Chapter Books:
BAD KITTY GOES TO THE VET by Nick Bruel (Winter 2016) **Available April!**
Roaring Brook Press
January 2016; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 144 pp.; Ages 7 – 10; B&W illustrations
Even the best bad kitties can get sick, and when it happens, it mean just one thing: a visit to…the vet!
THE GREAT PET ESCAPE by Victoria Jamieson (Winter 2016)
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
February 2016; 6 x 9; 64 pp.; Ages 6 – 10; 4c illustrations
A young graphic novel chapter book about the secret lives of class pets!
NIGHT OF THE LIVING WORMS by Dave Coverly (Fall 2015)
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Paper-Over-Board: October 2015; 5 ½ x 8; 192 pp.; Ages 7 – 10; 2c illustrations
Book 1 in a new series that plays off the adage "The early bird gets the worm" from the perspective of Early Bird's slacker brother, Speed Bump.
BUNJITSU BUNNY’S BEST MOVE by John Himmelman (Fall 2015)
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Paper-Over-Board: October 2015; 5 ½ x 8; 128 pp.; Ages 6 - 8; 2c illustrations
A sequel to TALES OF BUNJITSU BUNNY, with new adventures for the wise and talented Isabel and her friends.
Middle Grade:
THE INN BETWEEN by Marina Cohen, illustreated by Sarah Watts(Spring/Summer 2016)
Roaring Brook Press
March 2016; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 228 pp.; Ages 8 – 12
The Shining meets The Sixth Sense in this supremely creepy middle grade novel about the bizarre things that happen to two girls stranded at a desert inn in Nevada.
TERROR AT BOTTLE CREEK by Watt Key (Winter 2016)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
January 2016; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 208 pp.; Ages 10 – 13
A thrilling survival story about a 12-year-old boy who finds himself and two young girls stranded in a wild-animal-infested swamp in the midst of an Alabama hurricane.
PETE MILANO’S GUIDE TO BEING A MOVIE STAR by Tommy Greenwald (Winter 2016) **Available April!*
Roaring Brook Press
February 2016; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 272 pp.; Ages 9– 12; B&W illustrations
Everyone knows Pete Milano as the class clown, the class trouble-maker, and the sometimes class artist. But they last thing anyone expects is for Pete to become the class movie star!
Young Adult:
A WEEK OF MONDAYS by Jessica Brody (Winter 2016)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
May 2016; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 320 pp.; Ages 12 - 18
A romantic comedy in the vein of Groundhog Day, where a girl must relive the Monday that her boyfriend dumps her.
SAVING MONTGOMERY SOLE by Mariko Tamaki (Winter 2016)
Roaring Brook Press
April 2016; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 288 pp.; Ages 12 & Up
A YA prose novel from award-winning, bestselling graphic novel writer Mariko Tamaki, about an outcast teen girl who explores the mysteries of friendship, family, faith, and phenomena, including the greatest mystery of all--herself.
THE TROUBLE IN ME by Jack Gantos (Fall 2015) **MS available ANY DAY NOW!** We will send separately as soon as it is in.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
September 2015; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 256 pp.; Ages 12 - 15
A sharp-edged misadventure for teens from the Newbery Medalist—the perfect bridge between the Norvelt novels and his Printz Honor–winning YA memoir, Hole in My Life.
FIRST & THEN by Emma Mills (Fall 2015)
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
October 2015; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 272 pp.; Ages 14 – 18
A funny, fresh, and modern take on PRIDE & PREJUDICE, in which a high-school senior sorts out her feelings for a stuck-up football star.
WHERE YOU’LL FIND ME by Natasha Friend (formerly titled GODSMACKED) (Winter 2016)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
March 2016; 5 ½ x 8 ¼; 272 pp.; Ages 12 & Up
In this powerful yet buoyant YA novel, a thirteen-year-old girl goes to live with her father and his new family following her mother's suicide attempt, and learns to navigate the shifting loyalties of friendships in middle school.
Nonfiction:
DARE TO DISAPPOINT: Growing Up in Turkey by Ozge Samanci (Fall 2015)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers
Graphic Novel: November 2015; 7 x 9; 200 pp.; Ages 14 & Up
A YA graphic novel memoir that shows what it was like growing up amidst political turmoil in Turkey.
