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YA Author Rob Thomas Raised $3.6 Million for the Veronica Mars Movie Project
Thomas established an entertainment career that includes producing television shows and writing books. He has written several books include the young-adult novel Rats Saw God. Simon & Schuster Books for …
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Voting for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards Now Open at bookweekonline.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY — March 19, 2013 – The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader have opened voting for the 6th annual Children’s and Teen …
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A.G. Howard to Pen Unhinged
Howard offered a short description about what readers should expect for this story. “Alyssa kicks bootie. And Chessie’s there along with other Wonderlandians (the good, the bad, and the creepy). …
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Actor Theo James Joins the Divergent Movie Cast
“Recently I saw Theo James’ screen test with Shailene Woodley, and I was sure within seconds: this was ‘Four,’ no question. Theo is able to capture ‘Four’s’ authority and strength, …
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Kami Garcia Pens a New YA Novel Called Unbreakable
The storyline involves murder, ghosts and a teen girl named Kennedy Waters. Garcia established her writing career by collaborating with her friend Margaret Stohl on the Beautiful Creatures series. more …
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The 2013 Rainbow Book List Unveiled
“The committee members evaluated over 150 books published between July 2011 and December 2012, aimed at youth, birth through 18. Forty-nine books from 31 publishers were selected for the 2013 …
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Award-Winning Titles From Little, Brown Books for Young Readers to be Offers as Ebooks on Storia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – March 14, 2013 – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced an agreement with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, …
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Three New Actors Hired for the Divergent Movie
Nikita television star Maggie Q will play tattoo artist Tori, X-Men: First Class film actress Zoe Kravitz will play Dauntless initiate Christina, and newcomer actor Ansel Elgort will play Tris …
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David Levithan to Pen ‘Two Boys Kissing’
“The idea behind it really — I mean there are many ideas — I knew the tenth anniversary of Boy Meets Boy was coming up and that put me in …
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This Week on Girls Scouts’ The Studio: Author-Illustrator Judy Cooley
“I hope to inspire the reader to be better. I hope to make you laugh or cry. And for the grown-up reader, I hope to stir a remembrance of the …
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Kiera Cass to Author Two New Young-Adult Novels
Altogether, Cass will pen two books for this project. The story follows a character called 238. “In the as-yet-untitled YA romance, which was pitched as Matched meets Never Let Me …
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Melissa Marr to Publish a Picture Book
Marr wrote this book in honor of her youngest child, Kaden. “I love all the things I’ve written in different ways, but this one (BUNNY ROO) is special. It’s the …
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Stephanie Perkins to Pen ‘Isla and the Happily Ever After’
Penguin Young Readers Group will release the new book in fall 2013. The publisher has redesigned the covers of Perkins’ two previous works, Anna and the French Kiss and Lola …
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HarperCollins and Lee & Low Books Selected in First Books’ Stories for All Project
“As part of the arrangement, First Book will add nearly 500 new books to an online store for purchase at a low cost by its member organizations, which all serve …
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Megan Tingley Promoted to Executive Vice President & Publisher at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
From Little, Brown: Megan joined Little, Brown Books for Young Readers more than 25 years ago, and since becoming Publisher in 2006, she has led the division to tremendous growth …
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The Titan’s Curse to Come Out as a Graphic Novel
Robert Vendetti, the writer who adapted the stories for the first two Percy Jackson graphic novels, returned for this project. Attila Futaki, the artist who created the illustrations for those …
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Sproutkin to Offer a Subscription Service for Children’s Books
“Sproutkin works with a small educational advisory board to select its books, which includes a current preschool teacher plus two well-experienced former educators, each with 30 years of teaching experience …
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2013 Golden Kite Award Winners Revealed
more at the SCBWI website▸▸ 2013 Golden Kite Award Winners FICTION The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook written by Joanne Rocklin Publisher: Amulet Books NONFICTION Noah Webster & His …
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Ellen Hopkins Pens a Sequel Novel for Burned
“Pattyn Von Stratten’s father is dead, and Pattyn is on the run. After far too many years of abuse at the hands of her father, and after the tragic loss …
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25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced
more at the Lambda Literary Foundation’s website▸▸ Finalists in the LGBT Children’s/Young Adult Category Adaptation by Malinda Lo Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers The Adventure of Tulip, Birthday …
