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The Sculptor, USA Today’s Happily Ever After Blogunda kapak oldu! Scott McCloud ile kısa bir görüşme ile birlikte,  Buradan  inceleyin. 

2015 YALSA ve ALSC Aday Seçim Listeleri ilan edildi ve MCPG tonlarca bu ödüllere aday var! Ayrıntılar için aşağıya bakın

Two Boys Booed, Judith Viorst ve Sophie Blackall arasındaki güçlü işbirliğiyle, eser Publishers Weekly'den ilk yıldızlı yorumu aldı! Burada daha pek çok haber var. Sadece aşağıdaki metni okuyunç

BESTSELLERS:

·         THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki / New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, July 6, 2014: #9 (4^th week on the list!)

http://us.macmillan.com/thisonesummer/JillianTamaki

·         SHACKLETON by Nick Bertozzi / New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, July 6, 2014: #10

http://us.macmillan.com/shackleton/NickBertozzi

MCPG ANIMAL FRIEND OF THE WEEK

Noa Wheeler’s pet Peeve takes the cutest nap anyone has ever napped!

Noa is celebrated author and illustrator Demi’s editor! Demi’s most recent book is Florence Nightingale, which got a starred review from Kirkus. She is the author and illustrator of The Empty Pot, Liang and the Magic Paintbrush, and Buddha Stories.

We are excited to announce that Demi’s next book will be a picture book biography of physicist and chemist Marie Curie, who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

http://us.macmillan.com/florencenightingale-1/Demi

FIRST SECOND HIGHLIGHTS

BESTSELLERS:

·         THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki / New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, July 6, 2014: #9 (4^th week on the list!)

http://us.macmillan.com/thisonesummer/JillianTamaki

·         SHACKLETON by Nick Bertozzi / New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, July 6, 2014: #10

http://us.macmillan.com/shackleton/NickBertozzi

AWARDS:

·         ANDRE THE GIANT by Box Brown / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Great Graphic Novels

·         THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang, illus. by Sonny Liew / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Great Graphic Novels

·         THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers

·         THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Great Graphic Novels

·         THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki / Huffington Post’s 10 Super Fun Teen Summer Novels That Adults Will Love Too

·         THE UNDERTAKING OF LILY CHEN by Danica Novgorodoff / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Great Graphic Novels

REVIEWS:

THE RETURN OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL by Ben Hatke

BoingBoing, June 13, 2014: READ IT HERE!

“Can only be called an absolute triumph.”

Sequential Tart, June 16, 2014: AUTHOR INTERVIEW!

“Zita is an unintentionally heroic girl with impulse control issues, a quick temper, and a strong sense of justice. Her target audience is...well I take the idea of the ‘all-ages’ story very seriously.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/thereturnofzitathespacegirl/BenHatke

SHACKLETON by Nick Bertozzi

New York Times, June 18, 2014: “Daring Deeds: Nick Bertozzi’s Shackleton”

“Exciting, amusing and detailed…An amazing tale.”

National Geographic, June 18, 2014: “Shackleton Comic Bring Antarctica’s Heroic Age of Exploration to Life”

“A century ago, Ernest Shackleton planned the first trek from shore to shore across Antarctica. During their journey, he and the crew aboard the Endurance became stranded in ice along the Antarctic coast and nearly perished. Now their story is being told in a beautiful new graphic novel from artist Nick Bertozzi.”

Paste, June 12, 2014: READ IT HERE!

“It’s rare to see such a range of structures, especially within such a limited number of pages, but Bertozzi’s determination to keep his story fresh lends energy to the tale.”

http://us.macmillan.com/shackleton/NickBertozzi

THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki

Shelf Awareness, June 24, 2014

“For kids on the cusp of adolescence, This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki speaks to precisely where they are.”

http://us.macmillan.com/thisonesummer/JillianTamaki

THE SCULPTOR by Scott McCloud

USA Today, June 25, 2014: EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL!

“A page-turner from beginning to end.”

THE ZOO BOX by Ariel Cohn, illus. by Aron Nels Steinke

Kirkus, July 15, 2014 issue

“The zoo comes to two unsuspecting children when they discover a magical, mysterious box…Told through wide, bright panels, this graphic-novel/picture-book hybrid will certainly conjure memories of Chris Van Allsburg’s Jumanji.”

Publishers Weekly, June 20, 2014 issue

“The box that must not be opened is a tried-and-true storytelling device; Cohn and Steinke’s graphic novel–style picture book, however, is anything but formulaic.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/thezoobox/AronSteinke

HOLT BYR HIGHLIGHTS

AWARDS:

·         THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED by April Henry / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

·         WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ANIMAL? By Eric Carle and Friends / Nominee, 2015 ALSC Notable Children’s Books

REVIEWS:

EDDA: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School by Adam Auerbach

Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2014

“Kudos to author-illustrator Adam Auerbach —or, rather, a celebratory goblet of mead to him—for pairing a traditional school story with Norse mythology.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/edda/AdamAuerbach

EDWARD HOPPER PAINTS HIS WORLD by Robert Burleigh, illus. by Wendell Minor

ARTnews, June 12, 2014: “9 Awesome New Art Books for Kids”

“Despite setbacks, Hopper stays true to his passion, painting idyllic country homes, lush seascapes, and mysterious scenes of New York at night.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/edwardhopperpaintshisworld/RobertBurleigh

Sublicensed Edition of the Week!

SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson

Originally published in 1999, Speak is a groundbreaking, extraordinarily powerful novel and a Printz Honor Book, National Book Award Finalist, Edgar Award Finalist, and New York Times bestseller. The latest sublicensed edition comes to us from Hebrew publisher Kinneret.

Foreign sales for SPEAK:

∙ Chinese Complex/Ecus ∙Dutch/Moon ∙ French/Anne Carriere ∙ German/Beltz & Gelberg ∙ Greek/Minoas∙ Hebrew/Kinneret ∙ Hungarian/Cicero Kiado ∙ Italian/Giunti ∙ Korean/Prooni ∙Latvian/Zvaigzne ∙ Lithuanian/Alma Littera ∙ Portuguese (Brazil)/Valentina ∙Portuguese/Gailivro ∙ Romanian/Paralela 45 ∙ Russian/Azbooka ∙ Spanish (Latin America)/Castillo ∙ Turkish/Artemis ∙

http://us.macmillan.com/speak/LaurieAnderson

FSG BYR HIGHLIGHTS

SALES:

·         GOODBYE, WALTER MALINSKI by Helen Recorvits, illus. by Lloyd Bloom / Korean rights relicensed to Sigongsa

·         SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson / Russian rights licensed to Azbooka-Atticus

AWARDS:

·         DARE THE WIND by Tracey Fern, illus. by Emily Arnold McCully / Nominee, 2015 ALSC Notable Children’s Books

·         LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD by Ava Dellaira / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults

·         LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD by Ava Dellaira / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers

·         ON THE ROAD TO FIND OUT by Rachel Toor / Huffington Post’s 10 Super Fun Teen Summer Novels That Adults Will Love Too

·         THE RULE OF THREE by Eric Walters / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers

·         SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson / Nominee, 2015 YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

REVIEWS:

AND TWO BOYS BOOED by Judith Viorst, illus. by Sophie Blackall

Publishers Weekly, June 20, 2014 issue: STARRED REVIEW!

«“It was an inspiration to pair Viorst and Blackall in this funny, ingenious, and true-to-life story about stage fright.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/andtwoboysbooed/JudithViorst

ROARING BROOK PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

SALES:

·         SPECIAL DELIVERY by Philip C. Stead, illus. by Matthew Cordell / Spanish rights licensed to Océano

AWARDS:   

·         GRAVITY by Jason Chin / Nominee, 2015 ALSC Notable Children’s Books

·         PORT CHICAGO 50 by Steve Sheinkin / Nominee, 2015 ALSC Notable Children’s Books

REVIEWS:

DOG AND BEAR: TRICKS AND TREATS by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Booklist, July 1, 2014 issue

“The funny surprises will fool young readers, who will be delighted when the jokes are revealed.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/dogandbeartricksandtreats/LauraSeeger

EMILY’S BLUE PERIOD by Cathleen Daly, illus. by Lisa Brown

Shelf Awareness, June 24, 2014: 3^rd STARRED REVIEW!

« “In Cathleen Daly's sophisticated and inspiring picture book, budding artist Emily develops a style of her own.”

Booklist, July 1, 2014 issue

“During the blue period, tones are gray and black and blue, but the final colorful collage invites children to find all the parts of Emily’s life. Artful.”

ARTnews, June 12, 2014: “9 Awesome New Art Books for Kids”

“When Emily’s parents separate, she becomes sad and loses her interest in art. Then her teacher gives the class a lesson on collages made by Braque and Picasso, and Emily begins to understand that her family’s new arrangement is like a collage—complete and beautiful in its own way.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/emilysblueperiod/CathleenDaly

THE SUMMER INVITATION by Charlotte Silver

Booklist, July 1, 2014 issue

“A comfy love letter to New York City and times gone by.”

http://us.macmillan.com/thesummerinvitation/CharlotteSilver

HER AGAIN: Becoming Meryl Streep Michael Schulman

New Yorker ve New York Times da kültür ve eğlence bölümünde yazar ve  Meryl Streep hayranı Michael Schulman tarafından yazılan heyecan verici bir projeyi sizinle paylaşmak için yazıyorum. HER AGAIN: Becoming Meryl Streep, Streep'in günümüzde kültürel ikon haline nasıl geldiğini araştıran sıkı bir dramatik anlatı

Kitap Harper yayınevinden Gail Winston'a  açık artırma ile satıldı ve biz(Kuhn Projects) eserin İngiltere ve çeviri haklarını elinde tutuyor. .Eserin müsveddesi Kasım 2015de mevcut olacak, ama ben burada kitabın detaylı bir sunumunun linkini https://www.hightail.com/download/ZUczYkJqSEJrWTlMWE1UQw sizlerle paylaşmaktan memnunum. bu muhteşem sunumu beğeneceğinizi umuyoruz

OF ALL THE GIN JOINTS: A Cocktail Drinker's Guide to Hollywood Hijinks and Mayhem by Edward Hemingway and Mark Bailey

Sizlere temsilcisi bulunduğum Kuhn Projects'in​   eğlenceli bir projesinden söz etmek istiyorum-büyüleyici mi büyüleyici, bu eser Holywood ve Sinema perdesinin eski şatafatlı günlerinden alınma,en lezzetli anekdotların bir araya gelişi. Yazarlarımız Edward Hemingway and Mark Bailey ayrıca Hemingway and Bailey's Bartending Guide to Great American Writers'ın yazarları.Kitap, Algonquin(İngiliz) yayınevinden bu Eylül'de yayınlanacak. Konu başlıklarını aşağıdaki İngilizce metinde bulabilirsiniz.

True tales of celebrity hijinks are served up with an equal measure of Hollywood history, movie-star mayhem, and a frothy mix of forty cocktail recipes.

Humphrey Bogart got himself arrested for protecting his drinking buddies, who happened to be a pair of stuffed pandas. Ava Gardner would water-ski to the set of Night of the Iguana holding a towline in one hand and a cocktail in the other. Barely legal Natalie Wood would let Dennis Hopper seduce her if he provided a bathtub full of champagne. Bing Crosby’s ill-mannered antics earned him the nickname “Binge Crosby.” And sweet Mary Pickford stashed liquor in hydrogen peroxide bottles during Prohibition. From the frontier days of silent film up to the wild auteur period of the 1970s, Mark Bailey has pillaged the vaults of Hollywood history and lore to dig up the true—and often surprising—stories of seventy of our most beloved actors, directors, and screenwriters at their most soused.

Bite-size biographies are followed by ribald anecdotes and memorable quotes. If a star had a favorite cocktail, the recipe is included. Films with the most outrageous booze-soaked stories, likeApocalypse Now, From Here to Eternity, and The Misfits, are featured, along with the legendary watering holes of the day (and the recipes for their signature drinks). Edward Hemingway’s portraits complete this spirited look at America’s most iconic silver-screen legends.

“This book is like being at the best dinner party in the world. And I thought I was the first person to put a bar in my closet. I was clearly born during the wrong era.” —Chelsea Handler

Robin Stevens Murder Most Unladylike'dan muhteşem haberler

Robin Stevens’ın  MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE  Down the Rabbit Hole!'de

Robin Stevens'in ilk romanı Murder Most Unladylike,  çocuk kitaplarına odaklı yeni  radyo programında orta yaş grubu çocuklara yönelik bir kitap olarak tanıtıldı. Down The Rabbit Hole radyo programına  Book Trust'dan Sanat Projesi Yöneticisi Katherine Woodfine, ve Water Stones'un  Çocuk Kitapları Başı Melissa Cox, başkanlık etmekte

Onların sabah programında  Murder Most Unladylike hakkındaki yorumlarını dinlemek için tıklayınız:  http://downtherabbitholeradio.tumblr.com/post/87087403555/episode-1-down-the-rabbit-hole-with-special

Susie Day, author: “I absolutely loved it – it’s charming and witty and there’s so much in terms of in-jokes and she really grabs hold of all the traditions of this type of story and runs with them. You’ve got bunbreak, squashed fly biscuits and dormitories...but at the same time as this thrilling murder mystery.” 

Tom Percival, author and illustrator: “Characters really engaging and I enjoyed the dynamics of this ‘best friend’ relationship that had lots of insecurities and jealousies. I got so caught up in their relationship and friendship....really exciting and engaging.”

Melissa Cox, Head Children’s Buyer Waterstones: “Nice balance struck between including the character and being inclusive in the writing but also acknowledging the difficulty of having a girl from Hong Kong in that (historical) context.  Really cleverly done and unexpected for what I thought would be a straightforward whodunit caper. It really added an extra interesting element and good on Robin for doing it.”

Murder Most Unladylike: A Wells and Wong Mystery

Agent: Gemma Cooper

Genre: Middle-grade

Random House Children’s Publishing UK, May 2014. UK and Commonwealth.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Spring 2015. North American. Publishing as MURDER IS BAD MANNERS

Manuscript available.

Deepdean School for Girls, 1934. When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own deadly secret detective agency, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia’s missing tie. Which they don’t, really.)

But then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. She thinks it must all have been a terrible accident—but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now the girls know a murder must have taken place…and there’s more than one person at Deepdean with a motive.

Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove a murder happened in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again (and before the police can get there first, naturally), Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning, scheming and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test?

“Plotting is what sets this book apart; this is about who was where at the time of the murder, and it’s about finding the chink in the alibi. Stevens’s duo – Daisy, who hides her sharpness under a chummy exterior, and Hazel, recently arrived from Hong Kong and out of place in an English boarding school – are interesting enough to hold up a second volume.” –Lorna Bradbury, The Telegraph UK

Next in the Wells and Wong Mystery series:

Arsenic for Tea: A Wells and Wong Mystery Book 2

Agent: Gemma Cooper

Genre: Middle-grade

Random House Children’s Publishing UK, February 2015. UK and Commonwealth.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Spring 2016. North American.

It’s the Easter holidays, and Daisy has invited Hazel to her country manor for Daisy’s fourteenth birthday. Lady Hastings has planned a birthday party—but when the guests arrive, it becomes clear that this party isn't really about Daisy at all. Daisy's furious, and Hazel's feeling more and more out of place—even the arrival of Daisy's dashing Uncle Felix, the black sheep of the family, can't cheer the girls up.

But then, at Daisy's birthday tea, one of the guests is taken ill. He dies a few hours later, of arsenic poisoning - and it soon becomes clear that someone in the house must be to blame.

Daisy, of course, can't wait to begin the investigation. Hazel, though, is more cautious. It was Lord Hastings, Daisy's father, who handed the victim the poisoned cup of tea—what if he really is the murderer? Hazel thinks Daisy could be ignoring how serious the situation really is. Can the Detective Society solve their second case—and do they even want to?

A Wells and Wong Mystery Book 3

Agent: Gemma Cooper

Genre: Middle-grade

Random House Children’s Publishing UK. February 2016. UK and Commonwealth.

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Spring 2017. North American.

After their exploits at Easter, Daisy and Hazel are ready to pass their summer in an adventure of a different kind: a visit to Hazel’s family in Hong Kong. But murder seems to follow them around, and they find themselves investigating a suspicious death on board a steam liner.

Robin Stevens’ Bio:

Robin Stevens was born in California but grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She has been making up stories all her life. She studied crime fiction at University, and now she works at Orion Children's Books in London. She blogs athttp://redbreastedbird.blogspot.co.uk/

Folio Literary Management'dan bir haber

Folio Literary Management'ın temsil ettiği  Estelle Laure'nin THIS RAGING LIGHT 'in ilk uluslarası satışı İtalya DeAgostini yayınevine 7000 euroluk bir anlaşmayla verildi. Bu eserin İngilteredeki yayın hakları şu an dört yayıncının katıldığı bir açık arttırmanın sonlanmasıyla gerçekleşecek.
İlgilenen yayıncılarımıza duyurulur.

Macmillan Çocuk Grubu yayınlarından güncel haberler

Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales ve Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads by Bob Shea, çizimlendiren  Lane Smith! için gelen ilk yıldızlı yorumları sizlerle paylaşmaktan mutluluk duyuyorum. 

Muhteşem  Bad Kitty dizimizin yayın hakları tam 14 üncü ülkeye lisanslandı! Yunan yayıncı Dioptra dizinin ilk dört kitabını yayınlamak için anlaşma imzaladı!

Sizlere vereceğimiz bunlardan çok daha büyük bir haberimiz var! Nick Bertozzi’nin Shackleton'u a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Week!(Publishers weekly haftanın en iyi kitabı) seçildi.

İlgilendiğiniz eserleri bize yazınız.

BESTSELLERS:

·         THE RETURN OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL by Ben Hatke / New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, June 29, 2014: #10 (3^rd week on the list!)

http://us.macmillan.com/thereturnofzitathespacegirl/BenHatke

·         A WRINKLE IN TIME: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted and illus. by Hope Larson / New York Times Bestsellers List, Hardcover Graphic Novels, June 29, 2014: #6 (42^nd week on the list!)

http://us.macmillan.com/awrinkleintimethegraphicnovel/MadeleineLEngle

MCPG ANIMAL FRIEND OF THE WEEK

Bissa wants to give you a kiss! Emily Feinberg’s labradoodle is as sweet as can be.

Emily is the editor of Edible Colors, a bold, artful concept book by Jennifer Vogel Bass about the vibrant world of unusual fruits and vegetables. Coming in Spring 2015 is Edible Numbers: count your fruits and vegetables in this second tasty concept book!

FSG BYR HIGHLIGHTS

BESTSELLERS:

·         A WRINKLE IN TIME: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Madeleine L’Engle, adapted and illus. by Hope Larson / New York Times Bestsellers List, Hardcover Graphic Novels, June 29, 2014: #6 (42^nd week on the list!)

http://us.macmillan.com/awrinkleintimethegraphicnovel/MadeleineLEngle

SALES:

·         LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD by Ava Dellaira / Hungarian rights licensed to Ciceró Kiadó

·         QUEEN ON WEDNESDAY by Gabi Swiatkowska / French rights licensed to Editions du Genevrier

·         WHEN I WORE MY SAILOR SUIT by Uri Shulevitz / Korean rights relicensed to Sigongsa

AWARDS:

·         A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L’Engle / The Guardian, Top 10 Time Travel Books

REVIEWS:

CLASS B.U.R.P. by Jenny Meyerhoff, illus. by Jason Week

SLJ, July 2014 issue

“Reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes and should grab the attention of reluctant readers and Wimpy Kid fans alike.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/classburp/JennyMeyerhoff

CUT ME FREE by J.R. Johansson

Jennifer Armentrout, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Lux and Covenant series

“ Absolutely loved this. A superb blend of mystery and romance, it's never what you expect. A masterpiece."

EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN by Lindsey Lane

SLJ, July 2014 issue

“Brilliant… the picture of a small border town caught up in a mystery and bound by its secrets is an intriguing one that Lane does well.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/evidenceofthingsnotseen/LindseyLane

ROARING BROOK PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

SALES:   

·         BAD KITTY GETS A BATH by Nick Bruel / Greek rights licensed to Dioptra

·         BAD KITTY MEETS THE BABY by Nick Bruel / Greek rights licensed to Dioptra

·         BAD KITTY VS UNCLE MURRAY by Nick Bruel / Greek rights licensed to Dioptra

·         HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BAD KITTY by Nick Bruel / Greek rights licensed to Dioptra

·         NO! by David McPhail / Korean rights relicensed to Sigongsa

REVIEWS:

KID SHERIFF AND THE TERRIBLE TOADS by Bob Shea, illus. by Lane Smith

SLJ, July 2014 issue: STARRED REVIEW!

«“Shea’s humor is spot-on in Sherriff Ryan’s unwavering logic and assumptions, and his distinct characters will make this an instant hit. Smith’s illustrations, with grainy color and vivid textures, match the deadpan silliness to a tee.”

NEIGHBORHOOD SHARKS: Hunting with the Great Whites of California’s Farallon Islands by Katherine Roy

SLJ, July 2014 issue: STARRED REVIEW!

«“Shark lovers of all ages will enjoy poring over the intense, vivid images…An excellent introduction.”

VIVA FRIDA by Yuyi Morales

Publishers Weekly, June 16, 2014: STARRED REVIEW!

«“Readers will recognize Morales’s handmade Frida Kahlo doll from Kahlo’s self-portraits—Morales’s doll has the same haunting beauty and direct gaze…Frida lives because she loves and creates.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/vivafrida/YuyiMorales

THE ORCHESTRA PIT by Johanna Wright

SLJ, July 2014 issue

“Mistakenly arriving at an orchestra pit filled with young musicians tuning up for an impending concert, the creature first explores some brass instruments…This charming introduction to the orchestra and its instruments was made to be shared.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/theorchestrapit/JohannaWright

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MUSK OX by Erin Cabatingan, illus. by Matthew Myers

SLJ, July 2014 issue

“Long-suffering Zebra tries to interest self-centered Musk Ox in other parts of the world besides his home in the Arctic…Goofy.”

FIRST SECOND HIGHLIGHTS

BESTSELLERS:

·         THE RETURN OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL by Ben Hatke / New York Times Bestsellers List, Paperback Graphic Novels, June 29, 2014: #10 (3^rd week on the list!)

http://us.macmillan.com/thereturnofzitathespacegirl/BenHatke

AWARDS:

·         SHACKLETON: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi / Publishers Weekly, Best Books of the Week, June 16, 2014

REVIEWS:

THIS ONE SUMMER by Mariko Tamaki, illus. by Jillian Tamaki

Shelf Awareness, June 17, 2014: 7^th STARRED REVIEW!

«“[Mariko and Jillian Tamaki] exploit the graphic novel form to its fullest potential…Stunning.”

Paste Magazine, June 5, 2014: READ IT HERE!

“A subtle, beautiful, intelligent read…[This One Summer] pulls off the clever trick of rendering nostalgia without romanticism, capturing the feel of summer when it actually meant something.”

SLJ, June 4, 2014: Summer Reading Round-Up

“The two friends test the waters of teenhood by watching slasher films and thinking of ways to get a glimpse of this year’s crush.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/thisonesummer/JillianTamaki

THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang, illus. by Sonny Liew

Gothamist, June 5, 2014: “Notable New Yorkers Share Their Summer Reading Recommendations”

“There's nobody working in comics today who's more adept at finding the hilarious in and around the serious (and tragic) and the serious (and tragic) in the hilarious.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/theshadowhero/GeneYang

Sublicensed Edition of the Week!

THE GIRL WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE by April Henry

April Henry is the queen of thrillers. In this YA standalone, Cady must overcome amnesia and identity theft to solve a mystery involving biological warfare and save her family.

German publisher Arena’s edition has a riveting cover – readers will be on the edge of their seats!

Foreign sales for THE GIRL WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE:

∙ British Commonwealth/Walker Books ∙ German/Arena ∙ Turkish/Yakamoz Yayinlari

http://us.macmillan.com/thegirlwhowassupposedtodie/AprilHenry

HOLT BYR HIGHLIGHTS

REVIEWS:

BODY IN THE WOODS by April Henry

MacTeenBooks, June 13, 2014: Author Blog: On Inspiration and Editing

“When I learned that MCSO SAR not only looks for people lost in the wilderness but also searches for crime scene evidence and even recovers bodies, I knew it what I had long sought: a realistic idea for a teen mystery series.”

                http://us.macmillan.com/thebodyinthewoods/AprilHenry

EDWARD HOPPER PAINTS HIS WORLD by Robert Burleigh, illus. by Wendell Minor

SLJ, July 2014 issue

“Minor’s art, lush and perfectly varied with pencil sketches interspersed between colorful paintings, is accompanied by Burleigh’s compelling text… Minor has reenvisioned many of Hopper’s well-known works, placing Hopper in the picture, depicting the artist as he surveys the scenes that inspired his paintings.”

http://us.macmillan.com/edwardhopperpaintshisworld/RobertBurleigh

TALES OF BUNJITSU BUNNY by John Himmelman

SLJ¸ July 2014 issue

“Delightful short stories about a little bunny named Isabel, who is mighty in spirit.”