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Thrills and Chills Coming Ahead from Adi Rule!

Apr 15th, 2021

There’s a new book on the horizon from master storyteller Adi Rule, and this one is gonna be a chiller! Have you ever had “that one person” in your life who you couldn’t quite pin down? Are they legit . . . or are they devious and manipulative? And why are you the only one who can see it??

This is the premise at the heart of Adi Rule’s new thrill ride of a YA novel – and here’s all the details you need to know:

Maya Marlette at Scholastic has acquired Adi Rule’s Why Would I Lie? a twisty YA psychological thriller about a high school senior and class valedictorian who becomes obsessed with proving that a charismatic classmate is not all that he seems. Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights, and for publication in fall 2022.

This book can’t come out fast enough; rest assured we will be on the edge of our seats until then! Huge congrats, Adi!!

- Joan

Maria Gianferrari Illuminates the ICE CYCLE!

Apr 7th, 2021

Somehow, the month of April is upon us, and (for those of us on the East Coast at least) this is extra good news: Spring is on the horizon! And that seems to be as good a time as any for a little weather-related flashback, as we announce an exciting new, shivery-winter deal for talented and prolific picture book creator, Maria Gianferrari.

Here’s the details for ya:

<<Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook has acquired world rights to Ice Cycle by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Jieting Chen. This poetry collection explores the many forms ice can take and the many names for it, from frost to cat ice to frazil. Publication is set for fall 2022; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and Alex Gehringer at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.>>

This gorgeous poetic exploration hits all the right notes, and will be just the thing to sweep us back through into the wonders of winter when the right time comes. Stay tuned and mark those calendars!

Congratulations, Maria!

- Joan

Introducing . . . Debut Picture Book Illustrator, Jerry Jordan!

Apr 7th, 2021

Scanlon and Vernick, WORLD’S BEST

Apr 7th, 2021

Alice Faye Duncan’s GIVE THE BALL TO LUCY Sells to Calkins Creek

Apr 2nd, 2021

Kristy Boyce is Headed to Amsterdam!

Mar 31st, 2021

H.M. Bouwman Moves to S&S with New Middle Grade GOSSAMER SUMMER

Mar 31st, 2021