TOR TEEN JANUARY 2016 Truthwitch Susan Dennard "An instant new classic. Fierce and vibrant world, richly­drawn characters, and dazzling intrigue."­­Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author of Throne of Glass On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets them apart from others. Now, as the Twenty Year Truce in a centuries long war is about to end, the balance of power­­and the failing health of all magic­­will fall on the shoulders of a mythical pair called the Cahr Awen. The biggest thing on Safi and Iseult's minds is saving money for their planned future in the Hundred Isles. Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the emotional Threads binding the world. Safi, on the other hand, is a Truthwitch­­she always knows JUVENILE FICTION / FANTASY & MAGIC when a person is telling a lie. A powerful magic like that is something people Tor Teen | 1/5/2016 would kill to have on their side­­or to keep off their enemy's side­­and so Safi 9780765379283 | $18.99 / $21.99 Can. cannot even admit what she truly is. Hardcover | 416 pages | Carton Qty: 16 6.1 in W | 9.3 in H With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and privateer) and the Other Available Formats: Ebook ISBN: 9781466867321 hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must rise above their doubts and fight to learn who they are and what they are made of, if they are MARKETING going to stay alive and preserve the balance of their world. Plans: ­National advertising targeting science fiction & fantasy audiences PRAISE ­Promotion at San Diego Comic­Con & New York Comic­Con "A richly imagined magical world, ruthless politics, steamy romance, and characters ­Features in trade magazines who grab you and won't let go."­­Cinda Williams Chima, New York Times bestselling ­Author appearances inc. BEA, San Diego author Comic­Con, book festivals & regional trade shows ­Education marketing inc. galley "A fast­paced adventure and a wonderful tribute to the power of the binding ties of distribution, feature Book Buzz title, YA friendship."­­Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author Galley outreach, Booklist/SLJ e­blasts & webinars; submission to major awards; feature at education conferences "A cake stuffed full of your favorite fantasy treats: highway robbery, swordplay, deep ­Extensive promotion across Tor/Forge's multiple online platforms friendships, treachery, magic, piracy on the high seas, and romance... This book will delight you."­­Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author SUSAN DENNARD has come a long way from small­town Georgia. As a marine biologist, she got to travel the world­­six out of seven continents, to be exact (she'll get to Asia one of these days!)­­ before she settled down as a full­time novelist and writing instructor. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and two dogs, and is extremely active in social media. You can find her on her blog, Twitter, or Misfits & Daydreamers, a weekly newsletter on all things books and writing. 2 STARSCAPE JANUARY 2016 Explorers Who Got Lost Diane Sansevere­Dreher The true stories of the most influential explorers of the Age of Discovery—now available in a repackaged trade paperback edition What do Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Bartolomeau Dias have in common? They were all explorers who got lost! During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, just about every explorer who sailed beyond the horizon to find new land thought he knew where he was going. In JUVENILE NONFICTION / fact, most got terribly lost and stumbled onto places unknown. Their discoveries HISTORY / EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY may have been unintentional, but the lands they found altered the face of the Starscape | 1/12/2016 globe and changed the course of human history. 9780765381514 | $12.99 / $14.99 Can. Trade Paperback | 160 pages | Carton Qty: 48 7 in W | 9 in H | 0.7 lb Wt Fast­paced and exciting, Explorers Who Got Lost provides detailed information Approximately 40 b/w spot and map interior about the most influential explorers of the Age of Discovery: Bartolomeau Dias, illustrations Vasco Da Gama, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Ferdinand Magellan, Giovanni Da Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson. Lively and MARKETING accessible illustrations (including portraits of the explorers, drawings, maps, Plans: routes, and diagrams of ships and navigational equipment), as well as a ­Advertising chronology, bibliography, and index make this book a valuable resource for young ­Publicity ­Education marketing including feature at readers who are studying the Age of Exploration and Discovery. education conferences, conference giveaway, teacher resource materials, eblast to educators with support materials PRAISE ­Digital promotion "Often lively and interesting... the book is reliable and complete, and a good come­on for reluctant report writers." ­­School Library Journal ALSO AVAILABLE "Dreher's lively coverage provides a history of influential European explorers who didn't Explorers Who Got Lost 10/1992 | 9780812520385 fully succeed in their objectives, but who made discoveries beyond their initial goals. A Mass Market | $8.99 / $10.99 Can. fun, fascinating way to absorb history!" ­­The Midwest Book Review "There is abundant material for school reports.... The text is superb and compelling." ­­ KLIATT DIANE SANSEVERE­DREHER is the author of three juvenile biographies in the Changing Our World series (Bantam Books): Barbara Bush, Benazir Bhutto, and Stephen Biko. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and four children. 3 TOR TEEN JANUARY 2016 Hurt Go Happy Ginny Rorby An inspiring story about a young deaf girl's determination to save the life of a fellow creature who shares 98% of our DNA and has the ability to ask for help Thirteen­year­old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though she's been deaf since the age of six, Joey's mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her, but often fails. Everything changes when Joey meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, Sukari. Her new friends use sign language to communicate, and Joey secretly begins to learn to sign. Spending time with Charlie and Sukari, Joey has never been happier. She even starts making friends at school for the first time. JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL ISSUES / SPECIAL NEEDS But as Joey's world blooms with possibilities, Charlie's and Sukari's choices begin Tor Teen | 1/12/2016 to narrow—until Sukari's very survival is in doubt. 9780765379375 | $9.99 / $11.50 Can. Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Carton Qty: 32 5.5 in W | 8.3 in H | 0.9 lb Wt PRAISE Other Available Formats: * 2012 NPR's "Best­Ever Teen Novels" Young Adult Fiction finalist Mass Market ISBN: 9780765353047 * 2008 Schneider Family Book Award winner Ebook ISBN: 9781429909372 * 2007 International Reading Association Teachers' Choice selection MARKETING * 2007 New York Public Library "Children's Books­­100 Titles for Reading" and "Best Plans: Books for the Teen Age" selection ­Publicity ­Education marketing including, Book Buzz title, feature at education "Has the potential to be a classic animal story with wide appeal.... Rorby successfully conferences, SLJ & Booklist webinars gets to the core of a moving animal­human relationship; she conveys how sign language ­Promotion on Twitter, Tumblr, and the Tor/Forge blog can liberate those unable to speak or hear." ­­KLIATT, Starred Review "This unusual and emotional story... is beautifully written and believable." ­­VOYA ALSO AVAILABLE Hurt Go Happy GINNY RORBY holds an undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Miami and an 7/2007 | 9780765353047 MFA in Creative Writing from Florida International University. She is codirector of the Mendocino Mass Market | $5.99 / $6.99 Can. Coast Writers Conference, and lives in Fort Bragg, California. 4 STARSCAPE FEBRUARY 2016 Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians Brandon Sanderson New deluxe hardcover editions of the Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians middle­grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry gets a bag of sand in the mail­his only inheritance from his father and mother. He soon learns that this is no ordinary bag of sand. It is quickly stolen by the cult of evil Librarians who are taking over the world by spreading misinformation and suppressing truth. Alcatraz must stop them, using the only weapon he has: an incredible talent for breaking things. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first book in this action­packed JUVENILE FICTION / FANTASY & MAGIC fantasy series for young readers. Starscape | 2/2/2016 9780765378941 | $15.99 / $18.50 Can. PRAISE Hardcover | 320 pages | Carton Qty: 24 5.5 in W | 8.3 in H "This is an excellent choice to read aloud to the whole family. It's funny, exciting, and Other Available Formats: briskly paced. The message it gives young readers is that a person's flaws­being late, Ebook ISBN: 9781466865532 breaking things, etc.­can sometimes turn into useful talents." ­­Nancy Pearl on NPR'S Morning Edition MARKETING Plans: ­National advertising targeting science "In this original, hysterical homage to fantasy literature, Sanderson's first novel for fiction/fantasy audiences youth recalls the best in Artemis Fowl and A Series of Unfortunate Events." ­­VOYA ­Targeted e­blasts to author's fan base ­Education marketing including feature Book Buzz title, Booklist/SLJ e­blasts & "A happily action­packed romp... and a cliffhanger ending that promises more of the webinars & Booklandia Newsletter; library/educator sweepstakes; feature at same. Plus dinosaurs in tweed vests. Who could ask for more?" ­Horn Book education conventions, speaker appearances at education conferences BRANDON SANDERSON grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He lives in Utah and teaches creative ­Promotion on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Facebook, and the Tor/Forge blog writing at Brigham Young University.