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Good Girl, Bad Blood Holly Jackson E G M O N T U K L T D T I T L E I N F O R M A T I O N E L E C T R I C M O N K E Y - F I C T I O N Good Girl, Bad Blood Holly Jackson Description The highly-anticipated and brilliantly crafted sequel to the bestselling crime thriller A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing. Jamie Reynolds has disappeared but the police won’t do anything Artwork awaiting approval and is subject to about it. And if they won’t look for Jamie then Pip will, uncovering more of her change. town’s dark secrets along the way… and this time EVERYONE is listening. But will she find him before it’s too late? Publication date Thursday, April 30, 2020 Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Eva Dolan, C L Taylor, We Were Liars and Riverdale Price £7.99 EAN\ISBN-13 9781405297752 Sales Points BIC 2.0 YFCB 65k copies of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder sold since publication YFCF A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was the no.1 bestselling kids and YA debut of 2019 YFN A Good Girl's Guide to Murder was selected for the WHS Thumping Good Read Award BISAC YAF014000 summer promotion and prize – the only YA title amongst 7 books YAF018080 Film & TV rights to A Good Girl's Guide to Murder have been optioned by the team YAF029000 behind Peaky Blinders YAF052020 Multiple rights deals including a massive US auction and audio YAF054020 YAF062000 Author Biography CBMC E3N79 Holly Jackson is the bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - the critically- acclaimed no.1 debut of 2019. She lives in London and aside from reading and writing, Age 12+ years she enjoys playing video games and watching true crime documentaries so she can Subject Fiction pretend to be a detective. Good Girl, Bad Blood is the thrilling sequel to A Good Girl's Type Ordinary Printed Guide to Murder. You can follow Holly @HoJay92 Book Format Character Non-character Tie In Non Tie-in Reviews 'A taut, compulsively readable, elegantly plotted thriller' - Guardian Binding Paperback 'A fiendishly-plotted mystery that kept me guessing until the very end Format 198mm x 129mm ' - Laura Purcell, bestselling author of The Silent Companions Depth 29mm 'There is a lot to really enjoy in this story and great energy to the writing, as well as some fine characterization' - Peter James, no.1 bestselling crime thriller author of Extent 432 pages Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series Word Count 'Prepare to be murdered by this book. Dark, dangerous and intricately plotted - my Territorial Rights WORLD EX. US, CA heart literally pounded. I haven't been this addicted to anything since Serial. Holly (TER0014) Jackson is the next big thing, I promise' - Laura Steven, author of award-winning The Exact Opposite of Okay Egmont UK Ltd. www.egmont.co.uk Sales Office: 2 Minster Court, 10th floor, London, EC3R 7BB Orders to: E G M O N T U K L T D T I T L E I N F O R M A T I O N E G M O N T - F I C T I O N Don't Tell Him I'm a Mermaid Laura Kirkpatrick Description Join Molly and her sisters on their second adventure in the funniest (and fishiest) middle grade mermaid series Molly Seabrook wasn’t exactly thrilled to be let in on the family secret – that she’s part- mermaid. (It's VERY uncool to change into a mermaid whenever you're near water... ESPECIALLY when you live in a seaside town!) In this second book in the series we rejoin Molly as she navigates the stormy sea of social Artwork awaiting approval and is subject to awkwardness, best friend fallouts and the World's Most Embarrassing Family – all while change. attempting to hide her (Very Weird) new double identity. Publication date Thursday, April 30, There’s a new family in town and everyone is going crazy for twins Serena and Finn. But 2020 they seem to have it in for Molly and her family… something fishy is going on! Price £6.99 EAN\ISBN-13 9781405296922 Sales Points BIC 2.0 YFB Louise Rennison meets Bad Mermaids in a hilarious new series for 9+ readers YFM Laura Kirkpatrick is the middle-grade pen name of Laura Steven, author of fiercely YFN funny feminist comedy, The Exact Opposite of Okay (Top 10 YA debut of 2018) and its YFQ sequel, A Girl Called Shameless (March 2019) BISAC JUV066000 Main character Molly is a Georgia Nicolson for a new generation. The series is both JUV039060 laugh-out-loud funny and full of heart, and stuffed to the gills with Laura's trademark JUV019000 one-liners FAM000000 Strong TV interest in the series - watch this space! CBMC D3N79 Author Biography Age 9-11 years Laura Kirkpatrick is part-mermaid, part-children's author living in northern England. Her Subject Fiction favourite things are white chocolate, beach walks with her puppy, and hiding her tail from Type Ordinary Printed prying humans. Book Format Character Non-character Tie In Non Tie-in Binding Paperback Format 198mm x 129mm Depth 15mm Extent 208 pages Word Count Territorial Rights 001 - World (TER0001) Previous Titles And Then I Turned Into a Mermaid Written under the name Laura Steven: The Exact Opposite of Okay and A Girl Called Shameless Egmont UK Ltd. www.egmont.co.uk Sales Office: 2 Minster Court, 10th floor, London, EC3R 7BB Orders to: E G M O N T U K L T D T I T L E I N F O R M A T I O N E G M O N T - P I C T U R E B O O K That's My Daddy! Ruth Redford (Illustrated By Dan Taylor) Description You Choose meets My Dad is Brilliant in this celebration of daddies everywhere. This engaging picture book encourages children to identify their daddies in a fun and interactive way. Daddies come in all shapes and sizes but what is YOUR daddy like? Is your daddy as BIG as a giant? Is he funny and cuddly? Are his feet GINORMOUS or SMELLY? Artwork awaiting approval and is subject to Warm, inclusive and funny, this is the perfect book to help children build decision-making change. skills and be proud of the person they call Daddy. Publication date Thursday, April 30, Ruth Redford is a freelance editor and author based in Norfolk. She studied English 2020 Literature and History of Art at university and her first ever job was at Ladybird Books. Price £6.99 She couldn’t believe that writing stories and making books for children could actually be a EAN\ISBN-13 9781405292429 career! She has since worked with several publishers, including: Dorling Kindersley BIC 2.0 YBC Books, Macmillan Children's Books, Thames and Hudson Children’s Books, Random House BISAC JUV000000 Children's Books, David Fickling Books and many more. JUV013000 JUV013060 Dan Taylor studied illustration at university where his interest in children's illustration JUV051000 flourished. He has worked as a freelance illustrator for a number of years and works in a variety of media, including traditional painting techniques combined with digital. Dan has Binding Paperback worked for several publishers including Scholastic, Sterling and Egmont. He lives with his Format 275mm x 245mm mischievous dog, Bertie. Depth 5mm Extent 32 pages Sales Points Word Count You Choose for Father’s Day; celebrating great dads everywhere Territorial Rights 001 - World Warm, inclusive, funny – interactive elements will encourage preschoolers to return to (TER0001) this again and again Builds decision-making skills and supports preschool development Perfect for Father's Day, birthdays and gifting Author Biography Ruth Redford is a freelance editor and author based in Norfolk. She studied English Literature and History of Art at university and her first ever job was at Ladybird Books. She couldn’t believe that writing stories and making books for children could actually be a career! She has since worked with several publishers, including: Dorling Kindersley Books, Macmillan Children's Books, Thames and Hudson Children’s Books, Random House Children's Books, David Fickling Books and many more. Dan Taylor studied illustration at university where his interest in children's illustration flourished. He has worked as a freelance illustrator for a number of years and works in a variety of media, including traditional painting techniques combined with digital. Dan has worked for several publishers including Scholastic, Sterling and Egmont. He lives with his mischievous dog, Bertie. Egmont UK Ltd. www.egmont.co.uk Sales Office: 2 Minster Court, 10th floor, London, EC3R 7BB Orders to: E G M O N T U K L T D T I T L E I N F O R M A T I O N E G M O N T - F I R E M A N S A M ( E G M O N T P U B L I S H I N G Fireman Sam: Go, Jupiter, Go! (a shaped board book with wheels) Egmont Publishing UK Description A Fireman Sam book and toy in one! Help Fireman Sam and friends race to the rescue in this sturdy board book on wheels Artwork awaiting approval and is subject to shaped to look just like Sam's trusty red fire engine, Jupiter! Young children will love change.
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