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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 …
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BEA Young Adult & Middle Grade Buzz Finalists Revealed
more at the Book Expo America website▸▸ YOUNG ADULT (YA) EDITORS’ BUZZ Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Publication Date: September 2013 Tandem by Anna Jarzab Publisher: Delacorte …
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2012 Cybil Award Winners Announced
more at the Cybil Awards website▸▸ more at School Library Journal▸▸ THE WINNERS Elementary & Middle Grade Book Apps: Dragon Brush by Small Planet Digital Fiction Picture Books: Home for Bird, …
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Candlewick Press & the American Booksellers Association to Bring Back the “Find Waldo Local” Promotion
“In addition to increasing the cut-off from 250 indie bookstores in 2012 to 300 in 2013 and the number of participating businesses from 5,000 to 7,500, the 2013 promotion has …
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2013 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and New Illustrator Book Awards Winners Announced
NEW YORK—March 4, 2013—The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation in partnership with the de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi announced today the winners of the 27th …
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The Fault in Our Stars Audiobook Wins the 2013 Odyssey Award
. more at the American Library Association’s website▸▸ more at YALSA’s The Hub▸▸ 2013 Winner The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green, narrated by Kate Rudd, and produced by …
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Miami Heat Champion Dwyane Wade and #1 Bestselling Author James Patterson Join Forces to Encourage Children to Read
March 4, 2013, New York, NY — It was announced today that #1 bestselling author and two-time Children’s Choice Book Award “Author of the Year” nominee James Patterson will team up …
