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Dutton Buys YA Memoir by Teenager
Julie Strauss-Gabel at Dutton Children's Books has acquired a YA memoir by a 15-year-old writer, billed as a "Julie & Julia for teens."
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E-Stories for 'Divergent' Fans Awaiting 'Allegiant'
Divergent fans with a crush on dystopian heartthrob Four are in luck: Veronica Roth is writing four e-short stories about his history, told from his point of view.
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Mission Possible: 'Bedtime Math' Makes Numbers Fun
Due out this month, Laura Overdeck's Bedtime Math: A Fun Excuse to Stay Up Late rounds up math problems for kids to tackle between story time and lights-out.
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New Diana Wynne Jones Novel Is a Family Affair
Greenwillow will publish 'The Islands of Chaldea,' a new title from Diana Wynne Jones, the acclaimed SF and fantasy author who died in March 2011.
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Rights Report: Week of June 17, 2013
New deals for Kirk Scroggs, Katherine Coville, Nick Lake and Jerry Pinkney.
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An Anniversary and a Rebranding for Richard Scarry
To mark the 50th anniversary of Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever, Random House Children's Books is issuing a new edition of the book, which launches a rebranding program of the prolific author's backlist titles.
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'Letters to Klaus': A Publisher Shares His Illustrated Correspondence
Letters to Klaus, a compilation of 100 decorated envelopes sent from illustrators to publisher Klaus Fugge, has just been published by Andersen Press.
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Rysa Walker Wins Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award
Rysa Walker from Cary, N.C., has won Amazon's Breakthrough Novel contest with her YA title, Timebound.
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First Look: 'Rose Under Fire' by Elizabeth Wein
Elizabeth Wein's forthcoming novel is a companion to her Printz Honor- and Edgar Award-winning Code Name Verity.
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Rights Report: Week of June 10, 2013
New deals for Tim Federle, Susan Juby, Liz Garton Scanlon and Ringo Starr.
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'Travels with Gannon & Wyatt' Launches Middle-Grade Series
Twin brothers on a family African safari vacation save a wounded lioness and her cubs from poachers in a new middle-grade novel from Patti Wheeler and Keith Hemstreet, released this month by Austin, Tex.-based Greenleaf Book Group.
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Collaboration Is Key: The Roecker Sisters and 'This Is W.A.R'
Soho Press has launched a pre-pub giveaway campaign to build interest in This Is W.A.R., a YA mystery by Lisa Roecker and Laura Roecker due July 2 from Soho Teen.
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Rights Report: Week of June 3, 2013
New deals for Nova Ren Suma, Lori Goldstein, David Small and Lisa Graff.
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This Week in Children's Apps: June 6, 2013
This week in children's apps, Noisy Bug Sing Along lets players experience and interact with dozens of insect species and the sounds they make. Also this week is the latest Little Critter app, Just Helping My Dad, just in time for Father's Day.
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Jeff Kinney to Open a Bookstore?
Wimpy Kid creator Jeff Kinney is keeping himself busy with a new project: a possible bookstore and cafe in downtown Plainville, Mass.
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Moving On Up: 'The School for Good and Evil'
The princess and the witch are given the chance to switch lives in director and screenwriter Soman Chainani's debut children's book, The School for Good and Evil, the first title in a trilogy.
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New Guide Navigates World of Kids' Books
Released in April, The Barnes & Noble Guide to Children's Books by Kaylee N. Davis, offers evaluations of 1,000-plus titles, guidelines for books in different categories, and essays by 20 children's authors and illustrators.
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Rights Report: Week of May 27, 2013
New deals for Marie Lu, Esther Ehrlich and Kim Savage.
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Bella & Harry's Travels Continue
The 10th installment of The Adventures of Bella & Harry, Let's Visit Jerusalem!, written by Lisa Manzione and illusrated by Kristine Lucco, is due on July 1.
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Lost and Bound: A Misplaced Notebook Finds a Publisher
This October, S&S will publish Isabelle and Isabella's Book of Rules, written by Isabelle Busath, age 10, and Isabella Thordsen, age eight, after the original was found in a parking lot and returned.