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Rights Report: Week of September 20, 2021
New deals for Victoria Lee, Malinda Lo, Kate Scelsa, and others.
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A Cautionary Environmental Tale from Katherine Applegate
Newbery Medalist Katherine Applegate laces fantasy with the all-too-real in 'Willodeen,' the story of a fervent young eco-activist, released this month by Feiwel and Friends.
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New and Noteworthy Kids' and YA Book Sequels: September 2021
September welcomes a slew of new sequels for children and teens. Readers can join in an underwater adventure in a new submarine, don their sleuthing caps as they follow a true crime mystery about Alcatraz escapees, face off against a god in a series finale, and more.
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Kids in the Kitchen: New and Recent Books About Cooking and Food
Food and cooking serve as cultural and emotional touchstones for people of all ages and backgrounds, providing the perfect base for an appetizing story. We've gathered an extensive list of titles that focus on food and the culinary arts.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 20, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are the first picture book from poet Amanda Gorman, a middle grade novel featuring a budding astronomer, a YA novel in which teens lean into forgiveness, and more.
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Rights Report: Week of September 13, 2021
New deals for Kate J. Armstrong, Hannah V. Sawyerr, Zeba Shahnaz, and others.
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The Little Mouse That Could: NorthSouth Expands STEM Adventure Series
From learning to fly across the Atlantic, to traversing the moon, the main character in Torben Kuhlmann’s Mouse Adventures books is about to enter an entirely new dimension: time travel.
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Cover Reveal: 'Cress Watercress'
An eclectic cast of eccentric animal characters populates the pages of 'Cress Watercress,' a middle-grade novel written by Gregory Maguire and illustrated by David Litchfield, due from Candlewick on March 29, 2022; see our exclusive cover reveal and interview with the creators.
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Rights Report: Week of September 6, 2021
New deals for Morgan Rhodes, Kirya Traber, Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 13, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a girl who learns to love herself, a middle grade retelling of Chinese folklore, a YA novel about a teen whose addiction derails her talents, and many more.
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'The Invisible String' Resonates with Families in Troubled Times
The message at the heart of Patrice Karst's 'The Invisible String,' in which a mother reassures her anxious children that she will always be connected to them, itself has strength and staying power; the franchise reached a significant milestone in August, when combined sales for the book topped one million copies.
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Rights Report: Week of August 30, 2021
New deals for Jacqueline Woodson, Rafael López, Leo Espinosa, Alicia Keys, Andrew Weiner, Brittney Williams, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of September 6, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a very hungry and entrepreneurial alligator, a middle grade graphic novel about Indigenous land rights, a mystical YA thriller, and more.
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Rights Report: Week of August 23, 2021
New deals for Candice Iloh, William Ritter, Ariel Slamet Ries, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 23, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about an unlikely fairy tale duo, a queer witch's coming of age story, a supernatural YA novel in which a teen harnesses her magical powers in order to survive, and more.
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New and Noteworthy Kids' and YA Books: August 2021
Read about a girl who visits her grandfather in Cuba, a celebration of Black boyhood, a teenage medium, and much more in our roundup.
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2020–2022 STEM/STEAM Biographies for Young Readers: A Booklist
Our list of STEM/STEAM-centric bios includes more than 75 titles, indicating the current breadth of the genre.
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Cutting the Apron Strings: Cookbooks 2021
We spoke with several editors and authors about new books that encourage and inspire children in the kitchen.
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Pandemic Missed Connections: August 19, 2021
In this fifth and final installment of our series, we asked editors to tell us about a book of theirs, published during the pandemic, that they wish had gotten more love.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of August 23, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a family and their love for food, a middle grade novel about a softball player, a YA novel about love and vampires in New Orleans, and more.