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In Brief: May 7, 2015
The week in photos from children's book events across the country.
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FSG Gives Tractor Mac Books New Life
Tractor Mac first was self-published by author-illustrator Billy Steers and his wife Julie Steers in 1999, and is now being in refreshed and rebranded editions by FSG.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 4, 2015
Children's books released for the week of May 4, 2015.
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Adrian Fogelin Moves On from Her Neighborhood Novels
Adrian Fogelin's Neighborhood sequence draws to a close in 'Some Kind of Magic,' the sixth installment, which Peachtree is releasing this month.
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Rights Report: Week of April 27, 2015
New deals for Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, Candace Fleming, and Adam Auerbach.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10 Cover Revealed
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams, has revealed the new cover for the 10th installment of Kinney's Wimpy Kid series, 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School.'
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Moving On Up: 'Dorothy Must Die'
Fascination with the magical land of Oz created by L. Frank Baum in the early 1900s is alive and well in the swift-selling Dorothy Must Die series by debut author Danielle Paige.
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First YA Crossover Novel from Other Press
Other Press is marketing Déborah Lévy-Bertherat's 'The Travels of Daniel Ascher' as a YA crossover, the first time the press has dealt with such a book in its nearly 17-year history.
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Junie B. Jones Gets a Facelift
In May, Random House Books for Young Readers will reissue all of Barbara Park's Junie B.'s adventures, as well as her interactive journal with covers featuring an updated look.
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of April 27, 2015
New books at bat for the final week of April include the latest offering from a baseball star, a much-buzzed dystopian novel, a picture book from singing sister TV stars, and more.
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DC Debuts Line of Super Hero Graphic Novels, Merchandise for Girls
In a new venture targeting girls ages 6-12, DC Comics is teaming with Random House, Mattel and Lego to release a multifaceted line of print and digital content and merchandise based on its female superheroes.
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Rights Report: Week of April 20, 2015
New deals for Colleen Oakes, Esta Spalding, Michelle Schusterman, Mike A. Lancaster, and M.J. Beaufrand.
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'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' Gets New Life
When the movie 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' – adapted by Jesse Andrews from his 2012 novel of the same name—opens in theaters June 12, it does so already riding a wave of impressive early success.
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Galley Talk: 'Another Kind of Hurricane'
Rachel Hochberg at Children's Book World in Haverford, Pa., points to a debut novel she’s anticipating handselling: 'Another Kind of Hurricane' by Tamara Ellis Smith, due out in July.
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RHCB Ups First Print Run on New Seuss to 1 Million
'What Pet Should I Get?,' rediscovered in fall 2013, goes on sale in July,
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of April 20, 2015
A range of new books to hit shelves next week.
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NYRB to Reissue Astrid Lindgren Classics
The New York Review Children's Collection will publish 'Mio, My Son' and 'Seacrow Island,' two out-of-print classics by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
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Rights Report: Week of April 13, 2015
New deals for Ann Redisch Stampler, Jessica Taylor, Annette Bay Pimentel, and Florence Parry Heide.
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Marissa Moss's Amelia Graduates Middle School—and Turns 20
Marissa Moss's Amelia series celebrates its 20th anniversary on April 20, when Creston Books issues Amelia's final oeuvre, 'Amelia's Middle-School Graduation Yearbook.'
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Hot Off the Presses: Week of April 13, 2015
Hitting bookshelves next week is a wide array of books for all ages, including a heavy-hitting YA novel, an anthology featuring big authors on one theme, and the first picture book pairing of two popular authors.



