightful and compelling tale with a commission’s roof seeds a friendship between . . . vivid cast of characters . . . Robert Newton the two and when they enlist the help of Lexie’s tackles big themes – overcoming loss, being friend Davey, the three set off on an epic journey; comfortable in your own skin and not judging one that will change their lives and the lives of others based on their appearance – with humour those around them. and a light touch.’ BOOKS & PUBLISHING

OVER 10,000 COPIES SOLD IN AUSTRALIA OVER 60,000 AND COPIES SOLD NEW ZEALAND When We Were Two IN AUSTRALIA Robert Newton AND NEW ZEALAND Runner OCTOBER 2011 Robert Newton MAY 2005

OVER 12,000 The Black Dog COPIES SOLD Gang IN AUSTRALIA Robert Newton AND NEW ZEALAND SEPTEMBER 2007

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FELICE ARENA HAS SOLD OVER 500,000 COPIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

The Boy and the Spy FELICE ARENA is one of Australia’s best-loved Felice Arena children’s writers. He is the author and creator of many popular and award-winning children’s Pub date: April 2017 books for all ages, including Whippersnapper, Format: 176pp – 128 x 198mm the bestselling Specky Magee books and the Rights held: World popular Andy Roid series. Rights sold previous series Andy Roid series: Film (SLR Praise for the Andy Roid series Productions), Brazil (Editora Fundamento); Specky Magee series: Japan (Kodansha Ltd), Audio (Bolinda) ‘This book is designed for very young adults: Division: Australia – Penguin the print is big and the pages are few, but the story is pretty good. Andy Roid, the hero of the A thrilling wartime story from the bestselling series of which this book is the eighth, has been author of the Specky Magee series. upgraded, and he needs all his new powers — The war has begun. There are German soldiers he’s part machine — to cope with the baddies. on every corner, fearsome gangsters and the Andy and his partner, Judd, are undercover fascist police everywhere, and no one ever has to discover the headquarters of a nasty enough to eat. But when Antonio decides to corporation. The plot is fast-paced, there are lots trust a man who has literally fallen from the sky, of bangs and smashes, and the bad guys he leaps into an adventure that will change his sneer very well. It is just the sort of book to drag life and maybe even the future of Sicily . . . in a reluctant reader and keep them reading — For readers aged 9 and up, this is a thrilling and the sort of book that is a boon to teachers and moving story set against the backdrop of World school librarians.’ WEST AUSTRALIAN War II in Sicily. All readers will connect with the ‘Arena writes in his usual evocative, action- brave character of Antonio, and the central drenched style, with a fine balance of interesting message of doing what is right, and finding your characters – both likeable and unlikeable, using true family. short, sharp sentences with plenty of punch. Perfect boy fodder.’ KIDS-BOOKREVIEW.COM

TV RIGHTS SOLD TO SLR PRODUCTIONS December 2012 July 2012 July 2012 September 2012 September 2012

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I am Sasha ANITA SELZER has a Bachelor of Arts (History Anita Selzer and Politics, Melbourne University), a Diploma of Education and a Master of Educational Studies. Pub date: February 2018 She has a Doctor of Philosophy in Education/ Format: 208pp – 128 x 198mm History, and has been a Lecturer and tutor Rights held: World in Politics and English at Swinburne College, Division: Australia – Penguin Executive Officer: Women’s Affairs – Premier’s Department of Victoria and a book reviewer for A page-turning and fascinating fictionalised Cambridge University Press. story based on real events of one Jewish boy’s experiences escaping detection in wartime Poland. She has published numerous articles and How do you try and forget things that change papers, many of them on gender issues, your life forever? Can you? Can you ever forget? education and educational policy. I don’t think you can. Or should. Now I thought of all the details of our apartment in Lwow, the walnut timber bedheads, the tiny details on the plasterwork round the ceiling. I remembered sobbing for ages one day, the day I had to wear a dress for the first time. I stood in front of a mirror and looked at me, dressed as a girl. The dress that saved my life. It’s 1942, and for a Jewish family living in Poland, every day is a search for food, and the need to hide their identity from the Nazi soldiers swarming the streets. Men and women are continually harassed, and soldiers would stop young boys and pull down their trousers to see if they were circumcised. I Am Sasha is the moving account of a mother’s S asha aged 12 © Anita Selzer braveness and ingenuity in saving the life of her beloved son. To prevent Sasha being discovered, she turns her 12-year-old son into a girl, Sala. Clothes, voice, hair, manners – all are a challenge to mother and son in a climate where the hunt for Jews is becoming more intense every day. The story sweeps backwards and forwards across occupied Europe, and the courage and resourcefulness of the families in this remarkable story make for enthralling reading. A compelling story based on real events, which takes the reader directly to the heart of occupied Poland in the 1940s.

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The Fighting Stingrays SIMON MITCHELL worked as a computer Simon Mitchell programmer before deciding to branch out and ‘try writing in a language that consisted of more than 1’s and 0’s’. He has completed a Diploma Pub date August 2017 in Professional Writing and Editing at Royal Format: 288pp – 128 x 198mm Melbourne Institute of Technology, where he Rights held: World wrote the first draft of The Baked Bean Bandit. Division: Australia – Penguin Other titles by Simon include Do You Dare Tough A historical middle grade fiction adventure set on Times, three Aussie Bites and the picture book Thursday Island during World War II. Louie the Pirate Chef. www.simonmitchell.com.au What would you do if you were suddenly told your best friend was now the enemy? It’s December 1941 and the Fighting Stingrays are a tight group of three 12-year-old boys – Charlie, Alf and Masa. As the threat of war on Australian soil looms, the boys are giddy with excitement, role playing bombing missions and all other manner of imaginary warfare. But, when Japan enters WW2, things become very different. Masa, the son of a Japanese pearl diver, is immediately targeted by army officer Captain Maddox as they round up all the Japanese to send them to internment camps. The boys decide to rescue Masa from Captain Maddox’s clutches and enter a dangerous game of cat and mouse on the © Drew Echberg island and abroad. Maybe, when it comes to war, everyone is a baddie.

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Opposite Land Can Steve help restore Opposite Land to its Charlotte Rose Hamlyn former glory and find her way back home? CHARLOTTE ROSE HAMLYN is a children’s Pub date: September 2017 television writer, illustrator and character voice Format: 144pp – 142 x 208mm actor. She has written for popular children’s Rights held: World TV shows Blinky Bill, Tashi, Guess How Much Division: Australia – Random House I Love You? (ABC TV), The New Adventures of Figaro Pho, Winston Steiburger and Sir Dudley Welcome to Opposite Land – where pigs can fly Ding Dong and Captain Flinn and the Pirate and flies just fall, and you’ll leave if you come and Dinosaurs. She is the voice of Marcia the Mouse you’ll stay if you go . . . in the Blinky Bill movie (2015), starring alongside After the worst day ever at her new school, Toni Collette and Rufus Sewell, and has worked nine-year-old Steve wishes that everything was with Academy Award-winning director George different. To make her feel better, Mum gives Miller on Happy Feet 2. Hamlyn is the winner Steve a mysterious book that is written upside- of the 2015 Australian Writers Guild Award for down, back to front and entirely in riddles. That Children’s Television. She is also the writer and night, when its pages fall open in front of her illustrator behind Super Lonely Mutant Girl, a bedroom mirror, the words become clear and serial web comic about a superhero who fights as Steve begins to read she’s swept up, swung ‘feelings’ alongside her own walking, talking, around and transported to the fantastical world sword-fighting heart. in the book: Opposite Land. In this new land, everything is the opposite – mermaids are ugly, princes need rescuing and people poop ice- cream! And according to Sanjiv, chief member of the Royal Cabbage Ministry, Steve is the princess prophesised to save Opposite Land from the evil Emperor Never and his wicked army of Whatevers.

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West Australian author TAMARA MOSS has been writing seriously for over a decade. Tamara is a critique partner for Marissa Meyer, the New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles. Tamara has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lintang and the Pirate Queen the University of Western Australia, majoring in Asian Studies, and studying such rich and (Book 1) diverse cultures partly inspired her to write the Tamara Moss Lintang series. Pub date: August 2017 Praise for Lintang and the Pirate Queen Format: 336pp – 129 x 198mm Rights held: World ‘A wonderful book with deliciously unexpected Division: Australia – Random House twists and turns, and the best Pirate Queen ever!’ LIAN TANNER, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE In our world, fairies and mermaids are lovely, KEEPERS harmless creatures of myth. In Lintang’s world, ‘Combine a pirate adventure of mythic they’re very real – and they can be very, very proportions, a uniquely charming cast of dangerous. characters, and a vivid new fantasy world and Twelve-year-old Lintang – trouble-maker and you get Lintang and the Pirate Queen. Magical, storyteller extraordinaire – is doomed to a future inventive, and positively unforgettable.’ MARISSA of domestic duties on her small island home of MEYER, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING Desa. Sure, there are cheeky fairies and naughty AUTHOR OF THE LUNAR CHRONICLES gnomes around the village, but they’re as common as bities these days. Lintang wants to In-house Reaction travel the world and meet more exciting mythical ‘This was wonderful! I loved that it has such creatures. an interesting premise that stands out from She gets her chance when she and her best the crowd. The story was well thought out, friend Bayani face a deadly mythie and survive, moved along at a cracking pace and just kept attracting the attention of the infamous Captain me thinking about it and wanting more when I Shafira. Lintang’s bravery earns her an invitation left it at work overnight. I think it has an easily onto the ship of the pirate queen, who is on her expandable world, and I also loved the depth of way to hunt down a nest of vicious sirens in the character development across the whole cast west. Lintang joins the quirky crew of the Winda of characters – the protagonist in particular with the promise of adventure ahead. has the kind of flaws that will resonate with any child who likes to dream of a life more vivid. I But when Lintang discovers Bayani has stowed think it’s the kind of book that will have a wide away, she has a choice to make. She can either appeal.’ LINDSEY HODDER, CHILDREN’S CO- be loyal to her best friend, or risk losing the ORDINATOR

respect of Captain Shafira and be sent home. © Lumens Photography Worse, Bayani won’t tell her why he’s sneaked aboard. All Lintang knows is that he has a secret – something he’s risking everything for, something that will endanger their entire expedition . . .

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WE WILL PUBLISH BOOK 2 IN OCTOBER 2017 AND BOOK 3 IN MARCH 2018

Tarin of the Mammoths (Book 1): Sales Points The Exile • Set 6000 years ago, this fast-paced Jo Sandhu adventure delves into a world of spirits and mysticism not often seen in children’s Pub date: March 2017 literature. Perfect for lovers of Michelle Format: 288pp – 129 x 198mm Paver’s Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Rights held: World series, Spirit Animals and Emily Rodda’s Division: Australia – Penguin Rowan of Rin. • Great immersive prehistoric setting, lovely For lovers of Michelle Paver’s Chronicles of Ancient animal characters (wolf cubs, owl, bear) Darkness series and Spirit Animals comes this and strong boy and girl characters, with the exciting new Stone Age adventure series for middle narrative switching between Tarin (boy) and readers. Kaija (girl). Tarin longs to hunt with the rest of the men in • Tarin is a terrific role model of a boy with a Mammoth clan, but his crippled leg means he disability who overcomes many obstacles is feared and bullied. When he ruins the last and learns to have faith in himself and mammoth hunt of the season, and the clan’s recognise his many strengths. survival is in jepoardy, Tarin is forced to travel across savage wild lands to ask for help. When • This is a trilogy, with each book being he rescues orphaned twins Kaija and Luuka and published 6 months apart, so we will enjoy two wolf cubs from the savage Boar Clan, Tarin good momentum with readers. realises that if they are all to survive he must conquer his greatest fear – his true self – and Praise for Tarin of the Mammoths: The embrace the magic that is hiding within him. Exile Growing up, JO SANDHU was sure she was ‘In the age of gadgets and technology, it’s going to be a Shakespearean actress or a refreshing to read a story where survival is the pianist, and gained her Associate Diploma goal, and it was fascinating to learn about the in Speech and Drama. However, on leaving resourceful ways of early man. I look forward to school she spent a year in Finland as a Rotary following Tarin’s journey as the series continues.’ Exchange Student before returning to Australia MELINDA ALLEN, MAGPIES MAGAZINE and working in the banking sector in Training and Development and Human Resources. Her short stories have been highly commended in numerous competitions, including the FAW Mary Grant Bruce Award for Children’s Literature, and the CYA Later Alligator Competition (Brisbane) in both the Children’s and YA sections. She is a member of Queensland Writers Centre and the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

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CURRENTLY AIRING ON AUSTRALIAN TV

WILL AIR ON SUPER RTL IN GERMANY IN SEPTEMBER 2017

Lexi and Lottie 1: Here Kitty, Kitty Lexi and Lottie 2: Art for Art’s Melanie Alexander Sake Pub date: June 2017 Melanie Alexander Format: 96pp – 145 x 213mm Pub date: June 2017 Rights held: World excluding China and Germany Division: Australia – Random House An artist gorilla, a sneaky impostor and an unlikely twist. The trusty Twin Detectives are on A missing tiger cub and a long list of suspects! the case! Can the Twin Detectives get to the bottom of this terrible crime? Camilla the gorilla, who lives at Appleton Animal It’s a super special Saturday at Appleton Animal Park, loves to paint and her colourful canvases Park! Purr and Pounce the white tiger cubs are proudly displayed outside her enclosure. are being shown to the public for the very first But when someone steals her paintings, Camilla time. But disaster strikes when Lexi and Lottie starts refusing to eat. Lexi and Lottie, along with discover that Pounce has been stolen and Fred and their trusty sidekick Mozart, soon find replaced with a soft toy. The Twin Detectives the artworks for sale in a local gallery, but can’t enlist the help of Grandpa and their best friend prove they were painted by the gorilla. So, with Fred and set out to find the thief. With no stone Camilla’s well-being in mind, the Twin Detectives left unturned Lexi, Lottie and the gang begin to take extreme action and use their identical close in on the suspects. appearances to try and reclaim the art. Can the Twin Detectives put this case to bed and Can the Twin Detectives reunite Camilla the track down the missing tiger cub? gorilla with her paintings and catch the art- dealing culprit? MELANIE ALEXANDER is a multi-award winning screenwriter and currently works at SLR Productions where she is in charge of Sales Points writing and development on productions. • Lexi and Lottie started airing on Australian Melanie has been in the television writing TV on Channel Ten in late 2016. industry for 16 years and is a highly acclaimed • Lexi and Lottie is an original concept from children’s television writer for many award- SLR Productions, one of Australia’s leading winning series. Melanie has been the Script Emmy and multi-award winning children’s Producer and Editor of successful SLR TV entertainment companies (Guess How Much series such as the adapted UK picture books I Love You, I Got a Rocket!). Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs, and the acclaimed classic Guess How Much I Love You™. • Full colour with illustrations throughout. She also teaches Writing for Children’s • Commercial but with education potential Television at the Australian Film, TV and Radio (animal welfare, problem solving, social School and her writing career spans live-action, justice). puppetry, animation, multimedia platforms • These are the first two books in the Lexi and and character costume plays. Melanie has a Lottie Twin Detectives series – an activity background in teaching and spent ten happy book and a detective handbook will be years teaching children ranging from 4 to 12 published at the same time. years, which has given her great insight into her audience.

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Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables TIM HARRIS is one of the most exciting new children’s authors in Australia. With over 15 (Book 1) years’ experience as a primary school teacher, Tim Harris he knows what it takes to get children reading. Pub date: September 2017 Harnessing his wacky sense of humour, his book Format: 240pp – 129 x 198mm series Exploding Endings (Harbour Publishing Rights held: World House) and Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables Division: Australia – Random House (Penguin Random House) have primary-aged readers both captivated and laughing out loud. Mary Poppins meets Lemony Snicket meets Tom Tim lives in Sydney with his wife and three Weekly in this hilarious new series by a rising children. Australian star of funny books for kids! A new teacher arrives at school – Mr Bambuckle. He’s completely mysterious, totally cool, wears a smart blue suit, and certainly doesn’t go in for normal stuff like teaching maths. What he does do is get the kids in his class telling stories and being creative, and stealth learning through enormous fun. So in the first book, shy Evie tells the story of how she faced her fears of the washing machine from hell, the kids all come up with very funny app ideas, Mr Bambuckle takes on scary Canteen Carol, Vijay admits he tried Parental Rental to replace his parents for a school event (and how it backfired), aspiring detective Ren is challenged to keep a journal (which tells the story of her attempts to spy on the teachers), and much more. Each book stars the same class of fifteen kids, who’ll all get to tell funny (and occasionally poignant) stories about their lives across the books. And each book will star Mr Bambuckle . . . but of course, Principal Sternblast hates the fact that Mr Bambuckle isn’t your typical teacher, so he’s constantly trying to get rid of him, which gives us a great cliffhanger for the end of each book as we think all hope is lost at keeping our favourite teacher! Book 2 in the series is scheduled for February 2018.

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WE WILL PUBLISH BOOK 3 IN JANUARY 2018 AND BOOK 4 IN APRIL 2018

BELINDA MURRELL HAS SOLD OVER 350,00 COPIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Pippa’s Island (Book 1): The Pippa’s Island (Book 2): Beach Shack Cafe Cub Reporters Belinda Murrell Belinda Murrell

Pub date July 2017 Pub date July 2017 Format: 240pp – 129 x 198mm Four best friends are about to discover that writing Rights held: World news isn’t as easy as it looks - especially when Rights sold previous series Lulu Bell: South Africa - puppies, pop stars and photo shoots are involved! English and Afrikaans ( Penguin Random House South Pippa and her friends Meg, Cici and Charlie are Africa), Brazil (Editora Fundamento) excited to join the school newspaper team – Division: Australia – Random House but will their friendship survive deciding what A fabulous new series about friendships, family and to write about when they have such different seaside adventures, from our beloved bestselling interests? A fashion photo shoot could be fun, author Belinda Murrell! if it weren’t for bad weather, a naughty puppy Pippa has just arrived at a new school, in a new and other disasters! Just when things couldn’t town, and even living on a gorgeous island isn’t get any worse, the four cub reporters get a news cheering her up when she’s missing London. scoop that could bring the whole town together Gradually Pippa makes friends with eco-warrior at Pippa’s mum’s beach shack café. Cupcakes Meg, boho-chick Charlie, and fashionista and for everyone! cupcake baker Cici. BELINDA MURRELL has worked as a travel But her mum has a grand plan to buy a rustic journalist, technical writer, editor and public old boatshed and start a bookshop café, and relations consultant. Her overseas adventures Pippa worries they’ll lose all their money in this inspired her work as a travel writer for the West madcap venture – until Pippa’s new friends Australian newspaper and Out & About With Kids come to the rescue with a plan to help get the travel magazine. Her work has also appeared in café back on track. the Sun Herald, Sunday Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald. Belinda’s books include the Sun Sword fantasy trilogy, Scottish timeslip tale The Locket Of Dreams, French Revolution timeslip tale The Ruby Talisman, Australian timeslip The Ivory Rose The Sequin Star © Jen Bradley tales and , and Australian historical tales The Forgotten Pearl, The River Charm and The Lost Sapphire. Belinda also writes the Lulu Bell series for younger readers, about friends, family, animals, and growing up in a vet hospital. Belinda is also an author ambassador for Room to Read and Books in Homes.

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WE WILL PUBLISH BOOKS 3 AND 4 IN AUGUST 2018

Vet Cadets (Book 1): Welcome to Vet Cadets (Book 2): Pudding in Willowvale Peril Rebecca Johnson Rebecca Johnson

Pub date: May 2017 Pub date: May 2017 Format: 192pp – 129 x 198mm Rights held: World In this second adventure, Tabina’s horse Rights sold previous series Juliet Nearly a Vet: Norway Pudding falls perilously ill during a major (Juritzen Forlag), Czech Republic (Nakladat Elstvi competition day. Abbey, Tabina and Hannah’s Fragment), Slovakia (Vydavatel’stvo Fragment), Brazil budding vet skills are put to the test – can they (Editora Fundamento) solve the mystery of Pudding’s illness before it’s Division: Australia – Penguin too late?

A great new series about three smart, funny, REBECCA JOHNSON is an award-winning animal-loving girls solving mysteries and Australian author, part-time primary causing chaos at their country boarding school. school science teacher and mother of two. In 2015 she received the Prime Minister’s Willowvale is an country boarding school that Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in runs a special animal husbandry program for Primary Schools. In 2010 Rebecca received talented students. New vet cadets Hannah, the Peter Doherty Award for Excellence in Abbey and Tabina find themselves sharing Science Teaching. Her ‘Juliet’ series won the a room – and before long the new friends Environmental Award for Children’s Literature, find themselves using their scientific skills, 2014 (Bush Baby Rescue), was nominated for knowledge of animals and friendship to solve the CBCA younger readers section (2014 and mysteries and get themselves into – and out of – 2015), and nominated for the Adelaide Festival tight spots and hilarious situations! Awards for Literature (2014). Her best-selling series of page-turning adventures featuring Australian wildlife (Steve Parish Storybook REBECCA JOHNSON’S Collection) has sold more than 2.6 million JULIET NEARLY A VET copies. Her Insect Series (published by SERIES HAS SOLD OVER Pascal Press) was winner of the 2014 Whitley 119,000 COPIES IN Commendation for Best Educational Series. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

APRIL 2013 APRIL 2013 JUNE 2013

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The Royal Academy of Sport for The Royal Academy of Sport for Girls (Book 1): High Flyers Girls (Book 3): In Too Deep Laura Sieveking Laura Sieveking

Pub date: June 2017 Pub date: August 2017 Format: 160pp – 129 x 198mm Can swim queen Delphie keep her winning edge Rights held: World as rivalries and unexpected scandals surface at Division: Australia – Random House the Academy? Can rising gymnastics star Abby make her Having been at the Royal Academy of Sport for dreams a reality at the Academy? Girls for six months, Delphie Attkinson is living her dream. While attending a State training Being accepted into The Royal Academy of Sport camp, Delphie and the Year 7 Academy swim for Girls was all Abigail Rogers had ever wished squad come face to face with their biggest rival, for. But before her feet can touch the ground, the the National Swim School. Tensions are soon gymnasts are thrown into their first competition running high in and out of the water. But Delphie of the year to determine who will make up the sees this as an opportunity to learn all about the Academy team for the upcoming State Prelims. strengths and weaknesses of the Swim School’s The pressure is on and, with training harder than best swimmers, the unbeatable Ogilvy twins. ever and growing rivalries among the gymnasts, Surprisingly, Delphie forms a close friendship Abby begins to doubt if she is in fact Academy with one of the sisters, however in doing so, she material. uncovers a shocking secret. Can Abby up the level of difficulty in her routines and secure a place in the Academy gymnastics The Royal Academy of Sport for squad? Or will she be persuaded to win with dirty Girls (Book 4): Running Free tactics? Laura Sieveking

The Royal Academy of Sport for Pub date: August 2017 Girls (Book 2): Leap of Faith Can hurdling champion Josie find a way to Laura Sieveking improve her studies as well as follow her gold medal dreams at the Academy? Pub date: June 2017 With the Royal Academy of Sport for Girls end of Can talented showjumper Chloe face her year Athletics Carnival fast approaching, golden fears and make the impossible possible at the girl of the track, Josie Ingram, and her team Academy? mates are training hard together, with the hope Turning down her place at The Royal Academy of dominating the medal tally. However, when of Sport for Girls was one of the hardest things Josie finds out she is failing Maths and English Chloe Humphries has ever had to do, but her her world is turned upside down. If she doesn’t parents’ financial situation meant she had no improve her grades in the upcoming exams she choice. Weeks later, Chloe is still devastated. won’t be allowed to compete at the Carnival! Then, an unexpected letter arrives in the post – Forced to concentrate on her schoolwork and Chloe has been offered a place at the Academy banned from any track practice sessions, Josie on a full scholarship! With a nervous and excited feels like giving up. Everything she has trained heart, Chloe sets off with her much-loved horse for will mean nothing if she can’t compete. Honey. However, Chloe will be starting a whole term later than her classmates. Competition is LAURA SIEVEKING has spent the vast majority fierce and with the showjumping trials looming of her career working in publishing as an Chloe struggles to find her place in the Academy. editor. After several years, she decided to put down her red pen and open up her laptop to Can the new girl overcome her fears and find a create a series of her own. The Academy series way to outshine her equestrian rivals? is a combination of Laura’s favourite things – writing, friendship and sport, and takes her back to her happy childhood memories of gymnastics training and competition.

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History Mysteries (Book 1): History Mysteries (Book 3): Diamond Jack Lasseter’s Gold Mark Greenwood Mark Greenwood

Pub date: February 2017 Pub date: June 2017 Format: 96pp – 129 x 198mm It’s 1930, and a man named Harold Lasseter Rights held: World claims to have found a massive gold reef in Division: Australia – Penguin Central Australia. In the excitement that follows, he attempts to find it again. On his journey Delve into some of Australian history’s most across the desert he buries maps and secret baffling mysteries! messages beneath the ashes of his campfires, Can you solve this wartime mystery? Investigate before taking the mysterious location of the Australia’s extraordinary past and find riches treasure to his grave . . . beyond belief! In March 1942, an aircraft prepares for a History Mysteries (Book 4): desperate midnight escape, taking refugees The Last Tiger to safety in Australia. Just before take-off, the Mark Greenwood pilot is entrusted with a mysterious, wax-sealed package. But when the plane is shot down by Pub date: June 2017 the enemy and crash-lands on the Kimberley On September 7, 1936, the last captive coast, the package is forgotten. Until someone Tasmanian tiger dies alone and neglected in stumbles across the find of lifetime . . . a Hobart zoo. Since then many people claim to have sighted this amazing creature. Did the History Mysteries (Book 2): entire species vanish forever on that bleak night? The Lost Explorer No one can prove the tiger still exists, but could a determined searcher and modern science Mark Greenwood provide a glimmer of hope? Pub date: February 2017 MARK GREENWOOD’s books include Will you crack this famous cold case? Investigate Jandamarra with Terry Denton, and Simpson Australia’s extraordinary past and unravel what and his Donkey with Frané Lessac. His award- happened to the lost explorer! winning books about Australia’s history have In 1848 the famous explorer Ludwig Leichhardt been published around the world. sets out on an epic journey. His aim is to cross Australia from east to west, but he never reaches his destination and no one from his expedition is ever seen again. Countless search parties set out to look for the expedition but no trace is ever found. Until a young boy is given an artefact with an incredible story . . .

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Frankie Potts and the Sparkplug Frankie Potts and the Postcard Mysteries (Book 1) Puzzle (Book 3) Juliet Jacka and Phoebe Morris (illus.) Juliet Jacka and Phoebe Morris (illus.)

Pub date: July 2016 Pub date: February 2017 Format: 112pp – 128 x 198mm Frankie’s list of mysteries to solve is getting Rights held: World longer by the day. Firstly, her mum is acting Division: New Zealand – Penguin very strangely – she’s tired, grumpy and feels sick all the time. And then there’s Grandma M, Meet Frankie Potts, the village of Tring’s who keeps dropping hints about expanding her number one girl detective. She has flaming red troupe of performing greyhounds: Tinkerbell, hair, a questioning mind and an addiction to Titania and Tiramisu. gobstoppers. And she is REALLY good at solving mysteries. Frankie Potts and the Wicked When Frankie is adopted by a dog at the window Wolves (Book 4) of her favourite sweetshop, there’s detecting Juliet Jacka and Phoebe Morris (illus.) to be done. The dog, Sparkplug, is adorable. Even Frankie’s formidable Grandma M goes all Pub date: February 2017 soft and goopy in his presence. Sparkplug can A band of dancers with bells and blue painted ride a skateboard like a pro, high-five, dance faces have come to Tring, and Frankie can smell on his hind legs and sniff out a mystery two a mystery. Who are these Wicked Wolves? How houses away. He’s the ideal dog for a detective. come Grandma M knows them, and wants to Sparkplug wants to stay with Frankie, and pick a fight with them? Meanwhile, Tinkerbell Frankie would dearly love to keep him — but and Sparkplug’s seven adorable puppies are where is he from? causing chaos at Frankie’s house. Grandma M is planning to give away four of them, and Frankie Frankie Potts and the Bikini and Mac must make sure that they go to good Burglar (Book 2) homes. Ralph Peter-McGee, Frankie’s arch- Juliet Jacka and Phoebe Morris (illus.) enemy, seems to have his eye on her favourite pup Kettle Thomson. Can Frankie stop Kettle Pub date: July 2016 going to the wrong home? And why are those Frankie is on the lookout for a human detective Wicked Wolves sniffing around the puppies? sidekick to share her caseload. Finding the right person isn’t as easy as you’d think, and she’s Praise for Frankie Potts and the never had more to juggle. Meanwhile, Tring is on Sparkplug Mysteries high alert – a burglar is on the loose. Random pink items, most notably a bikini belonging to ‘This is a fun series with a great title character, Frankie’s teacher, are disappearing from houses delinquent archenemies and endless mysteries all over the village. to solve. Not just for girls.’ OTAGO DAILY TIMES ‘Frankie Potts is a new character that kids JULIET JACKA’s first book Night of the Perigee (especially girls) are going to love. She’s Moon won the 2013 Tom Fitzgibbon Storylines inquisitive, confident and observant . . . the Award and was published in 2014 by Scholastic. Frankie Potts series is full of excitement, Her story The Keeper of Spirit Hill was shortlisted adventure and lots of fun.’ MY BEST FRIENDS in Tom Fitzgibbon competitions in 2011 and 2013. ARE BOOKS In 2015, PHOEBE MORRIS collaborated with author David Hill on the acclaimed picture book Praise for Frankie Potts and the Bikini biography of Sir Edmund Hillary, First to the Burglar Top. Unanimously praised for the quality of the ‘Good values, plenty of humour and characters illustrations, it was named a 2016 Storylines that stand out.’ BOB’S BOOK BLOG Notable Picture Book. Creative New Zealand invites applications for funding towards the translation of these titles. towards funding Creative New Zealand invites applications for www.publishers.org.nz/translation-grants/

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Little Paws (Book 1): Welcome Little Paws (Book 3): Ringo’s Home, Harley Road Trip Jess Black Jess Black

Pub date: April 2017 Pub date: April 2017 Format: 96pp – 129 x 198mm Six-month-old Guide Dog puppy Ringo has been Rights held: World with the Hedges family for four months and has Division: Australia – Random House settled in very well. He can sit, stay and is just about the happiest dog ever. The Hedges decide A heartwarming series filled with fun and Ringo is ready to join them on a road trip up the adventure about the puppies who train to coast for the summer holidays. April and Archie become Guide Dogs and the families who help are excited and begin counting down the days raise them. until they leave. Ringo’s excited too! Hopefully these Little Paws will grow up to be Ringo loves the beach and new sights, sounds Guide Dogs and give assistance to people who and smells. It seems like dog heaven, until a are blind or vision-impaired. They will need to snake frightens Ringo and he runs away. Where be confident and outgoing with just the right is Ringo and will they find him before nightfall? temperament. The puppies have big paws to fill – being a Guide Dog is a huge responsibility. Lexie and Tom Walker have never had a dog Little Paws (Book 4): Goldie before and they find having a young puppy more Makes the Grade than they bargained for. Harley is gorgeous Jess Black but she’s also cheeky and very good at causing trouble! If she’s not making a mess, she’s Pub date: April 2017 jumping on furniture or even worse – chewing Guide Dog puppy Goldie has been with the things! It’s up to Lexie and Tom, with their Agresta family since she was eight weeks old. puppy trainer’s help, to teach Harley some basic Now she’s nearly fourteen months and it’s obedience so she can prove to everyone she is almost time for her to leave and begin her final Guide Dog material! Guide Dog training. Abby is so proud of Goldie and is determined to make the most of the time they have left together. But when some Little Paws (Book 2): Meg’s Big cupcakes that Abby’s mum has made for the Mystery school charity day go missing, it looks like Goldie Jess Black is the most likely culprit! Can Abby clear Goldie’s good name? Pub date: April 2017 Lachie Byrnes is proud to be helping raise JESS BLACK has written for children’s Meg, a budding Guide Dog. After living with the television, the Bindi Wildlife Adventure series Byrnes family for a few months, Meg has just and the RSPCA Animal Tales series. started puppy preschool! Meg is very good at obeying commands – except sometimes sit and stay! But after a big day of training and activities, Meg becomes sick and has to be rushed to the Guide Dogs vet surgery. Lachie is determined to use his detective skills to find out what’s wrong with his beloved puppy.

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Dog Stories Ball Stars 1: The Bench Warmers Various David Lawrence

Pub date: December 2016 Pub date: February 2017 Format: 208pp – 129 x 198mm Format: 144pp – 129 x 198mm Rights held: World Rights held: World Division: Australia – Random House Division: Australia – Random House

Twelve barktastic dog stories for children! A fun-filled junior fiction series written in Featuring stories from bestselling Australian partnership with Basketball Australia. children’s authors, this collection will make dog- Meet The Bench Warmers – Danny, Crystal, lovers of any age smile. Funny, touching, cute, Angie, Omyr, Leanne and Cody. They’re the new fantastical, weird, disgusting – there’s a dog kids at Robdale Primary School and, according story in here for everyone! to basketball hot shot Greg ‘The Goat’ McGriffin, don’t have a chance of winning a lunchtime Cat Stories game. That might be true, but when the gang Various are picked as part of the mixed school squad, of which Greg is captain, the tables look set to turn. Pub date: December 2016 Ball Stars 2: Heat Wave Twelve purrfect cat stories for children! David Lawrence Featuring stories from bestselling Australian children’s authors, this collection will make cat– Pub date: February 2017 lovers of any age smile. Funny, touching, cute, fantastical, weird, disgusting – there’s a cat story After a rather interesting interschool basketball in here for everyone! competition, Danny and his mates are now playing in the local mixed comp. Their team Another wonderful collection from various is the Robdale Raptors and, with basketball Random House authors. naturals like Crystal, Omyr and Leanne on the team, these newbies could be a real threat! But with Greg ‘The Goat’ McGriffin playing for the all-star Holesley Heat team the Raptors are going to face some fierce opposition. Can they make it through to the grand final or will it be a total wipe-out? DAVID LAWRENCE is a comedy writer/ performer who accidentally became a children’s author in 2008. He has written for numerous TV shows including Hamish & Andy, Comedy Inc., and Talkin’ About Your Generation, and is a cast member of the ABC3 children’s sketch comedy show, You’re Skitting Me.

42 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Bestselling Series MORRIS GLEITZMAN grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen. After university he worked for ten years as a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now, after 38 books, he’s one of Australia’s most OVER popular children’s authors. Visit Morris at his 360,000 website: morrisgleitzman.com. COPIES OF THE Awards SERIES SOLD IN AUSTRALIA Once AND • Honour Book, 2006 Children’s Book Council NEW ZEALAND Book of the Year Awards • Nominee, 2010 German Youth Literature Prize Then • Winner, UK Literacy Association Book Award 2010 • Honour Book, 2009 Children’s Book Council Maybe Book of the Year Awards Morris Gleitzman Now Pub date: September 2017 • Winner, YABBA & COOL Children’s Choice Format: 192pp – 135 x 216mm Awards Rights held: World • Winner, Best Book for Language in the Rights sold in the Felix series: North America (Macmillan, Speech Pathology Awards • Shortlisted, 2010 UK Guardian Award in 2010 Henry Holt), United Kingdom (Penguin, Puffin), Chinese • Shortlisted, 2011 Australian Prime Minister’s Simplified (Shanghai Zui Co.), Czech Republic (Argo Literary Award spol.), France (Éditions des Grandes Personnes), Germany (Carlsen Verlag), Hungary (Cicero), Italy After (Mondadori Editore), Japan (Asunaro Shobo), Norway • Notable Book, 2013 Children’s Book Council (Gyldendal Norsk Forlag), Brazil (Paz e Terra), Slovenia of the Year Award for Younger Readers (Mis Zalozba), Spain (Editorial Kailas), UK Audio (BBC), • Winner, Speech Pathology Australia • Longlisted, 2013 UK Literacy Association ANZ Audio (Bolinda Publishing) Award Division: Australia – Penguin Soon The next compelling chapter in the life of Felix, • Winner, 2016 Children’s Book Council of the hero of the award-winning Once, Then, After, Soon Year Award for Younger Readers and Now. • Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia 1946. Europe is in ruins. Millions of people dream Book of the Year Award. of finding happiness somewhere else. Praise for Soon Fourteen year old Felix is one of them. When he’s offered a journey to Australia, he seizes the ‘Soon, the newest instalment in Morris opportunity. So does someone very dear to him, Gleitzman’s Once, Then, After and Now series, even though she wasn’t actually invited. is an awesomely epic adventure starring a boy named Felix . . . I really enjoyed this amazing They have high hopes for Australia, and their story. It is the best book I have ever read! It is dramatic arrival there makes them want to stay. imaginative and I finished it within 2 weeks! I But before Felix and Anya can embrace the never wanted to put this amazing and thrilling love and friendship of their new land, they must story down. And as Morris says “Their stories are confront the murderous urge for revenge still the real stories”.’ THE GUARDIAN alive in the old. WINNER Felix knows he hasn’t faced anything like this OF THE before. He may not survive, but he’s hoping he CBCA will. Maybe. BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016

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OVER 8 MILLION COPIES OF THE RANGER’S APPRENTICE SERIES SOLD WORLDWIDE!

Halt volunteers for a seemingly impossible task – climbing the deadly cliffs of the Mountains of Rain and Night and venturing deep into THE enemy territory to spy on Morgarath. Meanwhile, RANGER’S Crowley must ensure the Queen’s safety as she APPRENTICE undertakes her own perilous journey for the sake SERIES IS of her unborn child. SOLD IN 29 Ranger’s Apprentice The Early Morgarath’s force of savage, inhuman Wargals TERRITORIES Years (Book 2): seems unstoppable against Duncan’s depleted army. One wrong move could mean defeat. The Battle of Hackham Heath At the Battle of Hackham Heath, the fate of a John Flanagan Kingdom will be decided. Pub date: November 2016 The origin story of how Halt came to be Araluen’s Format: 384pp – 129 x 198 mm most famous Ranger – and how war will shape Rights held: Translation the future of the next generation – will thrill Rights sold: North America (Penguin, Philomel), United Ranger’s Apprentice fans and new readers alike. Kingdom (Random House), The Netherlands (Gottmer), JOHN FLANAGAN’s Ranger’s Apprentice Poland (Wydawnictwo Jaguar), Sweden (B. Wahlstöms and Brotherband adventure series have sold Bokförlag), Brazil (Editora Fundamento), Germany more than eight million copies worldwide. His (Random House), Czech Republic (Albatross), Denmark books are available in more than one hundred (Gyldendal), Turkey - Book 1 only (Beyaz Balina), ANZ countries, are regularly on the New York Times Audio (Bolinda) bestseller list, and have had multiple award Division: Australia – Random House shortlistings and wins in Australia and overseas. John, a former television and advertising writer, What really happened at Hackham Heath that lives with his wife in a Sydney beachside suburb. made Halt a hero to the entire Kingdom? This is the prequel Ranger’s Apprentice fans have been waiting for. When Baron Morgarath escaped to avoid Ranger’s Apprentice punishment for treason, an uneasy peace fell on The Early Years (Book 1): Araluen. But the Rangers know Morgarath will The Tournament at be planning his next move. King Duncan must Gorlan prepare for war. John Flanagan SEPTEMBER 2016

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OVER 1.7 MILLION COPIES OF THE BROTHERBAND SERIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

Brotherband 7: The Caldera The Herons sail south to help, only to find that John Flanagan their task seems impossible. The pirate leader, Myrgos, has made a fortress on the island of Pub date: November 2017 Santorillos, where the collapse of a volcano Format: 464pp – 128 x 198mm has created a caldera, with towering cliffs Rights held: Translation surrounding a lagoon formed by the volcano’s Rights sold: North America (Penguin, Philomel), United crater. With the fortress clinging to the top of Kingdom (Random House), The Netherlands (Gottmer), a cliff, there is only one way up or down – and Poland (Wydawnictwo Jaguar), Sweden (B. Wahlstöms Myrgos has the key. How can the Herons Bokförlag), Brazil (Editora Fundamento), Germany possibly rescue the Empress’s son from such an (Random House), Czech Republic (Albatross), Denmarjk inhospitable, and seemingly unreachable, place? (Gyldendal), Korea (ChapterHouse), Taiwan (Tony Culture), Turkey (Beyaz Balina), Lithuania – Books 1 to 3 JOHN FLANAGAN’s Ranger’s Apprentice and Brotherband adventure series have sold (Neiko rimto), Audio ANZ only (Bolinda) more than eight million copies worldwide. His Division: Australia – Random House books are available in more than one hundred Culminating in a battle on the seas and a terrifying countries, are regularly on the New York Times tsunami, The Caldera sees the Herons take on one bestseller list, and have had multiple award of their most difficult missions yet! shortlistings and wins in Australia and overseas. Hal and the Herons are back in Hallasholm, John, a former television and advertising writer, and Stig is a favourite to win the annual Maktig lives with his wife in a Sydney beachside suburb. competition to name Skandia’s greatest warrior. But a late-night knock on the door brings someone Stig never expected to see again: his father, Olaf, who deserted the family years ago. Olaf has been employed as the palace guard commander for the Empress of Byzantos. Now, the Empress’s young son has been kidnapped by pirates – and Olaf has been held responsible for his failure to keep him safe. The only way to redeem himself is to rescue the boy and bring him home. Olaf needs a ship and a crew, and he needs them fast.

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The Kingdom of the Lost ISOBELLE CARMODY is one of Australia’s most highly acclaimed authors of fantasy. At (Book 3): The Ice Maze fourteen, she began Obernewtyn, the first book Isobelle Carmody in her much-loved Obernewtyn Chronicles, and Pub date: July 2017 has since written many works in this genre. Her novel The Gathering was joint winner of the 1993 Format: 240pp – 128 x 198mm Children’s Literature Peace Prize and the 1994 Rights held: World CBCA Book of the Year Award, and Greylands Rights sold previous titles in this series: Chinese was joint winner of the 1997 Aurealis Award for Simplified (Beijing Children’s Publishing House), Audio Excellence in Speculative Fiction (Young Adult (Bolinda) category), and was named a White Raven at the Division: Australia – Penguin 1998 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The third book in The Kingdom of the Lost series Isobelle’s work for younger readers includes her by the award-winning and best-selling author, two series, The Legend of Little Fur, and The Isobelle Carmody. Kingdom of the Lost, the first book of which, The Beautifully illustrated by Isobelle, this third Red Wind, won the CBCA Book of the Year Award instalment takes the brothers Zluty and Bily into for Younger Readers in 2011. She has also written a perilous world unknown to them . . . a place several picture books as well as collections of that should feel familiar and yet danger persists. short stories for children, young adults and But they must endure the challenges if they are adults. ever to find where they belong. After living in Europe for more than a decade, these days Isobelle divides her time in Australia between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, and Brisbane, where she is working on a PhD at the University of Queensland.

WINNER CBCA Kingdom of the Lost BOOK OF THE (Book 1): The Red Wind YEAR AWARD FOR YOUNGER Isobelle Carmody READERS 2011 JUNE 2010

Kingdom of the Lost (Book 2): The Cloud Road Isobelle Carmody MAY 2013

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DEB ABELA DEBORAH ABELA is the author of the HAS SOLD OVER Max Remy Superspy series, Jasper Zammit 200,000 COPIES (Soccer Legend) series, Ghost Club series, IN AUSTRALIA The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen, AND Grimsdon and New City. Deborah is also a Room NEW ZEALAND to Read ambassador. Awards for Deb Abela Grimsdon • Finalist, 2010 Aurealis Awards • Shortlisted, 2011 Children’s Choice Book Awards • 2011 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award The Stupendously Spectacular • 2011 Most Enthralling Junior Fiction Award, International Spelling Bee Kids’ Book Review Deborah Abela Max Remy Superspy series Pub date: April 2018 • KOALA Awards (NSW children’s choice) – shortlisted for Best Series 2005, 2007 and Format: 240pp – 128 x 198mm 2010 Rights held: World • YABBA Awards (Victorian children’s choice) – Rights sold previous titles: shortlisted for Best Series 2007 and 2010 Max Remy series: North America (Simon and Schuster), • Shortlisted for CBC Children’s Choice United Kingdom (Oxford University Press), Brazil (Editora Awards US 2007 and CROC Awards 2007 Fundamento), Greece (Platypus), Japan (Doshina), Spain (Ediciones B), Turkey (Babıali Kültür Yayıncılıgı); The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen: North • 2010, Children’s Book Council of Australia America (Farrar, Straus and Giroux); Notable Book • Shortlisted, 2010 Aurealis Awards Best Grimsdon: Germany (Random House), Brazil (Editora Children’s Book Fundamento) Division: Australia – Random House Praise for The Stupendously India Wimple is off on another splendid spelling Spectacular Spelling Bee adventure! ‘Deb Abela has written quite a backlist of books India never wanted to enter the Stupendously for children . . . but I think The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee, but with the Spectacular Spelling Bee is her best yet.’ BLOG. encouragement of her town, her family and BOOMERANGBOOKS.COM.AU some newfound friends, she overcame her fears, ‘This is an inspirational story that would make made it all the way to the grand final at the a great read-aloud and a wonderful read-alone Sydney Opera House and won! . . . Deborah Abela has written a most profound Now that life is returning to normal, a special book.’ THEBOTTOMSHELF.EDUBLOGS.ORG delivery arrives in Yungabilla, inviting India ‘India’s journey . . . is full of humour and to the UK for the Stupendously Spectacular heart-warming moments . . . sending a really International Spelling Bee. But how can India positive message.’ LOSANGZOPA.WORDPRESS. go without her whole family by her side? The COM Yungabilla community might have a solution! ‘The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee is a In London, India is reunited with Rajish and a fun, light read with a fantastic storyline.’ much more pleasant Summer. They meet new CHILDRENSBOOKDAILY.COM spellers, and are invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen. But there is skulduggery afoot, with some rather mysterious goings-on and a series of accidents that seem to be not so accidental after all. They get so dangerous, in fact, that there is talk of The Stupendously cancelling the competition altogether. Spectacular Spelling Bee Deborah Abela India and her friends are determined to find out who the culprit is and get the competition back AUGUST 2016 on track. There are words to be spelled, nerves to be overcome, and a champion to be found!

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‘It is a truth universally © Penguin Australia Pty Ltd acknowledged, that a bum in possession of some gas, must Middle Grade – Bestselling Series – Non-fictionbe in want of a fart.’ Jane Austink © Penguin Australia Pty Ltd A spread from Ickypedia ‘It is a truth universally NOT FINAL COVER © acknowledged,Penguin Australia that a bum in Pty Ltd

possession of some gas, must CHEEKFREAK be in want of a fart.’ CAR PET Jane Austink A pet that ‘It is a truth universally lives in acknowledged, that a bum in your car. possession of some gas, must‘It is a truth universally be in want of a fart.’acknowledged, that a bum in Jane Austink possession of some gas, must be in want of a fart.’ Jane Austink

CAST OFF!

When you take off a plaster cast that’s been on for ages and it smells totally off .

CHANCERS

Answers you give on the off - chance they might be right.

CHATTER SPLATTER

A bit of food that comes fl ying out of your mouth as you speak.

CHEEKFREAK

An aunty/uncle/random friend of your parents who always wants to kiss you hello on the cheek.

really brainy. Now, 24 of them had part-time jobs at HUNGRY YAKS, so the mathematicians ate there 25 times so they could make friends with the brainy yaks

Ickyfoodia (Book 2) RICHARD HIGGINS is one half of the Melbourne based comedic duo The Listies. Together with The Listies (Richard Higgins and Matt MATT KELLY, the duo make and perform comedy Kelly) for kids and adults. Originally meeting each other during theatre class at uni, they enjoyed Pub date: October 2017 performing together so much they decided to Format: 192pp – 129 x 198mm make it official. Rights held: World Division: Australia – Penguin Their show called More Fun than a Wii was the first show for kids nominated for the best show The ultimate guide to gross and disgusting food. award at the Melbourne International Comedy With the first Ickypedia the Listies tried to make Festival in 2010, and went on to tour nationally an entirely un-educational gross and silly book. and internationally, receiving rave 5 star reviews But could it be grosser? Could it be sillier? Could at the Edinburgh Fringe. it be less educational? With these challenges in Ickypedia, an encyclopedia of sorts filled with wit mind The Listies have made a new book. One and humour for children with illustrations from that got gross and then turned it up by 11 million Higgins, was the duo’s first book. on the gross scale. They realised that there is only one way to make a disgusting thing even Praise for The Listies more disgusting: to try and eat it! ‘No-one else does comedy for kids this brilliantly.’ Special features: SYDNEY MORNING HERALD • A CROOKBOOK full of INGROSSIENTS to make every kid into a DISASTERCHEF. • COOKING DESTRUCTIONS. • A guide to the world’s worst RESTAURWRONGS. • Full of smelly and just plain disgusting words, scribbles, bonkers definitions, food unfacts and packed with crazy illustrations. © Penguin Australia Pty Ltd

‘It is a truth universally © The Listies acknowledged, that a bum in possession of some gas, must be in want of a fart.’ Jane Austink

© Penguin Australia Pty Ltd

Ickypedia © Penguin Australia‘It is a truth Pty universally Ltd The Listies acknowledged, that a bum in possession of some gas, must be in want of a fart.’ OCTOBER 2015 Jane Austink

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a bum in possession of some gas, must be in want of a fart.’ Jane Austink

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R.A. SPRATT is an award-winning author and television writer. Like Friday Barnes, she enjoys wearing a silly hat. Spratt has two chickens and OVER 70,000 five goldfish, and her next-door-neighbour’s cat COPIES OF THE thinks it lives in her house. For more information, SERIES SOLD IN visit www.raspratt.com.au. AUSTRALIA AND Praise for Friday Barnes: Girl Detective NEW ZEALAND ‘Proving that it’s better to be smart than popular, Friday Barnes is a wonderful heroine for the modern child.’ BETH BOWERMAN, NETGALLEY ‘Readers, particularly girls of about ten plus, will WE WILL greatly enjoy this fun read.’ OZ-TLNET PUBLISH BOOK 7 ‘There is much to love in R.A. Spratt’s BITTER ENEMIES reimagining of Sherlock Holmes as an 11-year- IN old girl . . . Friday Barnes: Girl Detective is an JANUARY 2018 enjoyable new series from the author of the Nanny Piggins series.’ JUNIOR BOOKS + Friday Barnes (6): Danger Ahead PUBLISHING (TERM 3, 2014) R. A. Spratt ‘Spratt is a master at bringing characters to Pub date: January 2017 life, and knowing just what older primary and Format: 272pp – 128 x 198mm early high school kids want to read.’ THE BOOK CHOOK Rights held: World Rights sold: North America (Roaring Brook Press/ ‘Spratt’s effortlessly funny narration will keep Macmillan, Books 1 to 4) readers laughing from start to finish, and she Rights sold previous series: Nanny Piggins: North America gives Friday a wonderfully dry wit – one she (Little, Brown, two titles), Brazil (Editora Fundamento, isn’t even aware of herself – to accompany her three titles) exceptional deductive powers and knowledge.’ Division: Australia – Random House PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY ‘Spratt has a created a sharp, plucky main School camp . . . what could possibly go wrong? character, whose brainy investigations and Friday Barnes is forced to face her biggest fear – candid, sometimes tactless, observations will her own emotions! She must wave goodbye to Ian appeal to mystery lovers of any gender. Spratt’s as he takes off to join his father in the Cayman matter-of-fact tone and punchy sentences Islands. But when your dad is a white-collar bring Friday to life, and the age-appropriate criminal, family reunions never go to plan. Ian is touch of romance is a sweet addition. With kidnapped en route and it’s up to Friday to rescue off-the-wall plot turns and small mysteries him. scattered throughout, this is the perfect choice On her return to school, the Headmaster has a for mystery fans with a silly sense of humor, and treat in store – a four-week camp for students to the cliff-hanger ending promises more sleuthing learn wilderness survival skills! ‘Camp Courage’ on the horizon. Gosier’s black-and-white spot is even worse than Friday imagined. And all her illustrations add to the charming atmosphere. book smarts aren’t much help when she’s got A sheer delight.’ Booklist, American Library wood to chop, potatoes to peel and latrines to dig. Association Can Friday survive the great outdoors, debunk the legend of a camp ghost and make it back to Highcrest Academy alive? Only time (and a compass) will tell!

North American Editions (Roaring Brook Press)

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THE JACQUELINE ALICE-MIRANDA HARVEY SERIES IS HAS SOLD CURRENTLY IN OVER DEVELOPMENT FOR A 1 MILLION COPIES 26 X HALF-HOUR IN AUSTRALIA AND ANIMATED NEW ZEALAND DRAMA-COMEDY TELEVISION SERIES

got everyone worried. Scores of people have been struck down with a mystery illness and it Alice-Miranda in Holds the Key looks as if Kennington’s may be responsible. (15) Meanwhile, there is an annual garden party Jacqueline Harvey to prepare for, and the whole village is invited! Throw in an intriguing neighbour, a runaway Pub date: February 2017 and a swindler and it may be the perfect recipe OVER 600,000 Format: 384pp – 128 x 198mm for disaster. Alice-Miranda will have to trust her COPIES OF THE Rights held: World intuition to find the key to unlock this mystery. SERIES SOLD IN Rights available: Translation AUSTRALIA AND JACQUELINE HARVEY is one of Australia’s Rights sold: North America (Random House, Delacorte NEW ZEALAND bestselling authors and the Alice-Miranda and – 4 titles), United Kingdom (Random House – 10 titles), Clementine Rose series have now sold over 1 Turkey (Artemis – 14 titles), Indonesia (Hikmah – 3 titles), million copies combined in Australia and New Brazil (Editora Fundamento – 5 titles), Hungary (Manó Zealand! The Alice-Miranda series has been Könyvek – 4 titles), Audio (Audible), Film Option (SLR shortlisted for many children’s book awards in Productions) Australia. Her first and only picture book, The Alice-Miranda is home for the holiday. Sound of the Sea was an Honour Book in the 2006 Children’s Book Council Awards. In a startling turn of events, Alice-Miranda unexpectedly finishes the school term earlier Jacqueline has spent most of her working life than planned. Holidays should be a time for teaching in girls’ boarding schools and has been fun and a chance to catch up with friends, but a Deputy Head and Director of Development. it seems all is not well at Highton Hall. There is She is passionate about improving educational trouble afoot with the family business and it’s outcomes for Indigenous students.

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50 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE FEBRUARY 2016 SEPTEMBER 2016 Middle Grade – Bestselling Series

TRISTAN BANCKS is a children’s and teen author with a background in acting and filmmaking. His books include Two Wolves (recognised as an Honour Book in the 2015 Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards, as well as winner of the YABBA and KOALA Children’s TRISTAN’S MY Choice Awards), the My Life series (weird-funny- LIFE SERIES gross short stories featuring Tom Weekly) and HAS SOLD OVER Mac Slater, Coolhunter. His short films as writer 100,000 COPIES and director have won a number of awards and AUSTRALIA have screened widely in festivals and on TV. AND NEW ZEALAND GUS GORDON is an internationally acclaimed illustrator and author. He has illustrated and written over 80 books for children. His illustrations are known for their humour, energetic line work and use of mixed media. His writing is always anthropomorphic. Gus’s first picture book, Wendy, was a Notable My Life and Other Weaponised Book in the 2010 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Picture Book of the Year Muffins (Book 5) Awards. Tristan Bancks His second picture book, Herman and Rosie, now published in twelve countries, has been Pub date: March 2017 internationally acclaimed and awarded. Format: 208pp –129 x 198 mm Somewhere Else was published by Penguin Rights held: Translation Random House Australia in 2016. Rights sold previous titles in the series: China (Zhejiang Literature & Art Publishing House), Turkey (Espilom) Praise for My Life and Other Division: Australia – Random House Weaponised Muffins Tom Weekly’s life just gets weirder and weirder – ‘Like Dahl, Bancks is passionate about inspiring this is one runaway car ride you won’t want to miss! a love of reading in the young by placing fun at Have you ever been trapped inside a runaway the centre of his storytelling.’ ANDY GRIFFITHS, car? Have you broken a world record? Is there AUTHOR OF THE TREEHOUSE SERIES someone in your class who will stop at nothing Praise for My Life and Other Exploding to kiss you? Have you ever tricked your dog into Chickens doing your homework? Or found something seriously disgusting in your food? Have you sold ‘This is a book that’s funny, fast and at times a head lice for fun and profit? Or has your mum wee bit dangerous . . . especially with those ninja ever used raspberry and white chocolate muffins librarians on the loose.’ READING TIME as weapons of minor destruction? ‘Tristan’s My Life books should come with a I’m Tom Weekly and all of these things have warning about snorting aloud.’ LOSANGZOPA. happened to me. I’ve captured them here in WORDPRESS.COM stories, jokes, cartoons, quizzes and lists. Believe me, real life is weirder than anything you can make up.

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JACQUELINE HARVEY HAS SOLD OVER 1 MILLION COPIES OVER IN AUSTRALIA AND 265,000 COPIES NEW ZEALAND SOLD OF THE SERIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND the wedding fever. But with the appearance of Sebastian Smote, wedding planner extraordinaire, Aunt Violet’s festive spirit soon turns a bit feisty.

Add to that an unexpected letter and a very curious house guest, and plans begin to unravel. Could the big day turn into a big disaster? Clementine Rose and Clementine will need to be on her toes as love the Wedding Wobbles (Book 13) creates chaos every step of the way. Jacqueline Harvey JACQUELINE HARVEY is one of Australia’s Pub date: April 2017 bestselling authors and the Alice-Miranda and Format: 160pp – 128 x 198mm Clementine Rose series have now sold over 1 Rights held: World million copies combined in Australia and New Rights available: Translation Zealand! The Alice-Miranda series has been Rights sold: United Kingdom (Random House – eight shortlisted for many children’s book awards in titles), Brazil (Editora Fundamento – four titles) Australia. Her first and only picture book, The Sound of the Sea was an Honour Book in the Wedding bells are ringing and it’s time to celebrate! 2006 Children’s Book Council Awards. Clementine Rose is fizzing with excitement. Jacqueline has spent most of her working life Her mother’s marriage to Drew is just around teaching in girls’ boarding schools and has been the corner and she can’t wait to be a flower girl! a Deputy Head and Director of Development. Preparations for the special occasion are well She is passionate about improving educational underway at Penberthy House and it seems outcomes for Indigenous students. that even grumpy Aunt Violet has caught

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52 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE JULY 2015 JANUARY 2016 JULY 2016 Middle Grade – Bestselling Series

Snot Chocolate Sales Points Morris Gleitzman • Morris Gleitzman’s books are published in 25 countries. Pub date: November 2016 • Morris is one of the most popular children’s Format: 176pp – 129 x 198mm authors in Australia, as the sales figures Rights held: World for his books continually testify. Once Rights sold previous titles Give Peas a Chance: United has sold close to 142,000 copies since its Kingdom (Penguin Random House, Puffin), Audio release in 2005, while his hugely popular (Bolinda); Pizza Cake: Audio (Bolinda) Boy Overboard has sold in excess of 233,000 Division: Australia – Penguin copies since its publication in 2002. A collection of short stories in the popular style of • Morris’ books dominate the children’s choice Morris’ Give Peas a Chance and Pizza Cake – except, awards, and there is a huge supply of fans of course, even funnier! awaiting his novels as they are published. In the title story, a kid struggles to save the Praise for Pizza Cake career and reputation of a parent afflicted with chronic unconscious nose-picking. ‘ . . . the rambunctious imagination that has made [Morris Gleitzman] one of Australia’s MORRIS GLEITZMAN grew up in England best-loved writers of children’s fiction shows no and came to Australia when he was sixteen. sign of losing steam . . . Gleitzman’s quirk and After university he worked for ten years as humour unfurl in this short-story collection, a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful always catching the breeze of his human experience. He wrote a novel for young people. intelligence.’ THE SATURDAY AGE Now, after 38 books, he’s one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. ‘This collection of short stories is done in true Morris Gleitzman style. Funny, engaging and surprising, they are sure to find an appreciative audience . . . with something for everyone . . . All in all, they will be enjoyed, pored over and re- read countless times, from mid primary age up. This collection would be well used in a primary, high school or public library.’ READING TIME

OVER OVER 49,000 COPIES 25,000 COPIES SOLD IN SOLD IN AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND

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53 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Bestselling Series

Kizmet and the Case of the Pirate Praise for Kizmet and the Case of the Treasure (Book 3) Tassie Tiger Frank Woodley ‘Best known as the goofy, rubber-limbed Pub date: October 2017 comedian, Frank Woodley’s new project is the mystery adventures of a tomboy named Kizmet Format: 112pp – 129 x 198mm . . . Along with Kizmet’s detective father – who’s Rights held: World more a liability than a help – they’ve been Rights sold Books 1 and 2: Audio (Bolinda) responsible for putting away a ‘‘cartload of Division: Australia – Penguin crooks and a busload of baddies’’. Woodley From Frank Woodley, much-loved comedian, writes as easily as he makes silly faces . . . A good storyteller and talented artist, comes a hilarious start to a series.’ SUNDAY AGE series about an inquisitive young girl, a cheeky currawong bird and a bumbling detective. When the IMPACT headquarters are attacked and one of their fellow agents is kidnapped, Kizmet, Gretchen and Detective Spencer are sent to investigate the mysterious crime. They’re plunged into the age-old world of looting pirates and secret treasure. Can the gang solve the ancient riddle before the deadly deadline? FRANK WOODLEY is built from funny – it’s in his bones. Whether he’s being a comedian, clown, actor or acrobat, he is constantly creating characters and worlds to engage audiences of all ages. Since emerging from the acclaimed duo Lano and Woodley in 2006, Frank has created four new stage shows, and his own ABC series Woodley – written, produced and starring Frank as the title character opposite Justine Clarke.

July 2015 July 2015

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Super Con–Nerd OLIVER PHOMMAVANH is a young Thai- Oliver Phommavanh Australian writer for children. He has made appearances at many of the leading writing Pub date: June 2017 festivals, including the Sydney Writers’ Festival. Format: 192pp – 129 x 198mm He has worked as a primary school teacher and Rights held: World now spends his time writing and sharing his Rights sold previous titles Con-nerd: Korea (Danielstone writing passion with kids and engaging them Publishing); Thai-riffic: Audio (W F Howes) with humour. He’s also a stand-up comedian and Division: Australia – Penguin has appeared on national TV and radio as well as a number of well-known comedy venues such In his signature style, Oliver Phommavanh delivers as the Comedy Store in Sydney. His first book, this hilarious take on starting high school in his Thai-riffic!, was published in June 2010 to critical follow on book from Con-nerd. acclaim, followed by Con-nerd in 2011, Punchlines and Thai-no-mite in 2012, and Ethan in the Stuff Hi, I’m Connor and I’m a nerd. I thought I knew all Happens series in 2015. there was to being one. But there are better nerds out there. Super nerds. Hyper nerds. Super, hyper Awards for Con-nerd nerds. I thought all nerds were smart. But that’s not true, because suddenly I don’t feel so bright • Shortlisted, 2016 REAL Children’s Choice anymore . . . Awards Our favourite character from Con-nerd returns • Nominated, 2014 Sakura Medal (Japan) in Super Con-nerd, where he finally makes it into a selective high school. If he thought the competition was intense to get into a selective school, it’s tougher on the inside. Connor feels like everybody else is smarter than him and is trying to play catch up with the other super nerds, like Andrew Thompson who is top of his class. Connor’s mum has loosened up and lets Connor draw his comics like Fireproof Knights, as long as his grades are good. Luckily, there’s no report cards after the first week of school . . .

Con-nerd Oliver Phommavanh JUNE 2011

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FELICE ARENA’S PREVIOUS SERIES SPECKY MAGEE HAS SOLD OVER 370,000 COPIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Sporty Kids: Netball Sporty Kids: Little Athletics Felice Arena and Tom Jellet (illus.) Felice Arena and Tom Jellet (illus.)

Pub date: September 2016 Pub date: Feburary 2017 Format: 80pp – 129 x 198mm Rights held: World Lucy willed herself to run faster. But the girl was sprinting ahead of her! This can’t be happening, Division: Australia – Penguin she thought. Get sporty with these great new books for Lucy loves being a champion at Little Athletics. beginner readers. But what if she can’t win first place? Lizzie knew everything there was to know about netball. Her dream was to become a famous Praise for Sporty Kids netball coach one day . . . Lizzie loves to talk ‘Felice Arena’s new series is very approachable about netball. So why don’t her teammates want . . . First, in its subject matter – the series to listen? plans to cover all the most-loved sports . . . and will feature girls as well as boys as the main FELICE ARENA is one of Australia’s best-loved characters. And secondly, in the just-right text for children’s writers. He is the author and creator a reader starting chapter books, who still loves of many popular and award-winning children’s the reassurance of a few illustrations, larger books for all ages, including Whippersnapper, font and manageable sentences.’ READINGS the bestselling Specky Magee books and the WEEKEND READS popular Andy Roid series.

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56 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Bestselling Series

Our Australian Girl: The Lina SALLY RIPPIN was born in Darwin and grew up in South-East Asia. As a young adult she studied Stories traditional Chinese painting for three years in Sally Rippin Shanghai and Hangzhou, which inspired her Pub date: October 2017 first novel Chenxi and the Foreigner. Sally is the Format: 480pp –129 x 198 mm author of many books for children, including Rights held: World the popular Billie B Brown and Hey Jack! series, Angel Division: Australia – Penguin and the highly acclaimed children’s novel Creek. Currently, she lives in Melbourne and Four stories by best-selling author Sally Rippin in writes and illustrates full time. one spectacularly bound collection as part of the Our Australian Girl series. It’s 1956 and Lina dreams of being a writer, but her strict Italian parents have other ideas. Now that she’s won a scholarship to an expensive girls school, Lina has other troubles, too. But the Melbourne Olympic Games could be an opportunity for Lina to follow her dream of working on the school paper. Journey with Lina across all four exciting stories about a passionate girl finding a place to belong. Imaginative, kind and hard-working, Lina is an unforgettable Australian Girl.

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57 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Bestseling Series

FOUR MORE BIG BASH BOOKS COMING IN NOVEMBER 2017

Big Bash League 3: Double Ellyse Perry 3: Winning Touch Delivery Sherryl Clark, Ellyse Perry Michael Panckridge Pub date: January 2017 Pub date: November 2016 Format: 160pp – 129 x 198mm Format: 160pp – 129 x 198mm Rights held: World Rights held: World (ANZ-only logos) Division: Australia – Random House Division: Australia – Random House Things are touch and go when Ellyse decides to IT’S BOYS VS GIRLS! add another sport to her schedule! Cricket-mad twins Millie and Maggie are on Ellyse can’t wait to start touch footy again with holiday in Queensland at their uncle’s caravan her new team – touchdowns are the best! But park. Straight away, they notice a group of kids with homework piling up and training every on the oval playing cricket. The girls are dying to night of the week, is it all getting too much to join in, but apparently it’s ‘boys only’. Millie and handle? As much as she doesn’t want to, it looks Maggie are not impressed – they’re huge Hobart like Ellyse is going to have to make some tough Hurricanes fans and can bat, bowl and field as decisions. well as any boy! Ellyse Perry 4: Double Time Big Bash League 4: Bowling Blitz Sherryl Clark, Ellyse Perry Michael Panckridge Pub date: January 2017 Pub date: November 2016 Did someone press fast forward? There’s not a READY, AIM, BOWL! moment to spare in Ellyse’s busy life! Talented fast bowler Jimmy and his sister, Izzy, Ellyse is bursting with excitement – she’s been have just moved from Perth to Adelaide. Both are invited to trial for a new youth soccer academy huge BBL fans – Perth Scorchers, of course – along with her friends, Hu and Jamie. Could but while outgoing Izzy has already signed up to this be the start of something big? Fingers the local cricket club, Jimmy isn’t sure he’s ready crossed! But soccer isn’t the only thing to focus to be part of a new team. Especially if they’re all on, cricket season has started again and there’s Adelaide Strikers fans! both school and club competitions to play. Bring it on! Inspired by his passion for sport and desire to get reluctant readers engaged in books, At only 25 years of age, ELLYSE PERRY primary and middle school teacher MICHAEL holds the rare distinction of being a dual PANCKRIDGE put his mind to finding out what international, having represented Australia in kids want to read. Some years later he finds cricket and football (soccer). himself the author of over 35 books. SHERRYL CLARK’s first children’s book was The Too-Tight Tutu which was published in the Aussie Bites series in 1997.

NOVEMBER 2016 NOVEMBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016 58 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Non-fiction

Dragons, Devils and Rebels Aliens, Ghosts and Vanishings Alison Lloyd And Terry Denton (illus.) Stella Tarakson

Pub date: April 2017 Pub date: November 2016 Format: 216pp – 129 x 198mm Format: 288pp – 150 x 234mm Rights held: World Rights held: World Rights sold for Alison Lloyd’s Year of the Tiger: North Division: Australia – Random House America (Holiday House), France (Editions Flammarion); Wicked Warriors and Evil Empires: Korea (Oz Books) Have you heard the most bizarre tales? Division: Australia – Penguin Did a UFO drag a family’s car off the road in the middle of the outback? How did rocks rain from For anyone who likes their history funny, gruesome, the sky? And what became of the prime minister action-packed and thrilling – the true page-turning who went into the surf and was never seen story of the end of the Qing empire. Illustrated by again? Terry Denton, illustrator of the best-selling Andy Explore the strangest tales, most incredible Griffiths’ series ‘Just’ and ‘Treehouse’. encounters and creepiest urban legends in When an unknown girl marries the Emperor of Australia’s history. Read about the investigations China, can she take control and stay in power? and weigh up the facts – do you believe the Could you? Imagine you were faced with: official explanations for these weird and DRAGONS – Emperors who had run China for wonderful events? two thousand years! STELLA TARAKSON loves writing about the DEVILS – Strange foreigners invading with guns things that interest, intrigue and excite her. and ships! She is the author of more than 30 non-fiction REBELS – Chinese bandits and warriors with books, most of them for young people. supernatural powers! RICHARD MORDEN is an illustrator based in Qing Dynasty China is a huge old empire and Melbourne. He works in a range of styles and the fight for its future has begun . . . Enter the is fascinated by Australian culture, history, dragon empire. Explore the epic, true story of prehistory and natural sciences, gothic horror Empress Cixi. and science fiction. By the creators of Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors. ALISON LLOYD is also the author of the CBCA shortlisted non-fiction title Wicked Warriors and Evil Emperors and the Letty books in the Australian Girl series. Before she wrote Year of the Tiger, Alison worked for the Australian Government, in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. TERRY DENTON is among Australia’s busiest literary creative forces. Terry’s books have been published extensively internationally, including in the United Kingdom, China, Estonia, Korea, Taiwain, South Africa and Spain.

59 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Middle Grade – Non-fiction

Cricket with Kane Williamson The Story of Australia Kane Williamson Robert Lewis

Pub date: October 2016 Pub date: February 2017 Format: 176pp – 185 x 240mm Format: 416pp – 188 x 245mm Rights held: World Rights held: World Division: New Zealand – Random House Division: Australia – Random House

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson on how to Produced in partnership with the National play cricket: Museum of Australia, The Story of Australia is ‘I love batting. Nothing gives me a bigger buzz an accessible, essential history resource for than taking on the best bowlers in the world. I’m every family. a big believer in the idea that cricket is a team How did Australia’s earliest human inhabitants sport but there’s that moment, just as the bowler reach the island continent? delivers the ball, when it’s a pure one-on-one Which discovery ushered in a new era of contest . . .’ immigration, prosperity and technological Why is it important to play the ball late? How advancement? do you play a classic cover drive? What should How did a far-flung colony and military outpost you do to deliver a deadly in-swinger? Join transform into one of the wealthiest and most New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson as he peaceful nations in the modern world? Dip into talks through his approach to batting, bowling, the pages to discover these answers and fielding and captaincy. It pays to learn from more . . . one of the best, and Kane Williamson is fast becoming one of New Zealand’s greatest ever. This detailed illustrated history of Australia journeys from the formation of the continent to KANE WILLIAMSON is the captain and a the growth of a modern, thriving nation. Clear, leading batsman in the Black Caps. accessible text offers explanations of key events He’s also an off-spin bowler, an excellent fielder and the people behind them. and an ardent student of the game. He is 26 but if he continues at this rate, he’ll very likely go ROBERT LEWIS was awarded a New South down as one of the greatest ever players. He is Wales Premier’s Young People’s History Prize in the fastest New Zealand batsman to reach both 2008, and was recognised with the Outstanding 4000 test runs and 3000 ODI runs and is one Contribution to the Teaching and Learning of only six players in the history of the game to of History Award from the History Teachers’ score 10 test centuries before the age of 25. Association of Victoria in 2013. Humble and unassuming, Kane is the perfect role-model for aspiring cricketers. Cricket with Kane Williamson the translation of Cricket towards funding Creative New Zealand invites applications for www.publishers.org.nz/translation-grants/

60 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE More Awards and Nominations 2016

The First Third by Will Kostakis Shortlisted, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2016 – Young Adult Fiction

My Life and Other Massive Mistakes by Tristan Bancks and Gus Gordon (illus.) Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Older Readers

Being Magdalene by Fleur Beale Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Young Adult

New Boy by Nick Earls Winner, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Eight to Ten Years Recommended, Australian Family Therapist’s Award 2016 – Younger Readers

Paper Planes by Steve Worland Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Eight to Ten Years Longlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards 2016 – Book of the Year for Older Children Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2016 – Children’s

The Forgotten Pearl by Belinda Murrell Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Older Readers

Specky Magee and the Best of Oz by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Older Readers

Ghost Club 2: The Haunted School by Deborah Abela Shortlisted, REAL Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Fiction for Younger Readers

Helix and the Arrival by Damean Posner Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Younger Readers

The Greatest Gatsby: A Visual Book of Grammar by Tohby Riddle Shortlisted, Prime Minister’s Literary Award 2016 – Children’s Fiction Selected for the White Raven International Youth Library 2016

Beginner’s Guide to Rugby by Aaron Cruden Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Non-fiction

Beginner’s Guide to Adventure Sport by Steve Gurney Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Non-fiction

61 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE More Awards and Nominations 2016

The Worm Who Knew Karate by Jill Lever and Terry Denton (illus.) Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Three to Five Years

Once I Heard a Little Wombat by Renée Treml Winner, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Birth to Three Years Joint Winner, Environment Award for Children’s Literature 2016 – Picture Fiction

How Big is Too Small by Jane Godwin and Andrew Joyner (illus.) Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Three to Five Years

Something Wonderful by Raewyn Caisley and Karen Blair (illus.) Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Three to Five Years

A Patch from Scratch by Megan Forward Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Five to Eight Years

Hello From Nowhere by Raewyn Caisley and Karen Blair (illus.) Shortlisted, Western Australian Premier’s Award 2016 – Children’s Books Shortlisted, Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature 2016 – Children’s Literature Shortlisted, WAYRBA Children’s Choice Awards 2016 – Picture Books

Our Island by Alison Lester and Elizabeth Honey Shortlisted, Western Australian Premier’s Award 2016 – Children’s Books

My Dog Bigsy by Alison Lester Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Early Childhood Longlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards 2016 – Book of the Year for Younger Children Longlisted, Indie Book Awards 2016 – Children’s

Eye to Eye by Graeme Base Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Picture Book Longlisted, Australian Book Industry Awards 2016 – Book of the Year for Younger Children

For the Forest of a Bird by Sue Saliba Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Older Readers

I’m a Hungry Dinosaur by Janeen Brian and Ann James (illus.) Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Early Childhood Shortlisted, Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Award 2016 – Birth to Three Years

Meet… Weary Dunlop by Claire Saxby and Jeremy Lord (illus.) Shortlisted, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Crichton Award for New Illustrators

What Do You Wish For? by Jane Godwin and Anna Walker (illus.) Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Early Childhood

Why I Love Footy by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett (illus.) Notable, Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards 2016 – Picture Book

Stripes! No, Spots! by Vasanti Unka Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Picture Book

Roly the Anzac Donkey by Glyn Harper and Jenny Cooper (illus.) Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Picture Book

Henry’s Stars by David Elliot Storylines Notable Book Award 2016 – Picture Book

62 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE RIGHTS SOLD JANUARY TO AUGUST 2016

Frankie The Hush Shivaun Plozza Skye Melki-Wegner North America (Flatiron North America (SkyHorse) Books)

Special The Children of the King Georgia Blain Sonya Hartnett France (Editions Casterman) Russia (Ooo Izdatelstvo Albus Corvus); previous rights sales include: North America excl. Canada (Candlewick Press), United Kingdom (Scholastic), France (Éditions des Grandes Personnes), The Things I Didn’t Say Canada (Penguin), Kylie Fornasier Italy (Rizzoli Libri), Sweden (Atrium Forlag), France (Fleurus Editions) Mexico (Ediciones Castillo), Audio (Bolinda)

Brotherband: The Invaders (2) John Flanagan Lithuania (Neiko rimto) Brotherband: Slaves of Socorro (4) Once John Flanagan Morris Gleitzman Sweden (B Wahlstroms) Brazil (Paz e Terra), Czech Republic (Argo spol. S.r.o); Brotherband: Scorpion Mountain (5) Then John Flanagan Morris Gleitzman Sweden (B Wahlstroms) Brazil (Paz e Terra); previous rights sales in this series include: Brotherband: The Ghostfaces (6) United Kingdom (Penguin/Puffin), John Flanagan Chinese Simplified (Shanghai Zui Co.), Denmark (Nordisk Forlag), France (Editions des Grandes Personnes), The Netherlands (Gottmer), Germany (Carlsen Verlag), Poland (Jaguar), Hungary (Cicero), Italy (Mondadori), Taiwan (Core Culture); Japan (Asunaro Shobo), previous rights sales in this series Norway (Gyldendal Norsk), include: Slovenia (Mis Zalozba), North America (Philomel/Penguin), Spain (Editorial Kailas), United Kingdom (Random House), Audio UK (BBC), Audio ANZ (Bolinda) Brazil (Editora Fundamento) Czech Republic (Egmont), Germany (Random House),

63 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE MORE RIGHTS SOLD JANUARY TO AUGUST 2016

Alice-Miranda Takes the Lead (3) Friday Barnes: Big Trouble (3) Jacqueline Harvey and Friday Barnes: No Rules (4) R.A. Spratt Hungary (Mano Konyvek); previous rights sales include: North America (Macmillan US, United Kingdom (Random House), Roaring Brook Press); North America (Random House), previous rights sales include: Brazil (Editora Fundamento), Brazil (Editora Fundamento) Turkey (Artemis Yayinlari), Indonesia (Hikmah), Hungary (Mano Konyvek), Audio (Audible), Floods: Neighbours (1) Film option (SLR Productions) Colin Thompson Lithuania (Neiko rimto); previous rights sales include: My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up (1), Italy (Lantana Editore), My Life and Other Stuff That Went Brazil (Escarlate/Brinque Books), Wrong (2) and My Life and Other Audio (Bolinda) Massive Mistakes (3) Tristan Bancks Brazil (Editora Fundamento); previous rights sales include: Jinny & Cooper: My Teacher’s Turkey (Epsilon Yayincilik), Big Bad Secret (1) and Jinny Chinese Simpified (Zhejiang Literature & & Cooper: Revenge of the Art Publishing House) Stone Witch (2) Tania Ingram Spain (Desclee de Brouwer) Samurai vs Ninja: The Battle for the Golden Egg (1) and Samuari vs Ninja: Race for the Shogun’s Teasure (2) Nick Falk and Tony Flowers Spain (Desclee de Brouwer); The Gobbledygook and the previous rights sales include: Scribbledynoodle Sweden (B Wahlstroms) Justine Clarke and Arthur Baysting Samurai vs Ninja: Day of the Dreadful Undead (3) and The Curse of the Oni Korea (Noran Sang Sang) (4) Nick Falk and Tony Flowers Sweden (B Wahlstroms)

Little Bug Books: Birds Fly Ziba Came on a Boat Little Bug Books: Cows Say Moo Liz Lofthouse Little Bug Books: Herd of Elephants Taiwan (Grennland Creative Co.); Little Bug Books: Monkeys Live in Trees previous rights sales include: Little Bug Books: Pigs Have Piglets and North America (Kane Miller), Little Bug Books: Starfish Spain (Loguez Ediciones), Graeme Base Korea (Bom Bom Books) China (Shanghai All One Culture Diffusion Co. Ltd)

64 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE MORE RIGHTS SOLD JANUARY TO AUGUST 2016

How Big is Too Small? Little Cat and the Big Red Bus Jane Godwin and China (Phoenix Juvenile & What Do You Wish For? Children’s Publishing House) Jane Godwin and Anna Walker China (Guangxi Normal University Press Group); previous rights sales include: Taiwan (Abula Press), Chinese Simplified (Jiangsu Phoenix Juvenile & Children’s Publishing), France (Editions Circonflexe), Japan (Mitsumura Educational), Korea (Bluebird Publishing)

This is a Circle Chrissie Krebs North America (SkyHorse), Spain (Editorial Heliasta SRL)

65 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE MEET THE CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING TEAM

Laura Harris Publishing Director – Penguin Random House Young Readers Laura oversees the wonderful children’s lists at Penguin Random House Australia. Penguin and Random House Young Readers publish every book a child could ever want – at all stages of childhood from very young picture books, to the most sophisticated of Young Adult novels – and everything in between. Critically acclaimed and best-selling authors pepper the lists including Jeff Kinney, John Flanagan, Jacqueline Harvey, Morris Gleitzman and Mem Fox. Laura has edited and shaped many of the books on the list over her 18 years with the company including works by Mem Fox, Melina Marchetta, Sonya Hartnett, Morris Gleitzman, Aaron Blabey and Felice Arena, to name but a few. Laura has been a literary judge on many awards, both in Adult and Children’s areas, has lectured in Editing and Publishing and has had numerous reviews and articles published. And while often asked, she has checked with her doctor, who assures her she doesn’t have a novel in her.

Lisa Riley Publisher, Penguin Young Readers Lisa Riley has been a Puffin for 14 years and is currently a Publisher with the Penguin Young Readers Group. Previously she worked for ABC Books and at Walker Books in both Sydney and London. She publishes across the age range from books for babies, picture books, commercial junior fiction series through to standalone novels for middle and YA readers. She has worked with many established and debut children’s authors and illustrators – recent highlights include I’m a Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian and Ann James, the Juliet Nearly a Vet series by Rebecca Johnson, the novelisation of the film Paper Planes and the brilliant YA debut, Yellow by Megan Jacobson.

Heather Curdie Commissioning Editor, Penguin Young Readers Heather Curdie is a Commissioning Editor for Penguin Young Readers. She works on a wide range of children’s books from picture books and middle fiction through to young adult. While with Penguin, she has been fortunate to edit such great writers and illustrators as Morris Gleitzman, Oliver Phommavanh, Robert Newton, Andrew Daddo, Jane Godwin, Anna Walker, Ursula Dubosarsky, Andrew Joyner, Tohby Riddle and Aaron Blabey. She has nurtured successful new talent such as Lucy Estela, author of the CBCA shortlisted picture book, Suri’s Wall, and Kylie Fornasier, author of the YA novel, The Things I Didn’t Say.

Michelle Madden Commissioning Editor, Penguin Young Readers Michelle Madden is a Commissioning Editor for Penguin Young Readers. She works across all genres on books for early childhood through to novels for young adults. As an editor she has worked with some of Australia’s finest authors and illustrators, including Felice Arena, Graeme Base, Nick Earls, Mem Fox, Jane Tanner and Alison Lester, as well as on collaborations between book creators and sporting and media stars. She is very proud of her work with up-and-coming authors and illustrators, working on picture books that speak directly to children, illustrated books for young readers that create excitement about stories, as well as entertaining left-of-centre YA and middle fiction.

Amy Thomas Commissioning Editor, Penguin Young Readers Amy Thomas commissions and edits books for Penguin Young Readers. She has worked with some of the company’s best-selling authors, including Melina Marchetta, Alison Lester, Isobelle Carmody and many more. Her particular interest is young adult fiction – from fantasy through to contemporary – but she is always looking for beautiful writing that has the ability to move the reader: picture books that perfectly explore a child’s point of view and their sense of wonder at the world; middle fiction that creates a world and characters so convincing that the reader feels like they are transported to another place with people they know; and powerful YA novels with real emotional impact and writing that soars.

66 BOLOGNA BOOK FAIR 2017 RIGHTS CATALOGUE Zoe Walton Publisher – Random House Young Readers Zoe Walton is a Publisher for Random House Young Readers. She is the publisher and editor of John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series, which has now sold eight million copies worldwide and has been on the New York Times bestseller charts for more than 60 weeks. She is proud to publish plenty of Australia’s best authors for children and teens, including Deborah Abela, Tristan Bancks, Emily Gale, Nikki Gemmell, John Larkin, Belinda Murrell, Colin Thompson and Dianne Wolfer. Zoe also likes to work with debut authors and has recently launched award-winning authors Nicole Hayes and Fleur Ferris. Zoe can’t decide what she loves more – speculative fiction or contemporary stories – so she’s keen to publish the best of both genres!

Holly Toohey Publisher: Brands and Partnerships – Penguin Random House Young Readers Holly Toohey is a Children’s Publisher at Penguin Random House Australia. She creates and acquires new series, both fiction and non-fiction, with a particular focus on brand partnerships and licensed product. She has the pleasure of working with wonderfully talented authors such as Jacqueline Harvey, R.A. Spratt and George Ivanoff, and is proud to have published two Australian books in James Patterson’s international bestselling Middle School series. Despite not being overly sporty, Holly has also found a bit of a niche in publishing sport-related books for children.

Kimberley Bennett Commissioning Editor – Random House Young Readers Kimberley Bennett commissions and edits illustrated books and non-fiction for Random House Young Readers. Her titles range from picture books, illustrated chapter books and colour gift books through to illustrated information books and biographies for children and young adults. Her list includes the Meet . . . series of history picture books, Wendy Harmer’s perpetually gorgeous Pearlie series, and picture books by authors such as Renée Treml, Kate Ritchie and Ronojoy Ghosh.

Debra Millar Publishing Director – Penguin Random House New Zealand Debra Millar is the Publishing Director of Penguin Random House New Zealand and oversees a broad range of children’s titles, ranging from award-winning picture books to junior fiction and young adult novels. Penguin Random House New Zealand also publishes a growing list of non-fiction titles for young readers. Debra is proud to publish some of New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writers and illustrators, including Lynley Dodd, Maurice Gee, David Hill and Gavin Bishop, who have all been extensively published internationally.

Harriet Allen Fiction Publisher – Penguin Random House New Zealand Harriet Allan has been working for Penguin Random House and its earlier incarnations for nearly thirty years. She publishes many of New Zealand’s pre-eminent writers of adult and young-adult fiction, including Witi Ihimaera, Maurice Gee and David Hill, among numerous others who regularly feature on the New Zealand bestseller list. She lost count, after reaching fifteen, of the number of award-winning books she has published, but over the years her authors have won the New Zealand Book Awards, the Montana Book Awards, the New Zealand Post Awards, the Best First Book in the Commonwealth Writers Prize and several have been shortlisted for the prestigious Frank O’Connor Award.

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