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HarperCollins and Girl Scouts Launch Publishing Program
HarperCollins Children's Books has partnered with Girl Scouts of the USA for an eight-book publishing program, with the first title to launch this fall.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 20, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book highlighting the relationship between an elderly canine and a girl, a YA novel about a teen protecting her 19th-century seaside village, a YA fantasy about the battle to become queen, and more.
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Take a Spin: Bike-Themed Books for Young Readers
May marks the celebration of National Bicycle Month, and we've gathered a handful of new and forthcoming books for young readers highlighting the history of the bike and the joy it brings to riders.
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Rights Report: Week of May 13, 2024
New deals for Swati Hegde, E.G. Young, Jacob Grant, Amy Sparkes, and others.
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New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: May 2024
Spring is in full swing, with plenty of worthwhile reads for kids and teens out this month, including a picture book about letting go of perfection, a middle grade novel about a child facing housing insecurity, the next installment in a poignant series of YA memoirs, and more.
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Arcadia Publishing Acquires Dry Climate Studios
The purchase of children's publisher Dry Climate, best known for its alphabetical books spotlighting cities, states, and regions across the U.S., is the latest in a string of acquisitions made by the regional books publisher Arcadia.
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New Middle Grade Horror Series from Justina Ireland and Hanna Alkaf
Balzer + Bray is launching Tales from Cabin 23, a new middle grade horror series set at a summer camp, written by BIPOC writers.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 13, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about preparing for a cultural meal, a middle grade novel about a tween caught in the middle of a family feud, a YA novel about a college student's substance reliance, and more.
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What's the Buzz?: 'Blood at the Root' by LaDarrion Williams
For LaDarrion Williams, the journey to his debut novel started with a single question: "What if Harry Potter went to an HBCU?"
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Last Kids on Earth to Launch Graphic Novel Series
The hugely successful illustrated middle grade series The Last Kids on Earth now includes an animated Netflix series, a comic spinoff series, a toy line, and a video game; this November it's expanding again with a graphic novel series.
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Rights Report: Week of May 6, 2024
New deals for Sophie Clark, Alaa Al-Barkawi, Kelsi Jo Silva, Yevgenia Nayberg, and others.
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Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: May 2024
A new season approaches, but readers can rely on beloved characters and series additions to guide them through the change, including tales following a group of animal friends, a beach day full of pranks, a quest to find a missing mother, and more.
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Viral Poet Nikita Gill Reimagines Greek Goddess in Debut YA Trilogy
Irish-Indian poet Nikita Gill, hailed as Britain's most-followed poet on social media, has published seven volumes of poetry and two novels in the U.K.; now Little, Brown hopes to make Gill a big star in the U.S. as well with her forthcoming YA trilogy inspired by Greek mythology.
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Humphrey the Hamster Enters Third Decade as Class Pet
Published by Putnam in 2004, Betty G. Birney's 'The World According to Humphrey' introduced a series about a perspicacious hamster who arrives in Room 26 as the new class pet; on May 14, in honor of his 20th anniversary, the hamster returns in 'Happiness According to Humphrey.'
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 6, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book highlighting the importance of imperfection, a middle grade series finale about an animal family, a YA retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, and more.
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Just Announced: 'Sunderworld Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry' by Ransom Riggs
Ransom Riggs, the creator of the popular Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, is writing a new fantasy trilogy for young readers, kicking off with 'Sunderworld, Vol. I: The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry.'
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Spotlighting 2024 Children's Book Anniversaries
Multiple houses are commemorating key milestones for backlist staples this year, and we've assembled a sampling of book anniversaries being celebrated in the first half of 2024.
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Rights Report: Week of April 29, 2024
New deals for Molly X. Chang, Sabrina Kleckner, @Jo Whittemore, Kip Wilson, and others.
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YA Romantasy: True Love or Passing Fancy?
We spoke with publishers, agents, and authors about readers’ all-consuming passion for romantasy, the influence of BookTok on sales, and why it's become a category that demands to be taken seriously.
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Who’s Reading Romantasy?
Agents and editors agree that romantasy has innate appeal for a wide audience.