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Craft, Kadir, King Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
The 2020 Youth Media Awards were announced Monday morning at the American Library Association’s midwinter conference in Philadelphia.
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Moving On Up: 'Loveboat, Taipei'
When Abigail Hing Wen's debut YA novel 'Loveboat, Taipei' officially set sail to retailers on January 7, it quickly gathered a full head of steam.
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'Amos McGee' to Return After a Decade
After 10 years, Philip and Erin Stead are working on a sequel to their Caldecott-winning picture book ‘A Sick Day for Amos McGee.’
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Cover Reveal: 'I Am Every Good Thing'
We spoke with award-winning duo Derrick Barnes and illustrator Gordon C. James's about their forthcoming picture book, 'I Am Every Good Thing,' which will be the first of three subsequent collaborations since 'Crown.'
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 27, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a ballerina hopeful, the story of a former president, and a YA novel about a Japanese teen defeating the king of hell.
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Rights Report: Week of January 20, 2020
New deals for Lyndall Clipstone, Amy Rose Capetta, Laura Pohl, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 20, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a rhyming, metafictional picture book; a middle grade novel about a school for magic; and a YA novel in which a teen discovers she's part of an ancient Egyptian tribe.
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Noteworthy Novel Sequels: January 2020
Noteworthy novel sequels hitting shelves this month include the return to a YA fantasy realm, the further adventures of a Mexican-American middle schooler, a dark contemporary fairy tale, and more.
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Rights Report: Week of January 13, 2020
New deals for Kass Morgan, Danielle Paige, Dana Schwartz, Amber McBride, and others.
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WI15: Children’s Galleys to Grab
A guide to a number of the children’s and YA galleys that will be available in the Galley Room at Winter Institute.
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The Ongoing Journey of M.B. Goffstein's Oeuvre
After a hiatus of more than a decade, two picture books written and illustrated by the late Brooke Goffstein will be back in print next year.
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Newbery Medalist Meg Medina Changes Gears
Meg Medina discussed her 'Merci Suárez Changes Gears' sequel and a new picture book, 'Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away,' the cover of which is revealed here.
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Noteworthy Picture Book Sequels: January 2020
Picture book sequels hitting shelves this month include a biography of Martin Luther King Jr.; more onomatopoeia-filled adventures of snakes; a close-up on an Impressionist artist; and more.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 13, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book biography of Mr. Rogers, a middle grade book about an ambitious girl facing family truths, and a YA romance tackling difficult themes.
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Rights Report: Week of January 6, 2020
New deals for Sarena and Sasha Nanua, Erin Bowman, Michael Barakiva, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Weeks of December 30, 2019 and January 6, 2020
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book biography of a tennis trailblazer, the launch of a middle-grade fantasy series, and a YA title to help combat racism.
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Rights Report: Week of December 30, 2019
New deals for Jason June, Arnée Flores, Vikram Madan, Nicola Slater, and others.
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Children’s Publishers Choose Their Favorite Reads of 2019
We asked staffers at children’s publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children’s or YA book they read this year, and what they loved about it.
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A Roundup of 2019’s Best Book Lists for Kids and Teens
We’ve assembled a list of the more prominent best-of-the-year lists for children’s and YA books published in 2019.
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Jennifer A. Nielsen Expands Her 'Ascendance' Trilogy
What had begun—and ostensibly ended—as a middle-grade trilogy will become a quartet next October, when Jennifer A. Nielsen adds 'The Captive Kingdom' to her Ascendance series, which Scholastic launched in 2012 with 'The False Prince.'