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Wimpy Kid #7 Due in November
On Wednesday at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, Abrams's Amulet Books imprint announced the publication of the seventh book in Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which will have (nearly) simultaneous publication in seven countries. The book, the name of which has not yet been revealed, will be published in the U.S. on Tuesday, November 13.
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Cover Reveal: Book 1 of Scholastic’s New 39 Clues-Style Series
Here’s your first peek at the cover of A Mutiny in Time, the first entry in Infinity Ring, Scholastic’s new multi-platform series for middle-grade readers.
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In Brief: March 15
This week, it's all about sports, with book tours for athlete-authors Kristi Yamaguchi and Cal Ripken, Jr. Plus: launch events for Brandon Mull's new Beyonders book, Seeds of Rebellion; Leah Clifford's A Touch Morbid; and John Coy's basketball-themed Take Your Best Shot.
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Amazon Seals First YA Deal with a 'Kiss'
Amazon Children's Publishing has landed its first YA acquisition, Kiss & Make Up, a debut novel by Oxford, Miss., author Katie D. Anderson.
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German YA Sensation Makes English-Language Debut
When Colleen MacMillan, associate publisher at Annick Press, saw the German publication of Erebos, now an international sensation, for the first time at the 2010 Bologna Book Fair, she didn’t have much to go on besides its jacket image.
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'Hunger Games' Producer Nina Jacobson on the Journey from Page to Screen
When the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games opens on March 23, it will provoke both relief and anxiety for producer Nina Jacobson, who was hand-picked by the author in 2009 to bring the wildly successful YA novel to the big screen, and who has worked hard to create a faithful version of the book for audiences nationwide.
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Klassen's Next 'Hat' Swims into View
Don't be fooled by the title: Jon Klassen says This Is Not My Hat, coming from Candlewick in October, is not a sequel to his breakout bestseller, last year's I Want My Hat Back.
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In Brief: March 8
This week, celebrating World Read Aloud Day; a "yarn-bombing" at Hicklebee's in San Jose; a gathering of Girl Scouts in New York City; and book events with Lauren Oliver, Kate Ellison, and John Corey Whaley.
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Open Road Publishes Its First YA E-riginal
What started as the ghost of an idea for Andrea J. Buchanan, author of the bestselling Daring Book for Girls, has blossomed into an enhanced e-book original from Open Road Integrated Media, the company’s first for teens.
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Cover Reveal: Jessica Khoury's 'Origin'
Here's a first look at the cover art for Origin, a debut YA novel by 22-year-old Jessica Khoury, which Penguin's Razorbill imprint will release in September with an announced print run of 250,000 copies.
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In Brief: March 1: Oscars Edition
Two children’s book creators had a good night at the 84th annual Academy Awards, held this past Sunday. Hugo, based on Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret, took home five Oscars, and author/illustrator/filmmaker William Joyce won an award in the Short Film (Animated) category for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. Read on for photos and more from the show.
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Former Hollywood Assistant Closes Major YA Book, Film Deal
In a bit of serendipitous deal-making fit for a Hollywood movie, former Paradigm assistant Amy Tintera's old employer sold film rights to her debut novel, Reboot, which has also just sold to HarperTeen.
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In Brief: February 23
This week, Crafty Chloe is featured on Martha Stewart; a rockin' book event for Nina LaCour's The Disenchantments; the premiere of Radio Rebel, based on the novel Shrinking Violet; a DC Super-Pets contest from Capstone; and Valentine's Day readings of Zombie in Love.
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The Return of the Beastly Babies
When Chronicle Books, long-time publisher of Jane Wattenberg’s Mrs. Mustard’s Baby Faces passed on renewing the contract for its 1990 companion volume, Mrs. Mustard’s Beastly Babies, Wattenberg decided to republish it herself.
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Fall 2012 Sneak Previews
Get the inside track on fall's biggest books for children and teens with our exclusive Fall 2012 Sneak Previews.
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