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Sneak Peek at Jeff Kinney’s Bookstore The author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is putting the finishing touches on An Unlikely Story, a general bookstore south of Boston that he is building from the ground up. “We’re looking for ways to make this whimsical,” explained Kinney, who is involved in every detail of the bookstore. For a first look, and more of Kinney's plans for the space, click through. more
The Great Good Summer
Liz Garton Scanlon. S&S/Beach Lane, $16.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-4814-1147-9
"It's the surprise and mystery of it that makes us want to watch," quips Ivy Green, age 12, about watching remote-control airplanes fly, though she could just as easily be talking about her story itself. Ivy is a classically risk-averse good girl, but when her mother runs off with a storefront preacher named Hallelujah Dave, she and an unlikely new friend (and borderline crush) break out of their shells and break all kinds of rules to restore order to Ivy's family life. more
Liz Garton Scanlon. S&S/Beach Lane, $16.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-4814-1147-9
"It's the surprise and mystery of it that makes us want to watch," quips Ivy Green, age 12, about watching remote-control airplanes fly, though she could just as easily be talking about her story itself. Ivy is a classically risk-averse good girl, but when her mother runs off with a storefront preacher named Hallelujah Dave, she and an unlikely new friend (and borderline crush) break out of their shells and break all kinds of rules to restore order to Ivy's family life. more
Lost in the Sun
Lisa Graff. Philomel, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-399-16406-4Less than a year ago, 12-year-old Trent Zimmerman accidentally contributed to
the death of his teammate Jared during a hockey game, after nailing him with a
puck (Jared had a "bad heart"). Already prone to overthinking, Trent
is overwhelmed by disturbing thoughts, which he draws in a closely guarded
book, and very angry. more 
The Boys Who Challenged
Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club
Phillip Hoose. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $19.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-374-30022-7
Hoose (Moonbird) vividly recounts the true story of the courageous and brazen teens who inspired the Danish resista
nce movement in WWII. Angered and
embarrassed by his nation's lack of opposition to the German invasion,
15-year-old Knud Pedersen, his older brother, and a few classmates formed the
secret Churchill Club (named for the British prime minister they admired). more IN THE MEDIA
From Publishing Perspectives:
In Search of Books to Translate at the Bologna Fair. Click here
From Entertainment Weekly:
The search for Margo begins in the just-released Paper Towns trailer. Click here
From Salon:
From Gryffindor to Dauntless: Insurgent and our obsession with young adult sorting rituals. Click here
From Baltimore City Paper:
Master of Puppets: Kevin Sherry brings kids' imaginations to life. Click here
From the Wall Street Journal:
Tiny Cooper from Will Grayson, Will Grayson Moves into the Spotlight. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
7 YA Reads That Will Sweep You Up in Politics. Click here
From Huffington Post UK:
'Beatrix Potter: The Brutal Truth' Tweets Are a Hilariously Subversive Take on the Classic Books. Click here |
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From Variety:
Can Insurgent spark a male rebellion too? Click here
From the Guardian:
Lauren Oliver, author of the Delirium trilogy: "Writing is compulsive for me." Click here
From Deadline:
Paramount buys film rights to Jasmine Warga's YA novel My Heart and Other Black Holes. Click here
From the Huffington Post:
10 Awesome Book Charities That Help Kids All Over The World. Click here
From the Palm Beach Post:
Kate DiCamillo on sticking with it despite 473 rejections for Winn-Dixie. Click here
From Here and Now:
Astronaut Mark Kelly Uses Books to Launch Kids into Science. Click here
From BuzzFeed:
What 17 Adults Learned from Rereading Their Favorite Books from Childhood. Click here |
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