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Huda Fahmy on Airing Dirty Laundry Taboos in YA
Comic book artist Huda Fahmy reflects on addressing stigmatized topics such as divorce and mental health within the Muslim community in her new book, 'Huda F Wants to Know?,' the followup to 'Huda F Are You?' and 'Huda F Cares?'
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'The Night Before' Series Goes to the (Virtual) Dentist
'The Night Before the Virtual Dentist,' the latest title in Natasha Wing’s Night Before picture book series, is the collaboration of an entrepreneurial Maine bookseller and a local outreach program coordinator who turned a promising idea into an educational opportunity.
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Rights Report: Week of March 24, 2025
New deals for Trish Lundy, Allison Saft, Lee Wind, and others.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 24, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about learning to love a new city, a middle grade novel told from the perspective of a girl and an apartment building, a YA mystery about the downfall of a boarding school’s student hierarchy, and more.
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Forged by Fire: A YA Author Depicts the Horror of Wildfires
Author Shana Youngdahl reflects on her new YA novel, 'A Catalog of Burnt Objects,' inspired by the real-life destruction—both environmental and emotional—of wildfires.
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Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: March 2025
Readers can spring into new additions to series, including a picture book about learning to embrace differences, an illustrated novel about navigating potential failures, a YA fantasy about a girl trapped in a deadly deal, and more.
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Rights Report: Week of March 17, 2025
New deals for Erin Hànyù Lynch, Adriana Mather, Elisa Bonnin, and others.
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Scholastic Harnesses Buzz Around ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
As the Hunger Games series launches into a new era on March 18, Scholastic has plenty of plans to ensure that the rollout satisfies fans.
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Cover Reveals: 'War Games' and 'Refugee: The Graphic Novel'
For Alan Gratz, bestselling author of 20 novels for young readers, 2025 will be an especially busy year, with two new historical novels due from Scholastic on October 7.
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Just Announced: 'We Fell Apart' by E. Lockhart
Ten years after the release of her bestseller 'We Were Liars,' which became a TikTok sensation, E. Lockhart returns to the same universe in her new YA psychological thriller 'We Fell Apart,' out from Delacorte Press on November 4.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 17, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a bear dealing with noisy neighbors, a middle grade book about an orphaned tween trying to break a curse, a YA duology conclusion about the lengths one healer will go to bring a friend back from death, and more.
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Chooseco to Reprint ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Launch Title
Edward Packard's 'The Cave of Time,' which kicked off the Choose Your Own Adventure series in 1979, will return to print after 25 years on August 5, when Chooseco reissues the interactive novel.
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NYRB to Release Clarice Lispector’s Children’s Stories as Picture Books
Two of the late Brazilian author's stories for children—originally written for her young sons—will come to life as picture books courtesy of NYRB Kids.
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Rights Report: Week of March 10, 2025
New deals for Darianne Schramm, Kiana Krystle, Katie Schenkel, and others.
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New and Noteworthy Children's and YA Books: March 2025
As winter turns to spring, young readers can consider the many new books out this month, including a picture book about a turtle convinced it’s a bear, a graphic novel following a tween with selective mutism, a YA novel about a daughter finding her estranged father, and more notable picks.
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Just Announced: 'When We Were Monsters' by Jennifer Niven
Knopf Books for Young Readers has announced a YA psychological thriller from Jennifer Niven; 'When We Were Monsters' will publish on September 2, making a shift in genre from Niven's previous tearjerkers.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of March 10, 2025
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book ode to cultivating a home, a middle grade series starter set at a school for troublemakers, a YA fantasy about a sentient city’s attacks on its residents, and more.
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Interrupting Chicken's Eggciting Year
Fifteen years after the debut of 'Interrupting Chicken,' David Ezra Stein's 2011 Caldecott Honor book, Stein and Chicken are back—with a free-ranging holiday tale, an anniversary box set, an Emmy nomination for the animated series, and four new book projects in the incubator.
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Julio Anta on the Importance of Bilingual Representation in Children's Literature
Author Julio Anta reflects on his middle grade graphic novel debut, 'Speak Up, Santiago!,' and the importance of crafting stories for young readers in both English and Spanish.
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Rights Report: Week of March 3, 2025
New deals for Kelly Andrew, Rebecca Barrow, Hayley Kiyoko, and others.



