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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: Ferals Emerges as Hot Middle-Grade Property

By Rachel Deahl | 10/10/2013 @ 11:00AM

One of the big children’s projects that has bubbled up at Frankfurt is a series called Ferals that was acquired jointly by HarperCollins Children’s Books U.S. and U.K. last week, and has already been optioned for film.
'Wonder' Hits Million-Copy Milestone

| 10/10/2013 @ 09:55AM

Random House has announced that R.J. Palacio’s middle-grade novel, Wonder, has sold one million copies in print and digital formats in North America since its February 2012 release by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Razorbill to Launch Its First Serialized E-Pub

| 10/09/2013 @ 10:08AM

The publisher has partnered with Teen Vogue to launch six electronic installments of Jessa Holbrook's forthcoming YA novel, While You're Away
Amulet Releases Eva Ibbotson's Final Novel

By Sally Lodge | 10/08/2013 @ 03:00PM

The Abominables, a novel about a gentle family of yetis driven from their Himalayan paradise by tourism, was an unused manuscript Eva Ibbotson penned early in her career, which was uncovered by her son.
Rights Report: Week of October 3, 2013

| 10/03/2013 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Malala Yousafzai, Paul McCartney, Marissa Meyer, and Aaron Reynolds & Matt Davies.
Jessica Lange Publishes First Children's Book

By Claire Kirch | 10/01/2013 @ 03:00PM

Sourcebooks's Jabberwocky imprint has drawn a bit of Hollywood glamour with the release of It's About a Little Bird, actress Jessica Lange's first book for children.
Can a Teen 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Put Finland on the YA Literary Map?

By Laura Palotie | 09/27/2013 @ 07:00PM

Finland may have found its entry point in a young adult series poised to obtain a similarly global reach.
New Edition of 'The Little Red Hen' Features Audio by Debra Messing

By Sally Lodge | 09/26/2013 @ 03:00PM

A new edition of Mary Finch's retelling of The Little Red Hen features illustrations by Kate Slater and an accompanying audio CD, with actress Debra Messing reading the story.
Rights Report: Week of September 23, 2013

| 09/26/2013 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Matt de la Peña, Shandra Strickland, Brian Faulkner, Cynthia Lord, and more.
HarperCollins Signs New Katherine Applegate Series

By Sally Lodge | 09/24/2013 @ 03:00PM

On the basis of a three-sentence proposal, HarperCollins has signed recent Newbery Medal recipient Katherine Applegate for a middle-grade trilogy that will begin with Endling, likely in 2016.
New Series, Big Tour, and First Movie for James Dashner

By Sally Lodge | 09/24/2013 @ 03:00AM

Like a character in one of his high-stakes fantasy adventures, James Dashner has a lot to contend with – in his case, all good.
Dav Pilkey to Illustrate Picture Book of Inaugural Poem

By Sally Lodge | 09/19/2013 @ 03:00PM

Richard Blanco is adapting his poem "One Today," which he recited at President Barack Obama's January 21, 2013 inauguration, into a picture book with illustrations by Dav Pilkey.
AMP! Comics for Kids Releases First Illustrated Novel

By Sally Lodge | 09/19/2013 @ 02:00PM

Desmond Pucket Makes Monster Magic, by syndicated cartoonist Mark Tatulli, is the first novel in a madcap series starring the eponymous prankster due from AMP! Comics for Kids on October 1.
Moving on Up: 'The Unwanteds' by Lisa McMann

By Shannon Maughan | 09/19/2013 @ 02:00PM

In the land of Quill, the setting for Lisa McMann's middle-grade dystopian fantasy series The Unwanteds, turning 13 seals one's fate to live or die.
Capstone Celebrates Katie Woo

By Sally Lodge | 09/19/2013 @ 02:00PM

Katie Woo, the spunky first grader who stars in an eponymous early chapter-book series by Fran Manushkin, is having a banner season with a number of upcoming releases.
This Week in Children's Apps: September 19, 2013

| 09/19/2013 @ 01:55PM

This week in children's apps features two apps from The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library, a new Little Critter app, and both a new Berenstain Bears app and the first Berenstain app collection.
Rights Report: Week of September 16, 2013

| 09/19/2013 @ 01:00PM

New deals for Kenn Nesbitt & J. Patrick Lewis, Sherry Duskey Rinker, Henry Clark, and Andrea Davis Pinkney.
Singer-Songwriter Janis Ian Publishes Her First Picture Book

By Paige Crutcher | 09/17/2013 @ 03:00PM

Netherlands-based Lemniscaat is releasing The Tiny Mouse by singer-songwriter Janis Ian, illustrated by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert.
Books for Budding Gourmands

By Ruby Cutolo | 09/16/2013 @ 10:00AM

This year there’s been a batch of food-related books, written by celebrities for kids.
Ally Carter's New Mission: Goodbye Gallagher Girls, Hello Embassy Row

By Kate Pavao | 09/12/2013 @ 03:00PM

On September 17, the sixth and final installment of Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series, United We Spy, arrives on bookshelves.

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