Publishers Lunch
Editors at Scholastic's book fairs and
clubs along with their trade editors have released a forecast of 10 top trends in children's books
for 2013. They say bullying is "the timely topic,"
and also look for biographies, Civil War anniversary books and survival stories
in nonfiction. In fiction they say to keep a watch out for more strong girl
protagonists; novels in cartoon form; and sci-fi. The year's big movie tie-ins
include film releases of Scott Orson Card's Ender's Game, Kami Garcia and Margaret
Stohl's Beautiful Creatures, Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments, and the
latest Percy Jackson adaptation, Sea of Monsters.
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