macmillan children’s publishing group Bologna 2017 Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers Feiwel & Friends First Second Henry Holt Books for Young Readers Imprint Roaring Brook Press Swoon Reads 1 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Foreign Subsidiary Rights Contacts Kristin Dulaney Executive Director, Subsidiary Rights 646-307-5297 [email protected] Miriam Miller Subsidiary Rights Manager 646-307-5298 [email protected] 2 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers Feiwel & Friends Swoon Reads First Second Henry Holt Books for Young Readers Imprint Roaring Brook Press 3 Table of Contents Young Adult - pg. 5 Middle Grade - pg. 19 Chapter Books - pg. 31 Nonfiction - pg. 37 Picture Books - pg. 42 Graphic Novels - pg. 61 Backlist - pg. 73 4 YOUNG ADULT 5 macmillan children’s publishing group YOUNG ADULT Ava Dellaira At 17 Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers March 2018; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 384 pp.; Ages 12-18; Editor: Joy Peskin A sweeping, multi-generational love story. To 17-year-old Angie, Marilyn is her hardworking, devoted single mother. But Marilyn was once young, too. When Marilyn was 17, she met and fell in love with Angie’s father, whom Angie’s never met and Marilyn has always told her he died before she was born. When Angie discovers (c) Tom Dellaira evidence of a long-lost uncle she starts to wonder: What if her dad is still alive, too? So she sets off on a journey to find him, hitching a ride with her ex-boyfriend, Sam. Along the way, she un- covers some hard truths about herself, her mother, and what truly happened to her father. Told in alternating perspectives, Marilyn and James’ love story unfolds and intertwines with Angie’s to create a powerful tale about secrets and lies, race and identity, and mothers and daughters. AVA DELLAIRA is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow. Rights sales: British Commonwealth/Hot Key Books • French/Editions Michael Lafon • Spanish (Latin America)/V&R Love Letters to the Dead April 2014; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 336 pp.; Ages 12 & Up; Editor: Joy Peskin “Well-paced and cleverly plotted, this debut uses a fresh, new voice to tell a sometimes sad, sometimes edgy, but always compelling narrative. Fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han, get ready.”—Booklist, starred review “I simply loved this book. Love Letters to the Dead is more than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice.”—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower “A brilliant story about the courage it takes to keep living after your world falls apart. A heartening celebration of love and friendship and family.”—Laurie Halse Anderson, author of Speak Rights sales: British Commonwealth/Hot Key Books • Bulgarian/Soft Press • Czech/Euromedia • Danish/ Ordenes By • Dutch/Luitingh-Sijthoff • French/Editions Michel Lafon • German/CBT Verlag • Hebrew/ Korim • Hungarian/Cicero Kiado • Italian/Sperling & Kupfer • Lithuanian/Media Incognito • Polish/ Wydawnictwo Amber • Portuguese (Brazil)/Cia das Letras • Portuguese (Portugal)/Presenca • Romanian/ Editura Trei • Russian/AST • Serbian/Vulkan • Slovak/Ikar • Slovenian/Hisa Knjig • Spanish (Latin America) 23 LANGUAGES /V&R • Spanish/Nocturna • Turkish/Marti Yayin • Vietnamese/Kim Dong SOLD! Movie rights optioned by Fox 2000! Temple Hill Entertainment’s Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen, whose most recent project is The Fault in Our Stars, have signed on to produce. 6 YOUNG ADULT macmillan children’s publishing group #1 NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR! As She Fades by Abbi Glines Feiwel & Friends April 2018; 6 1/8 x 9 ¼; 384 pp.; Ages 17 & Up; Editor: Jean Feiwel A young couple has their whole life planned— until a near-death accident changes everything. Vale McKinley’s life changes forever on the night of her high school graduation, when she and her boyfriend Crawford are in a terrible car accident that leaves Crawford in a coma. They were supposed to spend the summer planning for college, for a bright future full of possibility. Instead, Vale spends every hour sitting in the hospital hoping Crawford will wake up. Slate Allen, a college friend of Vale’s brother, has been visiting his dying uncle at the same hospital. When he and Vale run into each other, she can’t deny the flutter of an illicit attraction. She should NOT be thinking about this boy, with Crawford lying comatose just feet away, but she’s not immune to Slate’s charm. Slowly, they begin to form a cautious friendship. Vale knows she must move on with her life. Except now her story is about to take a very strange turn. Glines’ millions of fans will adore As She Fades, a novel as romantic as it is full of twists and unexpected turns. ABBI GLINES is the bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, Field Party, and Existence series. 7 macmillan children’s publishing group EMMA MILLS Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills Henry Holt Books for Young Readers October 2017; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 320 pp.; Ages 14 & Up; Editor: Kate Farrell A contemporary novel about unexpected experiences that lead to surprising new friendships– and maybe even new love. When Claudia accidentally eavesdrops on the epic breakup of Paige and Iris, the it-couple at her school, she finds herself in hot water with prickly, difficult Iris. Thrown together against their will in the class production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, along with the goofiest, cutest boy Claudia has ever known, Iris and Claudia are in for an eye-opening year. Smart, funny, and thoroughly, wonderfully flawed, Claudia navigates a world of intense friendships and tentative romance in this book about expanding your horizons, allowing COVER NOT FINAL yourself to be vulnerable, and accepting—and loving—people for who they really are. EMMA MILLS, better known to her subscribers as vlogger Elmify, is the author of First & Then and This Adventure Ends. Chinese Simplified/Macmillan Century • German/Konigskinder German/Konigskinder • Portuguese (Portugal)/Lapis Azul • Turkish/Pegasus “Immensely enjoyable.” —Booklist “A fresh, smart, inventive, and altogether impressive debut.” — Kirkus, starred review 8 YOUNG ADULT macmillan children’s publishing group The Wicker King by K. Ancrum Imprint October 2017; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 336 pp.; Ages 15 & Up; Editor: Erin Stein An addictive psychological thriller about two struggling friends as one spirals into madness. Written in vivid micro-fiction with a stream-of-consciousness feel and multimedia elements, The Wicker King explores a codependent friendship fraught with madness, love, and darkness. When August learns that his best friend, Jack, shows signs of degenerative hallucinatory disorder, he is determined to help Jack cope. Jack’s vivid and long-term visions take the form of an elaborate fantasy world layered over our own—a world ruled by the Wicker King. As Jack leads them on a quest to fulfill a dark prophecy in this alternate world, even August begins to question what is real or not. August and Jack struggle to keep afloat as they teeter between fantasy and their own emotions. In the end, each must choose his own truth. K. ANCRUM grew up in Chicago, Illinois, under the illusory rigor of the Chicago public school system. She has an English degree from Dominican University. The Traitor’s Kiss by Erin Beaty Imprint June 2017; 6 1/8 x 9 ¼; 384 pp.; Ages 14 & Up; Editor: Rhoda Belleza “An action-packed, expertly plotted story, drenched in double crosses and intrigue, with an irresistible heroine and a sweet and sexy romance.” — Booklist, starred review An obstinate girl who will not be married. A soldier desperate to prove himself. A kingdom on the brink of war. With a sharp tongue and an unruly temper, Sage Fowler is not what they’d call a lady—which is perfectly fine with her. Deemed unfit for marriage, Sage is apprenticed to a matchmaker and tasked with wrangling other young ladies to be married off for political alliances. She spies on the girls—and on the soldiers escorting them. As the girls’ military escort senses a political uprising, Sage is recruited by a handsome soldier to infiltrate the enemy ranks. The more she discovers as a spy, the less certain she becomes about whom to trust—and Sage becomes caught in a dangerous balancing act that will determine the fate of her kingdom. ERIN BEaty graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in rocket science. The Traitor’s Ruin coming Spring 2018; The Traitor’s Kingdom coming Spring 2019 German/Carlsen • Portuguese (Brazil)/Seguinte • Spanish/Penguin Random House 9 macmillan children’s publishing group YOUNG ADULT You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers September 2017; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 320 pp.; Ages 12 & Up; Editor: Grace Kendall Told in alternating teen voices across three generations, You Bring the Distant Near explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture—for better or worse. This elegant young adult novel captures the immigrant experience for one Indian-American family with humor and heart. From a grandmother worried that her children are losing their Indian identity to a daughter wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair to a granddaughter social-activist fighting to preserve Bengali tigers, Perkins weaves together the threads of a family growing into an American identity. Here is a sweeping story of five women at once intimately relatable and yet entirely new. MItaLI PERKINS has written nine novels for young readers, including Rickshaw Girl, Bamboo People, and Tiger Boy. Mitali was born in Kolkata, India, and has lived in Bangladesh, India, England, Thailand, Mexico, Cameroon, and Ghana.