Here are just some of the hotly anticipated titles that publishers will be touting at BEA this year.
Debuts to WatchThe Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutkoski (FSG). Won at auction, this novel follows a 12-year-old's quest to rescue her father's stolen, enchanted eyes.Creepers by Joanne Dahme (Running Press Teen). Dahme's story of a girl who finds herself in an eerie adventure in a new house is just the third fiction title Running Press has published.Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin (Random House) has a premise sure to turn heads: each time teenage Jill gets her period, she turns into a boy.Discovering Pig Magic by Julie Crabtree (Milkweed) won the house's 2008 prize for children's literature and stars three friends who discover a book of spells.Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith (Feiwel & Friends) centers on the friendship among several teenage cowboys.Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Harcourt). A girl, the niece of a king, discovers that her “Grace” (or skill) is the ability to kill.The Lost Island of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar (Feiwel & Friends). After a violent storm, three siblings steer their boat to a mysterious island.Favorite Authors, New Directions
Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (Random/Fickling) The team behind the Edge Chronicles heads to a more Victorian setting in a new four-book series.
Bliss by Lauren Myracle (Abrams/Amulet). The author's latest, about a friendship gone wrong, is said to be darker than her previous books (ttyl; ttfn).
Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse (Feiwel & Friends). The Newbery Medalist tells the story of a son of Russian immigrants in 1903 Brooklyn, who tries to contend with change.
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (Simon & Schuster) follows a young woman's pursuit of freedom during the American Revolution.
The Ghost's Child by Sonya Hartnett (Candlewick). The recent winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award offers a story about a young woman and a wild boy.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Harper-Collins) stars Young Bod, raised by graveyard inhabitants, who ventures into the human world.
Gully's Travels by Tor Seidler, illus. by Brock Cole (Scholastic/di Capua). A Lhasa apso adjusts to a new life when his wealthy owner gives him away to his doorman.
Hero-Type by Barry Lyga (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Kevin, once a hero, has his patriotism called into question.
Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud (Disney-Hyperion). The author of the Bartimaeus trilogy offers a coming-of-age story about a mischievous hero.
Hip Hop Speaks to Children by Nikki Giovanni, illus. by Alicia Vergel de Dios and Damian Ward (Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky). This anthology explores the link between poetry and hip-hop, offering works by Lauryn Hill, Maya Angelou and Mos Def.
How to (Un)Cage a Girl by Francesca Lia Block (Harper-Collins/Cotler) is a poetry collection that explores experiences common to girls growing into women.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) begins a series set in a dystopian future that pits children against each other in mortal combat.
Identical by Ellen Hopkins (S&S/McElderry). Two identical teenage twins deal with their abusive father.
Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka (Viking). The Ambassador himself will be on hand at the children's breakfast at BEA; his book is an account of his upbringing.
My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath (Random/Schwartz & Wade). The Newbery Honor author tells of a 12-year-old girl with a thirst for excitement.
Paper Towns by John Green (Dutton). Printz Medalist Green's latest involves the disappearance of an enigmatic girl, and the friends who try to find her.
Science Fair by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Disney Editions) is a comic thriller in a setting almost as strange as Never Land: middle school.
Also Anticipated
Diary of a Chav by Grace Dent (Little, Brown). The diary of a British teen, who has dreams beyond her none-too-glamorous surroundings.
Does This Book Makes Me Look Fat? edited by Marissa Walsh (Clarion) is an anthology on the topic of body image, with offerings from Sara Zarr, Ellen Hopkins, Daniel Pinkwater and others.
Shifty by Lynn E. Hazen (Ten Speed/Tricycle) is the author's first YA novel, centering on a 15-year-old's life in a new foster home.
Vibes by Amy Kathleen Ryan (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is about a snarky teen who believes she has psychic abilities.
Going YA
Dark Dude by Oscar Hijuelos (S&S/Atheneum) is a YA novel about identity, from the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love.
Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut! by Paul Feig (Little, Brown). Freaks and Geeks creator Feig delivers a story of a boy's adventures in another “frequency.”
Jack: Secret Histories by F. Paul Wilson (Tor Teen) features the hero of Wilson's Repairman Jack series for the adult market as a 14-year-old.
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen). It's teens vs. the government in the first YA novel from the prominent blogger and activist.
The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (Razorbill) is a postapocalyptic novel from the National Book Award finalist (Kaaterskill Falls).
The Possibilities of Sainthood by Donna Freitas (FSG/Foster). Freitas, who has written about spirituality in Philip Pullman's books, tells of a teen who hopes to become the first living saint.
Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Plum Fantastic by Whoopi Goldberg, illus. by Nancy Cato (Disney-Jump at the Sun), launches a series by the comedian starring six girls attending ballet school in Harlem.
New in Nonfiction
Angel Girl by Laurie Friedman, illus. by Ofra Amit (Lerner/Carolrhoda), is a picture book based on the story of Herman and Roma Rosen-blat, who met while he was in a concentration camp during WWII.
Lincoln Shot!: A President's Life Remembered by Barry Denenberg, illus. by Christopher Bing (Feiwel & Friends). A biography of Lincoln designed to look like a period newspaper.
Punk Rock Etiquette by Travis Nichols (Roaring Brook/Flash Point) is a guide to the indie/punk rock scene, illustrated by the author.
Many Happy Returns
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer (Disney-Hyperion) is sixth in the series that has sold more than eight million copies.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom of the Waves by M.T. Anderson (Candlewick) is a sequel to the National Book Award—winner.
Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel (Roaring Brook/Porter). Kitty has a new reason to be unhappy.
Daniel X: Alien Hunter by James Patterson and Leopoldo Gout (Little, Brown) is the author's first graphic novel and stars his latest hero.
The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau (Random) is the fourth and final book in the series that began with City of Ember.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A Do-It-Yourself Book by Jeff Kinney (Abrams/Amulet) is an interactive journal that lets kids recount their own stories, like Wimpy's hero Greg.
Emmy and the Home for Troubled Girls by Lynne Jonell, illus. by Jonathan Bean (Holt), is a sequel to the middle-grade Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat.
Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins/Cotler). Both the protagonist and his teacher from Love That Dog (2001) return in this poetic sequel.
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown). The stars of The Name of This Book Is Secret return in a new adventure.
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke (Scholastic/Chicken House). The conclusion to Funke's Inkheart trilogy arrives in October with a 300,000-copy first printing.
Judy Moody Goes to College by Megan McDonald, illus. by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick). Judy gets a college-age math tutor and some additions to her vocabulary.
Larry and the Meaning of Life by Janet Tashjian (Holt), third in the author's series, finds Larry falling in with a spiritual guru.
Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce (Scholastic Press). Evvy, introduced in Pierce's The Circle Opens series, investigates strange events on an island.
Nation by Terry Pratchett (HarperCollins) tells of the survivors of a devastating tsunami; Pratchett put the manuscript aside after the 2004 tsunami, but felt compelled to return to it.
The Runaway Dolls by Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin, illus. by Brian Selz-nick (Disney-Hyperion), is the third and final book in the Doll People series.
