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Middle Grade
THE CHANGELINGS
Christina Soontornvat
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CHRISTINA SOONTORNVAT has degrees in mechanical engineering (BS) and science education (MS) and has worked in the science center field for eight years. She lives with her family in Austin, Texas. Visit her at www.soontornvat.com.
In this enchanting debut, Izzy must save her sister from a fairy land as dangerous as it is magical
Evocative elements of Alice in Wonderland combined with hints of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The
Changelings plot is highly original and engaging Rich world-building and unforgettable characters make this a magical story that will resonate with readers and reviewers alike A brand new adventure for fans of Jacqueline West and
Michelle Harrison
Izzy’s family has just moved to a town her parents call “quaint” but Izzy calls “boring”…until she overhears the stories about the witch who lives next door.
Then Hen, Izzy’s little sister, disappears, and the witch is the only one who can help. Hen has been whisked away to Faerie, a mysterious place ruled by an evil queen and overrun with horrible creatures that do her bidding. Joined there by a band of outlaw Changelings—magical children that can shift from one form to another—Izzy sets out on a search-and-rescue mission across a foreign land that is both alluringly magical and utterly terrifying.
SEPTEMBER
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I DON’T KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS
Isobel is on a quest to create the perfect film in bustling WWIera Hollywood—now in paperback!
When Isobel is dragged on As a half-Japanese, half-Italian an extended vacation to girl with a ridiculous name, Hollywood, she anticipates Amber’s not feeling molto bene nothing but homesickness— (very good) about making especially with her father away friends at her new school. at war. But that’s before she “Impressive on all fronts.” meets Ranger, her fast-talking, But the hardest part about —Kirkus Reviews, movie-obsessed cousin. being Amber is that a piece of
Starred Review her is missing. Her dad. He left J. B. Cheaney has won Ranger ropes Isobel and her when she was little, and he isn’t numerous state and sister, Sylvie, into helping him coming back. Not for her first regional awards for her create the perfect film, but day of middle school and not children’s books their adventures come to a for her little sister’s birthday. So screeching halt when the girls’ Amber will have to dream up a father returns home with a serious injury. While Isobel and Sylvie way for the Miyamoto sisters struggle with their grief, Ranger uses the real-life tragedy as to make it on their own…and inspiration for his epic film, which might be just the thing to help she has a big imagination. the family heal.
J. B. CHEANEY was born in Dallas, Texas, sometime in the last century. In school, her favorite subject was making up parts for herself in imaginary movies and plays. Fortunately, her second-favorite subject was history. All that daydreaming and history-loving paid off with five published novels, including Somebody on This Bus Is Going to Be Famous. She lives and daydreams in Missouri with her husband. Visit her at www.jbcheaney.com.
SEPTEMBER
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DREAM ON, AMBER
Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto has an imagination even bigger than her name—now in paperback!
Dream On, Amber received four Starred Reviews, is a
Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2015, and a Booklist Best
Book of 2015 Explores important contemporary themes about nontraditional familes, being mixed-race, bullying, and selfdiscovery that lends itself well to the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement
EMMA SHEVAH is half-Irish and half-Thai and was born and raised in London. She has lived in Australia, Japan, India (her first child was born in the Himalayas), and Jerusalem before moving back to the UK. Visit Emma at www.emmashevah.com.
OCTOBER
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VOTE FOR CUPCAKES!
Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk
New York Times bestselling coauthor of Soul Surfer, SHERYL BERK is the founding editor-in-chief of Life & Style Weekly, as well as a contributor to InStyle, Martha Stewart, and other publications. Her daughter, CARRIE, a cupcake connoisseur, cooked up the idea for the Cupcake Club series in second grade. Together, they have invented dozens of crazy cupcake recipes in their NYC kitchen (can you say Purple Velvet?) and have the frosting stains on the ceiling to prove it.
Will the Cupcake Club girls elect to stay (and bake!) together for another term? (and bake!) together for another term?
With more than 270,000 copies sold, this is one of the bestselling cupcake series on the market A delectable series in the vein of The Babysitters Club about girls who can overcome any challenge—in and out of the kitchen Number-one New York Times bestselling author Sheryl
Berk teams up with her cupcake connoisseur daughter for the tenth delicious installment of this series
It’s class president election time, and Delaney is running! Her besties in Peace, Love, and Cupcakes support her all the way. But when Delaney’s demands start infringing on PLC’s ability to get out their orders on time—and on the girls’ friendships—things start to get out of hand. Will it be Delaney for president? Or will her campaign (and the PLC) crash and burn?
—Time for Kids on Recipe for Trouble
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MURPHY
PUPPY PALS, BOOK 3
BIJOU
PUPPY PALS, BOOK 4
Kat and her BFF Maya love playing with the puppies at her Aunt Jenn’s grooming business, Tails Up!, and the girls are always there to help a puppy in need.
So when a shy Shetland puppy named Murphy arrives, Kat and Maya can’t wait to play with him. But Kat invites new-girl Grace along, and Maya is less than pleased. Then they find a lost cocker spaniel named Tawny, and the girls can’t seem to agree on what’s best for her. Will Tawny find her way back home? And can Kat be friends with both Maya and Grace? Maybe Murphy can help them sort it all out! When three bichon frise puppies are left on the doorstep of Tails Up!, Aunt Jenn asks Kat, Maya, and Grace to look after them and find them new homes. Best of all, they get to choose names for the pups! They pick three French names: Aimée, Chantal, and Bijou.
Calls begin to come in from people interested in adopting the puppies, and Aimée and Chantal are soon placed in loving homes, but Kat worries that nobody will see the playful side of Bijou, the shy puppy. Even worse, Grace is being teased at school again. Can Bijou help end Grace’s conflict and find himself a new home?
The newest adventure in the pawsitively adorable Puppy Pals series!
Lively black and white illustrations, relatable storylines, and puppies galore make this series perfect for newly independent readers The series’ quick release schedule (2–3 months between titles) will help build an eager fan base and satisfy a need for content Susan Hughes is a seasoned author with twenty years of experience and multiple children’s writing award nominations
SUSAN HUGHES is a writer and editor, and has been writing children’s books and articles for nearly twenty years. She has received numerous nominations for Canadian children’s writing awards. She lives with her family in Toronto. Visit Susan at www.susanhughes.ca.
NOVEMBER
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FEBRUARY
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A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A COMPLETE AND TOTAL GENIUS
THE ARTHUR BEAN STORIES, BOOK 1
Arthur Bean writes through life’s ups and downs in this humorous and heartfelt tale—now in paperback!
Arthur Bean is a genius—it’s just that no one else realizes this quite yet. He’s going to be a world-famous author, and the first step is to win this year’s story-writing contest. What he A Year in the Life of a writes is pretty funny, but it
Complete and Total Genius gets him into trouble too. was a 2015 Junior Library
Guild selection and a Winter Like with his English teacher. 2015–2016 Kids’ Indie Next Pick And the school newspaper advisor. And cool girl Kennedy. And Arthur’s number one nemesis, Robbie Zack. But all great authors spark controversy, so Arthur’s not too concerned. Through letters, email exchanges, “SEE ME” notes, and doodles, enter the funny, touching, and often mixed-up mind of Arthur Bean, creative genius.
STACEY MATSON has worked in a theater program on Parliament Hill and written theater pieces for the Glenbow Museum and for the All-Nations Theatre in Calgary. She earned her master of arts in children’s literature at the University of British Columbia. Stacey lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Visit Stacey at www.staceymatson.com.
OCTOBER
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DINOSAUR BOY SAVES MARS
DINOSAUR BOY, BOOK 2
It’s Dinosaur Boy to the rescue when Mars starts bullying Pluto on a galactic scale—now in paperback!
When you’re part stegosaurus, life can be a little crazy. But Sawyer’s life is normal(ish)— until he’s yanked aboard a UFO and sent on a mission to outer space.
Sawyer, Elliot, and Sylvie travel to Mars to find Sylvie’s missing father, but instead they find even bigger trouble: Mars is trying to kick Pluto out of the solar system, and the fate of both planets will be decided by the upcoming Pluto vs Mars soccer match. Of course. It’s an intergalactic mess, and only Sawyer can save Mars, defend Pluto, and protect the galaxy…
Dinosaur Boy was a 2015 Junior Library
Guild Selection Dinosaurs, martians, and mystery, oh my! This actionpacked, hilarious adventure will appeal to boys and girls
CORY PUTMAN OAKES was born in Switzerland and grew up in California. She graduated from UCLA and Cornell Law School. Since then, she’s been an associate at a big law firm, taught at Texas State University, and written several books. Cory lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and kids. Visit Cory’s website at www.corypoakes.com.
NOVEMBER
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SCENES FROM THE EPIC LIFE OF A TOTAL GENIUS
Stacey Matson
STACEY MATSON has worked in a theater program on Parliament Hill and written theater pieces for the Glenbow Museum and for the All-Nations Theatre in Calgary. She earned her master of arts in children’s literature at the University of British Columbia. Stacey lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Visit Stacey at staceymatson.com.
Lights. Camera. Action! Arthur Bean is back and headed for the big screen
“One of the funniest characters to ever cross the pages of middle-grade literature.”—Shelf Awareness on
Arthur Bean A Year in the Life of a Complete and Total Genius was a 2015 Junior Library Guild selection, and a Winter 2015–2016 Kids’ Indie Next Pick. The series explores relatable pre-teen situations like managing new relationships, romantic and otherwise. The movie theme introduces a whole new set of writing prompts and exercises—perfect for the school and library market
Arthur and Robbie have called a truce now that the writing contest and school play are over, but plans go astray when Arthur’s new girlfriend, Anila, gets jealous of his friendship with cool-girl Kennedy. And then there’s that little problem of the movie camera Arthur and Robbie borrowed to film their upcoming blockbuster movie…
As Arthur’s life goes off the rails all over again, laughs for the reader are right on track. Emails, doodles, texts, newspaper articles, and AV Club rules (which Arthur and Robbie usually break) give the story the same engaging look as A Year in the Life of a Total and Complete Genius.
NOVEMBER
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RETURN TO THE SECRET GARDEN
Holly Webb
HOLLY WEBB worked as an editor at Scholastic Books in the UK before she became a full-time writer. She is the author of the popular Rose series. Holly lives in Reading, England, with her family. Visit Holly at www.hollywebb.com.
Return to the magic of Burnett’s classic tale with a brand-new character as she tale with a brand-new character as she discovers a very secret garden
A beautifully written story that perfectly compliments the original, classic tale With fans of The Secret Garden spanning generations,
Return to the Secret Garden has great crossover and gift potential Holly Webb is the author of the acclaimed Rose series
It’s 1939, and the occupants of the Craven Home for Orphaned Children have been evacuated to Misselthwaite Hall, a fancy manor in the English countryside, to escape the Blitz. Emmie would hardly call the orphanage “home,” but her heart breaks knowing that leaving Craven means leaving her beloved cat, Lucy. Away from everything she’s ever known and trapped in imposing Misselthwaite, Emmie finds herself more miserable than ever.
But soon she starts discovering the secrets of the house—a boy who cries in the night, a diary written by a girl named Mary, and a garden. A very secret garden…
—Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production, a School Library Journal blog on Rose
NOVEMBER
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THE SPELL THIEF
Tom Percival
TOM PERCIVAL studied graphic design in South Wales and has illustrated several picture books. He lives with his family in Bristol, England.
Join Red, Jack, Rapunzel, and Anansi in this fun, fairy-tale mash-up chapter book series! fun, fairy-tale mash-up chapter book series!
A brilliant, new, highly illustrated chapter book series featuring beloved fairy-tale characters having brand-new adventures The Little Legends series features a diverse cast of main characters, which will appeal to a wide audience Highlights important themes like trusting your friends and doing the right thing, even when it’s hard
Jack (of the beanstalk fame) and his magical talking chicken, Betsy, have always been great at making new friends, like their BFFs Red and Rapunzel. But when Jack spots Anansi, the new kid in town, talking to a troll in the Deep Dark Woods, he immediately becomes suspicious. Everyone knows that trolls mean trouble, and Jack will do anything to prove to the rest of his friends that Anansi is a troll spy. Even if that means using stolen magic!
DECEMBER
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THE GREAT TROLL RESCUE
Tom Percival
TOM PERCIVAL studied graphic design in South Wales and has illustrated several picture books. He lives with his family in Bristol, England.
Can Red pull a trick out of her basket to help her friends escape the evil queen?
A brilliant, new, highly illustrated series featuring beloved fairy-tale characters having brand-new adventures The Little Legends series features a diverse cast of main characters, which will appeal to a wide audience Highlights important themes like trusting your friends and doing the right thing, even when it’s hard
Jack, Red, and Rapunzel couldn’t be happier with their decision to welcome new-kid Anansi to their group of friends. So when Anansi receives a note from his mother asking for help breaking the curse that has turned her into a troll, the whole group is ready to lend a helping hand. But when Red’s trusting nature leads to the capture of Anansi’s mom—along with all of her friends—the crew gets into a scrape they’re not sure they can escape…
MARCH
978-1-4926-4253-4 Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Jabberwocky U.S. and its territories /NCR Ages: 7-10
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PIPPA MORGAN’S DIARY
PIPPA MORGAN’S DIARY, BOOK 1
Life is not going well for Will Pippa’s tall tales get ten-year-old Pippa Morgan. Her her into trouble? Read her parents are getting a divorce, super-secret diary to find her best friend has moved out—now in paperback! away, and she feels lost. So “A great addition to when cool-girl Catie moves to the perennially popular town, Pippa will do anything to illustrated-journal trend in gain her friendship—including middle-grade fiction.” telling Catie that she’s a singing —Booklist superstar (even though her Pippa’s honest voice and singing actually sounds like a outrageous fibs will capture the hearts of readers and have them rooting for her to cat being strangled). Before she knows it, her outrageous lie has find a happy ending gotten out of control, and she’s signed up for the school talent show! Can Pippa find a way out of the mess she’s made and make a real friend in the process?
KATIE COX GOES VIRAL
KATIE COX, BOOK 1
Katie becomes a YouTube sensation overnight, but can views and fame replace friends and family?
Katie’s life isn’t exactly ideal. Her parents have just divorced, and she’s living in a new apartment with her mom and older sister.
Provides a catchy, Then, a recording of Katie topical hook, pefect for singing at home goes viral, tween readers and she becomes a superstar This masterfully funny text virtually overnight. As the video also has a heartwarming views rack up and stadium message about family and tours beckon, Katie rushes touches on deeper issues, including divorce headlong into celebrity status without checking whether her friends and family are along for the ride. And when you’re not looking where you’re going, you tend to trip…
ANNIE KELSEY lives in London.
DECEMBER
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MARIANNE LEVY has appeared in film and television and has done voice-overs. She is a journalist, book reviewer, and regular contributor to The Independent on Sundays. She lives in London with her hU.S.band and daughter. Visit Marianne at www.mariannelevy.com.
JANUARY
978-1-4926-4250-3
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THE SPEED OF LIFE
Carol Weston
CAROL WESTON has been the “Dear Carol” advice columnist at Girls' Life since 1994 and is the author of many books for kids, teens, and adults. Girltalk was translated into 12 languages and her diary novels for middle-grade kids include The Ava and Pip series and The Diary of Melanie Martin series. The New York Times called Ava and Pip a “love letter to language.” Carol studied literature at Yale and has an MA in Spanish from Middlebury. She lives in Manhattan. Visit her at www.carolweston.com.
“Dear Kate” knows all of Sofia’s secrets… and she just started dating the one person and she just started dating the one person Sofia is hiding them from
“[A] wonderful book that takes us from loss to laughter.” —Richard Peck, Newbery Gold Medalist for A Year
Down Yonder Carol Weston draws on her twenty years of experience as the advice columnist for Girls’ Life Magazine, the fictional “Dear Kate” deals with real issues facing teen girls Author is committed to self-promotion with an active online presence and continuous involvement in the middle-grade school community
Fourteen-year-old Sofia Wolfe has her fair share of problems. And with her mom gone, Sofia doesn’t have anyone to talk to…until she finds “Dear Kate.” The teen advice columnist provides exactly what Sofia is looking for: an anonymous outlet for all of the personal, embarrassing questions and secrets she’s been holding inside. But then “Dear Kate” turns up at Sofia’s doorstep. With her dad. As his girlfriend. And Kate isn’t alone.
With the keeper of all of her secrets now dating her dad, a hostile new “sister,” and no one at all to talk to, how on earth will Sofia make it through the year?
—Julia Alvarez, award-winning, bestselling author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies
JANUARY
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MATCH ME IF YOU CAN
SWITCHED AT FIRST KISS, BOOK 3
Powers may come and go, but supernatural tween drama lasts forever
With the fate of love and When Kenzie is asked to death on their shoulders, soul design the new “it bag” for collecting reaper Lena and her midterm project, she matchmaking cupid Marcus never dreams it will get the The first book in the were able to de-twine their attention of teen supermodel
Switched at First Kiss powers. Now they’re looking Gigi Harlow. Now Gigi wants series, I’m With Cupid, was forward to Lena’s dad’s her to create a one-of-a-kind a Summer 2015 Kids’ Indie wedding and life finally going outfit—in time for the biggest
Next pick back to normal. (Or as normal fashion fete in New York City, “Light—but not lightweight— as it gets.) the Met Costume Ball! The fun for preteens.”—Kirkus pressure is on…and Kenzie is
Reviews on I’m With Cupid Until their powers disappear… coming apart at the seams! and reappear where they least expect it. Lena’s reaper powers have jumped into their new friend, Natalie, and Marcus’s matchmaking abilities are now at the fingertips of his older sister, Ann-Marie. So much for normal after all…
ANNA STANISZEWSKI lives outside of Boston with her wacky dog and her slightly less wacky husband. She was a writer-in-residence at the Boston Public Library and a winner of the PEN New England Discovery Award. When she’s not writing, Anna teaches, reads, and tries to keep her magical powers under wraps. Visit her at www.annastan.com.
JANUARY
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MODEL MADNESS
FASHION ACADEMY, BOOK 4
Will Mickie’s dream design job turn into a couture catastrophe?
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sheryl
Berk teams up with her daughter, Carrie, for the fourth book in this fresh, fun new series centered on fashion The Berks’ Cupcake Club series has sold more than 270,000 copies
SHERYL AND CARRIE BERK, the mother-daughter writing duo of The Cupcake Club fame, have teamed up to create this fun new series based on their mutual passion for fashion. Sheryl is the founding editorin-chief of Life & Style Weekly, as well as a contributor to InStyle, Martha Stewart, and other publications. Carrie currently writes her own style blog, www.fashionacademybook.com, and loves walking the runway as a model.
JANUARY
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TRICKED
Jen Calonita
JEN CALONITA has published more than a dozen novels which have been translated into nine languages, and she is the recipient of the Louisiana Young Readers Award. When Jen isn’t plotting, she lives in New York with her husband, two sons, and their feisty Chihuahua, Captain Jack Sparrow. Visit Jen at www.jencalonitaonline.com.
Rumplestiltskin might be one villain even FTRS can’t reform…
“Fairy-tale fans will love this clever and lively tale of magic, friendship, and courage.”—Discovery Girls on Flunked Flunked has combined sales of more than 60,000 copies The mixed-up fairy-tale fun appeals to fans of Sarah
Mlynowski, Wendy Mass, and E. D. Baker
If Gilly is being honest with herself, life outside the walls of Fairy Tale Reform School is kind of boring. Shoemaker trade school is a yawn, and now she has to worry about her younger sister, Anna, who’s been sentenced to FTRS after being framed by Hansel and Gretel.
And before Gilly knows it, Rumpelstiltskin has taken over the school with Anna trapped inside. Gilly has no choice but to break into the one place she worked so hard to escape…
—Publishers Weekly
FEBRUARY
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CHARMED
FAIRY TALE REFORM SCHOOL, BOOK 2
Gilly must face the most evil villain of all in the second installment of this twisted fairy-tale series— now in paperback!
It takes a (mostly) reformed Thirteen-year-old Saki Yamamoto thief to catch a spy. Which is wants to spend her summer why Gilly Cobbler volunteers vacation anywhere but at her to stay locked up at Fairy grandmother’s old house in the Tale Reform School. Gilly and Japanese countryside, where her friends may have defeated the phone signal is bad and Fresh twist on the fairy-tale the Evil Queen and become there’s nothing to do all day. In adaptation: what happens heroes, but the battle for an attempt to impress the local to the villains after happily Enchantasia has just begun. kids in the family graveyard, ever after? Saki unintentionally invokes a “Charming fairy-tale fun.” Alva (Sleeping Beauty’s wicked death curse. Now the most —Sarah Mlynowski, author witch) has declared war on the terrible summer of her life of the Whatever After series on Flunked Princesses, and she wants the could be her last. students of Fairy Tale Reform School to join her. As her In order to remove the curse, criminal classmates give in to temptation, Gilly goes undercover Saki must enter the dangerous as a Royal Lady-in-Waiting to unmask a spy…before the mole can spirit world of the Night Parade. Over the course of three nights, hand Alva the keys to the kingdom. three different guides assign mysterious and harrowing challenges that give Saki the chance to set herself free. But she better be careful or the death curse will catch up with her…
JEN CALONITA has published more than a dozen novels which have been translated into nine languages, and she is the recipient of the Louisiana Young Readers Award. When Jen isn’t plotting, she lives in New York with her husband, two sons, and their feisty Chihuahua, Captain Jack Sparrow. Visit Jen at www.jencalonitaonline.com.
FEBRUARY
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THE NIGHT PARADE
Saki’s boring summer might be her last when a Japanese curse casts her into the Night Parade— now in paperback!
The hardcover edition was a Winter 2015–2016 Kids’
Indie Next Pick and a Junior
Library Guild selection “Wonder and imagination abound in Tanquary’s debut… it evokes both Grimm’s fairy tales and Miyazaki’s films.” —Publishers Weekly
Starred Review
KATHRYN TANQUARY is a graduate of Knox College with a BA in creative writing. She currently resides in Japan as a teacher of English as a foreign language in the Gunma Prefecture.
JANUARY
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AVA XOX
AVA AND PIP, BOOK 3
Love is in the air…and Ava thinks she’s allergic— now in paperback!
Valentine’s Day is just around the What if the asteroid missed? corner, and when another girl In a wild frontier where asks out Ava’s friend Chuck, Ava dinosaurs roam, Josh dreams realizes that she is definitely NOT of adventure—too bad he’s The New York Times called okay with it. To top it all off, Pip’s stuck at school learning about
Ava and Pip “a love letter to friend Tanya is being bullied for T. rexes instead of actually language,” and it was honored her size, and Ava starts a series of encountering them. as a 2015 Notable Children’s projects to help Tanya feel better
Book in the Language Arts by the Children’s about herself. But a misstep leads Tired of standing on the
Literature Assembly to some serious backlash, and sidelines, Josh is determined to Author of sixteen books, Ava discovers that words can be prove that he has what it takes
Weston is the advice powerful instigators. to be a famous dino rider like columnist at Girls’ Life, and Terrordactyl Bill. So when the her writing has appeared in All Ava wants is to help Tanya annual Settlement Day Race the New York Times, Chicago find her inner confidence. But comes around, he decides to
Tribune, and Seventeen how can she give advice when go for glory and rope a wild she’s not even sure she can stick Triceratops! With the help of by her words—or tell Chuck how she really feels? his friends Sam and Abi, Josh embarks upon an exciting adventure to become a hero in the wild dino west!
CAROL WESTON has been the “Dear Carol” advice columnist at Girls’ Life since 1994 and is the author of many books for kids, teens, and adults. Girltalk was translated into twelve languages and her diary novels for middlegrade kids include the Ava and Pip series and the Diary of Melanie Martin series. She lives in Manhattan. Visit her at www.carolweston.com.
FEBRUARY
978-1-4926-3598-7
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HOW TO TAME A TRICERATOPS
DINO RIDERS, BOOK 1
What if the asteroid missed? Join Josh and his friends on a Wild West adventure— with dinosaurs!
Dinosaurs meet the Wild
West! With a strong, fresh hook, Dino Riders is an exciting new entry into the chapter book space With humor, action, and a cast of vibrant characters, the series will appeal to fans of
Tales of Decawoo Drive and the Notebook of Doom series
Ever since he was a little boy, WILL DARE has been mad about T. rexes and velociraptors. He always wondered what it would be like to live in a world where they were still alive. Now, grown up, he has put pen to paper and imagined just that world. Will lives in rural America with his wife and best pal, Charge (a dog, not a triceratops!).
MARCH
978-1-4926-3617-5
Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Jabberwocky U.S., Canada, and Mexico Ages: 7-10
$5.99 U.S. 5.75 x 7.75 Trade Paper 128 pages Grades: 2-5
OUT OF BOUNDS
Andrea Montalbano
ANDREA MONTALBANO grew up on a soccer field in Miami and was captain of her Harvard soccer team. Andrea pursued acareer in journalism, attending Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and working as a writer and producer for NBC News and NBC’s TODAY Show. Visit the official site at www.soccersisters.com.
All’s fair in friendship and soccer!
A new series about a group of friends and the lessons they learn through their love of the world’s most popular sport—soccer! “The Soccer Sisters series isn’t just about soccer. It’s about friendships, family, and the awesome thrill that comes from winning. It’s also fun.”—Carl Hiassen Endorsed by women’s soccer icon Brandi Chastain,
Soccer Sisters is more than a series—it’s a movement: www.soccersisters.com
As part of the Bronxville Bombers soccer team, Lily James is used to winning big. Lily and her teammates have rocketed to the top of the league by playing fair, but when Colby Wrangle joins the team, everything changes. On the field, Colby will do anything to win. And she’s not afraid to break the rules to make that happen.
Desperate for Colby’s approval, Lily finds herself getting into trouble just to be her friend. With a huge tournament ahead, will Lily be able to keep both Colby and her soccer sisters happy without losing sight of what made soccer so beautiful to begin with?
MARCH
978-1-4926-4481-1 Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Jabberwocky World English Ages: 8-12
$7.99 U.S. 5.25 x 7.5 Trade Paper 208 pages Grades: 3-7
THE PANTS PROJECT
Cat Clarke
CAT CLARKE is an award-winning author from the UK. She is the author of Undone, a YA novel. She lives in Edinburgh. Visit her at www.catclarke.com.
Liv knows he’s meant to be a boy, so why does his school force him to wear a skirt?
In the vein of George and Gracefully Grayson, The
Pants Project addresses hot-button issues surrounding the LGBTQ community and is sure to prompt discussion Funny yet earnest, Liv’s underdog story is accessible to a wide audience, exploring universal themes of selfdiscovery, friendship, and social justice Bestselling UK author Cat Clarke makes her middlegrade debut with a spot-on voice for tweens
Okay, here goes. My name is Liv (not Olivia). I’m not technically a girl. I’m transgender. Which is a bit like being a Transformer, only not quite as cool because I probably won’t get to save the world one day.
Liv knows he’s meant to be a boy. But with his new private school’s strict dress code, he can’t even wear pants. Only skirts. So the Pants Project begins. The only way for Liv to get what he wants is to go after it himself, and on the way to changing his school’s policies, he may end up changing his own life.
MARCH
978-1-4926-3809-4 Juvenile Fiction/Independent Reader Sourcebooks Jabberwocky North American Only Ages: 9-13 $16.99 U.S. 5.5 x 8.25 Hardcover 240 pages Grades: 4-9
