am extremely excited to announce that Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel diptych Boxers & Saints has won the LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature!
This is the first ever graphic novel to be recognized by the LA Times in a non-graphic novel category. To the left is a photo of Gene holding his coveted award.
I am also delighted to share the first starred review forSebastian and the Balloon, a Reuben Award Nomination for Ben Rides On, and a wonderful PW feature for This One Summer!
As always, if you need any additional materials, don’t hesitate to let me know.
Have a great weekend,
Miriam
BESTSELLERS:
· THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS by Bill O’Reilly / New York Times Bestsellers List, Middle Grade, April 27, 2014: #2
· THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS by Bill O’Reilly / USA Today Best-Selling Books List, April 13, 2014: #26
ROARING BROOK PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS:
· BEN RIDES ON by Matt Davies / National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award Nominee, Book Illustration
SALES:
· THE IRIDESCENCE OF BIRDS by Patricia MacLachlan, illus. by Hadley Hooper / French rights relicensed to Milan
REVIEWS:
SEBASTIAN AND THE BALLOON by Philip C. Stead
Kirkus, BEA/ALA Issue: STARRED REVIEW!
**Confidential to the trade until May 12, 2014**
« “Sebastian, an Everychild from his plain, russet face and nondescript hair to his striped socks, creates a hot air balloon from his grandmother’s quilt scraps and goes on a joyous, never-ending journey…Stead does not disappoint, giving readers another beautifully rendered picture book full of whimsy, heart and delight.”
HOLT BYR HIGHLIGHTS
BESTSELLERS:
· THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS by Bill O’Reilly / New York Times Bestsellers List, Middle Grade, April 27, 2014: #2
· THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS by Bill O’Reilly / USA Today Best-Selling Books List, April 13, 2014: #26
AWARDS:
· THE GIRL WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE by April Henry / 2014 YALSA Teens’ Top Ten Nominee
REVIEWS:
ALIEN ENCOUNTER by Charise Mericle Harper
Publishers Weekly, April 11, 2014
“Big-hearted, fast-paced, and deadpan.”
ARCADY’S GOAL by Eugene Yelchin
Kirkus, BEA/ALA issue
**Confidential to the trade until May 12, 2014**
“An uplifting, believable ending makes this companion lighter—but no less affecting—than its laurelled predecessor.”
DAYTIME NIGHTTIME by William Low
Kirkus, May 1, 2014 issue
“A lovely way to introduce children to the natural world.”
FIRST SECOND HIGHLIGHTS
AWARDS:
· BATTLING BOY by Paul Pope / 2014 Eisner Nominee, Best Publication for Teens
· BOXERS & SAINTS by Gene Luen Yang / Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Young Adult Literature
· BOXERS & SAINTS by Gene Luen Yang / 2014 Eisner Nominee, Best Publication for Teens
· ODD DUCK by Cecil Castellucci, illus. by Sara Varon / 2014 Eisner Nominee, Best Publication for Early Readers
· TEMPLAR by Jordan Mechner, illus. by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland / 2014 Eisner Nominee, Best Publication for Teens
REVIEWS:
THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki
Publishers Weekly, April 11, 2014: “Summer Blues: Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki”
“Subtle and thoughtful, this graphic novel emphasizes realism and emotion rather than fantasy and spectacle: It’s for readers young and old […] With stunning art by Jillian—who also illustrates for the New York Times, the New Yorker, and more—This One Summer is as ephemeral, breathtaking, and heartbreaking as summer love itself.”
THE WRENCHIES by Farel Dalrymple
Kirkus, BEA/ALA Issue
**Confidential to the trade until May 12, 2014**
“Beautiful, dreamy and nightmarishly violent…An insidiously macabre Coraline-esque tale meets Charles Burns.”
THE UNDERTAKING OF LILY CHEN by Danica Novgorodoff
Shelf Awareness, April 18, 2014: STARRED REVIEW!
« “Exquisite watercolors illustrate this novel about an ancient tradition in the modern world.”
LA Times Hero Complex, April 3, 2014: “The Undertaking of Lily Chen Weaves a Tale of Ghostly Love”
“I let the characters and the story lead me through those moments of the mundane and practical and into the mystical. A character can’t enter a transcendent moment without finding his or her way through a series of preceding tribulations.”
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FSG BYR HIGHLIGHTS
REVIEWS:
CLASS B.U.R.P. by Jenny Meyerhoff, illus. by Jason Week
Kirkus, May 1, 2014 issue
“Aspiring elementary school comedian Louie Burger is back, this time tackling popularity…Funny and accessible.”
ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT by Rachel Toor
Jean Hanff Korelitz, author of Admission
“On the Road to Find Out is a smart and beguiling novel about rejection, running, and the way life can recalculate around a roadblock.”
Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
“Rachel Toor’s debut novel is challenging, upbeat, poignant, funny, and just…so cool. I wish I hadn’t read this story of running-as-life so I’d still have it to look forward to.”
RUPERT CAN DANCE by Jules Feiffer
Kirkus, BEA/ALA issue
**Confidential to the trade until May 12, 2014**
“An engaging tale of friendship, dance and cat psychology.”
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