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Disney and Pixar Spotlight Staff Talent in New Line of Books
The Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios have teamed up with Disney Publishing Worldwide for a series of books created by artists and storytellers at each studio.
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Rights Report: Week of April 28, 2014
New deals for Paul Tobin, Beth Kephart, James Ponti, Karen Harrington, and Katie Yamasaki.
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Cover Reveal: Ally Condie's 'Atlantia'
PW has the exclusive first look at the cover of Ally Condie's forthcoming standalone YA novel, "Atlantia."
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Capstone, Epic! Ink E-book Subscription Deal
Children's publisher Capstone Young Readers and Epic!, a kids’ e-book subscription service, announced a distribution agreement that will make 500 Capstone titles available through the Epic! digital service.
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Wimpy Kid and Family to Hit the Road in 'The Long Haul'
Orange: it’s the color of traffic barrels, detour signs, and the cover of 'The Long Haul,' the ninth book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, which will see the Heffley clan heading out of town.
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Movie Alert: The Fault in Our Stars
The highly anticipated movie adaptation of John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars," starring Shailene Woodley aand Ansel Elgort, will be released on June 6.
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Learn, You Will: Workman Taps Yoda and Friends for Workbook Line
Workman Publishing is bringing the Force to education with the May launch of a series of Star Wars workbooks.
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Rights Report: Week of April 21, 2014
New deals for Heidi Heilig, Henrik Tamm, and Brigette Barrager.
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Disney Partners with Bestselling Children's Authors for New Star Wars Adaptations
Disney Publishing Worldwide will release four new children's books tied to the original Star Wars film trilogy, starting in October 2014.
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Tom Angleberger to Fold Origami Yoda Series
In August, Amulet will release the sixth and final novel in Tom Angleberger's Origami Yoda series, "Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus," whose title and cover are revealed here for the first time.
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Bloomsbury Debuts 'If Only' YA Romance Series
Bloomsbury's If Only YA contemporary romance series launches in May with "Wish You Were Italian" by Kristin Rae and "Fool Me Twice" by Mandy Hubbard.
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Penguin Heads for the Sea with the Octonauts
Penguin Young Readers Group's Grosset & Dunlap imprint has acquired the North American publishing rights to "Octonauts," a daily TV series which features educational themes about marine biology.
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Moving on Up: Minecraft
Scholastic, with its publication of the official game guides – "Minecraft: Essential Handbook" last December and "Minecraft: Redstone Handbook" in March – has found the building blocks of a bestselling run.
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Rights Report: Week of April 14, 2014
New deals for Mike Lupica, Lauren Hillebrand, James Preller, Haifaa al Mansour, Eric Colossal, and Winifred Conkling.
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FarFaria App Offers kids’ Stories for $3.99 Per Month
Offering a colorful and fanciful interface with more than 600 digital stories for kids, FarFaria is a subscription app for the iPad, providing unlimited access to its content for $3.99 a month.
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Klassen's 'Hat' Books Hit One-Million Mark
Just two and a half years after his solo children's book debut, Jon Klassen's "I Want My Hat Back" and "This Is Not My Hat," have reached a combined worldwide in-print tally of one million copies.
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Atheneum Debuts New Cronin-Cornell Series
The four fuzzy little chicks Doreen Cronin introduced in "The Trouble with Chickens" now have their own series, The Chikcen Squad, which launches in April with "The First Misadventure."
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Galley Talk: 'Say What You Will'
At Liberty Bay Books in Poulsbo, Wash., bookseller Madison Butler is looking forward to selling "Say What You Will," Cammie McGovern's debut YA novel, which HarperTeen will release in June.
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Rights Report: Week of April 7, 2014
New deals for Tricia Springstubb, Tamara Ellis-Smith, and Bob Staake.
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Megan McCafferty Offers Readers the Chance to 'Ask! Authors! Anything!'
A new monthly Q&A series hosted on Google Hangout gives fans a chance to connect with some of YA literature's star authors.



