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Epic! Adds Titles From National Geographic, Andrews McMeel
Epic!, an e-book subscription service for kids 12 and under, is adding titles from National Geographic Kids and Andrews McMeel. The company also announced two appointments to its board of advisers.
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'TombQuest' Is Scholastic's Newest Multi-Platform Series
Ancient Egypt is at the heart of TombQuest, Scholastic's latest multi-platform action adventure property pairing a middle-grade book series with an interactive online game.
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Little, Brown, Marvel Offer 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Kids' Books
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has an agreement with Marvel to produce a series of movie tie-ins based on the popular films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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DPW Debuts Disney Story Central, a Kids' E-book Portal
Disney Publishing Worldwide is launching Disney Story Central, an online portal of interactive titles for kids aged 3-7.
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CDS Takes Online Rights to 'Maximum Ride'
James Patterson’s YA book franchise, which has sold over 30 million copies, is about to go digital.
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'Fascinated by Memory': Lois Lowry and Jeff Bridges Discuss 'The Giver'
At this year's ALA, Lois Lowry engaged in a discussion with ALA president Barbara Stripling and actor Jeff Bridges, who stars in the film adaptation of Lowry's "The Giver."
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Movie Alert: 'The Giver'
The film adaptation of "The Giver," Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning novel, opens on August 15 and stars Brenton Thwaites as Jonas, Jeff Bridges as the Giver, and Meryl Streep as the Chief Elder.
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Penguin and Jim Henson Company Team Up for Dark Crystal Project
Penguin Young Readers Group and the Jim Henson Company announced the winner of the Dark Crystal Author Quest, a writing competition to select the author of a new YA series set in the world of the 1982 fantasy film.
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Harlequin Teen Gears Up for 'Let's Get Lost'
"Let's Get Lost," a debut novel by Adi Alsaid that Harlequin rolls out in August with a 100,000-copy first printing and a six-figure marketing campaign.
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Rights Report: Week of July 7, 2014
New deals for Anna Banks, Marc Rosenthal, and Alice Schertle & Stephanie Yue.
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FarFaria Adds HarperCollins’ Titles, iPhone Support
FarFaria, a subscription app for iPad providing unlimited access to kids’ content for $3.99 a month, has inked a deal to offer 17 HarperCollins’ titles and has expanded support for the iPhone.
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Galley Talk: 'The Witch's Boy'
Johanna Albrecht, children's manager of Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, N.C., talks about a September middle-grade novel that drew her in.
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Penguin Announces Subject of 100th 'Who Was…?' Bio
Steve Irwin, the late Australian wildlife expert, conservationist, and host of Animal Planet's "The Crocodile Hunter" TV show, will headline the 100th release in Grosset & Dunlap's Who Was…? series of biographies.
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Rights Report: Week of June 30, 2014
New deals for Josh Lacey & Garry Parsons, Elle Cosimano, and Meg Kassel.
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Rights Report: Week of June 23, 2014
New deals for Jocelyn Davies, Alan Gratz, Kevin Brooks, Monica Brown, and Stacey Kade.
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Lerner Launches 'Audisee eBooks with Audio'
Lerner officials say Audisee eBooks with Audio, offers "an engaging solution for reluctant and struggling readers, on-grade readers, auditory learners, and ELL/ESL students."
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Rights Report: Week of June 16, 2014
New deals for Brenna Yovanoff, Nisha Sharma, Jason Reynolds, Leila Howland, and Kevin Emerson.
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Adaptive Studios Revives Abandoned Content
Adaptive Studios is an unusual venture that looks to find abandoned intellectual property and revive it for production in a wide variety of media. The venture has launched Adaptive Books and released its first title this month.
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Tales from a Kind-of-Glam-Author Tour: Rachel Renée Russell Takes Dork Diaries on the Road
Rachel Renée Russell and her two daughters toured schools in the Midwest for their latest Dork Diaries adventure, "Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star."
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Florida Principal Axes Summer Reading Program Over Doctorow's 'Little Brother'
Cory Doctorow is the latest author to have his book pulled.



