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Cover Reveal: 'Pax, Journey Home'
In her new middle grade novel, 'Pax, Journey Home,' Sara Pennypacker resumes the story begun in her 2016 bestselling book about a boy and a fox during wartime.
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Noteworthy Picture Book and Novel Sequels: January 2021
Sequels releasing this month include the conclusion to a middle-grade trilogy about a magical train, a STEM adventure, a return to Kristin Cashore's Graceling Realm, and more.
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A New Road for Lil Nas X: His Debut Children's Book 'C Is for Country'
Grammy-winning music artist Lil Nas X, creator of the smash hit country-rap song "Old Town Road," has made his children's publishing debut with the alphabet picture book 'C Is for Country,' illustrated by Theodore Taylor III.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 18, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are an illustrated poetry collection focused on food, a supernatural middle-grade series launch, a YA novel-in-verse about a Mexican teen grappling with depression, and more.
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Cover Reveal: 'The Hawthorne Legacy'
We spoke with author Jennifer Lynn Barnes about following up her bestselling YA thriller 'The Inheritance Games' with a sequel.
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Aladdin to Publish Gayle Forman's Debut Middle-Grade Novel
Bestselling YA author Gayle Forman will make her first foray into middle-grade fiction in October with 'Frankie & Bug,' due from Simon & Schuster's Aladdin imprint.
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Rights Report: Week of January 11, 2021
New deals for Brittney Morris, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Britney S. Lewis, and others.
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S&S Acquires New and Classic Works from Anita Lobel
Prolific author and illustrator Anita Lobel has found a new home at Simon & Schuster's Paula Wiseman Books; on January 19, the imprint will publish 'Ducks on the Road,' Lobel's first original title since 2015.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of January 11, 2021
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a playful preschooler, a middle grade series launch that deals in dreams, and a prequel to a bestselling YA novel.
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A Picture Book Celebration of Black Lives
Shani Mahiri King’s forthcoming picture book, 'Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter?,' illustrated by Bobby C. Martin Jr., celebrates the stories of Black Americans who have shaped—and are shaping—all aspects of our society.
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PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Jimmy Dunne
Songwriter-turned-author Jimmy Dunne shares his debut picture book, 'The Shepherd's Story,' a new take on the nativity tale, illustrated by Ivan Kravets.
