Children's Booksellers Share Their Summer Hits; NBA Longlist Announced

[PW Children's Bookshelf: Breaking children's and YA publishing news, author interviews, bestsellers lists and reviews.] [Dazzle Ships by Chris Barton and Victo Ngai]( In the Spotlight [Summer Sales of Children's Books at Indie Stores Are Up]( So far, 2017 is stacking up to be a solid year for independent children's booksellers, thanks to summer reading programs, partnerships with local schools, and big-name author events. We checked in with a number of stores and asked about the season's biggest titles. [more]( [The Next BIG THING for BOYS! From Dr. Cara Natterson]( In the News [NBA Longlist for Young People's Lit Announced]( The National Book Foundation has announced the longlist for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. The five finalists will be named on October 4, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 15. [more]( [Judge Explains the KinderGuides Copyright Case Decision]( Delivering a written legal opinion on the closely-watched case, Judge Jed Rakoff dispatched with Moppet Books' claims that its children's study guides were protected by fair use. [more]( [Sarabella’s Thinking Cap by Judy Schachner]( Book News [Comedy Writer Chris Harris Plays with Nonsense Verse]( Chris Harris, the Emmy-nominated writer for both How I Met Your Mother and for The Late Show with David Letterman, has teamed up with Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith for his debut collection of humorous children’s poems: I’m Just No Good at Rhyming. We spoke with the author and the illustrator about their comedic collaboration. [more]( On the Scene [National Book Festival: A Photo Essay]( The 17th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival took place September 2 in Washington, D.C., featuring more than 100 authors and speakers in panels, storytelling activities, and more. See highlights from the day’s festivities. [more]( [Children's Book from Kommuru Books]( Q & A [Daniel José Older]( Daniel José Older is the bestselling author of the Shadowshaper Cypher, a YA fantasy series featuring Brooklyn teenager Sierra Santiago. His first YA novel, Shadowshaper, was named a PW Best Book of the Year in 2015. The second book in the series, Shadowhouse Fall, releases this month. We spoke with Older regarding counter-narratives, writing for teenagers, and the We Need Diverse Books movement. Q: You published a short-story collection and an urban fantasy novel before Shadowshaper was released. What inspired you to start writing YA? A: Actually, I started with YA, it just took longer to get published. Shadowshaper was the first book I wrote, but it was before I had an agent. I actually submitted it to Scholastic, way back when I wrote it. That’s how they found it—I submitted it in the slush pile. And there were some edits to do, so it took a while. [more]( SPONSORED [Win a Copy of Middle-Grade Science Novel 'Mosquitoes Don't Bite Me'!]( Enter for your chance to win one of 30 autographed copies of 'Mosquitoes Don't Bite Me' by Pendred Noyce, a tale of science, courage, and identity. (Sponsored) [Enter Here!]( For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Acquisitions Editor - Shambhala Publications - Boulder](. - [Developmental Editor - Shambhala Publications - Boulder](. - [Marketing and Publicity Specialist - Gibbs Smith Publisher - Layton](. - [ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS - NYU School of Professional Studies - New York City](. - [Production Designer - Quotable Cards, Inc. - New York](. Rights Report Bella Pearson at Scholastic/Fickling has acquired world rights to Fiona Shaw's debut contemporary YA thriller, Outwalkers. The book, set in an England in the near future, follows a gang of kids and their perilous journey to make it through a country where the government is tracking everyone and their every move is analyzed and controlled. They must live on their wits, and must work together to survive and escape. It will publish in the U.K. in February 2018, followed by a U.S. release in 2019; Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander Associates brokered the deal. Jody Corbett at Scholastic Press has bought The DUFF author Kody Keplinger's That's Not What Happened. Three years after a school shooting, a teenage girl decides to tell the truth about her best friend's supposed martyrdom, and quickly learns that she isn't the only survivor with a story to tell. Publication is slated for fall 2018; Brianne Johnson at Writers House negotiated the deal for North American English rights. Aubrey Poole at Little, Brown/Jimmy Patterson has acquired, at auction, North American rights to Amy Rose Capetta (l.) and Cori McCarthy's YA duology, Once & Future, an inclusive retelling of the Arthurian cycle. In a galaxy where corporation is king, an illegal immigrant crash-lands on Old Earth and pulls Excalibur, sealing her fate as the 42nd reincarnation of King Arthur, and awakening Merlin, who has aged backwards into a teenager; together they spark galactic revolution. Publication is scheduled for summer 2019; Sara Crowe at Pippin Properties represented the author, and Sarah Davies at Greenhouse Literary represented the illustrator. Zachary Clark at Scholastic has bought Jessica Khoury's YA novel, Firebird, a retelling of the legend of Anastasia, set in a broken, star-spanning empire. As the hunted heiress of the fallen royal family, Stacia is the key to a terrible power which could be her galaxy's salvation—or its destruction. Publication is planned for spring 2019; Lucy Carson at the Friedrich Agency did the deal for world rights. Filip Sablik at BOOM! Box has acquired world rights to fantasy author C.S. Pacat's (l.) five-issue YA comic series, Fence; Dafna Pleban and Shannon Watters will edit. Illustrated by Johanna the Mad, the series follows the rise of 16-year-old outsider Nicholas Cox in the world of competitive fencing as he joins the team at an elite boys' school. Publication begins in November 2017; Tracey Adams at Adams Literary brokered the deal for the author, and the illustrator was unagented. Anna Roberto at Feiwel and Friends has bought world English rights to The Wood author Chelsea Bobulski's YA novel, Remember Me. Pitched as a cross between The Shining and The Titanic, the story follows a girl who moves into an old hotel with her father and, when terrifying things start happening, realizes she's connected to a murder that happened long ago. Publication is set for spring 2019; Andrea Somberg at Harvey Klinger negotiated the deal. Alisa Gus at Curiosity Quills Press has acquired, in a two-book deal, world English rights to Julie Tuovi's Night Lily, pitched as The Night Circus meets Illuminae. When heiress Hazel Lennox's sister was kidnapped by a monster-like Freak that looks like it belongs in a side show, she runs away and joins the Greatest Show in the Sky. Searching across the galaxy for her sister, Hazel is thrust into a world of big-top intrigue where nothing is what it seems. Publication is slated for summer 2018; Moe Ferrara at BookEnds did the deal. Stephanie Stein at HarperCollins has bought, at auction, debut author Temre Beltz's The Tragical Tale of Birdie Bloom, a part-epistolary middle grade fantasy, in which the wickedest witch in the kingdom of Wanderly and a Tragical orphan fated for an unhappy ending discover the transformative power of friendship—as narrated by the voice of the book itself. Publication is scheduled for winter 2019, with a companion novel to follow in 2020; Molly O'Neill at Waxman Leavell handled the two-book deal for North American rights. Katherine Jacobs at Roaring Brook Press has acquired world rights to Eleanor Roosevelt's When You Grow Up to Vote, a children's book by the First Lady originally published in 1932. The book introduces young readers to government by portraying government workers as regular folk rather than faceless bureaucrats. Michelle Markel (center) will be updating the text, and Newbery Honor author Grace Lin will illustrate. Publication is set for September 2018. Anna Olswanger at Olswanger Literary and Liza Dawson at Liza Dawson Associates represented the Eleanor Roosevelt estate; Olswanger represented Markel, and Rebecca Sherman at Writers House represented Lin. Karen Chaplin at HarperCollins has bought Margot Lee Shetterly's (l.) Hidden Figures, a picture book adaptation of Shetterly's bestselling adult book and young readers' edition. The book will be co-written by Winifred Conkling. Laura Freeman will illustrate. Publication is planned for January 2018; Mackenzie Brady Watson at Stuart Krichevsky Literary represented Shetterly, Sarah Davies at Greenhouse Literary represented Conkling, and Janet DeCarlo at StoryBook Arts represented Freeman in the deal for world rights. Tracey Keevan at Disney-Hyperion has acquired, in a preempt, world rights to i> and two sequels, by Ginny Goblin Is Not Allowed to Open This Box author David Goodner, illustrated by Accident! author-illustrator Andrea Tsurumi. The early chapter book series follows two island-dwelling best friends who've never met anyone else, until a map of the surrounding waters washes ashore and turns them into explorers (and good neighbors). Publication of the first title is slated for spring 2019; Stephen Barr at Writers House represented the author and illustrator. Sonali Fry at Little Bee has bought world rights to Wake Up, City! author Erica Silverman's (l.) picture book, My Sister, My Brother, in which a girl comes to accept that her little sister identifies as her little brother. Holly Hatam will illustrate. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019; Karen Grencik at Red Fox Literary represented the author, and Christy T. Ewers at CATugeau Artist Agency represented the illustrator. Kathy Landwehr at Peachtree has acquired world rights to Lexie the Word Wrangler author Rebecca Van Slyke's (l.) picture book, Lana Lynn Howls at the Moon, about a spirited sheep in search of adventure, who sets out to find just what wolves do for fun. Anca Sandu will illustrate; publication is planned for fall 2019. Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and the illustrator was unagented. Marilyn Brigham at Amazon/Two Lions has bought world rights to Josh Funk's (l.) It's Not Hansel and Gretel, illustrated by Edwardian Taylor. In the fairytale mashup, Hansel and Gretel talk back to the narrator, refusing to play their roles. Publication is set for spring 2019; Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the author, and Alli Brydon at Bright USA represented the illustrator. Ann Kelley at Schwartz & Wade has acquired author-illustrator Sang-Keun Kim's Little Mole's Wish, about the magical friendship between a mole and a snowball that becomes a snowbear. Publication is slated for fall 2019; Shinhye Min, the author's manager, negotiated the deal for world rights, excluding certain languages. Kristen Nobles at Page Street Kids has bought author-illustrator Anne Lambelet's picture book, People and Their Dogs, an ode to human-animal friendships. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019; Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary negotiated the deal for world rights. To see all of this week's deals, [click here](. IN THE MEDIA [From Glamour:]( How E-Books Are Changing the Game for Children in the Developing World. [Click here]( [From NPR:]( Teaching September 11 to Students Who Were Born After the Attacks. [Click here]( [From the Wrap:]( The Breadwinner Toronto Review: Vibrant Animated Movie May Force Oscar Attention. [Click here]( [From BBC News:]( Quentin Blake illustrates Roald Dahl's final book, 26 years on. [Click here]( [From the Guardian:]( A.A. Milne memoir shows Winnie-the-Pooh author longing to 'escape' his bear. [Click here]( [From the Guardian:]( How Hans Christian Andersen destroyed his friendship with Dickens. [Click here]( [From Entertainment Weekly:]( David Arnold talks with Adam Silvera about writing their friendship into his next book. [Click here]( [From the Bookseller:]( Two indie U.K. publishers offer new lines of children's books. [Click here]( SHELFTALKER Elizabeth Bluemle [Oh, the Horror!]( In search of the best recent sinister stories for kids and teens. [more »]( Leslie Hawkins [Foster Families in Kid Lit]( A look at the depiction of foster parents in children’s books. [more »]( Meghan Dietsche Goel [Zooping It Up!]( The sly, maddening genius of Hervé Tullet. [more »]( Kenny Brechner [The New Commons Project]( A great idea for here, there, and everywhere. [more »]( FEATURED REVIEWS [Red Again]( Barbara Lehman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-544-81859-0 The Red Book, Lehman’s Caldecott Honor–winning wordless picture book, imagined a red volume that connected two children across a great distance. On the final page of that story, a child on a bicycle finds the red book. Lehman’s sequel starts at that moment. Together, the two volumes form a pleasing and perplexing Möbius strip of a story. [more]( [Read the Book, Lemmings!]( Ame Dyckman, illus. by Zachariah OHora. Little, Brown, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-316-34348-0 This latest crackpot comedy from Dyckman and OHora stars three highly suggestible lemmings, a whale moonlighting as a freighter, a polar bear captain, and a fox first mate. OHora’s scratchy, comically stiff figures and poker-faced humor beautifully embody the tale’s essential absurdity. [more]( [Race to the Bottom of the Sea]( Lindsay Eagar. Candlewick, $17.99 (432p) ISBN 978-0-7636-7923-1 The daughter of acclaimed marine biologists, Fidelia takes an active role in her parents’ work, even inventing their research submarine. After a deadly current destroys the submersible while her parents are cataloguing sharks, Fidelia is kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, captain of the Jewel, in order to retrieve treasure from the ocean floor. [more]( [Calling My Name]( Liara Tamani. Greenwillow, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-06-265686-5 Tamani’s debut novel follows its African-American protagonist, Taja Brown, as she searches for spirituality, love, and a sense of self during middle school and high school. Even when Taja's spirituality isn’t explicitly discussed, it shapes her actions and the way she views the world. [more]( [13 Minutes]( Sarah Pinborough. Flatiron, $17.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-250-12385-5 After drowning, Natasha Howland was dead for 13 minutes before being revived. As the police try to piece together what happened, Natasha, harboring suspicions about her closest friends, launches her own investigation with the help of former friend Becca, who she abandoned during an ascent into popularity. [more]( September 12, 2017 E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [HOG WILD! A New CD and Songbook from Sandra Boynton]( [Win an advanced reading copy of THE HAZEL WOOD by Melissa Albert]( [Slider by Pete Hautman]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Katie Green ]( PeopleKevin Jones has joined Holiday House as sales director, a newly created position. Most recently he worked at Bloomsbury, marketing the Churchill Archive for Schools, a digital platform, to school libraries in the U.S. and Canada. He also held senior positions in sales, marketing, and marketing services at Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers and Random House Children's Books. Julie Tibbott has joined Jill Corcoran Literary Agency as an agent. She was previously senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's Books. Scholastic Trade has several promotions and new hires. Lisa Sandell has been promoted to editorial director of Scholastic Press, focusing on fiction and narrative nonfiction; she was previously executive editor. Michael Petranek has been promoted to executive editor and Lego publishing manager, from senior editor. April Chorba has been promoted to senior director of product development for Klutz, from product developer. Armin Bautista has been promoted to designer for Klutz, from production designer. Natalia Remis has been promoted to associate editor, Scholastic Press/Orchard/Blue Sky Press, from assistant editor. Dan Moser has returned as director, special markets and new business; he was formerly international brand licensing manager at Disney. Heather Daugherty has been named creative director, licensing and brands; she was previously senior designer at HarperCollins. Gina Kim has been named product development manager, Klutz; she was previously at Crocodile Creek and Alex Toys. Julia Eisler has been named associate manager, marketing and social media; she was previously social media manager at Grand Communications. Alexis Kuzma has been named mass market sales associate; she was previously special markets assistant at Abrams. Orlando Dos Reis has been named editor at Scholastic Press; he was previously assistant editor at Abrams. Brian Geffen has joined Henry Holt Books for Young Readers as an editor; most recently he was an associate editor at Philomel. Bestsellers [Children's Frontlist Fiction]( #1 A Tale of Two Kitties (Dog Man #3) by Dav Pilkey. [Click here]( [Picture Books]( #1 What Do You Do with a Problem? by Kobi Yamada, illus. by Mae Besom. [Click here]( Follow Us Children's Bookshelf is on [Instagram]( Please follow us @pwkidsbookshelf. Bookshelf Archives Looking for a previous issue of Children's Bookshelf? [Click here]( see our archives page! CONTACT US Have a comment or suggestion? We'd love to hear from you. [Click here](mailto:childrensbooks@publishersweekly.com) to drop us a note. 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