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FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR 2024

Young Adult
 Megan Davidhizar
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

US: Delacorte Press/Penguin

Random House
Editor: Kelsey Horton Silent Sister
UK: HarperCollins Children’s
Books UK
Grace can’t remember how her sister Maddy
disappeared, and even the police think she’s
Young Adult
August 2024 lying. But it’s hard to look innocent with a
Word Count: 66,000 missing girl’s blood on your clothes…
352 pp.
One week earlier, Maddy was tired of living
RIGHTS SOLD: in Grace’s shadow. She was ready to be
France: Nathan someone new, which was exactly what was
Italy: Rizzoli Ragazzi promised by an exclusive senior trip at their
Poland: Kobiece
expensive private school.
Romania: Popovici
Russia: AST/Neoclassic
But 18 years’ worth of tension didn’t
evaporate just because Maddy was holed up in a mountain lodge with
Sold in a six-figure pre- 30 classmates, playing games and learning so-called life lessons. And
empt now, without her memories of the trip, Grace must piece together how
her sister disappeared. Rumors and brutally honest journal entries leave
Grace worried she might be digging for a truth better left buried. But
Maddy is in the forest somewhere, and unless Grace can find her, she’ll
never clear her conscience — or her name.

SILENT SISTER combines the mystery of Kara Thomas’ That Weekend with
an unreliable narrator — and a shocking twist that will electrify YA
readers.

"The suspense builds steadily, and… culminates in an explosive ending.

Twists abound in this thrilling debut.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Part thriller, part mystery, part love story, and a deep dive into the
psychology of memory, family, friendships, and the power of sisterhood.
Grace’s search for the truth will keep readers on the edge of their seats
all the way to the surprising end, breaking their hearts and giving them
hope in the power of love, family, and friends.”
—School Library Journal

“Twisted and suspenseful.”

Megan Davidhizar grew up —April Henry, New York Times-bestselling author of Girl, Stolen
moving around the and Stay Dead
Midwestern U.S.A. and
graduated summa cum laude “An emotional, thrilling ride.”
from Purdue University. A high —Liz Lawson, New York Times-bestselling author of The Agathas
school English teacher, Silent
Sister is her debut novel.
 Channelle Desamours
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

US: Wednesday Books/

Macmillan
Editor: Tiffany Shelton Needy Little Things
UK: Bloomsbury Children's
Books
17-year-old Sariyah Lee Bryant can hear what
people need — tangible things, like pencil,
Young Adult
February 2025 hair tie, orthodontic wax. She’s generally
Word Count: 76,000 a convenient girl to be around.
384 pp.
When Sariyah senses an alarming need coming
North American rights from her friend Deja, she has questions
sold at auction in a —starting with why would Deja need pepper
mid-six-figure, two- spray? Then Deja doesn’t make it home one
book deal night, and Sariyah knows something is very
wrong.

Knowing that the police never care much about missing Black girls,
Sariyah and her friends work together to investigate Deja's
disappearance. But when Sariyah’s family is thrown into crisis and needs
her support, Sariyah decides to hustle her need-sensing ability for cash
—a choice that may not only lead her to Deja, but put her in the same
danger Deja found herself in.

An introduction from the author: https://youtu.be/EOGQqBYvUNo

“Engrossing and original, with a twist to leave you gobsmacked.

Channelle Desamours is an exciting new voice on the thriller scene.”
—Jessica Goodman, New York Times-bestselling author of The
Legacies and The Counselors

"An unexpected twist on an important story, Needy Little Things weaves

a skillfully crafted tale that grips readers from start to finish. A gem of a
novel!”
—Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Hate
U Give

“An unputdownable mystery centering a missing Black girl and the

relentless search of friends who won’t give up on her. Speculative
elements expertly weave in intrigue and scathing commentary on who
Channelle Desamours is a society wants to be found. NEEDY LITTLE THINGS is a triumphant debut.”
high school science teacher —Jessica Lewis, author of Bad Witch Burning
from Atlanta, Georgia who
loves writing tales about “Dripping with voice and riddled with twists, NEEDY LITTLE THINGS held
magical girls, who, strong and me captive from the first page to the last. Desamours’ debut is a tour-
gifted as they may be, still de-force in character, mystery, and heart. Brace yourselves: just like
require love, protection, and Sariyah, NEEDY LITTLE THINGS knows exactly what you need.”
softness.
—Courtney Gould, author of The Dead and the Dark
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

World English: HarperCollins

Kat Ellis
Children’s Books
Editor: Clare Vaughn The Devouring Light
Young Adult
When rivals Haden Romero and Deacon Rex
Fall 2025
and their bands are stranded on their way to a
Word Count: 75,000
Halloween rock festival, they think missing the
Kat Ellis’ previous foreign gig is the worst thing that’s going to happen to
publishers include: them this weekend.
Czech: Slovart
France: Nathan Jeunesse It’s not.
Poland: Zielowna Sowa
Russia: Clever Marooned with a broken-down bus in
Slovakia: Slovart
treacherous swamplands, they spot an old
Slovenia: Morfem
house where they can hole up until help comes.
But the house has been waiting for them. And
the house knows help isn’t coming.

The house is all the help they need.

As the house’s secrets reveal themselves and the bodies pile up, Haden
starts to lose her grip on reality. Can the house make good on its
promise to make all her dreams come true? And can Haden afford the
deadly cost?

THE DEVOURING LIGHT is a YA supernatural horror novel that explores

the allure and destructiveness of fame — The Shining meets Rules for
Vanishing by way of "Hotel California."

Kat Ellis is the critically

acclaimed author of Harrow
Lake and Burden Falls,
published by Dial BFYR, and
Blackfin Sky, published by
Running Press. She lives in
North Wales with her husband
and cats.
Agent: Jenny Bent

US: Flatiron Books/

Mina Fears
Macmillan
Editor: Maxine Charles The Scorpion Queen
UK: Macmillan Children's
Books UK
An evocative, beautifully written love
story as well as an examination of
Young Adult
January 2025 oppression and the ways we fight it,
Word Count: 81,500 THE SCORPION QUEEN is Uprooted meets
320 pp. Children of Blood and Bone.

Deep within the walls of the lush and

Sold in a six-figure pre- mysterious city of Timbuktu, Aminata Aqit has
empt lost everything she once held dear. Amie
was the fortunate youngest daughter of a
wealthy merchant family, engaged to marry
Kader, the love of her life. Now, framed by
her sister for a crime she didn’t commit, she
has been banished in disgrace and forced to work as a chambermaid
for Emperor Keita’s daughter, Mariama.

Amie has a plan to escape, but she also finds herself increasingly drawn
to the Princess in ways she doesn’t quite understand. When a mysterious
discovery forces her hand and she must make a choice between running
away or helping the Princess, Amie will need to draw on all her strength
and courage, making a perilous journey through the desert to a magical
tomb in a final, desperate attempt to take charge of her own destiny.

“Brimming with court intrigue, spellbinding magic, and a world as

beguiling as it is deadly, Fears delivers a compelling story that lures you
in from the very first page, along with an unforgettable heroine who will
stop at nothing to carve out her own destiny and fight for the life she
deserves. An atmospheric and utterly transportive debut.”
—Deborah Falaye, award-winning author of Blood Scion

“The Scorpion Queen is a sweeping fantasy novel imbued with darkness

but full of heart. Mina Fears breathes life into a sprawling and
treacherous world in this compelling debut. You’ll find yourself fiercely
rooting for Amie, a valiant protagonist torn between her first love and
the alluring princess fighting to end her father's brutal marriage trials. I
loved this story.”
—Alexis Henderson author of The Year of the Witching and An
Academy for Liars

Mina Fears is a Columbia

MFA graduate, and this is her
first novel.
Agents: Gemma Cooper and
Zoë Plant
Zeena Gosrani
World English: Firefly Press
Editor: Hayley Fairhead This Dark Heart
YA Romantasy
THIS DARK HEART is a gripping and
Autumn 2024
Word Count: 75,000 swoonworthy Indian-inspired YA
320 pp. romantasy, perfect for fans of Sabaa
Tahir and Tahereh Mafi.
RIGHTS SOLD:
France: Bayard 17-year-old Princess Thiya of Adgal cares about
only one thing: her secret girlfriend, Amara.
Having grown up in the safety of the palace,
Thiya barely thinks about the plague
of demons that stalks the country by night, or
the plight of the mages forced to fight in
battle against the darkness on the northern
front line.

But all of that changes when the palace is attacked, and Thiya appears
to use a rare and dangerous form of magic to save her father. If Thiya
truly possesses this magic, it could be the key to turning the tide of the
demon war — but the King is adamant that his daughter cannot be a
mage, and Thiya herself is unsure about the power she feels inside.

Enraged by the King’s unwillingness to sacrifice his own daughter to the

cause, the enslaved mages kidnap Amara to lure Thiya to the front line
of the battlefield. In a desperate race across the demon-ravaged
country, Thiya must fight to save the girl she loves before it is too late.
But can she tame the dark magic inside her, or will it consume her and
everything she cares about along the way?

“A tense and exciting Indian inspired Romantasy with a beautiful queer

love story at its heart and a princess with some awful choices ahead of
her.”
—Bryony Pearce, author of Little Rumours

“THIS DARK HEART is the richest of sapphic fantasies, with a love story
fierce enough to break the world and weave it back together again.
Zeena Gosrani is a writer Unforgettable — I adored it.”
and pharmacist based in —Holly Race, author of Midnight’s Twins
London. She was the winner
of the Bent Agency
Scholarship to the Society of
Children’s Book Writers and
Illustrators’ UK conference in
2019. THIS DARK HEART is her
debut novel.
Agent: Jenny Bent

US: Flatiron Books/Macmillan

Stephanie Garber
Editor: Sarah Barley
UK: Hodder & Stoughton/ Spectacular: A Caraval Novella
Hachette
Snowflakes are falling.
Young Adult
October 2024
Invitations are arriving.
Word Count: 22,000 And holiday magic is swirling in the capital city
224 pp. of the Meridian Empire.

RIGHTS SOLD: It’s Great Holiday Eve Eve. Scarlett Dragna is

Arabic: Aser El Kotob planning a spectacular Holiday celebration
Brazil: Autentica for the city. Donatella is searching for the
Bulgaria: Bard perfect gift. Julian is looking ridiculously
Finland: WSOY
handsome in green. And Legend...
Germany: Piper
Greece: Psichiogis
Hungary: Kolibri Well, sadly, Legend is not fond of the Great
Indonesia: Noura Holiday. Tella is hoping her perfect gift will change his mind. She hasn’t
Italy: Rizzoli/RCS Ragazzi found this perfect gift just yet. But it is Great Holiday Eve Eve... surely
Netherlands: Luitingh-Sijthoff there’s some holiday magic swirling around.
Poland: Poradnia K
Portugal: Presenca Welcome, welcome back to the world of Caraval, where even holidays
Spain (world): Puck/Urano are not as they seem.
Stephanie Garber's previous
foreign publishers include: A companion to Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times-bestselling
Azerbaijan: Teas Publishing Caraval series, this delightful novella will take readers on the ultimate
China: Booky holiday adventure full of clockwork boys, poisoned candy, impish
Czech: Egmont, Dobrovsky snowglobes, merriment, and — if Tella gets her way — love.
Denmark: Turbine
France: Aeternam/Bayard
Germany: Piper, cbj Complete with gorgeous illustrations, SPECTACULAR is the perfect
Indonesia: Noura edition for collectors, readers, dreamers, and lovers of holiday magic.
Israel: Miskal
Japan: Kino
Korea: Sam & Parkers
Norway: Aschehoug
Romania: RAO
Russia: Eksmo
Serbia: Urban Reads
Slovakia: Egmont, Ikar
Sweden: B. Wahlstroms
Turkey: Dogan Egmont
Ukraine: Vivat

Stephanie Garber is the #1

New York Times- and
internationally bestselling
author of the Caraval series
and the Once Upon A Broken
Heart series. She lives in
Northern California.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

US: Viking Children’s Books

Alwyn Hamilton
Editor: Kelsey Murphy
UK: Faber Children’s Books The Notorious Virtues
Editor: Alice Swan

Spring 2025 Book 1 in a duology

Word Count: 90,000
512 pp. From the New York Times- and
internationally bestselling author of the
RIGHTS SOLD: Rebel of the Sands trilogy comes this long-
Brazil: Companhia das Letras anticipated new tale of magic, rebellion...
France: Gallimard and love.
Poland: Poznanskie
Spain: Editorial Hidra
Introducing a world of glitz and glamour,
Alwyn Hamilton’s previous debauchery and decadence, where a deadly
foreign publishers include: rivalry threatens to tear the Holtzfall family
Brazil: Editora Schwarcz apart. The younger generation must compete in
France: Pocket Jeunesse trials to determine who is the most virtuous — and therefore most worthy
Germany: CBT of inheriting control of the family, their money, their magic and their
Hungary: Maxim influence over the country.
Indonesia: Elex Media
Israel: Modan Born into privilege, Honora Holtzfall has never wanted for anything until
Poland: Poznanskie/Cwarta
now.
Romania: Nemira
Russia: Robins
Spanish (world): Planeta Lotte was born with nothing — or so she thought.

Theo was raised to serve a family for whom his loyalty is now being
tested.

And August knows nothing in this world is going to be handed to him,

unlike the heiress he’s becoming entangled with.

But even as the Holtzfalls wage their battles of privilege and power,
Alwyn Hamilton was born in virtue and vice, something bigger and more sinister bubbles beneath
Toronto and spent her the surface. Behind closed doors, a revolution has begun...
childhood bouncing between
Europe and Canada until her
“THE NOTORIOUS VIRTUES is a sparkling cocktail of fairy tales, family
parents settled in France.
Alwyn’s New York Times- conflicts, mysteries and magic, bubbling with rebellion and vibrant
bestselling debut, the YA characters. Beneath the intoxicating glamour of Walstad, you’ll soon
fantasy Rebel of the Sands, find a dark fable about power, the importance of storytelling, and our
was published in 17 primal fear of what lies in the woods. Alwyn Hamilton is back and better
languages. Alwyn was named than ever.”
the 2016 Goodreads Choice —Samantha Shannon, New York Times-bestselling author of The
Award winner for Best Debut Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree
Author. She lives in London.
“A decadent, whip-smart treat of a novel full of mystery, intrigue and
adventure. Aesthetically rich with intricately crafted fairytale, The
Notorious Virtues had me in a chokehold.”
—Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn and
Martha Perotto-Wills
Freddie Kölsch
US: Union Square & Co.
Editor: Laura Schreiber Empty Heaven
UK: Farshore/HarperCollins
Editor: Sarah Levison
A queer Y2K Wicker Man — set in a spookily
perfect New England town in the vein of
Spring 2025
Word Count: 100,000 Gilmore Girls’ Stars Hollow — for fans of
Kalynn Bayron and Maggie Stiefvater.

You are safe, my child. You are loved, my child.

You are surrounded by the good earth.

Darian loves her family’s summer home in

the picturesque Massachusetts village of
Kesuquosh. It’s where her three best friends
live, and it’s the only place in her life where
she isn’t haunted by reminders of the worst thing DRAFT SKETCH, NOT FINAL
that ever happened to her. The odd Kesuquoshian
belief in a godlike, benevolent scarecrow only adds to the charming
local colour. But when Darian’s magnetic, mercurial crush KJ is chosen
during a bizarre ritual on Halloween, Darian is forced to admit that
Good Arcturus is more than just a quaint, folksy superstition—he’s
terrifyingly real.

Something ancient and sinister lurks behind the autumnal fields and
warmly glowing windows of Kesuquosh. Something that doesn’t take
kindly to its paradise being threatened by a group of scrappy
teenagers. To save KJ — and themselves — Darian and her friends will
have to follow a tangled trail of clues and question everything they
thought they knew about their home. And Darian will have to finally
face up to her own ghosts…

EMPTY HEAVEN is a YA-crossover horror novel about queer found

family, redemptive romance, overcoming trauma, and the dark sides of
beautiful places. Full of sparkling dialogue, cinematic prose, and early-
2000s grunge music, it asks: who pays the price for perfection? And
what if the real monsters don’t always look like monsters?
Freddie Kölsch is a
connoisseur and crafter of
An introduction from the author: https://youtu.be/m9tt1qE1Dqc
frightful fiction (with a dash
of hope) for teens and former
teens. She lives in Salem,
Massachusetts with her high
school sweetheart-turned-
wife, a handful of cats, a
houseful of art, and a mind's
eye full of ghosts.
Agent: Jenny Bent

US: Henry Holt Books for

Goldy Moldavsky
Young Readers
Editor: Dana Chidiac Of Earthly Delights
Young Adult
Wink Poppy Midnight meets House of Salt
Summer 2025
and Sorrows.
Word Count: 86,000
320 pp.
New Yorker Rose Pauly moves to Connecticut
Goldy Moldavsky's previous where she meets Hart Hill, a sweet, stunning,
foreign publishers include: perfect boy. At the center of Hart's life is the
Brazil: Melhoramentos garden behind his home, a sprawling 22-acre
France: Seuil Jeunesse, piece of land on which his twin sister Eve
Bragelonne likes to throw exclusive parties. Only a few are
Germany: Festa
ever invited to join the intimate get-togethers
Italy: Piemme
on the lush property, and rumors swirl about the
Poland: Media Rodzina,
Swiat Ksiazki
spectacles that happen there. In time, Rose
Russia: AST and Hart fall hard for each other, fast. This is a love story.
Spanish (world): La Esfera
Azul But there is a mystery at the center of the garden, at the center of its
hedge maze, and Rose learns that the garden is more than what it
seems. The place holds a secret power: The garden can grant your
innermost desires. It explains why everything about the Hill twins is so
beautiful and aspirational. But rather than be intrigued by this
knowledge, Rose is horrified. How can she trust that anything about Hart
is true? Did he just wish them together? Is this real love? Then, tragedy
strikes and (spoiler!) Rose loses her life. It's Hart’s story now. It was
always real for him. Heartbroken, he will do anything to get his love
back. But at what cost? For every good thing the garden grants, it must
also take. Hart desires too much. And his sister has her own motivation
to stop her brother from getting his innermost wish. This is a horror
story.

The garden has rules. One of which is that it cannot reverse life or
death. But in a desperate attempt to reunite with his one true love, Hart
acts with dangerous disregard. Though he cannot wish to bring Rose
back, he can wish to go back to a time before her untimely death. But
here's the catch. With every attempt to go back in time, Rose dies
earlier and earlier. This is a time loop story.

Goldy Moldavsky was born

in Lima, Peru, and grew up in
Brooklyn, New York, where
she lives with her family. She
is the New York Times–
bestselling author of Kill the
Boy Band, No Good Deed and
The Mary Shelley Club.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

World English: Dutton

Susie Nadler
Children’s Books/Penguin
Random House
Editor: Andrew Karre
Lies We Tell About the Stars
A powerful YA mystery for fans of Jandy
Young Adult
Nelson and Dustin Thao.
Spring 2026
Word Count: 87,000
Celeste Muldoon is alone when the Big One
finally hits the city of San Francisco, because
Sold at auction in a six-
for the first time ever, her best friend, Nicky,
figure, two-book deal
didn’t meet her after school. The two of them
share a birthday, matching tattoos, a nerdy
obsession with space travel, plans to go to
college together, and pretty much everything
else. So why didn’t he meet her at the library,
the way they’d planned?

The earthquake has left their city in ruins, and their parents fear the
worst — but Celeste doesn’t believe it. She knows Nicky's spent their last
year of high school doing homework for rich kids, earning money to pay
for college, and that the scandal was about to be exposed. Just days
ago, Nicky had told Celeste about his plan to vanish, to reinvent himself
and escape the disaster he’d created, but now she can’t convince
anyone that he could still be alive…except Meo, a captivating stranger
who tells her Nicky was mixed up in more trouble than Celeste ever
knew.

When Celeste finds Nicky’s journal, it sends her on a quest across her
broken city, up the California coast through towns sheltering quake
refugees, and all the way to Florida. With Meo’s help, she’s sure she’ll
Lies We Tell About the Stars is find Nicky. But how far will she go to do it, and what will it cost her?
Susie Nadler’s debut,
written while she was Brown
Handler writer-in-residence
at Friends of the San
Francisco Public Library. She’s
also been a resident fellow at
the Millay Colony for the Arts
and the Espy Foundation. Her
fiction has been published in
Story, The Greensboro
Review, Inkwell, and New
American Writing, and she
has an MFA from the
University of Montana. She
lives in her hometown of San
Francisco, where she’s a
school librarian.
Agent: Jenny Bent

US: Dutton/Penguin Random

House
Dustin Thao
Editor: Julie Strauss-Gabel
UK: Macmillan Children’s You’ve Found Oliver
Books
ANZ: Pan Macmillan Heading into his second semester of college,
Oliver is still grieving the loss of his best friend
Young Adult
2025 Sam. It’s a rough time for Oliver: his only
friend Julie is leaving for a study abroad
RIGHTS SOLD: program and he’s going through a fresh breakup
Brazil: Globo with Mason, the boy he’s been seeing for
Bulgaria: Orange
French (France): Hachette the last six months. Oliver has a secret—
Romans he’s been sending text messages to Sam’s old
French (Canada): Editions phone number to cope with his grief, even
L’Homme though he knows Sam will never respond.
Germany: cbj
Italy: Newton Compton
On the first anniversary of Sam’s death,
Poland: Prószyński Oliver makes the decision to stop texting
Spanish (world): Urano him and finally move on—but when he goes
to delete the number he accidentally dials it. To his surprise, someone
Dustin Thao's previous
answers the phone. At first Oliver thinks it must be Sam, but the voice of
foreign publishers include:
Albania: Prizren Kitap Diyari another boy comes through and Oliver suddenly realizes: Sam’s number
Arabic: Jarir Bookstore belongs to someone new.
Czech: Euromedia
Finland: Otava
The voice on the other end of the phone belongs to Finn, another college
Greece: Dioptra
Hungary: Maxim student who lives an hour away from Oliver. As the two continue texting,
Mongolia: Sayan they build a strong connection and decide to meet up one day. But when
Netherlands: Volt they struggle to find each other in real life they discover something
Portugal: Presenca strange—they’re living in different timelines, seven months apart from
Romania: Euro Libris
Russia: AST each other. In order to be together, the two of them must cross time to
Serbia: Vulkan see each other.
Taiwan: Global Group
Holdings Eventually, Oliver realizes he can use this to alter his present: reunite with
Turkey: Yabanci
Vietnam: Kim Dong
his boyfriend, bring Julie back from her study abroad program. But doing
UK: Pan Macmillan so creates consequences that weren’t quite what he expected, and
eventually Oliver must make a decision: if he puts his life back the way it
Full manuscript available used to be, will he lose Finn forever?
October 2024
Praise for YOU’VE REACHED SAM:
Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese
American writer based in New Over 1,000,000 copies sold worldwide
York City. He graduated from Debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, spending 37
Amherst College with a B.A. weeks on the list
in Political Science, and is
currently in a PhD program at
A #1 Der Spiegel bestseller, spending 18 weeks on the list
Northwestern University where A USA Today bestseller
he studies critical media
literacy. He writes "I knew full well that I was signing up for a tragic love story, and that's
contemporary fiction, and his
exactly what I got. So now I am here to warn you: This book will
debut novel You’ve Reached
Sam is a New York Times and absolutely make you cry. Make sure you've got a box of tissues handy,
USA Today bestseller. and I mean a full box."
—NPR
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

US: Quill Tree Books/

Cecilia Vinesse
HarperCollins
Editor: Alyssa Miele All Nighter
Young Adult
Booksmart meets a queer Nick and Norah’s
Winter 2025
Infinite Playlist in this rom-com about two
Word Count: 83,000
arch-nemeses, the valedictorian and the
Cecilia Vinesse’s previous class slacker, who band together for a
foreign publishers include: whirlwind night after discovering that
Brazil: Globo Livros they need each other to achieve their very
Czech: CooBoo/Albatros different sunrise goals.
Germany: DTV Jr.
France: Pocket Jeunesse Autumn Povitsky is having a day. Her brother is
Poland: Poradnia K
getting ready to throw the after-prom party of
the century, her best friend just uninvited her
to their weekly sleepover, and her crush just
asked her to a college open mic night — but Autumn can’t go because
she doesn’t have a fake ID. Besides, Autumn is student council president
and a part-time library employee, a firm believer that rules were made
to be followed.

Tara Esposito thinks that rules are fun to break. That’s why she would
rather spend tonight crashing after-proms than writing an (already late)
essay. But this essay could make or break Tara’s ability to graduate and,
despite her less than stellar high school record, she knows that
graduating is the key to leaving this boring town behind for good. A
town full of judgmental, uptight girls like Autumn....

So when Autumn comes to Tara looking for a fake ID, Tara is shocked.
And her shock only increases when the girls end up striking a deal: Tara
will get Autumn the ID if Autumn agrees to help Tara finish her essay on
time. They embark on a series of increasingly madcap escapades, from
prom celebrations gone awry to library séances to office break-ins — all
of which will change not only the fate of their night but possibly their
feelings for each other, too.

Cecilia Vinesse is the author Praise for Cecilia Vinesse’s previous books:
of The Girl Next Door, Seven
Days of You and The Summer
of Us. She was born in
"The atmospheric descriptions of the places they visit (and drink in),
France, raised between such as Amsterdam, Prague, and Florence, and the nuanced
Japan and South Carolina, characterizations lend expansiveness to a plot that might otherwise
and graduated from Barnard have become a simple coming-of-age romance.... [A] transformative
College. She earned her odyssey of self-discovery."
master’s in creative writing at —Kirkus Reviews
the University of St. Andrews.
She lives in Cambridge,
England.
Middle-Grade and
Younger Readers
 Kerry Douglas Dye
Agent: Jenny Bent

World English:
Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Editor: Jessi Smith The Right Grady Jones
Middle-grade A truly charming and hilarious mystery
Spring 2025
for readers who enjoyed The Fourth Stall
Word Count: 63,000
and Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.

Sixth-grader Grady Jones is certain he’s

destined for greatness. But as for what he’s
great at? He doesn’t have a clue – until the day
he receives a note from the town’s reclusive
billionaire. “Only you can solve the mystery of
my murder,” it reads.

It’s the sign Grady’s been waiting for—he’ll be

a Great Detective! He has everything he needs: a magnifying glass, a
spy camera…everything except a talent for solving mysteries. But with
the help of his little brother Kit and his new friends Mikayla and Anwar,
he may just find the murderer. Until a mysterious stranger—also named
Grady Jones—rolls into town, forcing Grady to question everything. Now,
if Grady wants to crack the case and prove he’s the right Grady Jones,
he’ll have to make a decision: is it more important to be a Great
Detective, or a great friend?

Kerry Douglas Dye is an

indie-thriller screenwriter
based in New York. He’s
been produced and optioned
multiple times, won a PAGE
Award, and has been
selected for a Bahamas
Screenwriting Residency
(and won the top prize
there). THE RIGHT GRADY
JONES is his first novel,
inspired by kicking around
ideas with his 11-year-old
daughter, who loves puzzles
and adventure.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

US: Greenwillow/
Heidi Heilig
HarperCollins
Editor: Martha Mihalick Cincinnati Lee, Curse Breaker
Middle-grade
Cincinnati Lee’s great-great-grandfather
March 2025
was one of the world's most famous
Word Count: 65,000
256 pp. archaeologists… until he found the cursed
Chachapoyas Idol. Now it’s in a museum in
Heidi Heilig's previous New York, and Cincinnati’s going to steal the
foreign publishers include: idol and put it back in the ancient tomb where
Brazil: Editora Morro Branco it belongs. Maybe then she’ll finally break the
Spanish (world): Urano curse that’s keeping her very old ancestor
Turkey: Pegasus (barely) alive.

Sold in a two-book But Cincinnati’s not the only one who wants
deal the precious idol. Rival collectors abound, and
a scary businesswoman wants to use it for her own sinister purposes.
Can Cincinnati outwit them all and restore the idol to its rightful place…
and stay both alive and out of trouble with her mom?

Praise for Heidi Heilig’s THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE:

“Heilig’s writing is richly immersive...A riveting and far-reaching fantasy

that crosses seamlessly across the centuries, posing questions about
fate, loyalty, and belonging.”
—Publishers Weekly

“This must-have fantasy adventure will appeal to fans of Rick Riordan’s

Kane Chronicles.”
—School Library Journal, starred review

An American Booksellers Association “Indies Introduce” and

“Indie Next” selection
A Barnes & Noble Best YA
A National Public Radio Best Book
A YALSA Pick for the Best Fiction for Young Adults
An Irish Times Favorite Book
Heidi Heilig is the award-
An André Norton Award Recommended Reading Selection
winning author of five YA A CBC Best Children’s Book
novels, including The Girl
From Everywhere and On This
Unworthy Scaffold. She has
an MFA from New York
University in Writing for
Musical Theatre and lives in
Brooklyn, New York.
Agents: Molly Ker Hawn and
Martha Perotto-Wills
Freddie Kölsch
US: Balzer + Bray/Macmillan
Children’s Books Spindlewood
Editor: Donna Bray
UK: Puffin
For fans of The Clackity and The Mysterious
Editor: Natalie Doherty
Benedict Society, SPINDLEWOOD is a thrilling
Middle-grade middle-grade horror debut full of spine-
Summer 2026 chilling scares, unconventional family
Word Count: 67,000 dynamics, and a truly original take on the
magic school—and in Lilac Black, a heroine
RIGHTS SOLD: with charm to spare.
Germany: Hanser
Netherlands: Gottmer Lilac Black does not believe in ghosts. She
knows the séances her uncles run from their
Sold in a two-book, six- townhouse aren’t real. So when Lilac pretends
figure deal, in a four- to talk to a spirit to get her uncle out of a tight
way auction spot with a client, she expects a scolding, not a celebration. She
certainly doesn’t expect an invitation to her uncles’ alma mater, the
top-secret Spindlewood School of Seeing.

Curious—and reluctant to disappoint her uncles—Lilac enrolls at

Spindlewood. But as the only Unseeing student at a boarding school full
of psychics, she has to bluff her way through classes like Summoning,
Banishment, and Theory of the Beyond. Making new friends—like the
tough, vulnerable Emmanuelle—only makes Lilac’s web of lies more
tangled. And as if her big deception weren’t enough, something is very
wrong on campus.

Spirits send cryptic messages warning of danger, and every ghost at

Spindlewood seems drawn to a secret door deep in the library
basement. Something ancient and sinister is waiting down there…
something related to the long-ago deaths of Lilac’s parents. As the
school falls into chaos, Lilac and Emmanuelle will need to use all their
powers—or just their courage—to save Spindlewood from a terrifying
fate.

Freddie Kölsch is a
connoisseur and crafter of
frightful fiction (with a dash
of hope) for teens and former
teens. She lives in Salem,
Massachusetts with her high
school sweetheart-turned-
wife, a handful of cats, a
houseful of art, and a mind's
eye full of ghosts.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

UK: Macmillan Children's

Hilary McKay
Books
Editor: Samantha Smith Rosa by Starlight
US: Margaret K. McElderry
Books/Simon & Schuster
Beloved and award-winning author Hilary
McKay introduces a captivating new character:
Middle-grade
August 2024 the orphan Rosa, who lives with her dreadful
Word Count: 30,000 aunt and uncle. Her life with them is lonely,
240 pp. with no friends except the neighbor’s cat
Balthazar, who is big and black and a little bit
Hilary McKay’s previous magic.
foreign publishers include:
Chinese (simplified): Booky When Aunt and Uncle’s business takes them to
Chinese (complex): Beijing
Venice, they bring Rosa along… and they leave
Children’s and Juvenile
her there, abandoned in a quirky little hotel
Publishing
Czech: Albatros
and speaking no Italian. Rosa must fend for
Georgia: Sulakauri herself, and at first she is bitterly lonely. But
Germany: Oetinger when she rescues a drowning kitten from a canal, she sets off a chain
Hungary: Mano of events that draw her close to the family that run the funny old hotel…
Iran: Porteghald and to the many cats of Venice, who take her on a dreamy adventure
Italy: Giunti, Feltrinelli that shows her where her home really is.
Japan: Tokuma Shoten
Korea: Sigongsa “The wonderfully quirky tale has shades of Matilda, particularly in the
Spanish (Latin America and
outrageously villainous relatives, but the feline focus and Italian
Mexico): Castillo
excursion give it a fantastic flavor all its own. The story’s shorter length,
Poland: Dwie Siostry
Romania: Art Grup Editorial quick pacing, and sweet illustrations will easily appeal to younger
Russia: Eksmo readers, as will the whimsical peculiarities of Rosa’s world. An incredibly
creative case for doing things scared and on one’s own terms.”
—Booklist

“Any new story by Hilary McKay comes with high expectations...this

delightful story will resonate with old and young alike.”
—The Telegraph, five stars

“This whimsical book is full of magic and humor. McKay's writing is lush
with descriptive language and clever wordplay….A delightful story.”
—School Library Journal
Hilary McKay is one of
Britain’s best-loved children’s
authors. Her books have won
“This evocation of loss and love is spellbinding.”
the Costa Children’s Book —Daily Mail
Award twice, the Guardian
Children’s Fiction Prize, the “A wistful, comforting treasure of a story destined to become a classic.”
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize —Emma Carroll, bestselling award-winning author of Letters to the
Gold Award, and countless Lighthouse
other accolades. Hilary lives
in the beautiful Peak District A Bookseller One to Watch
in Derbyshire, England.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

World English: Knopf Books

Sarah Moon
for Young Readers/Penguin
Random House
Editor: Marisa DiNovis
Family Week
Set against the vibrant backdrop of the
Middle-grade
April 2025 largest annual gathering of LGBTQ+ parents
Word Count: 35,000 and their children in the world, FAMILY WEEK
208 pp. is a sensitive coming-of-age story and a
joyous celebration of identity, found family
and acceptance, with an honest, funny voice
that’s perfect for readers who love Ashley
Sold at auction in a two- Herring Blake and Kyle Lukoff.
book, six-figure deal
For as long as they can remember, Mac, Lina,
Milo and Avery have celebrated Family Week
together in “the smallest, gayest town in the
world”: Provincetown, Massachusetts. But this
summer, their big rented beach house feels different. Avery’s dads are
splitting up and her life feels like it’s disintegrating. Milo’s flunked
eighth grade, which means everyone is heading to high school except
him. Mac’s on his way to a progressive boarding school that lets trans
kids like him play soccer, but it means leaving his sister Lina and his
moms — and the safety of home — behind.

Everything is changing and emotions are running high. And when Milo
tries to prove to everyone else that he’s good at something, he puts
himself in real peril. Can his friends save him before disaster strikes for
all of them?

Sarah Moon is the author of

Sparrow (Scholastic) and
Middletown (Levine Querido),
both critically acclaimed. A
teacher and college
counselor, she lives and works
in Brooklyn with her wife and
their daughter.
Agent: Zoë Plant

World English: Floris Books

Alex Mullarky
Editors: Sally Polson and
Jennie Skinner The Edge of the Silver Sea
Middle-grade
“A hundred miles from the mainland, half in the
August 2024
Word Count: 60,000 sea, half out of it. The rules are different
280 pp. here...”

Alex Mullarky’s previous Far out in the Atlantic Ocean lies the isle of
foreign publishers include: Roscoe: home to thousands of deer, only a
Russia: Kachelly few hundred people, and strange creatures
with violet eyes.

When 13-year-old Blair’s parents drag her to a

new home on the remote island, all she wants
is to get back to her life on the mainland.
Phone signal seems to be as rare and fleeting as the eerie lights she
sees in the hills.

Blair is miserable, until an otherworldly woman with antlers—one of the

island’s darkly magical fey folk—offers her an irresistible deal: complete
three tasks and Blair's wish will be granted.

As she unravels the island’s secrets, Blair discovers that a fey bargain
cannot be broken, and her ally has her own dark intentions. Can Blair
find a way to save her family, and the place at the edge of the silver
sea that she has come to call home?

From the author of The Sky Beneath the Stone, this wildly magical upper
middle-grade fantasy explores family and friendship, the balance
between humans and nature, and the people and places we embrace
as our own. THE EDGE OF THE SILVER SEA deftly weaves Celtic
mythology and folklore—from kelpies and selkies, to will-o’-the-wisps
and river spirits—with themes of environmentalism, in Alex Mullarky’s
trademark captivating style.

“Beautiful, bright and brilliant—a perfect blend of magic, adventure and

heart.”
Alex Mullarky is a writer and
veterinary nurse in Edinburgh. —Sophie Anderson, Carnegie-shortlisted author of The House with
They wrote The Sky Beneath Chicken Legs
the Stone while living in
Australia. They have a “A beautifully written adventure.”
master’s degree in —Ross MacKenzie, author of the Nowhere Emporium trilogy
screenwriting, and their
children’s fantasy screenplay Blackwell’s Children’s Book of the Month
reached the top 50 of the
Academy Nicholl Fellowships.
Agent: Jenny Bent

World English: Union Square

Preston Norton
and Co.
Editor: Laura Schreiber The House on Yeet Street
Middle-grade
Stranger Things meets Holes in this hilarious
August 2024
Word Count: 78,000
ghost story about a group of 13-year-old
336 pp. boys whose friendship is tested by
supernatural forces, secret crushes, and a
Preston Norton's previous hundred-year-old curse.
foreign publishers include:
Czech: Euromedia When Aidan Cross yeeted his very secret journal
France: La Martiniere into the house on Yeet Street, he also intended
Germany: Carl Hanser to yeet his feelings for his best friend, Kai, as far
Italy: Giunti
away as possible.
Poland: FILIA, Empik
Slovakia: Ikar
To Aidan’s horror, his friends plan a sleepover
at the haunted house the very next night. Terrance, Zephyr, and Kai are
dead set on exploring local legend Farah Yeet’s creepy mansion. Aidan
just wants to survive the night and retrieve his mortifying love story
before his friends find it.

When Aidan discovers an actual ghost in the house (who happens to be

a huge fan of his fiction), he makes it his mission to solve the mystery of
Gabby’s death and free her from the house. But when Aidan’s journal
falls into the wrong hands, secrets come to light that threaten the boys’
friendship. Can Aidan embrace the part of himself that’s longing to
break free…or will he become the next victim to be trapped in the
haunted house forever?

“Here’s a pleaser for anyone fond of finding ghosts, gay teens, dead
teens, gay ghosts, unsolved murder, excellent snarky banter, creepy
horror, rib-tickling satire, plot twists, tight friendships, and/or happy
endings in their fiction.”
—Booklist, starred review

“An endearing and wholesome adventure.”

—Publishers Weekly

Preston Norton is a former

high school English teacher
who now works as a drug
rehab mentor.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

World English: Feiwel &

Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
Friends/Macmillan
Editor: Rachel Diebel Windy Creek Stables: Preston and
Middle-grade
February 2025
the Impossible Dream
Word Count: 23,000
176 pp.
First in a 3-book series; manuscripts of
book 1 and 2 are complete
Partially Illustrated
A new series centered on a rural American
riding school and featuring a diverse cast
of young equestrians as they navigate
friendships, rivalries, and independence.
The Saddle Club for a new generation!

Presley’s always wanted to learn to ride horses.

And for just as long as Presley’s been wishing,
her mom has been listing all the reasons her
dream is impossible. It’s too dangerous, takes far too much time, and,
most importantly, it’s way too expensive. Presley knows that her mom’s
reasons make sense, but that doesn't mean she’s ready to give up
hoping—or scheming. When she gets the chance to work as a
stablehand at Windy Creek Stables in exchange for lessons, she can’t
Kaitlyn Sage Patterson believe her luck. But when her horse startles and Presley is thrown off,
grew up with her nose in a her confidence is shaken — and her mother forbids her from going back
book outside the Great
to Windy Creek. Can Presley convince her mom to let her face her fears
Smoky Mountains National
and try again?
Park in East Tennessee. She
started begging her parents
to put her on a horse as soon An introduction from the author: https://youtu.be/nds6L9WgPRE
as she learned to talk. After
six long years they finally
relented, and Kaitlyn began
learning to ride. By the time
she was ten she was working
off extra lesson time by
mucking stalls and helping
out around the barn. Kaitlyn
never shook the riding bug,
and she is currently training
her first horse, an off the
track thoroughbred named
Boon, to compete in dressage
and eventing. In addition to
Boon, her menagerie of
adopted animals includes
two black trashcan cats, a
one-eyed ragdoll kitten, and
a toothless greyhound.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

World English: Feiwel &

Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
Friends/Macmillan
Editor: Rachel Diebel Windy Creek Stables: Harper and
Middle-grade
November 2025
the Horse Show Sabotage
Word Count: 23,000
176 pp.
Book 2 in a 3-book series

Partially Illustrated In Harper and the Horse Show Sabotage,

the second book in the charming middle-
grade Windy Creek Stables series from
author Kaitlyn Sage Patterson, Harper and
Presley must uncover the mystery behind
who is undermining the stables before it's
too late!

Every year, the team at Windy Creek Stables

packs up the trailer and makes the trip to the
famous Kentucky Horse Park for the best and biggest horse show of the
year. Usually, the competition is Harper's favorite thing in the world, and
she can't wait to show off for her new best friend, Presley, who is
competing for the first time. This year, though, she's nervous. It's her first
time competing against her old barn, Foxcroft Stables, and she isn't
Kaitlyn Sage Patterson looking forward to seeing the mean girls who still ride there. Her anxiety
grew up with her nose in a only increases when she gets a midnight call that Isolde, her beautiful
book outside the Great grey Andalusian mare, is sick.
Smoky Mountains National
Park in East Tennessee. She Luckily, Isolde recovers, but when another Windy Creek Stables horse
started begging her parents
starts to show signs of illness, Harper and Presley know something is up.
to put her on a horse as soon
One sick horse is just a sick horse, but two sick horses are a mystery.
as she learned to talk. After
six long years they finally The girls must don their detective hats and figure out who's sabotaging
relented, and Kaitlyn began the stables before anything else happens... and ace their competition,
learning to ride. By the time of course!
she was ten she was working
off extra lesson time by
mucking stalls and helping
out around the barn. Kaitlyn
never shook the riding bug,
and she is currently training
her first horse, an off the
track thoroughbred named
Boon, to compete in dressage
and eventing. In addition to
Boon, her menagerie of
adopted animals includes
two black trashcan cats, a
one-eyed ragdoll kitten, and
a toothless greyhound.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

US: Knopf/Penguin Random

Sarvenaz Tash
House
Editor: Katherine Harrison The Queen of Ocean Parkway
Middle-grade
When You Reach Me meets Harriet the Spy.
September 2024
Word Count: 45,000
240 pp. 11-year-old Roya Alborzi is the superintendent’s
kid in her regal Brooklyn apartment building —
Sarvenaz Tash's previous which means she has the run of the place in
foreign publishers include: a way most kids her age don’t. She even hosts
France: Hugo et Cie a secret podcast about all the comings and
Georgia: Palitra goings of the many residents.
Germany: Magellan
Spain: Fandom
But when Katya Petrov, one of Roya’s favorite
tenants, goes missing, Roya discovers that
Katya has an eerie connection to Grandmother’s
Sold at auction in a
Predictions, an antique fortune-telling machine at Coney Island.
mid-six-figure deal
Grandmother has been the source of great treasure and great pain for
Katya’s family for a century — causing the disappearance of a Petrov in
every generation. Now it’s up to Roya to go from investigative journalist
to heroine in an epic, time-traveling quest to save Katya.

“An engaging time travel story disguised as a mystery... Roya’s budding

friendship with Amin is a delight to read; her relationship with her
father, who is undergoing chemotherapy, is beautifully written... An
intrepid mystery with unexpected sci-fi ­elements, this story packs an
emotional punch similar to Kelly Yang’s Front Desk.”
—School Library Journal

“Dusted with speculative elements, this cozy and surprising mystery ...
features appealing and perceptively drawn characters coping with
genuinely wrought emotions in a vivid setting.”
—Publishers Weekly

“A charming, warm-hearted tale that reads like a classic. This book is

for the kids who curl up in corners of the library, reading for hours at a
time and daydreaming of mystery and adventure. Themes of family,
friendship, and courage abound, and Roya and Amin make for a truly
delightful and dynamic duo.”
Sarvenaz Tash was born in —Claire Legrand, New York Times-bestselling author of Some Kind
Tehran, Iran, grew up on Long of Happiness
Island, and graduated with a
BFA in Film and Television “A clever feat of physics and fun. Sarvenaz Tash is an expert at writing
from NYU. Her YA novels bold concepts with masterful nuance and tenderness. I love this
include The Geek's Guide to mystery!”
Unrequited Love and A Whole —Lauren Magaziner, author of the Case Closed series
Song and Dance.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

US: Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins
Angie Thomas
Editor: Donna Bray
UK: Walker Books Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The
Middle-grade
Manifestor Prophecy
2023-2025
Word Count: 78,000 The new blockbuster middle-grade series
368 pp. from the internationally bestselling author
of THE HATE U GIVE.
RIGHTS SOLD:
Brazil: Record Nic Blake and her dad never stay in one town
Denmark: Carlsen for long, but Jackson, Mississippi is starting
Finland: Otava to feel like home. None of their neighbors knows
French (world): Nathan
that Nic's homeschool lessons are more about
Jeunesse
being a Remarkable than they are about math
Germany: cbj
Hungary: Konyvmolykepzo and history…until the day her favorite author
Italy: Rizzoli Ragazzi comes to town on his book tour, and his
Netherlands: Moon unexpected connection to her family makes Nic
Norway: Gyldendal Norsk question everything her father ever taught her.
Romania: Bookzone
Sweden: Natur & Kultur Nic’s always known that Remarkables like her need to keep their true
nature secret. What she didn’t know was that that her father’s been on
Sold in a high seven- the run since she was a baby, and after years of pursuit, shadowy forces
figure, three-book deal are zeroing in on them. Jackson may not be home for much longer, and
unless Nic learns how to wield the power of a Remarkable, she may lose
the only family she’s ever known—and the family she doesn’t know, too.
Angie Thomas is the most
celebrated YA author of the
21st century. Her debut, The
“All the brilliance you’d expect from Angie Thomas: a page-turning plot,
Hate U Give, has sold over 3.5 pitch-perfect characters, heart and substance, and real stakes that real
million copies in the U.S. and kids will care about—plus magic! This one of those rare books that will
spent 249 weeks (and counting)
instantly become the best friend you didn't know you needed. Nic Blake
on the New York Times
bestseller list, and was adapted and the Remarkables is nothing short of a triumph. When’s the next
into an award-winning film by installment, please?”
Fox 2000. It sold in 33 —Rick Riordan, internationally bestselling author of the Percy
international territories and was
a bestseller in the UK, where it Jackson series
won the Waterstones Children's
Book Prize; in Germany, where “Imbuing characters both brave and sweetly vulnerable with
it won the Deutscher
Jugendliteraturpreis; in France, unflappable senses of humor amid harrowing circumstances, Thomas
where it won the Prix Libr'à creates an elaborate supernatural mythology that boldly confronts
Nous Littérature Jeunesse; and fantasy tropes and questions of forgiveness.”
around the world. Thomas'
second novel, On The Come Up, —Publishers Weekly, starred review
also a #1 New York Times
bestseller, was adapted into a “Gleefully ingenious.”
major film by Paramount.
Concrete Rose debuted on the
—Booklist, starred review
New York Times bestseller list at
#1 and was awarded a Michael An instant #1 New York Times bestseller
D. Printz Honor by the American
An American Booksellers’ Association Indie Next Pick
Library Association.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A Waterstones Book You Need to Read in 2023
Agent: James Mustelier

World English: Bloomsbury

Paul Tobin
Editor: Alex Barbolla
My Mummy vs. Your Ghost
Middle-grade
March 2025
Word Count: 50,000
Book 2 in a planned 4-book series
272 pp.
Last Kids on Earth meets Goosebumps in this
Paul Tobin’s previous monster mash of a series featuring all your
foreign publishers include: favorite creatures going head-to-head in
Italy: Piemme epic battles.

We found out in the first book in the Versus

Universe what happens when a vampire goes
up against a werewolf, and now we'll see who
comes out on top when it's my mummy vs your
ghost.

Seasoned trainers Hayden and Gabe return to the battlefield with an

ancient mummy ready to bring the heat. But the cold can burn just as
bad, and new coaches Lilly and Amos have a centuries-old ghost with
the power to freeze anyone out of a win. It's the undead going head-
to-head! But who will end up with the win of their afterlife?

Praise for MY VAMPIRE VS. YOUR WEREWOLF:

“Set in Tacoma, Washington, this comedic, action-filled tale meshes

interesting characters and worldbuilding with a classic vampire versus
werewolf narrative. Alternating points of view and quick pacing make
this an enjoyable and entertaining read that’s perfect for Pokémon
fans.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Tobin crafts a creature feature delight in this uproarious series

launch... Tobin delivers a richly imagined world brimming with self-
sufficient characters and monsters that break the mold. It’s an amusing
take on how one’s differences can be their strength—even the ones that
can kill.”
—Publishers Weekly
Paul Tobin lives in Portland,
Oregon with his wife, artist
Colleen Coover, with whom
he created the Eisner-award-
winning Bandette. He is also
the author of a multitude of
comics for such publishers as
Marvel, Dark Horse, and DC
Comics.
Agent: Molly Ker Hawn

World English: Walker Books

Meera Trehan
USA/Candlewick
Editor: Susan Van Metre Snow
Middle-grade
For fans of Kelly Barnhill’s The Girl Who
January 2025
Drank the Moon and Anne Ursu’s
Word Count: 59,000
320 pp. Breadcrumbs.

Meera Trehan’s previous The Princess lives in the Kingdom of Mistmir,

foreign publishers include: a deserted land blanketed by eternal snow,
China: CITIC Press and it’s all her fault. If she doesn’t
break the snow-spell and convince their
subjects to return, she’ll have nothing and no
Sold at auction in a six- one to rule over when she grows up.
figure deal
When a girl from another world stumbles into
Mistmir, she recognizes the Princess from a storybook she’s stolen from
her scientist mother. Once Ela realizes that it might not be just a
storybook after all, it becomes clear that there’s an undeniable
connection between the two girls, no matter how irritating they find
each other.

The Princess needs grumpy, defensive Ela to help restore her kingdom.
Ela needs the haughty, prickly princess to help her find her way home. If
they swallow their pride and work together, can they find the families
they both long for?

“Combines science and magic to create an engaging and moving

setting with charming, detailed worldbuilding that’s tinged with eeriness
and sadness. Trehan weaves in themes of loneliness, belonging,
forgiveness, and power….Poignantly beautiful.”
—Kirkus Reviews

Meera Trehan is a former

practicing attorney who has
worked on a range of civil
rights issues, including
disability rights, and she lives
outside Washington, DC. The
View From The Very Best
House in Town (Walker Books
USA, 2022) was her debut.
Co-Agents
Latin and South America
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Mexico and Latin America: Emma Lagarde, The Bent Agency

Europe
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Germany: The Schlueck Agency
Greece: Read 'n' Right Agency
Italy: Daniela Micura Literary Services
Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway,
Sweden: Sebes and Bisseling Literary Agency
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Spain and Latin America: Emma Lagarde, The Bent Agency

Central Europe
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Russia: Andrew Nurnberg Associates Moscow
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Macedonia, Romania, Serbia: Andrew Nurnberg Associates Sofia
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia: Andrew Nurnberg Associates Prague
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia,
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Agency

Asia
China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand: The Grayhawk Agency
Japan: Japan Uni Agency
Korea: Danny Hong Agency

Middle East
Israel: The Israeli Association of Book Publishers
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Turkey: Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi