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Jon Scieszka, Mac Barnett, and Matthew Myers 'Battle' It Out in New Picture Book
When Simon & Schuster publishes Battle Bunny, readers will learn what happens when a trio of children's-book creators tries their hand at artful vandalism.
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Rights Report: Week of October 14, 2013
New deals for Brandon Mull, Gerry Swallow and Ammi-Joan Paquette.
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Kids' Comics Aren't Just for Kids at New York Comic-Con
One of the most noticeable trends at New York Comic-Con was the emergence of comics that are designed to appeal equally, if in different ways, to children and adults.
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After Midnight: 'Divergent' Fans Prepare for 'Allegiant' Release
Loyal Veronica Roth fans are getting ready for midnight parties and book signings to celebrate the October 22 release of Allegiant, the final installment of her speculative-fiction trilogy.
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Movie Alert: 'Ender's Game'
Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series makes the leap to the big screen with a new film out November 1.
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Rights Report: Week of October 7, 2013
New deals for Dav Pilkey & Dan Santat, Chris Raschka and Inbali Iserles.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2013: Ferals Emerges as Hot Middle-Grade Property
One of the big children’s projects that has bubbled up at Frankfurt is a series called Ferals that was acquired jointly by HarperCollins Children’s Books U.S. and U.K. last week, and has already been optioned for film.
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'Wonder' Hits Million-Copy Milestone
Random House has announced that R.J. Palacio’s middle-grade novel, Wonder, has sold one million copies in print and digital formats in North America since its February 2012 release by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
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Razorbill to Launch Its First Serialized E-Pub
The publisher has partnered with Teen Vogue to launch six electronic installments of Jessa Holbrook's forthcoming YA novel, While You're Away
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Amulet Releases Eva Ibbotson's Final Novel
The Abominables, a novel about a gentle family of yetis driven from their Himalayan paradise by tourism, was an unused manuscript Eva Ibbotson penned early in her career, which was uncovered by her son.
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Rights Report: Week of October 3, 2013
New deals for Malala Yousafzai, Paul McCartney, Marissa Meyer, and Aaron Reynolds & Matt Davies.
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Jessica Lange Publishes First Children's Book
Sourcebooks's Jabberwocky imprint has drawn a bit of Hollywood glamour with the release of It's About a Little Bird, actress Jessica Lange's first book for children.
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Can a Teen 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' Put Finland on the YA Literary Map?
Finland may have found its entry point in a young adult series poised to obtain a similarly global reach.
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New Edition of 'The Little Red Hen' Features Audio by Debra Messing
A new edition of Mary Finch's retelling of The Little Red Hen features illustrations by Kate Slater and an accompanying audio CD, with actress Debra Messing reading the story.
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Rights Report: Week of September 23, 2013
New deals for Matt de la Peña, Shandra Strickland, Brian Faulkner, Cynthia Lord, and more.
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HarperCollins Signs New Katherine Applegate Series
On the basis of a three-sentence proposal, HarperCollins has signed recent Newbery Medal recipient Katherine Applegate for a middle-grade trilogy that will begin with Endling, likely in 2016.
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New Series, Big Tour, and First Movie for James Dashner
Like a character in one of his high-stakes fantasy adventures, James Dashner has a lot to contend with – in his case, all good.
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Dav Pilkey to Illustrate Picture Book of Inaugural Poem
Richard Blanco is adapting his poem "One Today," which he recited at President Barack Obama's January 21, 2013 inauguration, into a picture book with illustrations by Dav Pilkey.
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AMP! Comics for Kids Releases First Illustrated Novel
Desmond Pucket Makes Monster Magic, by syndicated cartoonist Mark Tatulli, is the first novel in a madcap series starring the eponymous prankster due from AMP! Comics for Kids on October 1.
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Moving on Up: 'The Unwanteds' by Lisa McMann
In the land of Quill, the setting for Lisa McMann's middle-grade dystopian fantasy series The Unwanteds, turning 13 seals one's fate to live or die.



