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Hot Off the Presses: Week of June 8
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book from a popular comedian, the first YA novel from an bestselling adult author, a companion to a dystopian series, a history book for young readers from a TV pundit, and a new novella set in an Old Kingdom.
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Chronicle Issues Mother-Daughter Memoirs of Living with Anorexia
Elena Dunkle had been battling anorexic nervosa for many tortuous years when she and her mother, author Clare B. Dunkle, began writing a memoir of the teen's life with the eating disorder in 2009.
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Rights Report: Week of June 1, 2015
New deals for Debbi Michiko Florence, Laurie Boyle Crompton, and Jennifer Hamburg.
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BEA 2015: Chronicling Middle Grade Characters and Adventures
A panel of novelists of forthcoming middle-grade titles, talks the difference between middle grade and YA, the origins of their stories, and life before publication.
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BEA 2015: Editors Buzz About Middle Grade Books
Editors gathered at BEA Friday morning to share their favorite middle-grade books for fall.
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Kindergartners Whip Up Some 'Rude Cakes'
Matthew Winner, librarian at Ducketts Lane Elementary School in Elkridge, Md., was inspired to create a craft activity for his kindergarten class after reading them Rowboat Watkins's 'Rude Cakes.'
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of June 1, 2015
Two bestselling series add new titles, a new picture book gets meta, a debut middle grade novel heads to the circus, a high-fantasy middle grade series launches, a new YA novel deals with teen vengeance, and another travels through time to rescue a friendship.
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Rights Report: Week of May 25, 2015
New deals for Trish Cook, Sharlee Glenn, and Carmen Oliver.
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Transgender Titles for Young Readers
To many authors, editors, and booksellers, the best way to increase acceptance of transgender people is to publish more of these stories for young people.
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First Look: Rebecca Stead’s 'Goodbye Stranger'
Three seventh-grade girls deal with the challenges of friendship, love, and change in 'Goodbye Stranger,' the latest novel by Rebecca Stead.
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Happy Birthday, Pippi Longstocking!
The 70-year-old classic doesn't look a day over nine.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 25, 2015
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a trio of noteworthy YA titles: a follow-up to a popular series, a stand-alone that deals with the heavy topics of life and love, and the start to a new series promising romance and motorcycle gang intrigue.
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Philomel to Publish Chelsea Clinton's First Book
Chelsea Clinton’s considerable list of accomplishments has a new addition: children’s book author. On September 15, Philomel will publish the former First Daughter’s 'It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!'
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Random House Acquires Julianna Margulies Picture Book
Emmy Award-winning actor Julianna Margulies will step into the publishing limelight in May 2016, when Random House publishes her debut picture book, 'Three Magic Balloons.'
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Triple Play: Little, Brown Inks YA Author Laini Taylor for Three-Book Deal
Author Laini Taylor, widely known for her bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone YA fantasy trilogy, has signed a deal for three new novels with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
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Rights Report: Week of May 18, 2015
New deals for Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Kear, Ron McGee, Matthew Laurence, Reyna Grande, and Sherri Duskey Rinker.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 18, 2015
Next week's new releases include the conclusions to two popular series for teens, the latest from a bestselling mother-daughter writing duo, a middle-grade spinoff of a popular YA series, and a short-story anthology promising kisses and curses from well-known authors.
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25 Years On, 'Maniac Magee' Is Still Running
This month, Little, Brown is releasing a 25th-anniversary edition of 'Maniac Magee,' the Newbery Medal-winning bestseller by Jerry Spinelli.
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Rights Report: Week of May 11, 2015
New deals for E.K. Johnston, Ken Burns, Kristina Webb, Alison Cherry, and Ned Rust.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 11, 2015
New children's books released for the week of May 11, 2015.



