Curtis Brown Australia Frankfurt 2014 CHILDREN by Curtis Brown Australia

Curtis Brown Australia Frankfurt special Rights Newsletter - titles for Children and Young Adults

‘ONES TO WATCH’

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CHILDREN’S FICTION 8-12yrs |

336 pp

PUBLISHED SEPT 2014 |

THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton

Who wouldn’t want to live in a treehouse?

Publisher: Pan Macmillan | Paperback Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation, Audio, Film/TV Agent: Fiona Inglis (fiona@curtisbrown.com.au)

Description: Andy and Terry's incredible, ever-expanding treehouse has 13 new storeys, including a watermelon-smashing level, a wave machine, a life-size snakes and ladders game (with real ladders and real snakes), a rocket-powered carrotlauncher, a Ninja Snail Training Academy and a high-tech detective agency with all the latest high-tech detective technology, which is lucky because they have a BIG mystery to solve - where is Mr Big Nose??? Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! ANDY GRIFFITHS ~ AUSTRALIA’S NUMBER ONE CHILDREN’S AUTHOR WINNER OF MORE THAN FIFTY CHILDREN’S CHOICE AWARDS TREEHOUSE SERIES: - TOP-TEN BESTSELLERS WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD IN AUSTRALIA TO DATE - SOLD INTO FIFTEEN TERRITORIES ANDY GRIFFITHS and TERRY DENTON are a creative partnership that began with Just Tricking! in 1997 and now extends to seven Just books, the award-winning The Bad Book, the off-the-wall success of The Cat On The Mat Is Flat, the bestselling The Very Bad Book, and over 50 children’s choice awards. They have sold over 5 million copies of their books worldwide and are published all over the world including the US where Andy’s Bum books have made the New York Times bestseller lists, and are now being developed as an animated series by Scholastic Entertainment. Andy has also collaborated on Just Macbeth! a stage production, with Bell Shakespeare Company, which was published in book form in 2009. The first book in their new series, The 13-Storey Treehouse, was released in 2011 and has been followed by The 26-Storey Treehouse, The 39-Storey Treehouse and The 52-Storey Treehouse – with more to come!

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YA FICTION

288 pp

PUBLISHED AUG 2015

ARE YOU SEEING ME? Darren Groth

This road trip will have earth-shattering consequences ...

Publisher: Woolshed Press, Random House | Paperback Rights available: US & Canada, Film/TV Agent: Tara Wynne (tara@curtisbrown.com.au)

Description: Twins Justine and Perry are about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime in the Pacific Northwest. It's been a year since they watched their dad lose his battle with cancer. Now, at only nineteen, Justine is the sole carer for her disabled brother. But with Perry having been accepted into an assisted-living residence, their reliance on each other is set to shift. Before they go their separate ways, they're seeking to create the perfect memory. For Perry, the trip is a glorious celebration of his favourite things: mythical sea monsters, Jackie Chan movies and the study of earthquakes. For Justine, it's a chance to reconcile the decision to ‘free' her twin, to see who she is without her boyfriend, Marc – and to offer their mother the chance to atone for past wrongs. But the instability that has shaped their lives will not subside, and the seismic event that Perry forewarned threatens to reduce their worlds to rubble . . . ‘A funny and beautiful story about love, life and other disasters, told with the help of Robinson Crusoe and Jackie Chan. I think what we're “seeing” here is a writer at the top of his game. Just wonderful.' Michael Gerard Bauer, author of The Running Man DARREN GROTH is a prominent Australian author, speaker and mentor now living in Canada. His novel, MVP – Most Valuable Potential, was shortlisted for Best Young Adult Book at the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards and selected for the ‘Books From Our Backyard: 100 Must-Read Books From Queensland’ list. The Umbilical Word was released in June 2008 and Hachette Australia published Kindling in 2010, to rave reviews. His latest work, Are You Seeing Me?, was published by Random House in 2014. 4 Curtis Brown Australia / Rights Newsletter / www.curtisbrown.com.au

YA FICTION |

480 pp |

PUBLISHED AUG 2014

THE SHIP KINGS #3: THE WAR OF THE FOUR ISLES Andrew McGahan Dow Amber faces terrifying monsters and devastating betrayal as he is drawn into a battle that threatens to destroy everything he has ever loved. The third gripping instalment in the epic Ship Kings adventure series. Publisher: Allen & Unwin | Paperback Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation, Audio, Film/TV Agent: Fiona Inglis (fiona@curtisbrown.com.au) Description: Nearly three years have passed since Dow Amber escaped the ruin of the Twelfth Kingdom. In that time, war has raged across the Four Isles, but Dow himself has been hidden away by his Twin Islands hosts, relegated to a backwater of the war in the company of the beguiling Cassandra. But when word reaches Dow that Ignella of the Cave has been imprisoned on the infamous Ship Kings dungeon-isle of Banishment, he can be patient no longer. He sets forth on an epic voyage that will take him halfway around the world -- defying storm and monster, betrayal and despair -- to the heart of the greatest battle of the age, and to the discovery at last of his true purpose upon the high seas. Listen to Andrew McGahan discussing The Coming of the Whirlpool on ABC Radio National's The Book Show ANDREW McGAHAN is one of Australia's finest fiction writers. His first novel, Praise, won the 1992 Australian/Vogel Literary Award. The White Earth won the 2004 Miles Franklin Literary Award, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, The Age Book of the Year and The Courier Mail Book of the Year Award. In 2009 Andrew was shortlisted for the Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards for his contribution to Australian Literature. The Coming of the Whirlpool, book one in the Ship Kings series, was shortlisted for an Indie Award, an ABIA, an Aurealis Award, a Golden Inky and a 2012 CBC award. Book two, The Voyage of the Unquiet Ice was Highly Commended in the 2012 Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards Christina Stead Award, a 2013 CBC Notable Book and shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards. Book three, The War of the Four Isles, was released in August 2014. Andrew lives in Melbourne.

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| AUTHOR FEATURE | JEN STORER is a talented and prolific writer for children whose award-winning mystery/comedy Truly Tan series (illustrated by Claire Robertson) includes Truly Tan, Truly Tan: Spooked!, Truly Tan: Jinxed!, with Truly Tan: Freaked! due out in late 2014 (HarperCollins). The bestselling Truly Tan was chosen as a Notable Book for Younger Readers in Children’s Book Council Awards; Truly Tan: Spooked! won Best Children’s Novel at Sisters in Crime Australia’s 14th Davitt Awards. Jen Storer’s gothic fantasy, Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Penguin), was shortlisted for several awards including the inaugural Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and the CBCA Book of the Year. Jen’s homage to Enid Blyton, The Accidental Princess (Penguin), was Highly Commended in the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards (paperback edition forthcoming). Jen’s new series for older readers, the Crystal Bay Girls, includes Quincy Jordan and Romy Bright (Penguin).

CHILDREN’S FICTION 9-12yrs |

268 pp

PUBLISHED AUG 2011

THE ACCIDENTAL PRINCESS Fans of The Magic Faraway Tree and the Narnia series won't be able to resist The Accidental Princess! Publisher: Puffin, Penguin | Paperback Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation Agent: Clare Forster (clare@curtisbrown.com.au) Description: Inside the lilac hedge, two sets of glittering emerald eyes observed Matilda through the heart-shaped leaves. 'It is the princess!' whispered a tiny voice . . . When the pixies and fairies of the lilac hedge mistake Matilda for royalty, she is drawn into a wondrous world. But evil forces threaten the hedge and its folk, and Matilda must fight to save her new friends. She can't do it alone, but could it mean losing her sister forever? See the internals here.

CHILDREN’S FICTION 9-12yrs |

288 pp

PUBLISHED FEB 2011

TENSY FARLOW AND THE HOME FOR MISLAID CHILDREN Could it be that a plucky, flame-haired orphan with a mysterious past is precisely what this dark world needs? Publisher: Puffin, Penguin | Paperback Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation Agent: Clare Forster (clare@curtisbrown.com.au) Description: Dumped in the River Charon, hunted by an accursed river creature and betrayed by the wicked Matron Pluckrose, Tensy Farlow is in mortal danger. She has no parents. Worse still, she has no guardian angel. When she is thrown into the Home for Mislaid Children – a gloomy orphanage where ravens attack, Watchers hover over your bed, and even the angels cannot be trusted – it seems that all hope is lost. Luckily, Tensy isn’t prepared to meekly accept the fate that life has handed to her! Watch the book trailer here. 'Deliciously menacing, deliciously funny . . . a glorious read' Australian Booksellers' Association 6 Curtis Brown Australia / Rights Newsletter / www.curtisbrown.com.au

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| CHILDREN’S RFICTION 5+ | 32 pp (per book) | DUE OUT MAY 2015 |

LILY THE ELF Anna Branford A delightful new four book series for younger readers from the award-winning author of the Violet Mackerel series.

Publisher: Walker Books Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation, Audio, Film/TV Agent: Pippa Masson (pippa@curtisbrown.com.au)

Description: Lily the Elf lives with her dad in a tiny elf house, hidden in a bridge in a busy city. In the moss garden behind Lily’s tiny house, is an even tinier house called a granny-flat. And in the granny-flat lives Granny Small – Lily’s granny! From finding hidden treasures to wishing upon dandelion seeds, Lily and her family share four delightful adventures for younger readers. ANNA BRANFORD was born in 1975 on the Isle of Man and spent her childhood in Sudan, Papua New Guinea and Australia. She has spent most of her adult life in Melbourne working in crèches, lecturing in Sociology and making dolls and other small things. The first book in her series, Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot, received a CBCA Honour award in 2011 and has since been followed by Violet Mackerel’s Remarkable Recovery, Violet Mackerel’s Natural Habitat, Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space, and Violet Mackerel’s Possible Friend, with new titles coming soon. The Violet series has been published by Walker Books Australia, Walker Books UK and Atheneum (Simon & Schuster) in the USA and will be translated into French and Turkish. Her new series for younger readers, Lily the Elf, is due to be published in Australia in May 2015.

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| CHILDREN’S FICTION 9+ | 55,000 words (approx) | DUE OUT MAY 2015 |

THE MONEY TREE Tiffiny Hall Imagine living in a world where money really DOES grow on trees! But only Maxine knows …

Publisher: HarperCollins Rights available: English language excl ANZ, Translation, Audio, Film/TV Agent: Clare Forster (claref@curtisbrown.com.au) Photo credit: Marina Oliphant

Description: Twelve-year-old Maxine Edwards comes from a family that overflows with love, but isn't blessed with a lot of money. They have just moved to a new area, in an affluent neighbourhood, but the house they rent is mysteriously cheap. Maxine and her sister Fleur don’t have the cool things the other kids at their new school take for granted, and they are embarrassed about their run-down house. When Maxine finds a fifty-dollar note between the gaping floorboards in her bedroom, she can't believe it. As more and more money continues to poke through the cracks in her bedroom floor she discovers a real life money tree sprouting ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred dollar bills from its thick, lucrative branches. Maxine thinks money will solve all her problems. Finally she will be rich, popular and cool! But as the money tree grows, greed also flourishes. As it becomes harder to hide the secret from her parents Maxine realises being rich doesn't equate to happiness - especially not for a family whose currency is love. When still at school, TIFFINY HALL won the John Marsden Award for creative writing. She is the author of the Roxy Ran children’s fiction series with HarperCollins Publishers, including White Ninja, Red Samurai and Black Warrior. Tiffiny has a Bachelor of Arts/Media and Communications and Diploma of Modern Languages (French) from the University of Melbourne, Certificate III & IV in Fitness and a Diploma of Sport (coaching) with a specialization in martial arts. Tiffiny is a 5th Dan black belt in Taekwondo with over 25 years of training and more than 15 National titles. Tiffiny worked as a journalist before writing her first health book, How to create the Ultimate Body. This was followed by Weightloss Warrior, Fatloss for Good – the secret weapon and her Lighten Up cookbook (Hardie Grant). Tiffiny was a trainer on two series of The Biggest Loser and continues to be a positive media role-model for health and fitness.

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YA FICTION

55,000 words (approx) |

DUE OUT JULY 2015 |

RISK Fleur Ferris What if your best friend went on a date with a mystery guy – and didn’t come back?

Publisher: Woolshed Press, Random House Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Audio, Film/TV Agent: Tara Wynne (tara@curtisbrown.com.au) Description: Best friends Taylor and Sierra meet a hot guy in a chat room online. Both fall for Jacob’s charms, but as usual, the more outgoing and vivacious Sierra overshadows Taylor and wins his attention. Taylor’s devastated – Sierra already kissed Callum, Taylor’s secret crush, over the summer holidays. Life’s not fair, especially when Sierra’s around. Moving quickly, Sierra sets up a date with Jacob on Friday after school. She asks Taylor and their friends to cover for her. Even though she’s upset, Taylor is still Sierra’s best friend and agrees to help. But Sierra abuses the favour and calls to say she’s going to spend the night with her date. She doesn’t come home all weekend, doesn’t answer her phone and nobody’s heard from her . . . Taylor is torn. She doesn’t want to betray Sierra by telling her parents but at the same time she’s concerned for her welfare. Finally, Callum convinces her to tell. The police are called and their worst fears are confirmed when Sierra’s body is found miles from Melbourne a week later . . . Devastated, Taylor becomes obsessed with finding Sierra’s killer. As clues emerge, Taylor races against time to try and save the predator’s next victim. FLEUR FERRIS spent the first seventeen years of her life on a farm in Patchewollock, North West Victoria. She then moved twenty times in twenty years. During this time, Fleur sometimes saw the darker side to life whilst working for Police and Ambulance Services. She now lives a more settled lifestyle on a rice farm in Southern New South Wales, with her husband and three young children. Fleur’s colourful and diverse background has given her unique insight into today’s society and an endless pool of experiences to draw from. When she isn’t weaving this through young adult fiction, reading or spending time with her family, you will find her with friends, talking about art, books and travel. Fleur’s first book, a contemporary teen drama about the risks of online chat rooms and the internet, will be published by Random House in 2015.

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YA FICTION

44,000 words (approx) |

DUE OUT LATE 2015 |

DOUBLE AGENT Jack Heath The explosive, mind-bending new series from Jack Heath, acclaimed author of The Lab.

Publisher: Allen & Unwin Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation, Audio, Film/TV Agent: Clare Forster (claref@curtisbrown.com.au) Photo credit: Ash Peak

Description: Fero is an ordinary teenager, struggling to fit in at his new school -- until he is chased down and arrested. Apparently he bears an eerie resemblance to Troy Maschenov, a ruthless young spy from a neighbouring nation. When Fero proves his identity to the police, his problems only get worse. He is recruited by the Library, a secret intelligence organisation. They need him to impersonate Troy Maschenov long enough to sneak across the border, rescue a Librarian who's stuck behind enemy lines, and bring her home in time to stop a devastating terrorist attack. Hastily trained and loaded up with gadgetry, Fero has no choice but to accept the mission. The future of his country is on the line... Packed with explosive action and shocking twists, Double Agent is a fast-paced roller coaster for boys aged ten and up. Fero's journey pits him against spies, police, soldiers and terrorists as he escapes from one deadly situation after another. It poses, too, a vital question about the consequences of endless warfare: can we be held responsible for the crimes of our ancestors? JACK HEATH is the author of many sci-fi-action novels for young adults, including The Lab, Money Run, Hit List and Replica. He has been shortlisted for the Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award, two Aurealis Awards, the National Year of Reading â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our Storyâ&#x20AC;? Collection, a Young Australians Best Book Award, a Kids Own Australian Literature Award and the Young Australian of the Year. He lives in Canberra.

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