ABRAMS BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS and AMULET BOOKS FALL/WINTER 2009/2010 CATALOG

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Dear Friends, 2009 is a year to celebrate as Abrams Books for Young Readers enjoys its tenth anniversary and Amulet Books celebrates its fifth. Thank you so much for supporting our books and authors! What began with twelve titles, primarily picture books, and a single staff member (me) has grown into a diverse list of more than seventy titles annually, and twelve people at Abrams devoted exclusively to the children’s program. Today we publish a range of authors and illustrators who create award-winning and bestselling books that cover a variety of genres—always conceived, edited, and printed to Abrams’ high standards, a distinguishing hallmark of our reputation in the book world.

From founding authors such as Graeme Base and Laurent de Brunhoff to new contributors Laura Numeroff, Lauren Myracle, Michael Buckley, and Jeff Kinney, we celebrate the talents of every author and illustrator who has fostered our success over the past ten years. It has been rewarding to work with them and our talented staff throughout the years. None of our success, however, would be possible without your support. Thank you again for the past ten years—here’s to the next 100!

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contents

Abrams Books for Young Readers 2 2 Would I Trade My Parents?

4 Are You Blue Dog’s Friend?

6 Piglet and Granny 7 It’s Your First Day of School, Annie Claire

8 June and August 10 Monster Sleepover!

11 Mitzi’s World: Seek and Discover More Than 150 Details in 15 Works of Folk Art 12 The Jungle Grapevine 14 Christmas Is Coming! A Holiday Pop-up Book 15 The Christmas Story 16 Chasing Degas 17 Looking at Pictures Revised Edition: An Introduction to Art for Young People 18 Flags of the World 19 John Brown: His Fight for Freedom

20 The Real Spy’s Guide to Becoming a Spy 21 The TOON Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics

22 At the Seaside 22 Crazy Days

23 The Big Book of Shapes

Amulet Books 24 24 Luv Ya Bunches: Book One

26 bff: a girlfriend book you write together 28 NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society 30 Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4 32 Scream of the White Bears 34 Fell (paperback) 35 Beneath the Mask: The Grassland Trilogy Book Two (paperback) 36 The Pharaoh’s Secret 38 Tiger Moon (paperback) 39 Dragons of Darkness 40 Elf Realm: The Low Road (paperback) 41 Elf Realm: The High Road 42 Struts & Frets 43 Troy High

44 Manga Shakespeare: King Lear 44 Manga Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

45 The 3-2-3 Detective Agency in The Disappearance of Dave Warthog

Also of Interest 21 Holidays, Promotions, and Concepts 46 Illustration Credits 48 Information to the Trade 49

Front and back covers: hand lettering by John Hendrix (see John Brown, page 17). This page, from top: art from Are You Blue Dog’s Friend?, page 4; The Jungle Grapevine, page 12; Would I Trade My Parents?, page 2; and Piglet and Granny, page 6.

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Also available by Laura Numeroff Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger

The Jellybeans and the Big Dance ISBN: 978-0-8109-9352-5 US $15.95 CAN $17.95

New York Times bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller “Children will fall in love with this book’s characters . . .”

—Dance Teacher magazine “Sure-to-be children’s favorite . . .”

—Boston Globe “It will be hard for young readers to resist this book.”

—School Library Journal “A sure hit with kids . . .” —Booklist Illustrated by David McPhail

When Sheep Sleep ISBN: 978-0-8109-5469-4 US $15.95 CAN $18.95

New York Times bestseller “Numeroff’s bedtime romp makes for a nice, lulling adventure, the perfect capstone to a busy day.”

—Orlando Sentinel “Dreamy watercolors by McPhail and frisky verse . . .” —Child magazine “A popular book for young readers.”

—Nashville Tennessean

OCTOBER

PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8 | 3

WOULD I TRADE MY PARENTS?

By Laura Numeroff Illustrated by James Bernardin All kids will relate to Laura Numeroff’s latest classic.

Full of fun, whimsical details and a relatable cast of characters, Would I Trade My Parents? will resonate with parents and kids alike, as readers remember why they would never trade their parents for the world!

What child hasn’t thought about trading his or her parents for the ones next door? Who wouldn’t be discouraged if their parents didn’t allow them to have pets or go camping or drink chocolate milk before dinner?

In the newest picture book by New York Times #1 bestselling author Laura Numeroff, a little boy ponders why his friends’ parents are so special and why sometimes he wishes he could trade . . . But then he remembers his very own parents and all the amazing things that only they know how to do—like the way they always read with him or leave notes in his lunch box or take him on family bike rides. In fact, his parents are the best of all!

> National publicity > Author tour

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full color, 8 1⁄2 x 10 1⁄2" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-0637-2 US $16.95 CAN $21.95 CARTON QTY: 38 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Laura Numeroff is the New York Times bestselling author of The Jellybeans and the Big Dance, When Sheep Sleep, and the If You Give a . . . series. She lives in Los Angeles, California. James Bernardin is the illustrator of the bestselling The Legend of the Candy Cane. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

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Also available

Why Is Blue Dog Blue?

A Tale of Colors ISBN: 978-1-58479-162-1 US $17.95 CAN $21.95

Praise for Why Is Blue Dog Blue?

“Young Blue Dog fans will enjoy seeing their favorite pup dressed in different colors, and Rodrigue’s liberating reminder that ‘Artists don’t have to paint things the way they really are’ may inspire kids to discover new colors and use them creatively.” —Booklist

6-copy counterpack ISBN: 978-0-8109-8464-6 US $113.70 CAN $149.70 abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

OCTOBER

PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8 | 5

ARE YOU BLUE DOG’S FRIEND?

By George Rodrigue Rodrigue’s iconic creation, Blue Dog, makes new friends in his second picture book.

Beautifully designed, and featuring a reflective mirror page at the end that brings young readers into the story, this is a one-of-a-kind glimpse at the world of Blue Dog and the appealing imagination of George Rodrigue.

A companion to the popular Why Is Blue Dog Blue?, this latest picture book celebrates friendship in all its shapes and sizes. Through a series of call-and-response questions, readers are introduced to the funny, strange, loyal, and unique qualities that make friendships come alive.

The cover features blue foil.

Official George Rodrigue Galleries Carmel, California; New Orleans, Louisiana; Lafayette, Louisiana

About Blue Dog One particular Cajun legendary creature, the loup-garou, became the inspiration for the first Blue Dog artwork. Painting for a book of Cajun ghost stories, George Rodrigue chose a photo of his studio dog, Tiffany, who had died several years before, to use as his prototype.

Rodrigue painted this first, eerie Blue Dog a scruffy, pale gray-blue with red eyes. Over time, the dog became a friendlier image that left the swamps and cemeteries of Louisiana to seek whatever adventure the artist imagines.

SPECIFICATIONS: 40 pages plus reflective mirror page, full color, 9 x 10" Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8109-4069-7 US $18.95 CAN $24.95 CARTON QTY: 30 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

George Rodrigue is the creator of Blue Dog, now an international pop icon. He maintains three galleries: one in New Orleans, Louisiana, one in Lafayette, Louisiana, and one in Carmel, California. For many years, he has visited with school groups across the United States.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

SEPTEMBER

6 | PICTURE BOOK | AGES 3–6

PIGLET AND GRANNY

By Margaret Wild Illustrated by Stephen Michael King Piglet returns in a new story about her granny, just in time for Grandparents Day!

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From the writer and illustrator of the popular books Piglet and Mama and Piglet and Papa comes the latest installment about Piglet and her special granny.

Piglet loves her granny. She’s been waiting all day for her to visit. Why hasn’t she come? Cow, Horse, Duck, and Sheep all think she’ll be here soon—but what is taking her so long? In this heartwarming barnyard tale, Piglet’s story will resonate with any child who has ever had to wait for someone they love.

For all children who love spending time with their grandmother, this warmly illustrated book is the perfect story to share and read together.

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full color, 9 1⁄2 x 9 3⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4063-5 US $15.95 CAN $20.95 CARTON QTY: 20 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

Also available

Piglet and Mama ISBN: 978-0-8109-5869-2 US $14.95 CAN $17.95

Piglet and Papa ISBN: 978-0-8109-1476-6 US $14.95 CAN $17.95

“Will resonate with readers of all ages.

Warmly inviting, Wild’s tender tale is just right for bedtime snuggles and story time.”

“Piglet’s emotions are beautifully portrayed, and her relationship with her papa is perfect. Sure to be a winner in storytimes, and on laps one-on-one as well.” —School Library Journal

—Kirkus Reviews

Margaret Wild lives in Australia and has written numerous books for children. Her work has received a number of accolades, including the Children’s Choice Award and the much-coveted Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award. Stephen Michael King also lives in Australia. His books have been named Children’s Book Council of Australia Honor Books and have won Children’s Choice Awards.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

AUGUST

PICTURE BOOK | AGES 3–7 | 7

IT’S YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, ANNIE CLAIRE

By Nancy White Carlstrom Illustrated by Margie Moore Get ready for the first day of school with Annie Claire!

Is tomorrow the day?

Yes it is, my dear.

The first day of school Will finally be here.

Also available by Margie Moore

Also available for back to school

A Horse’s Tale: A Colonial Williamsburg Adventure ISBN: 978-0-8109-9490-4 US $16.95 CAN $18.95

The Twelve Days of Kindergarten ISBN: 978-0-8109-4512-8 US $14.95 CAN $17.95

It’s Annie Claire’s first day of school, and she doesn’t know what to expect: What if she snores during nap time? What if the other kids count and color better than she can? What if no one plays with her?

Perfect for every child who is about to start school and needs some reassurance about the changes to come, the cheerful text and soothing illustrations in It’s Your First Day of School, Annie Claire will calm fears and build excitement for the special new year ahead.

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full color, 9 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4057-4 US $15.95 CAN $20.95 CARTON QTY: 30 AUGUST RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

Nancy White Carlstrom is the author of the bestselling Jesse Bear series. She lives on a hill in Seattle, Washington. Margie Moore is the illustrator of A Horse’s Tale and Bear of My Heart. She lives near the seashore in Wall, New Jersey.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

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Praise for bestselling author Vivian Walsh and her work “Off-the-wall humor . . . deadpan text.

Campy yet childlike, sophisticated yet frankly silly.” —Publishers Weekly

“Filled with action and detail.”

—School Library Journal

“Walsh creates suspense and sympathy.”

—Publishers Weekly

“A plot that could easily have been corny instead flourishes with Walsh’s direct, matter-of-fact tone.”

—Kirkus Reviews

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

SEPTEMBER

PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8 | 9

JUNE AND AUGUST

By Vivian Walsh Illustrated by Adam McCauley From the co-creator of the bestselling Olive, the Other Reindeer comes a tale about friendship.

This imaginative story explores the concept that the greatest friendships can come to be if you are willing to overlook differences.

Vivian Walsh is the co-creator of several bestselling books for children. In June and August she once again makes a misunderstanding the humorous but pivotal moment that brings together two very unlikely friends. One night in the jungle, June is thrilled to see a shooting star, while August loves looking at the moon.

Although they can’t see each other in the dark, the two promise to meet again the next day. But when morning dawns, they face a dilemma. How are June and August going to recognize each other?

> Dedicated Web site: www.juneandaugust.com > Author and illustrator appearances

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full color, 8 1⁄2 x 11" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8410-3 US $16.95 CAN $21.95 CARTON QTY: 30 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Vivian Walsh lives with her three children in San Francisco, California. She is the co-creator of several bestselling books, including Olive, the Other Reindeer. Visit her Web site at www.vivianwalsh.com. Adam McCauley also lives in San Francisco. He has illustrated a number of books for children, including the Time Warp Trio series, by Jon Scieszka, and The Monsterologist,

by Bobbi Katz. Visit his Web site at www.adammccauley.com.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

OCTOBER

10 | PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8

MONSTER SLEEPOVER!

By Scott Beck Scott Beck’s lovable little monsters are having a sleepover in this sweet, funny companion to Happy Birthday, Monster!

The little monsters are having a party, but this time it’s not for a birthday—it’s a slumber party! In their own quirky monster style, the friends play Simon Says, read fortunes, sing songs, have snacks, and of course, stay up past their bedtime!

Small children in particular will enjoy laughing along to the all-too-familiar antics of these little monsters. Told in brief text, and panels that highlight the physical humor in each scene, this is the perfect book to share with a young child before his or her first slumber party.

Also available

PARTY, PARTY, PARTY! ROBOT GO TO PARTY! Happy Birthday, Monster!

ISBN: 978-0-8109-9363-1 US $14.95 CAN $17.95

“Fans of riddles, jokes, and unusual creatures—always strong in number— will gravitate to this humorous tale.”

—School Library Journal

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full color, 11 x 6 3⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4059-8 US $14.95 CAN $19.50 CARTON QTY: 36 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Little House, Little Town ISBN: 978-0-8109-4930-0 US $14.95 CAN $17.95

Book Sense pick

★ “Beck effortlessly and tenderly exalts the carefree days of childhood.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

> Downloadable and reproducible sleepover kit

Scott Beck is the author-illustrator of many highly praised picture books for young children. His books have received starred reviews and such praise as “a soaring story-hour selection” (School Library Journal) and “perfect for sharing one-on-one” (Kirkus Reviews). Happy Birthday, Monster! was a Junior Library Guild selection. He lives with his family in Montclair, New Jersey.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

OCTOBER

PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8 | 11

MITZI’S WORLD Seek and Discover More Than 150 Details in 15 Works of Folk Art

By Deborah Raffin Illustrated by Jane Wooster Scott A fun children’s game and folk art, one of the most popular art styles, come together to create a wonderful searchand-discover book.

Praise for Deborah Raffin Parents’ Choice Award winner Grammy Award winner

Praise for Jane Wooster Scott “Jane Wooster Scott’s enchanting paintings are snapped up by collectors on four continents.”

—Good Housekeeping “Her paintings give people a good feeling about an easier time and way of living.”

—People

> National publicity > Author appearances

In Mitzi’s world, every detail is worth seeing. Young readers will enjoy following Mitzi, the spotted dog with a red collar, through all four seasons of the year as she explores the towns, farms, and countryside of America, vividly brought to life by folk artist Jane Wooster Scott.

Along with Mitzi there are plenty of other objects to uncover, whether they are candy canes in winter, sailboats in spring, sand castles in summer, or pumpkins in fall. Children will be introduced to counting concepts, seasons, and colors, while the entire family can enjoy the highly beloved folk art form with its colorful and accessible scenes.

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full color, 11 x 9" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8004-4 US $17.95 CAN $23.50 CARTON QTY: 30 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Deborah Raffin is an actor who played Aunt Julie on the hit TV series 7th Heaven. She is also an author and director, and a producer of film, television, and audio books. She has received sixteen Parents’ Choice Awards and has been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards. She lives in Southern California. Jane Wooster Scott is a leading painter of Americana. Her art can be seen in galleries, museums, universities, and embassies around the world. Her work also hangs in the White House.

She lives in Southern California and Sun Valley, Idaho. Visit her Web site at www.woosterscott.com. abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

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Praise for Alex Beard “Beard’s paintings and ink drawings are filled with an intricate, almost mathematical dance of whimsical animals, feathers, and figures, all in constant motion.” —Vanity Fair

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

SEPTEMBER

PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8 | 13

THE JUNGLE GRAPEVINE

By Alex Beard A game of telephone goes awry in the jungle in this hilarious debut picture book.

In his children’s book debut, fine artist Alex Beard brings to life an African savanna filled with humor and misunderstandings.

When Bird mixes up something Turtle says, he accidentally starts a rumor about the watering hole drying up. One misunderstanding leads to another, with animals making their own hilarious assumptions.

No one is hearing anything right, and soon the animals are in an uproar from one end of the jungle to the other. Elephant is trumpeting, Croc is snapping, and the Flamingos are fleeing! Beard’s story will have every child wondering if peace can ever be restored in the animal kingdom.

Alex Beard has two galleries, one in New Orleans and the other in New York City. Along with his paintings and prints, he has created a line of puzzles that was launched through national accounts in fall 2008 and spring 2009. Puzzles based on The Jungle Grapevine will be launched in conjunction with this book in fall 2009.

> National publicity > Author tour > Featured at ALA Annual, Chicago, July

SPECIFICATIONS: 48 pages, full color, 8 1⁄2 x 12" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8001-3 US $16.95 CAN $21.95 CARTON QTY: 36 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Alex Beard is a painter whose work has been shown in New Orleans, Los Angeles, New York, and Hong Kong, among other cities. Alex grew up among some of the world’s most interesting and influential people. Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, and their Pop World cohorts were familiar faces in the Beard household. His extensive travels through Africa inspired this book. He lives with his wife and son in New York City. Visit his Web site at www.alexbeardstudio.com.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

NOVEMBER

14 | JUVENILE/HOLIDAY | AGES 4–8

CHRISTMAS IS COMING! A Holiday Pop-up Book

By A. J. Wood Illustrated by Stephen Lambert Celebrate the season with a book of eye-catching pop-ups!

In this novel twist on The Night Before Christmas, Mama Mouse must search through the house to find holiday decorations and treats for her baby mice on Christmas morning. Follow Mama as she gathers her supplies from cake, presents, a tree, and more—all rendered in bright, vibrant pop-ups. Each of the five pop-ups features a special translucent element and sparkly foil, making these pages shine like wrapped presents under the tree. The cover features foil as well.

Other Christmas titles available Elf Elementary ISBN: 978-0-8109-8721-0 US $12.95 CAN $16.95

SPECIFICATIONS: 12 pages with 5 illustrated pop-up spreads, full color, 10 x 10 1⁄4" Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8109-3898-4 US $16.95 NCR CARTON QTY: 18 NOVEMBER RIGHTS: US ENGLISH

Stephen Lambert was born in 1964 and trained at Reigate College of Art, where he specialized in illustration. He now illustrates books fulltime, after having worked in a variety of jobs, and lives in Cornwall, England. Formerly an illustrator of natural history books, A. J. Wood has been a highly respected publisher and author of children’s books for twenty years. She has written some eighty titles spanning educational, picture, and novelty books.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

NOVEMBER

PICTURE BOOK | ALL AGES | 15

THE CHRISTMAS STORY Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art The only picture book that tells the story of Christmas through fine art The timeless story of Christmas is beautifully retold through paintings by some of the world’s greatest artists. Borrowing from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s extensive and rich collection, The Christmas Story depicts the Nativity through visual narration with the aid of paintings by, among others, Petrus Christus, Gerard David, and Hans Memling. Gold accents on the book jacket and interior pages make for a glorious and lush book.

The artworks, sensitively coupled with excerpts from the King James Version of the Bible, create a book that will be treasured by the entire family for years to come.

Also available from Abrams and the Met

Baby Animals: Little Ones at Play in 20 Works of Art ISBN: 978-0-8109-9457-7 US $14.95 CAN $16.95

Can You Hear It? ISBN: 978-0-8109-5721-3 US $18.95 CAN $22.95

Can You Find It? Search and Discover More Than 150 Details in 19 Works of Art ISBN: 978-0-8109-3279-1 US $15.95 CAN $18.95

Can You Find It, Too? Search and Discover More Than 150 Details in 20 Works of Art ISBN: 978-0-8109-5046-7 US $15.95 CAN $18.95

Can You Find It Inside?

Search and Discover for Young Art Lovers ISBN: 978-0-8109-5794-7 US $12.95 CAN $12.95

Can You Find It Outside?

Search and Discover for Young Art Lovers ISBN: 978-0-8109-5795-4 US $12.95 CAN $12.95

SPECIFICATIONS: 24 pages, full color, 8 7⁄8 x 10 1⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8002-0 US $16.95 CAN $21.95 NOVEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

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OCTOBER

CHASING DEGAS

By Eva Montanari A young ballerina discovers the Impressionists in Paris.

Monsieur Degas likes to paint the students while they practice in ballet class—they’ve inspired many of his beautiful paintings. But one day he mistakenly leaves his bag of paints in the dance studio and instead takes a young ballerina’s bag, which contains her new tutu for the evening’s recital! And so the ballerina begins a great chase to find Degas before her big night.

As she searches the streets of Paris, the ballerina encounters many other Impressionist painters, who are in the process of painting some of their great works.

Monet, Renoir, Caillebotte, and Cassatt help the ballerina until she is reunited, at last, with Degas.

Featuring the original Impressionist paintings that inspired this picture book of historical fiction, along with an author’s note about Impressionism and this vibrant period in Paris, Chasing Degas will delight young lovers of art and ballet.

SPECIFICATIONS: 32 pages, full color, 8 1⁄2 x 11" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-3878-6 US $16.95 CAN $21.95 CARTON QTY: 34 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Eva Montanari is an internationally recognized author and illustrator whose work has been seen in calendars, books, posters, and magazines. She has been praised by Children’s Literature, which said, “The acrylic and coloredpencil illustrations that fill the pages . . . have strong impact.” She lives in Rimini, Italy.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

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OCTOBER

NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK | AGES 10 AND UP | 17

LOOKING AT PICTURES REVISED EDITION An Introduction to Art for Young People

By Joy Richardson Published in association with The National Gallery, London An Abrams classic is available again— in a new and updated edition!

Praise for the first edition of Looking at Pictures “Excellent and well-rounded art-appreciation book . . . Readers will come away from this title wanting to hurry to the nearest museum or gallery to practice their new viewing prowess.” —School Library Journal

Also available

A History of Western Art: From Prehistory to the Twentieth Century ISBN: 978-0-8109-9421-8 US $22.50 CAN $26.95

“Makes art appreciation accessible to middle-grade readers.” —Booklist “Explores painted treasures . . . covering both aesthetic considerations and technical ones . . .” —Kirkus Reviews

Faces, Places, and Inner Spaces: A Guide to Looking at Art ISBN: 978-0-8109-5966-8 US $18.95 CAN $22.95

Featuring more than 150 stunning illustrations in full color, combined with clear, entertaining prose, Looking at Pictures introduces readers to the basic concepts and vocabulary of painting. This revised edition has a fresh, contemporary design; all art has been re-scanned and separated; the specs and captions have been updated based on new information; and five new images resulting from technical and curatorial advances are included. Drawing on the incomparable collection of The National Gallery, London, the book features Leonardo, Rembrandt, Matisse, Seurat, Picasso, and many more. Watercolors by Charlotte Voake add humor and charm. The book includes an index of artists and subjects.

SPECIFICATIONS: 80 pages, full color, 9 3⁄4 x 9 3⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8288-8 US $21.95 CAN $28.50 CARTON QTY: 22 OCTOBER RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

Joy Richardson is the author of several art-appreciation books for children and guides to the British Museum and the Museum of Mankind, both in London. The National Gallery, London, houses one of the greatest collections of Western European paintings in the world.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

18 | NONFICTION | AGES 8 AND UP

AUGUST

FLAGS OF THE WORLD

By Sylvie Bednar All the world’s flags are captured in this attractive, informative book chock-full of fun facts.

In this complete compendium of the world’s flags, each nation’s flag is paired with facts and tidbits of history. These flags provide a window into the histories, values, and cultures of countries around the world.

Waving in the wind, a flag may not seem like a code. But hidden in the stripes, stars, suns, moons, and colors of the world’s flags are the keys to understanding different countries’ shared histories and cherished ideals.

Flags do much more than identify countries and groups of people. In every color, pattern, and design, the citizens and governments of countries announce their allegiances and herald their history. If you know what to look for, a flag can reveal major insights into another country’s history and culture.

SPECIFICATIONS: 192 pages, full color, 10 x 7 1⁄2" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8010-5 US $19.95 CAN $21.95 CARTON QTY: 18 AUGUST RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

Sylvie Bednar is a designer and author who writes about her voyages through Australia, Iceland, and Mexico. Fascinated by the multicolored beauty of flags, she has extensively researched their meanings and developed a deep admiration for their symbolic power. She lives in France.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

OCTOBER

NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK/BIOGRAPHY | AGES 8–12 | 19

JOHN BROWN His Fight for Freedom

By John Hendrix The only illustrated biography for children about the great nineteenthcentury abolitionist

> National publicity

Published on the 150th anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, this biography explores the life of one of American history’s most controversial figures. A great deal of academic study has been published recently about John Brown.

This is the first book for young readers to include these new attitudes and research.

In the late 1850s, at a time when many men and women spoke out against slavery, few had the same impact as John Brown, the infamous white abolitionist who backed his beliefs with unstoppable action. His dedication to freeing the American slaves made him one of the most recognizable leaders in the liberation movement to end slavery.

Told through engaging, thoughtful narration and bold, dynamic illustrations, John Brown: His Fight for Freedom is a fitting reminder that all men and women are created equal, and that some things are worth fighting for. The book includes an author’s note, a bibliography, and an index.

SPECIFICATIONS: 40 pages, full color, 9 x 11" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-3798-7 US $18.95 CAN $24.95 CARTON QTY: 32 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

John Hendrix lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife and two children, and teaches illustration at Washington University. He has won numerous awards for his drawings, and his illustrations have been featured in the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times. This is his first children’s book that he has both written and illustrated. He illustrated Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale, which was named an ALA Notable Book. Visit his Web site at www.johnhendrix.com.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

OCTOBER

20 | NONFICTION | AGES 8 AND UP

THE REAL SPY’S GUIDE TO BECOMING A SPY

By Peter Earnest with Suzanne Harper Published in association with The International Spy Museum An authoritative and entertaining manual—written by a REAL spy!

Created by the founding executive director of the International Spy Museum, who is also a former operative in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, this is the official handbook for kids who dream of one day becoming a spy or working in the intelligence field.

Have you ever wondered what spies really do. What kind of training is involved?

Do you have to go to a special school or take a polygraph test? How do you live your “cover”? How does your work life affect your relationships with your friends and family? Is there danger involved?

This fascinating, fact-filled book answers these questions and more while providing a historical timeline, definitions of key terms, suggestions for further reading, an index, quizzes, and exercises to see if you have the right spy stuff.

SPECIFICATIONS: 144 pages, 2-color with illustrations throughout, 6 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2" Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8109-8329-8 US $16.95 CAN $21.95 CARTON QTY: 24 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Also available

> National publicity > Author appearances: Washington, D.C., and New York > Downloadable spy kit

Secrets, Lies, Gizmos, and Spies: A History of Spies and Espionage ISBN: 978-0-8109-5756-5 US $24.95 CAN $27.50

“Filled with historical and modern photos and reproductions . . . the engrossing, readable text will hold the interest of even reluctant readers.” —School Library Journal

Peter Earnest is a former CIA operations officer and the founding executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Suzanne Harper is an acclaimed novelist and nonfiction writer, and the author of The Secret Life of Sparrow Delaney. She lives in New York City.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

SEPTEMBER

ALSO OF INTEREST | ALL AGES | 21

THE TOON TOONTREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN’S TREASURY COMICS OF CLASSIC Edited by Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly Introduction by Jon Scieszka

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The TOON Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics is an unprecedented collection of the greatest comics for children, artfully compiled by two of the best-known creators in publishing and the field of comics—Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly.

This treasury created for young readers focuses on comic books, not strips, and contains humorous stories that range from a single page to eight or twenty-two pages, each complete and self-contained. The comics have been culled from the Golden Age of comic books, roughly the 1940s through the early 1960s, and feature the best examples of works by such renowned artists and writers as Carl Barks, John Stanley, Sheldon Mayer, Walt Kelly, Basil Wolverton, and George Carlson, among many, many others.

Organizing the book into five categories (Hey, Kids!; Funny Animals; Fantasyland; Story Time!; and Wacky & Weird), Mouly and Spiegelman use their expertise in the area of comics to frame each category with an introductory essay, and provide brief biographies of the artists. The TOON Treasury of Classic Children’s Comics is essential reading for kids of all ages.

SPECIFICATIONS: 352 pages, full color, 9 1⁄4 x 11 1⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-5730-5 US $40.00 CAN $49.95 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

Art Spiegelman is an American comics writer, artist, and editor. He is the creator of Wacky Packages and Garbage Pail Kids, and is best known for his Pulitzer Prize–winning memoir, Maus. He lives in New York City.

Françoise Mouly is an artist and designer. Together with Art Spiegelman she edited the groundbreaking comics anthology Raw. She is the art editor for the New Yorker, and publisher of TOON Books. She lives in New York City. Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and the founder of Guys Read (guysread.com), a nonprofit literacy organization. He lives in Brooklyn. abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

SEPTEMBER

22 | PICTURE BOOK | AGES 4–8

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By Germano Zullo and Albertine

By Taro Miura

An oversize book perfect for summer fun

A captivating book that shows children the magical possibilities in the world around them.

Ideal for any family planning a trip to the seaside and beautifully illustrated with fun and humor, this book lets readers share in all the excitement of the beach as they follow the characters from page to page. There’s so much to see—every page is crammed with adventures and details. Can you find them all?

All young readers will enjoy this beautiful picture book from the outstanding Japanese illustrator Taro Miura. With bright colors and clear design accompanied by simple text, each picture tells the story of a day when something very strange happens. A sleeping child’s bed turns into a ski slope; the sky is full of sheep; the big clock has turned into a swing . . . As you turn the page, you never know what might happen!

SPECIFICATIONS: 16 pages, full color, 13 1⁄8 x 10 1⁄4" Board book ISBN: 978-1-85437-862-0 US $15.95 CAN $20.95 CARTON QTY: 16 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN

SPECIFICATIONS: 24 pages, full color, 7 1⁄4 x 10" Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85437-850-7 US $14.50 CAN $18.95 CARTON QTY: 40 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN

Germano Zullo and Albertine are the author and illustrator of numerous popular children’s stories and comics. In 2003 the Swiss duo won the Canal+ prize for their short animated film The Ravioli Box Genie. Germano is a writer and a poet. Albertine is an artist and professor at the School of Visual Arts in Geneva, Switzerland.

Taro Miura was born in Japan in 1968. He studied silkscreen printing at the Art University of Osaka and now works as an illustrator for advertising and magazines. He is the acclaimed author of several children’s books.

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

SEPTEMBER

PICTURE BOOK/ACTIVITY BOOK | AGES 4–8 | 23

Also available from Tate

An A to Z Treasure Hunt ISBN: 978-1-85437-755-5 US $14.95 CAN $16.95

THE BIG BOOK OF SHAPES

A Is for Artist: An Alphabet ISBN: 978-1-85437-556-8 US $19.95 CAN $25.95

By Marie-Pascale Cocagne and Bridget Strevens-Marzo

The Coloring Book ISBN: 978-1-85437-849-1 US $18.95 CAN $20.95

The team behind The Big Book for Little Hands is back with an exciting new activity book.

This activity book bursts with creative ideas. Using the same innovative format pioneered in the hugely successful Big Book for Little Hands, The Big Book of Shapes is crammed full of things for young children to enjoy. Readers will invent their own colorful world out of squares, circles, and triangles. The large format and spiral binding make the book easy to use. The heavy paper is suitable for pencils, felt-tip pens, crayons, and paint. A clever, fun way to encourage learning.

Art in a Box ISBN: 978-1-85437-536-0 US $19.95 CAN $25.95

Shape ISBN: 978-1-85437-779-1 US $22.50 CAN $24.50

SPECIFICATIONS: 60 pages, full color, 12 1⁄2 x 10 3⁄4" Hardcover with concealed spiral binding ISBN: 978-1-85437-851-4 US $15.95 CAN $20.95 CARTON QTY: 16 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN

Miffy the Artist ISBN: 978-1-85437-823-1 US $11.95 CAN $12.95

Marie-Pascale Cocagne is the author of several children’s books.

Bridget Strevens-Marzo has written and illustrated children’s books for publishers in Europe, the United States, and Australia.

The Scribble Book ISBN: 978-1-85437-774-6 US $14.95 CAN $16.95

abrams | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.abramsyoungreaders.com | Celebrating 10 Years!

Amulet Books | Fall/Winter 2009–10

Praise for Lauren Myracle “Myracle’s fresh style of writing will enchant middle school readers and force them to keep turning the pages.”

—ALAN Review

“Myracle displays a good ear for the words, emotions, and angst of a tween . . .” —Kirkus Reviews

“The contemporary voice is casual, funny . . . Fans of Judy Blume and of Phyllis Reynolds Naylor’s early Alice books will want this.” —Booklist “Myracle captures the stomach-twisting anxiety of middle school friendship with spot-on details.” —Booklist

“Myracle definitely does justice to the small, painful, poignant moments of adolescence.”

—Children’s Literature

An excerpt from

FADE IN TO KATIE-ROSE’S FANTASY SEQUENCE: ESTABLISHING SHOT—PLAYGROUND—END OF MORNING BREAK Katie-Rose waits nervously behind the handicap access ramp.

Anyone can see she’s a good person, a nice person, and definitely not someone who would steal a bobble-head turtle.

From the playground, Milla approaches. Katie-Rose pops out from her hiding place, and Milla draws up short, her face muscles doing that skittery thing that signifies imminent shutdown mode.

Katie-Rose knows she has to act NOW. KATIE-ROSE Milla! Please listen. Please please please please please!

Milla tries to brush past her, but Katie-Rose doesn’t let her.

KATIE-ROSE (CONT’D) I didn’t steal Tally the Turtle. I was framed!

12-copy floor display ISBN: 978-0-8109-8445-5 US $191.40 CAN $251.40

OCTOBER

MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION | AGES 9–13 | 25

All-new preteen series by bestseller Lauren Myracle!

LUV YA BUNCHES Book One

By Lauren Myracle Four friends navigate the ups and downs of fifth grade.

What do Katie-Rose, Yasaman, Milla, and Violet all have in common? Other than being named after flowers, practically nothing. Katie-Rose is a film director in training. Yasaman is a computer whiz.

Milla is third in command of the A list. And Violet is the new girl in school. They’re fab girls, all of them, but they sure aren’t friends. And if evil queen bee Medusa— ’scuse me, Modessa—has her way, they never will be. But this is the beginning of a new school year, when anything can happen and social worlds can collide . . .

Told in Lauren Myracle’s inventive narrative style—here a fresh mix of instant messages, blog posts, screenplay, and straight narrative—Luv Ya Bunches, the first in a four-book series, is a funny, honest depiction of the shifting alliances and rivalries that shape school days, and of the lasting friendships that blossom from the skirmishes.

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National publicity Author tour Special “bunches” promotion Advance reading copies

> Dedicated Web site: www.luvyabunches.com > Reading guide

SPECIFICATIONS: 240 pages, 2-color, 5 1⁄2 x 7 5⁄8" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4211-0 US $15.95 CAN $20.95 CARTON QTY: 40 OCTOBER RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

Lauren Myracle is a graduate of the Vermont College MFA program in writing for children and young adults.

She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Internet Girls trilogy—ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r—and ever since realizing how popular these books are with the tween set, she wanted to write an Internet series just for them.

Lauren grew up in Atlanta and lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her husband and three children.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

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Praise for ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r New York Times bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers "Changing the way you read."

—Teen magazine

ttyl ISBN: 978-0-8109-4821-1 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-8788-3 US $6.95 CAN $7.95 PB

★ "Revealing and innovative . . ."

—School Library Journal, starred review "Distinctive voice, personality, and chat style . . ." —Booklist

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"Reflects teens' world."

—San Francisco Chronicle

ttfn ISBN: 978-0-8109-5971-2 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-9279-5 US $6.95 CAN $7.95 PB

l8r, g8r ISBN: 978-0-8109-1266-3 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-7086-1 US $6.95 CAN $7.95 PB

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SEPTEMBER

YA FICTION | AGES 14 AND UP | 27

bff a girlfriend book you write together

By Lauren Myracle Filled with quizzes, lists, advice, and trivia, this interactive book for friends to fill in together extends the fun of the bestselling Internet Girls series!

Readers fell in love with Angela, Maddie, and Zoe, the three great friends who shared their ups and downs in ttyl, ttfn, and l8r, g8r. Now readers get to chronicle their own BFF experiences as they fill out the quizzes, questionnaires, and lists in this fun, interactive companion to the series. Together, friends can figure out which character they most resemble, cast the movie of their lives, and make promises to their adult selves. (“I hereby officially swear I will never ever EVER wear ‘mom jeans,’ so help me God. And if I do, I will have to eat my own shoe.”) Perfect for a car trip or sleepover, this book will provide as many laughs and blush-worthy opportunities for reflection as the series that inspired it.

Also by Lauren Myracle

Bliss ISBN: 978-0-8109-7071-7 US $16.95 CAN $18.95 HC

Rhymes with Witches ISBN: 978-0-8109-5859-3 US $16.95 CAN $18.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-9215-3 US $6.95 CAN $7.95 PB

★ “Myracle is running on all cylinders here,

“This book is fabulous.” —Teenreads.com

exercising an agile teenage drama [and] a Stephen King–like yarn of high school horror . . .” —Booklist, starred review

“An addictive read with a poignant message about the price of popularity.”

—Publishers Weekly

★ “Socio-historical details revitalize classic horror conventions in this suspenseful thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

SPECIFICATIONS: 224 pages, 2-color, 5 1⁄2 x 7 5⁄8" Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8109-8431-8 US $10.95 CAN $14.50 CARTON QTY: 40 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH, EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA

> Tie-in with Luv Ya Bunches promotions

“Darkly comic, well realized, and upsetting.” —Kirkus Reviews amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

28 | MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION | AGES 8–12

YOUR MISSION: Take a close look at that kid eating paste at the desk in front of yours—he may be a member of NERDS .

Duncan Dewey

Matilda Chow

Heathcliff Hodges

Code name: Gluestick NERD power: Powerful polymers enable this paste-eater to stick to walls.

Code name: Wheezer NERD power: This asthmatic can fly through the air, torch through steel, and blast enemies with her super-enhanced inhalers.

Code name: Choppers NERD power: With the aid of chemically enhanced toothpaste, this bucktoothed hypnotizer can control the minds of people and animals.

Ruby Peet, Team Leader

Julio Escala

Jackson Jones, the New Kid

Code name: pufferfish NERD power: Allergic to just about everything, this superhuman detector can sense danger and dishonesty anywhere nearby.

Code name: The Flinch NERD power: This hyperactive ball of energy has been enhanced with super speed and strength.

Code name: Braceface NERD power: Fourteen pounds of braces and headgear have transformed this formerly popular kid into super gadget guy. His braces can become whatever tool is most handy in a time of need.

Michael Buckley’s Sisters Grimm series

Book One: The Fairy-Tale Detectives ISBN: 978-0-8109-5925-5 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-9322-8 US $6.95 CAN $7.95 PB

Book Two: The Unusual Suspects ISBN: 978-0-8109-5926-2 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-9323-5 US $6.95 CAN $7.95 PB

Book Three: The Problem Child ISBN: 978-0-8109-4914-0 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-9359-4 US $6.95 CAN $6.50 PB

Book Four: Once Upon a Crime ISBN: 978-0-8109-1610-4 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-9549-9 US $6.95 CAN $6.50 PB

Praise for The Sisters Grimm Today Show Al Roker Book Club pick Book Five: Magic and Other Misdemeanors ISBN: 978-0-8109-9358-7 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-7263-6 US $6.95 CAN $6.50 PB

Book Six: Tales from the Hood ISBN: 978-0-8109-9478-2 US $15.95 CAN $16.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-8925-2 US $6.95 CAN $7.95 PB

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

Book Seven: The Everafter War ISBN: 978-0-8109-8355-7 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC

New York Times bestselling series Kirkus Best Fantasy Book

SEPTEMBER

MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION | AGES 8–12 | 29

NERDS National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society Book One

By Michael Buckley A secret spy ring of nerdy elementary school misfits Michael Buckley is at his comic best in this madcap new series sure to appeal to kids looking for a quick, exciting read.

Combining all the excitement of international espionage and all the awkwardness of elementary school, NERDS, featuring a group of unpopular students who run a spy network from inside their school, hits the mark. With the help of cutting-edge science, their nerdy qualities are enhanced and transformed into incredible abilities!

They battle the Hyena, a former junior beauty pageant contestant turned assassin, and an array of James Bond–style villains, each with an evil plan more diabolical and more ridiculous than the last.

12-copy floor display ISBN: 978-0-8109-8448-6 US $179.40 CAN $234.00

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National publicity Author tour Advance reading copies NERDS invisible-ink pens Dedicated Web site: www.teamnerds.com

SPECIFICATIONS: 304 pages with 20 black-and-white illustrations, 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4324-7 US $14.95 CAN $19.50 CARTON QTY: 40 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Michael Buckley is the author of the New York Times bestselling series and Today Show Al Roker Book Club pick The Sisters Grimm. He has also written and developed shows for Nickelodeon, Disney, MTV Animation, the SciFi Channel, the Discovery Channel, and VH1. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Alison, and son, Finn.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

30 | MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION | AGES #1 NeW york tiMes bestseller ● #1 usa today bestseller

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Praise for the internationally bestselling Wimpy Kid series Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award nominee Nick Jr. MagaziNe Comics Winner

CBC Children’s Choice nominee A TiMe Out NeW York Kids New Classic

“One of the most successful children’s series ever published.” —WashiNgtoN Post

“Kids love the series because they get visual breaks in between the text, and because it’s funny.” —NeWsday

“The Wimpy Kid is a force to be reckoned with.”

—houstoN chroNicle

“Hooks the target audience with its printlike font, straightforward language, and copious cartoons.” —booklist

“Spot-on humor and winning formula . . . has taken the world ’ reluctant’ out of ’ reluctant readers.’ ” —usa today “Parents and educators applaud it as a visually friendly gateway for unwilling readers.” —NeW york tiMes

“Move over, Harry Potter . . . There’s a new set of titles dominating the bestseller list for kids’ chapter books, and there’s nothing ’ fantasy’ about these.”

—Andrea Yeats on NPR’s all thiNgs coNsidered

★ “Genre-busting series . . . spot-on humor

“An egocentric yet lovable character . . . witty voice coupled with memorable characterization.”

—school library JourNal

“Greg is sarcastic and sharp-witted.”

—toroNto globe aNd Mail

“Dependable laughs . . . traversing the chaos of middle school with you, Greg lets you know you’re not alone.” —chicago tribuNe

and winning formula of deadpan text set against cartoons.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

978-0-8109-7977-2 US $10.95 CAN $11.95

978-0-8109-9473-7 US $12.95 CAN $14.50

48-copy mixed display

978-0-8109-9313-6 US $12.95 CAN $14.50

978-0-8109-7068-7 US $12.95 CAN $14.50

8 of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, 8 of Rodrick Rules, 24 of The Last Straw, and 8 of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book ISBN: 978-0-8109-8305-2 US $605.60 CAN $675.60

Jeff Kinney is the creator of Poptropica.com and the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, as well as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C., area and now lives in southern Massachusetts with his wife and their two sons.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

OCTOBER 12, 2009

MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION | AGES 8–12 | 31

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$5oo,ooo marketing campaign National publicity Pre-order consumer campaign Summer reading teaser events In-store signage available Select author appearances Free DVD interview of Jeff Kinney with Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador of Children’s Literature

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4 48-copy display ISBN: 978-0-8109-8467-7 US $669.60 CAN $813.60

SPECIFICATIONS: 224 pages, with 300 black-and-white illustrations, 5 1⁄2 x 8" Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8109-8391-5 US $13.95 CAN $16.95 CARTON QTY: 40 OCTOBER 12, 2009 RIGHTS: WORLD

RIGHTS SOLD: DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND, BAHASA, CATALAN, COMPLEX CHINESE WITH ENGLISH, CROATIAN, CZECH, DANISH, DUTCH, FINNISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, GREEK, HUNGARIAN, HEBREW, ICELANDIC, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, LITHUANIAN, NORWEGIAN, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, SERBIAN, SIMPLIFIED CHINESE, SPANISH, SWEDISH, THAI, TURKISH, UK, VIETNAMESE RODRICK RULES: AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND, BAHASA, CATALAN, FRENCH, GERMAN, GREEK, HEBREW, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, LITHUANIAN, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, SPANISH, SWEDISH, THAI, UK DO-IT-YOURSELF BOOK: AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND, CATALAN, GERMAN THE LAST STRAW: AUSTRALIAN/NEW ZEALAND, GERMAN, GREEK, JAPANESE, UK WIMPY KID 4: UK

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

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SCREAM OF THE WHITE BEARS The wolves had just felt a sudden violent vibration too, as they swung round together toward the High Ice Cliff. It was as though the dark air itself was moving, and then the most horrifying noise, like a thunderous, agonized groan from some bitter god, came bursting from its huge sides, as if the whole cliff, or the whole world for that matter, were giving birth.

In astonishment the wolves padded straight toward the cliff, even farther away from Anarga’s hiding place, their own ears standing straight up like hunting dogs’, and their tails raised in futile challenge.

“The ice,” snarled the Dragga, fear gripping his angry voice. “It sounds like it’s talking. Or crying out.”

“By Atar, what’s happening to me?” moaned Anarga below the ground, as the pain suddenly shook through the polar bear’s body, and the deafening sounds outside came again, muffling her own growing birthing cries. Anarga’s time had come.

“Look, Treeg,” gasped one of the wolves in horror, almost lifting a paw to point. The Dragga had seen it too, and as Glawnaq’s mercenaries watched

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in incomprehension, there was another shattering groan around the whole icebound bay, and then a hollow boom, as half of the mighty ice wall ahead of them seemed to break from the land itself, and then to drop toward the sea.

“It’s the end of the world,” whimpered the Dragga wolf bitterly, his tail coming down in total submission. “The end of everything there is. The Great Story. The ice itself is dying.”

The noise of the dying ice mountain filled the arctic Sound, but Anarga Calmpaw could no longer hear it, for it had been replaced by a pounding in her head, and the polar bear’s heart was bursting with pride and love as she looked down. There in the semi-darkness, on the snowy floor of the glittering ice chamber, lay a tiny little newborn polar bear cub, no bigger than a tree squirrel, and so infinitely vulnerable that a wolf might easily have lapped it up on its hungry tongue and swallowed it whole.

Anarga Calmpaw blinked in utter aston-ishment. “But it can’t be,” she whispered in the shadows. “It just can’t.”

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JANUARY

YA FICTION | AGES 12 AND UP | 33

THE BESTSELLING MASTER OF ANIMAL FANTASY RETURNS! SCREAM OF THE WHITE BEARS

By David Clement-Davies This new epic explores one of the most beautiful and fearsome animals of them all—the polar bear.

In the ice wilds of the fabled north, the lords of the moving mountains have always been the polar bears. Kings of the wild, the white bears have ruled since the beginning of time, believing that they were hurled to earth from the heavens.

There is only one creature they fear—man.

The polar bears are also haunted by a prophecy, that one day the ice will suddenly cry out and die, causing the fish to float and the seals to flee. Then, as a result, one will be born among them—a white cub with one black paw who can hear the very beating of the polar heart. It is he who will lead his kind, and the whole world, to safety.

12-copy mixed floor display 8 Scream of the White Bears, 4 of Fell paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-8453-0 US $195.40 CAN $253.60

> National publicity > Advance reading copies > Conservation and environmental promotions > 8-city satellite tour

SPECIFICATIONS: 688 pages, 6 x 9" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4431-2 US $19.95 CAN $25.95 CARTON QTY: 16 JANUARY RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

David Clement-Davies is the author of several highly acclaimed and bestselling novels, including The Telling Pool and The Sight. His books have been called “intricately crafted” (The Boston Globe), “a hurtling ride” (Kirkus Reviews), and “a masterpiece” (Booklist). Young readers are equally enthralled: His Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com kid reviews number in the many hundreds and include such praise as “an instant classic,” “too cool for words,” and “absolutely stunning.” David travels extensively and has trekked across a desert, swum with dolphins, and skydived on assignment for various travel magazines. He lives in London. amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

SEPTEMBER

34 | YA FICTION | AGES 12 AND UP

Now in paperback!

FELL

By David Clement-Davies “Rousing battles, detailed wolf mythology, and lyrical descriptions . . . this tale will appeal to fans of animal fantasy epics.” —Kliatt In this dark, thrilling fairy tale, it is the wolf who saves the girl. Fell, the darkfurred twin brother of Larka, the heroine of The Sight, must face life without his sister or the rest of his loving pack. He’s a lone wolf now, a “kerl,” an outcast from his kind who shares his sister’s fatal gift for seeing the future and the thoughts of others. This gift leads him to befriend a young girl, also an outcast from her people. They have a shared destiny: to free the land from a tyrannical ruler who would enslave man and animal alike.

The prequel to this book, David Clement-Davies’s bestselling animal fantasy The Sight, is set among the wolves of Transylvania. This dark epic thrilled readers and critics alike, who said, “This sprawling, ambitious novel has it all: action, adventure, apocalyptic battles” (Children’s Literature), and called it “rich, complex, and credible” (VOYA) and “full bodied [and] lyrically told” (Booklist, starred review).

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Also available in hardcover SPECIFICATIONS: 544 pages, 5 x 7 3⁄4" Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-7266-7 US $8.95 CAN $11.50 CARTON QTY: 28 SEPTEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD

12-copy floor display ISBN: 978-0-8109-8448-6 US $107.40 CAN $138.00

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ISBN: 978-0-8109-1185-7 US $19.95 CAN $21.95

Also available

by David Clement-Davies

Praise for Fell “Mesmerizing page-turner . . . worth the trip . . .”

—Booklist “Animal and human forces converge . . . beautiful setting and character depictions.”

—School Library Journal

The Telling Pool ISBN: 978-0-8109-5758-9 US $19.95 CAN $23.95 HC ISBN: 978-0-8109-9257-3 US $7.95 CAN $8.95 PB

JULY

MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION | AGES 10 AND UP | 35

Now in paperback!

BENEATH THE MASK

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By David Ward The second volume in the heartstopping Grassland Trilogy

Also available in hardcover

Praise for Beneath the Mask

ISBN: 978-0-8109-7074-8 US $15.95 NCR

“Quickly paced story . . . Readers will be drawn in.” —Booklist

Also available

“Bursts with action . . . laden with tense scenes.” —VOYA “The quick pace immerses readers in an exotic locale . . . boundary crossing.”

—Kirkus Reviews

Escape the Mask The Grassland Trilogy: Book One ISBN: 978-0-8109-9477-5 US $15.95 HC NCR ISBN: 978-0-8109-7990-1 US $6.95 PB NCR

> Author appearances: Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and the Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 9–11, 2009

Suspenseful and engrossing, Beneath the Mask continues the story of Coriko, Pippa, and the expanding world of Grassland.

After escaping the deadly warrior Spears, Coriko is finally free to take his destiny into his own hands. But freedom proves elusive in the face of a new trial— the Separation. At this horrible event, he learns the secret of one of Grassland’s biggest mysteries: What lurks beneath the masks of the mysterious Spears?

Forced away from his beloved Pippa, Coriko is offered a comfortable life— clothes, his own home, a community—in exchange for committing unspeakable deeds. Trapped once again, Coriko must decide what he truly values, and what he’s willing to do to protect his way of life.

SPECIFICATIONS: 272 pages, 5 x 7 1⁄2" Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-5449-6 US $6.95 NCR CARTON QTY: 44 JULY RIGHTS: US AND ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, ENGLISH

David Ward was born in Montreal, Quebec, and grew up in the city of Vancouver beside the mountains and ocean. He was an elementary school teacher for eleven years before completing his masters degree. David is currently a writer and university instructor in children’s literature. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and three children.

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Praise for the work of Marissa Moss ALA Notable Children’s Books IRA Teachers’ Choices Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Society of School Librarians International Honor Book Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year Sugarman Family Award for Jewish Children’s Literature National Parenting Publications Gold Award ABC Bookseller’s Choices

An excerpt from

As we go farther in, a sharp wave of nausea hits me.

It’s so strong, I have to stop. My forehead is clammy with sweat and I double over in pain. Adom is ahead of me and doesn’t notice anything’s wrong. I try to breathe slowly, pushing down the urge to turn around and run. I force my feet forward, continuing down the sloping corridor deep into the earth. The images on the walls on either side of me dance and grimace, mocking me. From a muffled distance, I hear shrill demonic laughter, as if I’m getting closer to hell. I shake my head, trying to clear my eyes and ears. The evil laughter fades away and the paintings on the wall freeze into place, but something feels very wrong.

I meet up with Adom and Rashid in the central burial chamber. Hapuseneb’s mummy still sits in its heavy stone sarcophagus, surrounded by statues, pottery, jewelry, chairs, a jumble of supplies for the afterlife. Rashid points out where the photographers have set up their equipment.

“Everything will be recorded before being moved to the Cairo museum,” he explains. “You have arrived at a unique moment—after the clearing away of rubble and dirt, but before the cataloging and packing away of all the material has begun. It’s a rare chance to

see a tomb much as it was when it was sealed almost three and a half millennia ago.”

Adom listens and I try to pay attention, too, but I’m distracted by the paintings on the walls. Like the ones in the corridor earlier, the figures start to pulse and move. I feel a stab of recognition—they’re the images from my dream that first night in Egypt.

They shift and transform from one elusive thing into another until one section comes into crystal-clear focus. I see Hapuseneb standing by the Nile River, a crocodile on the shore across from him. The next scene shows the dead man’s heart being weighed, just like the picture in the Book of the Dead. I watch in horror as the heart sinks. It’s much heavier than the feather, black with the weight of its evil deeds. There is a piercing shriek and the hungry demon leaps at Hapuseneb, swallowing him in one awful gulp. The painting melts on the wall, dripping down to the floor like a pool of blood. I gasp, my mouth dry and chalky, my eyes riveted by the swirl of red at my feet. When I dare to look up at the wall again, the painting is back to its original form, the heart being weighed, the demon waiting, Hapuseneb standing by, secure in the purity of his soul.

OCTOBER

MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION | AGES 9–13 | 37

THE PHARAOH’S SECRET

By Marissa Moss History, adventure, and mystery combine in this first novel from the author of the bestselling Amelia’s Notebook series.

Filled with intrigue and surprises, The Pharaoh’s Secret includes Marissa Moss’s original illustrations throughout. The novel skillfully weaves history with a personal story full of heartache and family tensions that will entice and enthrall readers.

When Talibah and her younger brother, Adom, accompany their father, an academic, to his homeland of modern Egypt on his research assignment, they become involved in a mystery surrounding an ancient, lost pharaoh—a rare queen ruler. Someone has tried to wipe her from the record, to make it appear as if she never existed! She needs Talibah to help her and her high priest, Senenmut, reclaim their rightful place in history. Exotic locales, mysterious strangers, and a sinister archaeologist round out an adventure that is full of riddles, old tales, and, most surprisingly of all, a link to Talibah’s and Adom’s mother, who died mysteriously.

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National publicity Advance reading copies Author appearances Book trailer

SPECIFICATIONS: 320 pages with 20 black-and-white illustrations, 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-8378-6 US $15.95 CAN $20.95 CARTON QTY: 32 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Marissa Moss has written and illustrated many books for children, including the popular Amelia’s Notebook series. She lives in Berkeley, California. Visit her Web site at www.marissamoss.com.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

OCTOBER

38 | YA FICTION | AGES 12 AND UP

Now in paperback!

TIGER MOON

By Antonia Michaelis Translated by Anthea Bell

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The highly acclaimed novel about a talking tiger, a doomed princess, and a rascally thief is “an absorbing epic . . . written in lyrical prose.”* How does a story of India begin?

Does it begin with the three great rivers—the Ganges, the Yamuna, the unseen Sarasvati pouring her dreaming waters down from the snowy mountains to the hot, dry plain?

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This bewitching story within a story, set in magical India, explores the power of narrative to change the course of lives.

Raka, the doomed young bride of a violent merchant, weaves a tale of rescue so vivid, it might just come true. She tells a servant boy the story of Farhad, a thief and unlikely hero, who must retrieve a famous jewel in order to save a kidnapped princess from a demon king. Farhad’s unforgettable companion on the journey is a wisecracking white tiger with an unnatural fear of water. It is their unusual and funny friendship, and the final sacrifice that they must make, that is the heart of this grand, beautiful novel about summoning the hero within.

Praise for Tiger Moon SPECIFICATIONS: 464 pages, 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄4" Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-4499-2 US $8.95 CAN $11.50 CARTON QTY: 28 OCTOBER RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH; AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND UK, NONEXCLUSIVE ENGLISH

ALA/ALSC Batchelder Honor Book Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2008

★ “A distinguished book for older fairy-tale fans.”

—School Library Journal, starred review

★ “Fast paced and exciting . . . wildly colorful . . . beautiful language.”

—*Booklist, starred review

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> Batchelder Award reception, ALA Annual, Chicago, July Also available in hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8109-9481-2 US $18.95 CAN $20.95

JANUARY

YA FICTION | AGES 12 AND UP | 39

DRAGONS OF DARKNESS

By Antonia Michaelis Translated by Anthea Bell A captivating adventure and comingof-age story about brotherhood and friendship The author-translator team behind the internationally acclaimed Tiger Moon reunites for this lush, exotic tale of fantasy and adventure—and dragons galore.

In this thrilling modern-day fable, two boys from very different backgrounds are thrown together by magic, mayhem, and a common foe. Jumar, an invisible prince, wants to free his native Nepal from invaders. Christopher, a shy German boy, wants to find his kidnapped brother. Together they embark on a journey through the wilderness of Nepal—a journey that proves to be a dangerous rite of passage. Fighting the beautiful but deadly dragons that beset the country, the two boys learn that in order to change the world, they must first change themselves.

> Advance reading copies > Downloadable and reproducible Q&A with Antonia Michaelis and Anthea Bell

SPECIFICATIONS: 464 pages, 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4074-1 US $18.95 CAN $24.95 CARTON QTY: 24 JANUARY RIGHTS: NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH; AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AND UK, NONEXCLUSIVE ENGLISH

Antonia Michaelis has lived and taught in India. She is the author of several award-winning books published in her native Germany, where she lives. Anthea Bell is the translator of Cornelia Funke’s bestselling Inkheart books.

Her work has won the Marsh Award for Children’s Literature in Translation, the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize, and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. She lives in Cambridge, Great Britain.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

AUGUST

40 | YA FICTION | AGES 12 AND UP

Now in paperback!

ELF REALM The Low Road

By Daniel Kirk The widely praised novel debut by a bestselling author With The Low Road, Daniel Kirk has created a mystical world that will keep readers coming back for more.

When Matt and his family move to a new neighborhood, they don’t realize they’ve inadvertently stumbled into the middle of massive upheaval in the fairy world. With the elves’ territory disintegrating and dark factions looking to seize control, apprentice mage Tuava-Li must defend her way of life—even when that means cooperating with Matt, a human and a natural enemy, as he may just hold the key to saving the Elf Realm from certain destruction.

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SPECIFICATIONS: 528 pages with 25 black-and-white illustrations, 6 x 9" Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8109-4084-0 US $8.95 CAN $11.50 CARTON QTY: 24 AUGUST RIGHTS: WORLD

Praise for The Low Road

Also available in hardcover

★ “Highly imaginative, richly described,

ISBN: 978-0-8109-7069-4 US $18.95 CAN $20.95

and filled with a wide cast of memorable characters, this is a thoroughly engaging fantasy that never lags.”

—Booklist, starred review “After reading this intriguing fantasy, readers will take a careful look around them while walking through the woods.”

—School Library Journal “Magical tale . . . Without sacrificing plot for message, Kirk offers a subtle critique of the ways humanity mistreats the planet.”

—Publishers Weekly

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Daniel Kirk's Elf Realm trilogy Book One: The Low Road Book Two: The High Road Book Three: The Road’s End (coming in Fall 2010)

OCTOBER

YA FICTION | AGES 12 AND UP | 41

ELF REALM The High Road

By Daniel Kirk The much-anticipated sequel to Elf Realm: The Low Road In The High Road, Matt and his sister Becky must work with the elves and Tomtar the troll to save the Cord and the human and elf worlds. After forming an uneasy alliance, Matt, the elf Tuava-Li, and Tomtar set off to find the sick and dying tree at the northern pole, whose roots bind the worlds together through the Cords.

The trio must restore the tree to bring well-being to all the realms.

Meanwhile, Becky accompanies Asra to free Becky’s parents, held captive in the elfin kingdom of Helfratheim. To their horror, both groups discover that Brahja-Chi has begun kidnapping human children for a mass sacrifice to appease the goddess.

Not only do they have to accomplish the tasks they originally set out to perform, but now they must also stop the fiendish Brahja-Chi and her accomplice, Jardaine.

Daniel Kirk’s trademark illustrations— including maps, character portraits, and other scenes—bring to life the riveting and engaging story.

> Advance reading copies > Author appearances: New York; New Jersey; select Midwest cities; and the Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, Tenn.,

Oct. 9–11, 2009 > NCTE signing, Philadelphia, November > ALA Annual signing, Chicago, July

SPECIFICATIONS: 488 pages with 25 black-and-white illustrations, 6 x 9" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4075-8 US $18.95 CAN $24.95 CARTON QTY: 20 OCTOBER RIGHTS: WORLD

Daniel Kirk has illustrated a number of popular and bestselling books for children, including Library Mouse, which Booklist praised in a starred review as a “show-stopper.” The Low Road, which received a starred review from Booklist, is his first novel; The High Road is his second. Daniel lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, with his wife and three children. Visit his Web site at www.danielkirk.com.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

NOVEMBER

42 | YA FICTION | AGES 14 AND UP

STRUTS & FRETS

By Jon Skovron A bright debut about forming a band, falling in love, and facing the truth Told in a voice that’s honest, urgent, and hilarious, Struts & Frets will resonate not only with teenage musicians but with anyone who ever sat up all night listening to a favorite album, wondering if they’d ever find their place in the world.

Music is in Sammy’s blood. His grandfather was a jazz musician, and Sammy’s indie rock band could be huge one day—if they don’t self-destruct first. Winning the upcoming Battle of the Bands would justify all the band’s compromises and reassure Sammy that his life’s dream could become a reality. But practices are hard to schedule when Sammy’s grandfather is sick and getting worse, his mother is too busy to help either of them, and his best friend may want to be his girlfriend.

When everything in Sammy’s life seems to be headed for major catastrophe, will his music be enough to keep him together?

SPECIFICATIONS: 304 pages, 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4174-8 US $16.95 CAN $21.95 CARTON QTY: 32 NOVEMBER RIGHTS: WORLD ENGLISH

> Advance reading copies > Author appearances: Washington, D.C. > National music publicity

Jon Skovron is a music geek who can play nine instruments, but none of them well. This is his first novel. In his spare time, he writes technical manuals and tries to forget about his sordid past as an actor. He lives with his wife and two kids outside Washington, D.C. To learn more about him, the book, or the music, visit him at www.strustsandfretsbook.com.

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AUGUST

YA FICTION | AGES 12 AND UP | 43

TROY HIGH

By Shana Norris A riveting, contemporary retelling of the famous Troy myth, set in two rival high schools Homer’s Iliad, the classic tale of love and revenge, is shrewdly retold for teens in Troy High.

Narrated by Cassie, a shy outsider who fears that an epic high school rivalry is about to go up in flames, the story follows the Trojans and Spartans as they declare war on the football field. After the beautiful Elena—who used to be the captain of the Spartan cheerleaders—transfers to Troy High and falls madly in love with Cassie’s brother Perry, the Spartans vow that the annual homecoming game will never be forgotten.

The Trojans and Spartans pull wicked pranks on each other as homecoming approaches. And the Spartans’ wildcard football star, Ackley, promises to take down the Trojans’ offensive line. But the stakes are raised when Cassie is forced to choose between the boy she loves (a Spartan) and loyalty to her family and school.

Troy High will seduce readers with its incendiary cast of mythic proportions.

Praise for Shana Norris’s Something to Blog About ISBN: 978-0-8109-9474-4 US $15.95 CAN $17.95 HC

Book Sense pick “Short chapters and plenty of drama make this a snappy, breezy read for girls who long for the boy next door—or at the next locker—to notice them.”

—School Library Journal “The action moves quickly . . . will be popular with tween girls, who will be attracted to the appealing cover.” —VOYA

“The blog format interspersed with chapters will interest Internet-savvy readers.”

—Kliatt “An uplifting and quick read.”

—Children’s Literature

> Advance reading copies > Author appearances: North Carolina

SPECIFICATIONS: 272 pages, 5 1⁄2 x 8 1⁄4" Hardcover with jacket ISBN: 978-0-8109-4647-7 US $15.95 CAN $20.95 CARTON QTY: 40 AUGUST RIGHTS: WORLD

Shana Norris is the author of Something to Blog About, a Book Sense Summer 2008 pick. She lives in Kinston, North Carolina, with her husband, dog, and three cats.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

AUGUST

44 | COMIC ART/GRAPHIC NOVEL | AGES 12 AND UP

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Praise for Manga Shakespeare ★ Booklist starred review ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Also available in the series

The Tempest ISBN: 978-0-8109-9476-8 A Midsummer Night’s Dream ISBN: 978-0-8109-9475-1 US $10.95 CAN $10.95 PB EACH

KING LEAR Manga Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet ISBN: 978-0-8109-9325-9 Hamlet ISBN: 978-0-8109-9324-2 US $10.95 CAN $10.95 PB EACH

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Richard Appignanesi Illustrated by ILYA

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Manga Shakespeare

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Richard Appignanesi Illustrated by Emma Vieceli

Introducing two more classics in the Manga Shakespeare series!

Macbeth ISBN: 978-0-8109-7073-1 Julius Caesar ISBN: 978-0-8109-7072-4 US $10.95 CAN $10.95 PB EACH

Othello ISBN: 978-0-8109-8350-2 As You Like It ISBN: 978-0-8109-8351-9 US $10.95 CAN $11.95 PB EACH

Combining manga and the timeless texts of Shakespeare’s plays, this series translates some of the greatest works of literature into a new format. In King Lear, the aging king—here a Native American—must decide how to split his kingdom among his daughters. When he scorns his one dutiful daughter and trusts the two selfish ones, he pays a steep price. In Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice and Benedick trade insults and fall in love in the sunny Italian court of the Duke—but the Duke’s brother has devious plans to ruin the happy mood. Manga readers can now enjoy the wit and drama of these plays firsthand.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOTH BOOKS: Paperback, 208 pages, 5 7⁄8 x 8 1⁄4" ISBN: 978-0-8109-4222-6 (KING LEAR) ISBN: 978-0-8109-4323-0 (MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING) US $10.95 CAN $14.50 CARTON QTY: 48 AUGUST RIGHTS: US AND CANADA, ENGLISH

Comic book writer and artist ILYA has had his work published by Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse.

He is the editor of The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga. He lives in the UK. Emma Vieceli is a professional comics and manga artist who lives in the UK. Her first full-length graphic novel was Hamlet, in the Manga Shakespeare series.

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AUGUST

MIDDLE-GRADE/COMIC ART/GRAPHIC NOVEL | AGES 7–10 | 45

THE 3-2-3 DETECTIVE AGENCY in The Disappearance of Dave Warthog

By Fiona Robinson A funny, clever detective story for young graphic novel fans!

Fast-paced, full-color, and divided into short, easy-to-read chapters, this is a wonderful graphic novel for younger readers, offering a seamless transition between picture books and novels.

On the 3:23 Express to Whiska City, five unlikely friends meet and decide to form a detective agency. There is Jenny the wise donkey, Roger the gourmet dung beetle, Priscilla the theatrical penguin, Slingshot the hyperactive sloth, and Bluebell the shy but brave rat. With little training but a lot of pluck, they set up shop in Whiska City and soon tackle their first mystery: a rash of disappearances linked to a pink poodle’s beauty salon.

> Author appearances: New York City area > Downloadable and reproducible 3-2-3 detective kit Also available by Fiona Robinson The Useful Moose: A Truthful, Moose-full Tale ISBN: 978-0-8109-4925-6 US $14.95 CAN $17.95

Available in two editions: Paperback, and hardcover with jacket SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOTH BOOKS: 80 pages, full color, 6 3⁄4 x 9 3⁄8" PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-0-8109-7094-6 HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-0-8109-8489-9 US $9.95 CAN $12.95 PB US $17.95 CAN $23.50 HC CARTON QTY: 50 PB 30 HC AUGUST RIGHTS: WORLD

Fiona Robinson is the author-illustrator of The Useful Moose: A Truthful, Moose-full Tale. Publishers Weekly praised her “flair for humor tinged with heart.” Her work has been honored by the Royal Academy of Arts and been featured in many gallery shows. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.

amulet | fall/winter 2009–2010 | www.amuletbooks.com

46 | HOLIDAYS, PROMOTIONS, AND CONCEPTS

ART AND ARCHITECTURE A History of Western Art: From Prehistory to the 20th Century 978-0-8109-9421-8 $22.50 A Is for Artist 978-1-85437-556-8 $19.95 Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter 978-0-8109-5477-9 $18.95 The Aspiring Artist’s Journal 978-0-8109-9420-1 $16.95 Art in a Box 978-1-85437-536-0 $19.95 Audubon: Painter of Birds in the Wild Frontier 978-0-8109-4238-7 $17.95 Babar’s Museum of Art 978-0-8109-4597-5 $17.95 Baby Animals 978-0-8109-9457-7 $14.95 Can You Find It? 978-0-8109-3279-1 $15.95 Can You Find It Inside?

978-0-8109-5794-7 $10.95 Can You Find It Outside?

978-0-8109-5795-4 $10.95 Can You Find It, Too? 978-0-8109-5046-7 $15.95 Can You Hear It? 978-0-8109-5721-3 $18.95 Edward Hopper: Painter of Light and Shadow 978-0-8109-9347-1 $18.95 Elephants and Golden Thrones: Inside China’s Forbidden City 978-0-8109-9485-0 $18.95 Faces, Places, and Inner Spaces: A Guide to Looking at Art 978-0-8109-5966-8 $18.95 The Great Bridge-Building Contest 978-0-8109-4929-4 $16.95 Iggy Peck, Architect 978-0-8109-1106-2 $15.95 Looking at Pictures Revised Edition 978-0-8109-8288-8 $21.95 Paul Cézanne: A Painter’s Journey 978-0-8109-5784-8 $17.95 Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories 978-0-8109-4589-0 $17.95

Seurat and La Grande Jatte: Connecting the Dots 978-0-8109-4811-2 $17.95 Side by Side: New Poems Inspired by Art from Around the World 978-0-8109-9471-3 $19.95 Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light 978-0-8109-5867-8 $17.95 Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists 978-0-8109-4527-2 $24.95 Whaam! The Art and Life of Roy Lichtenstein 978-0-8109-9492-8 $18.95 BEDTIME Because You Are My Baby 978-0-8109-9482-9 $15.95 Chicken Bedtime Is Really Early 978-0-8109-4926-3 $14.95 Good Night, Baby Ruby 978-0-8109-8323-6 $14.95 Hush, Little Dragon 978-0-8109-9491-1 $15.95 Monster Sleepover!

978-0-8109-4059-8 $14.95 Noises at Night 978-0-8109-5750-3 $15.95 When Sheep Sleep 978-0-8109-5469-4 $15.95 BIOGRAPHICAL Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator 978-0-8109-7095-3 $18.95 Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter 978-0-8109-5477-9 $18.95 Audubon: Painter of Birds in the Wild Frontier 978-0-8109-4238-7 $17.95 Ballots for Belva: The True Story of a Woman’s Race for the Presidency 978-0-8109-7110-3 $16.95 Degas and the Dance 978-0-8109-0567-2 $17.95 Edward Hopper: Painter of Light and Shadow 978-0-8109-9347-1 $18.95

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The Giant of Seville: A “Tall” Tale Based on a True Story 978-0-8109-0988-5 $16.95 Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas 978-0-8109-5475-5 $18.95 Napoleon: The Story of the Little Corporal 978-0-8109-1378-3 $18.95 Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois 978-0-8109-4237-0 $19.95 Sawdust and Spangles: The Amazing Life of W. C. Coup 978-0-8109-9351-8 $16.95 Seurat and La Grande Jatte: Connecting the Dots 978-0-8109-4811-2 $17.95 Whaam! The Art and Life of Roy Lichtenstein 978-0-8109-9492-8 $18.95 The Yellow House: Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin Side

by Side 978-0-8109-4588-3 $17.95 BLACK HISTORY The Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems from the Harlem Renaissance 978-0-8109-5997-2 $16.95 George Washington Carver 978-0-8109-9366-2 $18.95 Jacob Lawrence Art Ed Books and Kit 978-0-8109-6778-6 $19.95 John Brown: His Fight for Freedom 978-0-8109-3798-7 $18.95 Life Doesn’t Frighten Me 978-1-55670-288-4 $17.95 Maritcha: A NineteenthCentury American Girl 978-0-8109-5045-0 $19.95 M.L.K.: Journey of a King 978-0-8109-5476-2 $21.95 The Other Mozart: The Life of the Famous Chevalier de SaintGeorge 978-0-8109-5720-6 $18.95 Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories 978-0-8109-4589-0 $17.95

Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America 978-0-8109-4496-1 $24.95 Traveling the Freedom Road: From Slavery and the Civil War Through Reconstruction 978-0-8109-8338-0 $24.95 Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists 978-0-8109-4527-2 $24.95 CONCEPTS ABC ABC NYC: A Book About Seeing New York City 978-0-8109-5854-8 $15.95 An A to Z Treasure Hunt 978-1-85437-755-5 $14.95 Animalia 978-0-8109-1868-9 $19.95 Animalia Coloring Book 978-0-8109-2633-2 $12.95 Babar’s ABC 978-0-8109-5707-7 $17.95 Campbell Kids’ Alphabet Soup 978-0-8109-5041-2 $10.95 D Is for Drums: A Colonial Williamsburg ABC 978-0-8109-4927-0 $16.95 Hello Kitty What Will I Be A to Z? board book 978-0-8109-5850-0 $6.95 Ian Penney’s ABC 978-0-8109-4350-6 $16.95 Tangerines and Tea, My Grandparents and Me 978-0-8109-5871-5 $15.95 The Zolo A-B-Z: An Alphabet Book 978-0-8109-4260-8 $15.95 Color Are You Blue Dog’s Friend?

978-0-8109-4069-7 $18.95 Babar’s Book of Color 978-0-8109-4840-2 $17.95 Color 978-1-85437-697-8 $19.95 The Coloring Book 978-1-85437-849-1 $18.95

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Hello Kitty Hello Color! board book 978-0-8109-5015-3 $6.95 The Water Hole Coloring Book 978-0-8109-8735-7 $9.95 Why Is Blue Dog Blue?

978-1-58479-162-1 $17.95 Counting/Mathematics 123 NYC 978-0-8109-1381-3 $15.95 Babar’s Counting Book 978-0-8109-4243-1 $16.95 Hello Kitty Hello Numbers! board book 978-0-8109-5016-0 $6.95 Ninety-Three in My Family 978-0-8109-5760-2 $15.95 The Twelve Days of Kindergarten: A Counting Book 978-0-8109-4512-8 $14.95 The Twelve Days of Winter: A School Counting Book 978-0-8109-5472-4 $14.95 The Unknowns 978-0-8109-7991-8 $16.95 Uno’s Garden 978-0-8109-5473-1 $19.95 The Water Hole 978-0-8109-4568-5 $18.95 The Water Hole Coloring Book 978-0-8109-8735-7 $9.95

Dragon World: A Pop-Up Guide to These Scaled Beasts 978-0-8109-9456-0 $15.95 Dragons: A Pop-Up Book of Fantastic Adventures 978-0-8109-4900-3 $15.95 Dragons of Darkness 978-0-8109-4074-1 $18.95 Hush, Little Dragon 978-0-8109-9491-1 $15.95 Pteranodon: The Life Story of a Pterosaur 978-0-8109-5778-7 $14.95 Raptor: The Life of a Young Deinonychus 978-0-8109-5775-6 $15.95

Shapes Hello Kitty Hello Shapes! board book 978-0-8109-5851-7 $6.95 The Scribble Book 978-1-85437-774-6 $14.95 Shape 978-1-5-85437-779-1 $22.50

ENVIRONMENT 50 Ways to Save the Earth 978-0-8109-7239-1 $17.95 365 Penguins 978-0-8109-4460-2 $17.95 All in a Day 978-0-8109-8321-2 $17.95 The Arctic 978-0-8109-1428-5 $18.95 My Life in Pink & Green 978-0-8109-8352-6 $16.95 Operation Redwood 978-0-8109-8354-0 $16.95 Our Living Earth: A Story of People, Ecology, and Preservation 978-0-8109-7132-5 $24.95 Panorama: A Foldout Book 978-0-8109-8332-8 $19.95 Uno’s Garden 978-0-8109-5473-1 $19.95 Water Boy 978-0-8109-1784-2 $15.95

DINOSAURS AND DRAGONS Dinosaurs in Your Backyard: The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA! 978-0-8109-7099-1 $15.95 Dino Wars 978-0-8109-5798-5 $17.95 The Discovery of Dragons: New Research Revealed 978-0-8109-5967-5 $19.95

FANTASY The Chronicles of Faerie: The Hunter’s Moon 978-0-8109-9214-6 $16.95 The Chronicles of Faerie: The Summer King 978-0-8109-5969-9 $16.95 The Chronicles of Faerie: The Light-Bearer’s Daughter 978-0-8109-0781-2 $16.95

The Chronicles of Faerie: The Book of Dreams 978-0-8109-8346-5 $19.95 Dragons of Darkness 978-0-8109-4074-1 $18.95 Elf Realm: The Low Road 978-0-8109-7069-4 $18.95 Elf Realm: The High Road 978-0-8109-4075-8 $18.95 Fell 978-0-8109-1185-7 $19.95 The Golden Hour 978-0-8109-4823-5 $16.95 The Hour of the Cobra 978-0-8109-5970-5 The Hour of the Outlaw 978-0-8109-9355-6 $16.95 The Grassland Trilogy Book One: Escape the Mask 978-0-8109-9477-5 $15.95 The Grassland Trilogy Book Two: Beneath the Mask 978-0-8109-7074-8 $15.95 The Lighthouse Land: The Lighthouse Trilogy Book One 978-0-8109-5480-9 $16.95 The Lighthouse War: The Lighthouse Trilogy Book Two 978-0-8109-9354-9 $16.95 The Lighthouse Keepers: The Lighthouse Trilogy Book Three 978-0-8109-7070-0 $16.95 The Scream of the White Bears 978-0-8109-4431-2 $19.95 The Sisters Grimm Book One: The Fairty-Tale Detectives 978-0-8109-5925-5 $15.95 The Sisters Grimm Book Two: The Unusual Suspects 978-0-8109-5926-2 $15.95 The Sisters Grimm Book Three: The Problem Child 978-0-8109-4914-0 $15.95 The Sisters Grimm Book Four: Once Upon a Crime 978-0-8109-1610-4 $15.95 The Sisters Grimm Book Five: Magic and Other Misdemeanors 978-0-8109-9358-7 $15.95 The Sisters Grimm Book Six:

Tales from the Hood 978-0-8109-9478-2 $15.95 The Sisters Grimm Book Seven: The Everafter War 978-0-8109-8355-7 $15.95 Tiger Moon 978-0-8109-9481-2 $18.95 FRIENDS AND SCHOOL It’s Your First Day of School, Annie Claire 978-0-8109-4057-4 $15.95 Luv Ya Bunches 978-0-8109-4211-0 $15.95 NERDS 978-0-8109-4324-7 $14.95 The Twelve Days of Kindergarten: A Counting Book 978-0-8109-4512-8 $14.95 The Twelve Days of Winter: A School Counting Book 978-0-8109-5472-4 $14.95 The Twelve Days of Springtime: A School Counting Book 978-0-8109-8330-4 $15.95 HOLIDAYS Christmas Christmas Is Coming! A Holiday Pop-up Book 978-0-8109-3898-4 $16.95 The Christmas Story 978-0-8109-8002-0 $16.95 Coyote Christmas 978-0-8109-9367-9 $15.95 Elf Elementary: A Christmas Story 978-0-8109-8721-0 $12.95 Flamingo’s First Christmas 978-0-8109-5765-7 $15.95 Hello Kitty Hello Christmas! book and ornament 978-0-8109-5042-9 $9.95 Hello Kitty Hello Christmas! board book 978-0-8109-5752-7 $6.95 Easter The Donkey and the Golden Light 978-0-8109-4812-9 $16.95 Hello Kitty’s Easter Bonnet Surprise 978-0-8109-4819-8 $12.95

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Father’s Day Grandfather and Me 978-0-8109-7059-5 $16.95 Hello Kitty: A Day with Papa 978-0-8109-5853-1 $12.95 Piglet and Papa 978-0-8109-1476-6 $14.95 Grandparents Day Hello Kitty Visits Grandma 978-0-8109-4937-9 $12.95 Grandfather and Me 978-0-8109-7059-5 $16.95 Piglet and Granny 978-0-8109-4063-5 $15.95 Tangerines and Tea, My Grandparents and Me 978-0-8109-5871-5 $15.95 Halloween Babar and the Ghost 978-0-8109-4398-8 $16.95 Bonz Inside-out!

978-0-8109-4599-9 $15.95 Do You Believe in Ghosts?

978-0-8109-8356-4 $10.95 Happy Birthday, Monster!

978-0-8109-9363-1 $14.95 Hello Kitty Hello Halloween! board book 978-0-8109-5753-4 $6.95 Monster Sleepover!

978-0-8109-4059-8 $14.95 The Witch’s Child 978-0-8109-9349-5 $16.95 Mother’s Day Because You Are My Baby 978-0-8109-9482-9 $15.95 Mom and Me 978-0-8109-4820-4 $16.95

Piglet and Mama 978-0-8109-5869-2 $14.95 Presidents Day/4th of July/ National Pride Apple for the Teacher: Thirty Songs for Singing While You Work 978-0-8109-4825-9 $24.95 Babar Comes to America 978-0-8109-7244-5 $17.95 Babar’s USA 978-0-8109-7096-0 $17.95 Hello Kitty Hello USA! 978-0-8109-5772-5 $12.95 A Horse’s Tale: A Colonial Williamsburg Adventure 978-0-8109-9490-4 $16.95 Valentine’s Day Hello Kitty Hello Love!

978-0-8109-8538-4 $12.95 Hello Kitty Hello Love! board book 978-0-8109-5754-1 $6.95 Rosalie and Truffle 978-0-8109-5984-2 $9.95 Winter Bella Gets Her Skates On 978-0-8109-9416-4 $15.95 Sally’s Snow Adventure 978-0-8109-7061-8 $15.95 The Twelve Days of Winter: A School Counting Book 978-0-8109-5472-4 $14.95 JEWISH INTEREST Eight Nights of Chanukah 978-0-8109-5785-5 $12.95 Jewish Holidays All Year Round:

A Family Treasury 978-0-8109-0550-4 $19.95 L’Chaim! To Jewish Life in America!

978-0-8109-5035-1 $24.95 MAGIC/MYSTERIES/THRILLERS The Big Splash 978-0-8109-7067-0 $15.95 Bliss 978-0-8109-7071-7 $16.95 Enigma: A Magical Mystery 978-0-8109-7245-2 $19.95 Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini 978-0-8109-7025-0 $15.95 The Unknowns 978-0-8109-7991-8 $16.95 NATIVE AMERICAN Coyote Christmas 978-0-8109-9367-9 $15.95 Coyote Speaks: Wonders of the Native American World 978-0-8109-9372-3 $24.95 Gift Horse: A Lakota Story 978-0-8109-4127-4 $16.95 Journey to Cahokia: A Boy’s Visit to the Great Mound City 978-0-8109-5047-4 $17.95 The Star People 978-0-8109-4584-5 $16.95 POETRY Behind the Museum Door: Poems to Celebrate the Wonders of Museums 978-0-8109-1204-5 $16.95 City I Love 978-0-8109-8327-4 $16.95

The Entrance Place of Wonders: Poems from the Harlem Renaissance 978-0-8109-5997-2 $16.95 Poem in Your Pocket: 200 Poems to Read and Share 978-0-8109-0636-5 $14.95 Score! 50 Poems to Motivate and Inspire 978-0-8109-9488-1 $15.95 Side by Side: New Poems Inspired by Art from Around the World 978-0-8109-9471-3 $19.95 POP-UP AND NOVELTY Bugs Pop-Up: Creepy Crawlers Face to Face 978-0-8109-5032-0 $14.95 Castle: A Three-Dimensional Interactive Adventure 978-0-8109-7019-9 $19.95 Dragon World: A Pop-Up Guide to These Scaled Beasts 978-0-8109-9456-0 $15.95 Face to Face Safari 978-0-8109-4261-5 $14.95 Sea Creatures: A Squirmy, Scary, Prickly Pop-Up 978-0-8109-5877-7 $14.95 WORDLESS Spot It! Find the Hidden Creatures 978-0-8109-0632-7 $14.95 Where Is the Cake?

978-0-8109-1798-9 $12.95 Where Is the Cake Now? 978-0-8109-8926-9 $12.95

illustration credits: front and back cover: hand lettering by John Hendrix, copyright © 2009 ABRAMS; table of contents, from top: copyright © 2009 George

Rodrigue, Alex Beard, James Bernardin, and Stephen Michael King; pages 2–3: copyright © 2009 James Bernardin; pages 4–5: copyright © 2009 George Rodrigue; page 6: copyright © 2009 Stephen Michael King; page 7: copyright © 2009 Margie Moore; pages 8–9: copyright © 2009 Adam McCauley; page 10: copyright © 2009 Scott Beck; page 11: copyright © 2009 Jane Wooster Scott; pages 12–13: copyright © 2009 Alex Beard; page 14: copyright © 2009 Stephen Lambert; page 15: copyright © 2009 The Metropolitan Museum of Art; page 16: copyright © 2009 Eva Montanari; page 18: copyright © 2009 Éditions de la Martinière Jeunesse; page 19: copyright © 2009 John Hendrix; page 21: book cover: compilation copyright © 2009 Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly. Individual images used by permission. All rights reserved. Author photograph: copyright © 2006 Sarah Shatz; page 22: copyright © 2009 Germano Zullo and Albertine (At the Seaside), copyright © 2009 Taro Miura (Crazy Days); pages 28–29: copyright © 2009 Ethen Beavers; pages 30–31: copyright © 2009 Wimpy Kid, Inc. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID and Greg Heffley cover image are trademarks of Wimpy Kid, Inc.; page 36: copyright © 2009 Marissa Moss; page 45: copyright © 2009 Fiona Robinson.

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Dear Friends, 2009 is a year to celebrate as Abrams Books for Young Readers enjoys its tenth anniversary and Amulet Books celebrates its fifth. Thank you so much for supporting our books and authors! What began with twelve titles, primarily picture books, and a single staff member (me) has grown into a diverse list of more than seventy titles annually, and twelve people at Abrams devoted exclusively to the children’s program. Today we publish a range of authors and illustrators who create award-winning and bestselling books that cover a variety of genres—always conceived, edited, and printed to Abrams’ high standards, a distinguishing hallmark of our reputation in the book world.

From founding authors such as Graeme Base and Laurent de Brunhoff to new contributors Laura Numeroff, Lauren Myracle, Michael Buckley, and Jeff Kinney, we celebrate the talents of every author and illustrator who has fostered our success over the past ten years. It has been rewarding to work with them and our talented staff throughout the years. None of our success, however, would be possible without your support. Thank you again for the past ten years—here’s to the next 100!

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