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FALL 2008
Picture Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Books Published by Month . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Middle Grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seasonal Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Teen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rights Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Featured Backlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Authors and Illustrators State-by-State . . . 37
Visit Us on the Web! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Educational Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Foreign Offices & Agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Children’s Book Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Cover illustration © 2008 from Old Bear, by Kevin Henkes (see pages 4–5);
contents page illustration © 2008 from The Cardboard Piano, by Lynne Rae Perkins (see pages 10–11).
CONTENTS
Since its inception in 1974, Greenwillow Books has been
publishing books for children of every age. We hope that at
the heart of each book there is honesty, emotion, and depth—
conveyed by an author or an artist who has something that
is worth saying to children and who says it in a way that is
worth reading.
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Introduces basic Chinese characters to young children
The Pet Dragon
Written and illustrated in full color by
CHRISTOPH NIEMANN
When Lin’s pet dragon, caged for bad behavior, escapes
back into the wild, Lin is heartbroken and goes on a
journey to find him. Lin faces numerous obstacles—and
one very mysterious and magical witch—but ultimately is
reunited with her beloved dragon, and all ends happily.
What makes this book irresistible? Christoph Niemann’s
clean and elegant illustrations not only tell a dynamic
story, but they seamlessly introduce young children to
basic Chinese characters. Visually arresting, innovative,
and educational in the very best sense! A note from the
author is included.
Jason Fulford
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Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, animator,
and graphic designer whose work has appeared
on the covers of the New Yorker, the Atlantic
Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, and
Business Week. He is the illustrator of The Boy
with Two Belly Buttons by Stephen J. Dubner and
lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit him
online at www.christophniemann.com.
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Ages: 4–8; Grades: Preschool–3
32pp; 9" × 113/4"
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Audio: HarperCollins Publishers
Dramatic: Darhansoff Verrill Feldman
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Introduces autumn (and winter, spring, and summer)
to very young children
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featured in Author/Illustrator
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feature, and in children’s
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Poster/calendar included in
Fall 2008 poster tube
ISBN: 978-0-06-167385-6
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10-copy floor display
ISBN: 978-0-06-167390-0
$169.90 ($199.90)
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A new full-color picture book by the
Caldecott Medalist
Old Bear
Written and illustrated in full color by
KEVIN HENKES
Beautiful paintings infused with the color of the
seasons, a brief and deeply satisfying text printed in a
large and readable typeface, and a charismatic and
huggable old bear remembering the cub he once was
make for an outstanding new picture book by Kevin
Henkes. Perfect for preschoolers; perfect for bedtime;
perfect for grandparents; perfect for Kevin Henkes
fans, old and new.
“It must be said, Kevin Henkes is a genius.”
—New York Times Book Review
Photo by Laura Dronzek
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Kevin Henkes was awarded the 2005 Caldecott
Medal for Kitten’s First Full Moon and a 2004
Newbery Honor for Olive’s Ocean. He is the
creator of several picture books about mouse
characters, including the Caldecott Honor Book
Owen, the New York Times #1 bestsellers Lilly’s Big
Day and Wemberley Worried, and the beloved
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse. Kevin Henkes lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
You can visit him online at www.kevinhenkes.com.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
New York
Times
Bestseller
New York
Times #1
Bestseller
New York
Times
Bestseller
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Lb 978-0-06-155206-9 • $18.89 ($20.89)
SEPTEMBER
Ages: 2–7; Grades: Preschool–5
32pp; 10" × 10"
LC 2007035965 DC E
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Carton Quantity: 36
Selling Territory: W
RIGHTS:
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Coming Summer ‘08
BIRD LAKE MOON
Tr 978-0-06-147076-9
$15.99 ($18.99)
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$16.89 ($19.89)
CD 978-0-06-155185-7
$22.95 ($24.95)
A GOOD DAY
Tr 978-0-06-114018-1
$16.99 ($19.99)
Lb 978-0-06-114019-8
$17.89 ($22.89)
LILLY’S BIG DAY
Tr 978-0-06-074236-2
$16.99 ($19.99)
Lb 978-0-06-074237-9
$17.89 ($20.89)
Spanish edition
Tr 978-0-06-136316-0
$16.99 ($19.99)
CD 978-0-06-113044-1
$14.95 ($17.50)
KITTEN’S FIRST
FULL MOON
Tr 978-0-06-058828-1
$16.99 ($21.50)
Lb 978-0-06-058829-8
$16.89 ($25.89)
Spanish edition
Tr 978-0-06-087223-6
$16.99 ($22.99)
Caldecott Medal Winner
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The text for the entire book has been
hand painted by the artist!
Cat & Mouse
Written and illustrated in full color by
IAN SCHOENHERR
Despite their places on the food chain, Ian Schoenherr’s
Cat and Mouse are the very best of friends. But their
friendship doesn’t stop them from enjoying an oldfashioned, rip-roaring, page-turning game of cat and
mouse on a regular basis. Mouse taunts Cat. Cat chases
Mouse. Mouse tricks Cat. Cat finesses Mouse. It’s all in
good fun, and by the time the chase is over—and the
friends are snacking and napping together happily—
preschoolers will be demanding, “Read it again!”
Marrying a text of fractured nursery rhymes (such as
Hickory, Dickory, Dock and I Love Little Kitty) with
paintings full of sly personality and splendid airborne
action, Ian Schoenherr has delivered a tour de force of
a picture book.
Ian Schoenherr based the cat in this book on the
many cats of his childhood, as well as his current
feline roommates, Buzz and Pistachio. The artist
lives in Woodside, New York. You can visit him
online at www.ianschoenherr.com.
Photo by Angus Bedford
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Ages: 2–4; Grades: Preschool–K
40pp; 91/2" × 11"
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RIGHTS:
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SLEEPYHEAD BEAR
LITTLE RACCOON’S BIG
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QUESTION
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Great for classroom units on autumn and for fall retail promotions!
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Illustrated with cut-paper collage art
The Little Yellow Leaf
Written and illustrated in full color by
CARIN BERGER
It’s autumn. The apples are crisp, the pumpkins are orange,
the geese are flying south, and brightly colored leaves are
falling everywhere. Finally, as the days get shorter and the
nights get colder, a little yellow leaf discovers that it is the
very last leaf left on the tree. The little yellow leaf does not
want to let go . . . not quite yet. Even when the first frost
arrives, this little yellow leaf holds on, determined. Carin
Berger’s stunning cut-paper illustrations—there are literally
thousands of scraps of newsprint, catalogs, and ephemera
assembled on these pages—tell a perennial and powerful
story of courage, friendship, and the rewards of embracing
change, while introducing the fall season to the elementary
school set.
A Selection of the Junior Library Guild
Carin Berger illustrated Behold the Bold
Umbrellaphant, by Jack Prelutsky. She is also the
creator of All Mixed Up and Not So True Stories &
Unreasonable Rhymes. She lives in New York City.
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Ages: 3–8; Grades: Preschool–3
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UMBRELLAPHANT
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A picture book written and illustrated by the Newbery Medalist
Includes a
DVD featuring an
animated video of
the complete story,
narrated by the
author!
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Bestseller
CRISS CROSS
ALL ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE
SNOW MUSIC
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Newbery Medal Winner
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Starring Debbie, the heroine of Criss Cross,
as a young girl
The Cardboard
Piano
Written and illustrated in full color by
LY N N E R A E P E R K I N S
Debbie and Tina are best friends, and they do absolutely
everything together . . . until the day that Debbie, who is
taking piano lessons, makes a cardboard piano for Tina,
who is not. When Tina returns the cardboard piano
because she can’t hear the music when she plays it,
Debbie questions everything about her friend. Is Tina
really interested in things that are beautiful? In
adventure and excellence? Well, of course Tina is, as
evidenced by her attention to style and beauty when they
play dress-up and by her accomplished bike-riding
skills. There have been a lot of picture books about
friendship, but there has never been a book quite like The Cardboard
Piano. Its transformative music will linger long after you close the cover.
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Lynne Rae Perkins was awarded the Newbery Medal
for Criss Cross. She is also the author of the acclaimed
picture books Pictures from Our Vacation and Snow
Music. She lives in northern Michigan. You can visit
her online at www.lynneraeperkins.com.
Ages: 4–7; Grades: Preschool–2
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Take a five-star vacation with
Lynne Rae Perkins!
Starred reviews in School Library Journal, The Horn
Book, BCCB, Kirkus, and Booklist!
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★ “With the insight, warm humor, and
close observation we’ve come to expect,
Perkins tells the story of a family’s
summer vacation.”
—The Horn Book (starred review)
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Tells the story of the Montgomery, Alabama,
bus boycott of 1955–1956
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A new picture book by the acclaimed
husband-and-wife team!
Boycott Blues
How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation
By A N D R E A D A V I S P I N K N E Y
Illustrated in full color by
BRIAN PINKNEY
Child, child.
You have not known weary till you have
walked in my shoes.
In December of 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing
to give her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus to a
white man. In the days that followed—three hundred and
eighty-two days, to be exact—many people in Montgomery
walked rather than take city transportation. The
Montgomery bus boycott resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court decision
striking down segregation laws. Andrea Davis Pinkney’s eloquent and
rhythmic text focuses on the human elements of the boycott—the
struggle to keep walking as the seasons changed, the gathering
numbers, and the determination of the boycotters—while Brian
Pinkney’s impressionistic scratchboard illustrations breathe memorable
life into Jim Crow, the crowded city streets, and a lone hound dog
singing the unforgettable boycott blues. Includes a note from the author.
Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney have previously collaborated
on the multiple-award-winning picture books Alvin Ailey, Duke
Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. They live with their family in Brooklyn,
New York.
Photos by: Dwight Carter
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America’s most popular housekeeper + America’s most
popular holiday = one tasty book!
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AMELIA BEDELIA
AND THE CAT
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AMELIA BEDELIA
4 MAYOR
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More than 20 million Amelia Bedelia books sold!
Amelia Bedelia
Talks Turkey
By H E R M A N PA R I S H
Illustrated in full color by LY N N S W E A T
Thank goodness the third graders can go with the flow,
because when Amelia Bedelia steps in to save the school
Thanksgiving Day pageant, everything—from stage
design to storyline to props—takes on a slightly different
cast. Kids soon see their roles in the pageant turn into . . .
well, rolls; they learn the difference between stuffing and
dressing; and much hilarity ensues as everyone in town
begins to realize that Amelia Bedelia has looked
remarkably like a Pilgrim all along. Speed up and pass the
gravy, please!
Photo credit: Mark Czajkowski
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Herman Parish (top photo) and Lynn Sweat have
collaborated on several best-selling Amelia
Bedelia books, including Amelia Bedelia and the
Cat, Amelia Bedelia’s Masterpiece, and Amelia
Bedelia Under Construction. The author, who is the
nephew of Peggy Parish, lives in Princeton, New
Jersey. The artist lives in West Granby,
Connecticut. You can visit Amelia Bedelia online
at www.ameliabedeliabooks.com.
Includes
a delicious
seasonal
recipe!
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Ages: 5–9; Grades: K–4
64pp; 71/2" × 9"
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Text: Herman Parish
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Text: Herman Parish
Art: Lynn Sweat
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PICTURE BOOKS
More than 100 favorite Jack Prelutsky poems
in one lavishly illustrated volume!
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Coming Summer ‘08
AWFUL OGRE
RUNNING WILD
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PIZZA, PIGS,
AND POETRY
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MY DOG MAY
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THE WIZARD
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Includes fifteen brand-new poems as well as games
and activities for the entire family!
Be Glad Your Nose
Is on Your Face
and Other Poems
Features
full-color artwork
on every page!
Some of the Best of Jack Prelutsky
By J A C K P R E L U T S K Y
Illustrated in full color by
BRANDON DORMAN
The more than 100 poems in this large-format
collection span Jack Prelutsky’s forty-five-year career
as the master funny-bone tickler and bard of choice for
elementary school children across the United States.
The poet’s funniest and most popular poems are
featured, and readers will also be treated to fifteen
brand-new poems, never before published. Brandon
Dorman’s illustrations are spectacular, droll, spooky,
lighthearted, and marvelously detailed, and they shed new light on
quintessential Prelutsky characters, rhymes, and turns of phrase. A
collection that is sure to delight fans of the Poet Laureate’s body of work
and invite a new generation of poetry lovers to the party!
Includes a CD with classic recordings of Jack Prelutsky’s awardwinning performances, to full musical accompaniment!
Jack Prelutsky is the nation’s first Children’s Poet
Laureate. He lives in Seattle, Washington. You
can visit him online at www.jackprelutsky.com.
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Ages: 7–11; Grades: 2–6
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Brandon Dorman previously collaborated with
Jack Prelutsky on The Wizard. He is also the
illustrator of Halloween Night, by Marjorie Dennis
Murray. He lives in Puyallup, Washington. You
can visit him online at www.brandondorman.com.
Prelutsky + Dorman =
the New York Times
#1 best-selling team!
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
EXCERPT
What would you do if your daddy robbed a bank?
The summer I turned eleven, my daddy, Earl Leon
Wisher, took a gun and robbed the Henderson
County Bank in Millersburg, Indiana.
He did it in broad daylight with his older brother,
Warren, and from what I heard, they never even
bothered to disguise themselves. All they did was tie
checkered bandannas over their mouths, so of course
they were recognized right off.
“Morons.” That’s what Mama said the day we heard
the news. “Dumb as doorknobs—both of them.”
I didn’t say anything at the time, but I figured
Daddy wasn’t as dumb as she claimed, because word
had it he and Uncle Warren tore out of Millersburg
that day with more than ten thousand dollars. And
nobody had a clue where they ran off to, either.
Nobody except me, that is . . .
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
Move over, Clementine, Ramona, and Ida B.
There’s a new girl in town!
Tracking Daddy Down
By M A R Y B E T H K E L S E Y
When Billie Wisher’s daddy robs a bank in the next town over
and goes into hiding, Billie sets out to track him down. After
all, despite his shortcomings (and the fact that she is probably
better off with Mama and her new stepdad), Billie has always
loved him, and she always will. Problem is, in Myron,
Indiana, everyone knows everyone else’s business, and it’s
hard to stay one step ahead of the law (not to mention the
neighbors) when you are just ten going on eleven. Told in an
energetic, appealing, and wholly original first-person voice,
this middle grade novel is suspenseful and comic by turns.
Readers will be cheering for Billie Wisher . . . and maybe just
a little bit for her daddies—both of them—too.
Photo by: Robert Forgas
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Marybeth Kelsey based this novel, her first, on her
memories of living in a town of 1,200 people. The
author now lives with her family in Bloomington,
Indiana.
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
EXCERPT
A rivalry between sisters, a family of privilege,
a summer of kisses . . . and regret
There was no way to make sense of it; Cecile felt dizzy
with the effort. Panting, she darted over to the line of
trees and fell against one. She pushed her hair back off
her face and leaned forward with her hands on her
knees to catch her breath. It was a good thing she’d
taken off that silly bra. Because that’s what she had
done: at the last minute, when her mother and father
were waiting in the car, she’d cried, “Hold on a
second!” and run upstairs over Natalie’s protests to rip
her dress off over her head and unfasten her bra.
The relief had been immediate. Horrible thing’s like a
tourniquet, Cecile thought as she moved her shoulders
now, luxuriating in the delicious freedom of the fabric
against her skin. She felt sleek and safe, hiding in the
dark—an animal of speed, a spectator on the sidelines
of an invisible game until she felt like joining back in.
Someone plunged quietly into the trees behind her and
swore. A low grunt sounded very near to where she
stood, over to the right. There was the sound of heavy
breathing. Then a sudden, breathless, “Polo!”
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Whit was so close, all she had to do was reach out and
touch him. Then she’d be the fox. Everyone would
hunt for her. What it would it feel like, to be the one
the boys were hunting in the dark? To be a fox,
outnumbered and surrounded?
Cecile’s chest heaved and caught as a hand clamped on
her wrist and a voice whispered, “Do you want to be It?”
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
Memorable literary fiction for girls—compare to
Olive’s Ocean and Criss Cross
The Lucky Ones
By S T E P H A N I E G R E E N E
When did Natalie stop caring about the hermit crabs under
the dock and start caring about the boys at the club? That’s
what Cecile wants to know. For Cecile, vacation at
Granddad’s house has always been about swimming, playing
statue on the dock pilings, and hiding in the lilac bush fort
with her brothers and sisters. But this summer—with Natalie
more interested in perfecting her tan and sneaking kisses with
William in his car—Cecile is pretty much on her own. This
haunting coming-of-age novel tells the story of two sisters—
one fourteen and the other twelve—their privileged family,
and the summer their world shifted forever.
Stephanie Greene has written several books for
young readers, including Christmas at Stony Creek.
She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
EXCERPT
Some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive.
Now only Thomas Ward is left. He’s the last hope;
the last apprentice
There was a witch on the path, lying on her back,
one hand trailing in the water. Her eyes and mouth
were wide open: the former were fixed and staring
but looking up at the sky, not toward me; the mouth
showed the four long, sharp canines of a water
witch. Was it the one who’d escaped from the pit
under the mill? Was she hurt—or dead?
I hesitated. I was very close to her now. What if she
was only pretending? Just waiting until I got close
enough for her to grab hold of me? And then a voice
spoke to me out of the darkness, one that I
recognized only too well.
“Well, child, we meet again!”
My knees turned to water. Beyond the body, facing
me, was Grimalkin.
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
By J O S E P H D E L A N E Y
Illustrated in black-and-white by
PAT R I C K A R R A S M I T H
The Fiend is loose in the county and the Spook and Alice are
worried about Tom’s safety. Mr. Gregory sends Tom to spend
six months with Bill Arkwright, the Spook in the Lake
District. When Tom encounters his new master’s longtime
foe, the water witch Greenteeth, spook and apprentice
undertake a journey to vanquish her once and for all. The
Fiend has other plans, however . . . and although Tom, Alice,
and the Spook celebrate a victory of sorts over the Fiend and
Greenteeth—involving a surprising appearance by the witch
assassin Grimalkin—the dark is still rising, and the Fiend has
revealed shocking secrets with the potential to derail Tom’s
apprenticeship once and for all.
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TEEN
EXCERPT
Imagine if Sarah Dessen wrote Exodus . . .
I am about to jump.
Feet, knees, hip, back, roll.
I am about to jump wearing a full load on my back.
Feet, knees, hip, back, roll.
Crammed tightly, the pack is stuffed with my anxieties,
fears—and the army-issued parachute. Strapped to me,
it is secured to my chest with strings and clasps. It holds
my heart in place, should it try to break free. When the
time is right, I will yank the cord.
At that moment, the pack will open. My fears will rise
to the dome of my chute, where they will hover. And
for a moment, I will be free of them.
Feet, knees, hip, back, roll. I have been trained to
react without thinking. My body knows the drill. I
will fall. Drift. Soar. Once my feet make contact with
the ground, I will drop to my knees, lean into my hip,
flip onto my back, and roll.
Not another rehearsal—this is reality. Am I ready?
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TEEN
Set in present-day Israel
Freefall
By A N N A L E V I N E
Faced with two years of compulsory army service in the Israel
Defense Force, eighteen-year-old Abigail Jacobs will do
anything to avoid a desk job. Even if it means gaining weight,
losing a boyfriend, baffling her childhood friends, alienating
her family, and carrying sandbags on her back and sleeping
under the stars in the desert to prove she can hack it in a
combat unit. Aggie believes that there are moments in life
when you just have to jump—and in this compelling,
atmospheric, exciting, and deeply passionate novel, she does
just that. Set in Israel in 2006 on the eve of the Second
Lebanon War (also known as the July War), Freefall offers an
irresistible window on a unique teenage experience.
Anna Levine lives in Israel.
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TEEN
EXCERPT
Will Elaine Hamilton be the next Julia Child?
When Elaine Hamilton was six years old, she told her
mother she wanted to be a cook when she grew up. At
the time, her mother was trying to pass legislation
toward equal pay for women. Elaine never forgot her
mother’s words.
“Oh, Elaine,” she had said, hurriedly stuffing papers
into her briefcase. “Can’t you aspire to something
higher? Twenty years since liberation and you want to
stay home and slave over a burner?”
Elaine went into her bedroom, took out a sheet of
paper and a pencil, and wrote a letter to her favorite
person in the entire world: Julia Child.
dear Julia,
When I grow up I want to be a cook like you. Yesterday
I made a sauce hollondaze from your rec—ressup—
cookbook but I couldn’t find a wisp of steam like you
said and I think the yolks got to hot. The sauce
sepuraded and I was going to throw it out but Dad said
Elaine this is delishus. He pored it on his brockli.
love always,
Elaine Hamilton
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Julia Child probably would have written back to
Elaine’s letter if Elaine had put it in the mail. But this
was the funny thing: Elaine was much too shy a child
to actually send this letter, or any letter she wrote over
the years to her favorite person in the entire world.
Instead she locked them inside an old wooden chest
with brass handles at the foot of her bed, and she never
spoke again of her dream to become a cook.
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TEEN
For fans of funny fiction—and the Food Network
Dear Julia
By A M Y B R O N W E N Z E M S E R
Sixteen-year-old Elaine Hamilton has a dream. She wants to
be a chef. And ever since she was six, Elaine has been writing
letters seeking advice on recipes, ingredients, and methods
from her heroine, Julia Child. She never mails the letters—
she’s much too shy for that . . . in fact, she can barely utter a
word in public—but she saves them all in a locked box at the
foot of her bed. Enter Lucida Sans. Initially, Lucida doesn’t
see the gourmet meals Elaine unpacks for herself in the
cafeteria. Initially, all Lucida sees is Croton Harmon, the
incredibly handsome and vindictive classmate who is her
weakness. As it turns out, however, Elaine’s divine talent and
Lucida’s star-crossed romance intersect in a totally
unexpected and hilarious way. Amy Zemser’s laugh-out-loud
funny novel combines cross-dressing, yoga, a cable-access
cooking competition, impossible dreams, politics, omelets,
sibling high jinks, rapid-fire dialogue, and breaking and
entering with—if you can believe it— French food and
friendship. Oh la la!
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NEW PAPERBACK EDITION
“Lobel has written a haunting, honest, and ultimately
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No Pretty Pictures
A Child of War
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“Remarkable.”
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New edition,
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Anita Lobel is a National Book Award Finalist,
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L
Amelia Bedelia Books, The . . . . . . . .33
Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey . . . . . . .15
Arrasmith, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Last Apprentice, The: Wrath of the
Bloodeye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Levine, Anna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Little Yellow Leaf, The . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Lobel, Anita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Lucky Ones, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
B
Be Glad Your Nose Is on Your Face
and Other Poems . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Berger, Carin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Boycott Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
C
Cardboard Piano, The . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Cat & Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Niemann, Christoph . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War . . .28
O
Old Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
D
P
Dear Julia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Declare Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Delaney, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Dorman, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Parish, Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Perkins, Lynne Rae . . . . . . . . . . .11, 31
Pet Dragon, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Pinkney, Andrea Davis . . . . . . . . . . .13
Pinkney, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Prelutsky, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 32
F
Freefall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
G
Greene, Stephanie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
H
Henkes, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 31
K
Kelsey, Marybeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
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Schoenherr, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Seasonal Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Sweat, Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
T
Tracking Daddy Down . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Z
Zemser, Amy Bronwen . . . . . . . . . . .27
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