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Rights Report: Week of March 17, 2014
New deals for Teri Sloat, Meg Leder, Christian Robinson, and others.
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Bringing the Games to Kids: Sports Books 2014
Books about the sports kids love written by sports luminaries they admire is a win-win combination.
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Amulet Hatches Wimpy Kid Spring Sweepstakes
Abrams/Amulet is "egging on" readers to give "Diary of a Wimpy Kid #8: Hard Luck" a second look, with a spring sweepstakes focused on the novel's illustrations.
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'Uglies' Author Westerfeld Shines a Light on the Publishing Industry for Next YA Novel
This fall, Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, will publish 'Afterworlds,' a new standalone novel by Uglies and Leviathan series author Scott Westerfeld.
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Who Will Be Grosset's 100th 'Who Was'?
Nelson Mandela and Abigail Adams are among the individuals profiled in recent volumes of Grosset & Dunlap's Who Was? series of biographies.
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Cover Reveal: Jon Scieszka's New Science Series for Kids
Here's a first look at the cover of book one of Frank Einstein, Jon Scieszka's new series for middle-grade readers.
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Galley Talk: 'Marina'
Kathy "Scout" Pettersen, children's bookseller at The Bookworm in Omaha, Neb., has high expectations for "Marina: A Gothic Tale for All Ages" by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, due out in July.
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Rights Report: Week of March 3, 2014
New deals for Cassandra Clare, Philip C. Stead, Alexandra Bracken, Stephanie Kuehn, and others.
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'Goodnight Songs' Collects Never-Seen Margaret Wise Brown Works
Margaret Wise Brown devotees will discover a new facet of her talent when Sterling Children's Books releases "Goodnight Songs," a compilation of lullaby poems, in March.
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More Than a Decade Later, a 'Peek-a WHO!' Follow-Up
In March, Chronicle will release Nina Laden's "Peek-a ZOO!," a follow-up to her 2000 die-cut, guessing-game board book "Peek-a WHO!"
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FSG Brings Out George Selden Classics as E-books
Farrar, Straus and Giroux is releasing George Seldon's Chester Cricket and His Friends series in e-book format for the first time for the new tablet-toting generation of young readers.
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Rights Report: Week of February 24, 2014
New deals for Grace Lin, Aaron Hartzler, Maya Rock, and Joseph Kuefler.
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Fall 2014 Children's Sneak Previews
Get early word of forthcoming books by Chris Van Allsburg, Lauren Myracle, Rick Riordan, Paolo Bacigalupi, Cynthia Kadohata, Scott Westerfeld, Barbara McClintock, and many others.
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Harriet the Spy Celebrates 50 Years of Sleuthing
Delacorte has just issued a 50th anniversary edition of Louise Fitzhugh's "Harriet the Spy."
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Rights Report: Week of February 17, 2014
New deals for Isaiah Campbell, Carrie Mesrobian, Leila and Tom Hirschfeld, and others.
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Macmillan Announces First Swoon Reads Romance
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Macmillan has announced its first acquisition for Swoon Reads, a crowdsourced teen romance imprint and online community.
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Stephan Pastis's Juggling Act
Stephan Pastis has two separate professional lives: the "Pearls Before Swine" syndicated comic strip, and the Timmy Failure series for children.
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'The Water Princess' Relates Childhood of Burkina Faso-Born Model Georgie Badiel
It's a rare picture book that not only educates children about a serious issue, but also shows them how they can make a difference.
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A Dozen Re(a)d Roses for Valentine's Day
Square Books and Square Books Jr. in Oxford, Miss., singled out a bouquet of 12 books from each of its storefronts in an e-mail blast for Valentine's Day.
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Sabuda Books Pop Up on Jumping Jack Press List
Jumping Jack Press will publish a 20th-anniversary edition of Robert Sabuda's "The Christmas Alphabet," as well as his "Christmas" mini pop-up book.