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Rights Report: Week of May 23, 2016
New deals for Kasie West, Sophie Blackall, and Ismee Amiel Williams.
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Graphix to Expand Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novel Series
Scholastic's Graphix imprint has signed a four-book deal includes the fifth and sixth graphic novels based on Ann M. Martin's Baby-Sitters Club books, as well as two original titles.
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Miffy Heads to America with Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has secured the rights to publish Miffy books in the U.S. and Canada.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 23, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a picture book mashup of martial arts and fairy tales, a middle grade novel set in a world divided between those with talents and those without, and the conclusion to a bestselling YA novel.
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Movie Alert: 'The BFG'
It's a big premiere for a big, friendly giant – and an equally sizable year for his creator.
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YA Edition of Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code' Announced for Fall
The young adult adaptation of 'The Da Vinci Code' will be shorter and tailored for readers in their early teens. It will publish in the U.S. on September 13 and in the U.K. on September 8.
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Need a Laugh? Rob Elliott and HarperCollins Have You Covered
HarperCollins Children's Books will publish four upcoming titles in Rob Elliott's bestselling, paperback Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids series.
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Rights Report: Week of May 16, 2016
New deals for David Wiesner, Amanda Foody, Jenn Marie Thorne, Tillie Walden, Cori McCarthy, and Brendan Kiely.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 16, 2016
Hitting bookshelves next week are a picture book parody of a well-known tale, a middle grade novel in which a girl takes solace in her imagination, and a YA anthology compiling summer love stories.
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Rights Report: Week of May 9, 2016
New deals for Gene Luen Yang, Jason Reynolds, Kelly DiPucchio, and Shannon Gibney.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 9, 2016
Hitting bookshelves next week are a picture book about America’s melting pot, a middle grade novel about an eventful summer road trip, and a YA novel in which one character struggles with mental illness, and a young hopeful psychiatrist takes an interest in him.
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'Quiet' Riot: Bringing Susan Cain's Bestseller to Young Readers
Susan Cain's new middle grade nonfiction book, 'Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts,' was inspired by the reaction from the conference attendees at her TED Talk in 2012.
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Rights Report: Week of May 2, 2016
New deals for R.L. Stine, Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, Brigid Kemmerer, Alan Cumming, Carter Higgins, and Brenda Rufener.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 1, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a picture book about a wild child seeking his place, a middle grade novel in which a teen spends a summer getting to know his family's history, and the next installment of a high fantasy YA series.
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Wimpy Kid Book 11 Cover and Title Revealed
Abrams/Amulet revealed the cover and title of Jeff Kinney's 11th volume in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
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Rights Report: Week of April 25, 2016
New deals for Kirsten Hubbard & Michelle Schusterman, David Almond, Jared Reck, Martin Stewart, Jessica Olien, and Michele Corriel.
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Dungeons & Dragons Joins Candlewick’s 'Ology Series
Candlewick Press is bringing two books tied to 'Dungeons & Dragons,' the fantasy role-playing game, to the U.S. market.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of April 25, 2016
Hitting bookshelves this week are a meta picture book about reading, an historical middle grade about two unlikely allies, and the conclusion to a mythological YA series.
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Rights Report: Week of April 18, 2016
New deals for Allison Fairall, Mariko Tamaki, Zach Hines, Renee Collins, Tony Abbott, and Tamara Ireland Stone.
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Rafael López's Murals Inspire New Picture Book
Rafael López's murals in San Diego's East Village are the inspiration for a new picture book, 'Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood,' written by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell and illustrated by López.