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“And all the sudden, something strange happened.
The wind started whipping my face and my legs
seemed to be hanging slowly in emptiness.
- You can open your eyes”
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Illustration from “Super heros do not exist”, Frimousse, France.
NEW!! Marianne Dubuc
Little Mouse’s round “La Tournée de Facteur Souris”
Noah’s Ark by Marianne Dubuc
(98pp incl. flexi cover. 14 x 14 cm. Carlsen, Germany). To be published in 2016
Plop, plop, the rain is starting to fall in the animals’ kingdom and they quickly need to
find a refuge! In the distance, a boat approaches and a gentle old man invites them on
board. Elephants, sheep, bears, turtles, lions….never has there been so many animals on
a ship! Slowly each one settles, keeping busy and having fun its own way. But as the
rain doesn’t stop and storms are raging, some start to get bored, sea-sick or bicker. Will
the clouds eventually leave place to the sun again? Noah’s Ark wonderfully told and
illustrated by internationally acclaimed Canadian artist Marianne Dubuc.
by Marianne Dubuc (32pp. 24 x 30 cm. Casterman, France)
To be published in March 2015
Today is mail day and busy mouse, the postman is on its way to
deliver letters and packages. Follow him as he goes from one
animal’s house to the other and meet the bear, rabbit, snake, dragon,
penguin and many more. Big, narrow, crowded, in warm and cold
places, under water, underground and in the air, each one of those
imaginary houses is different and contains so many fascinating
details to look at! An exciting but exhausting round for little mouse,
who finishes his day bringing the last package… to his own home!
View Marianne Dubuc Backlist Titles on our website!
Board Books
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Tess Questions Board Book series
(What is this for ? & Where is my blanky ?)
« Ça sert à quoi ce truc ? & Il est ou Blonk ? »
by Severine Vidal & Loic Mehee (32pp/title. 17x19cm. Frimousse, France)
“What is this for?” When Tess’s mum gives her a potty, the toddler is not quite sure
what to do with it. Maybe she should be using as a fireman’s hat, an aquarium for
her tadpoles, a bed for her cuddly toys or a bucket to make sand castles? But then her
friend Anatole sits on it and…wee-wees in it. Is it what potties are for?
“Where is my blanky?” Tess introduces us to Blonk, her blanky. The two are
inseparable, sleep, eat and go for walks together…But it’s very dirty and smelly.
Mum and dad decide it’s time for a wash. But separating the little girl from her
blanky is going to prove harder than they thought!
Baby Says Board book series (No! & Uh-Oh)
by Alisa Coburn
(20pp/title. 15x15cm. Padded covers. Chirpy Bird, Australia)
Two more titles to be published in August 2015
A charming new series about the REAL first words a baby learns.
Follow this cheeky little baby as he explores the world around him, as
only babies can - with curiosity, delight and a wonderful sense of
adventure. In No!, can Baby really refuse everything? And in Uh-Oh,
just how much trouble can he cause in one day?
Board Books
I want to be Board book series (A Lion Tamer & An astronaut)
by Ruby Brown & Alisa Coburn
(11 spreads/title. 20x20cm. Chirpy Bird, Australia)
First two titles to be published in Feb. 2015. Two more titles for Feb. 2016.
What do I want to be when I grow up? If I’m the adventurous type, I could
be an astronaut or a stuntman or a deep-sea diver. If I love animals, I could
be a lion tamer or a vet or a zookeeper. When I grow up, I can be anything
I WANT TO BE! “I Want to Be” is a super fun series about kids’ dream
jobs, depicted exactly the way they imagine them to be. Whether they’re
walking a pack of dogs on rollerblades or playing hide and seek with deep
sea creatures while exploring an old shipwreck, those books will delight
little minds with all that’s possible for their futures.
First Concept Board book series (Colours/ Shapes)
by Shanti Sparrow (10 spreads/title. 17,5x17,5 cm. Chirpy Bird, Australia)
First two titles to be published in April 2015.Two more titles for Feb. 2016.
A highly designed, stunning first concept board book series by emerging artist
Shanti Sparrow. Blending beautiful patterns and textures with vibrant colours
and bold shapes, she has created a magical world for children to immerse
themselves in. Enchanting, eye-catching and distinctive, Colours and Shapes
will captivate both children and adults alike.
Board Books
Model Learning Series
(Counting on the farm & Colors on the move)
Cheeky Monkey, UK
My Travelling Set « Mis libros viajeros »
by Victoria Simó & Natalia Margarit
(Imaginarium-Circulo De Lectores, Spain)
Incl. EVA build &
stand up models
to play with
Have fun learning all about Counting and Colours in these delightfully
illustrated books by Anna Jones. Each colourful scene has a model character
to build which you will take through the maze. Lots of things to spot and talk
about with young children. Specifications: cased cover 196 x 196mm, 10 inside
pages + EVA build and stand up models
Once upon a time, there was a little boat, an adventurous train and a lively
car…and lots of animals so eager to travel and to learn, just like you! All
on board! Parents will enjoy reading those books to their little ones and
then having fun looking at all the details in the illustrations. Who is
travelling in the orange wagon? And what can be seen from the window?
The car is so noisy on the highway: brrrm! And when the reading is over,
children can play at putting back each book in its place in the box. It’s so
much fun learning while travelling! 23x23cm pack containing 3 board
books (in shape of car, boat and train) + 4 puzzle pieces. 10pp/board book
for the car and boat books and 8pp for the train book (foldable. All rights
available incl. Spanish rights for North and Latin America.
Board Books
House Books Series (On the farm & Baby’s Busy Day)
Cheeky Monkey, UK
Look and Learn Series
(Little Bear’s Colours & Ned’s numbers)
Cheeky Monkey, UK
With moving
eyes
A lovely collection of 4 beautifully illustrated board books that makes a
wonderful gift for a new baby. Each book shows colourful illustrations with
simple words. Specifications: size shaped box: 195 x 205 x 23mm. Contains
4 shaped board books 70 x 80mm.
While listening to the delightful story of Little Bears Colours and
Ned's Numbers, young children will love spotting, naming and
counting the familiar objects in these colourful scenes, perfect for
sharing together. Specifications: cased cover 216 x 216mm, 10 inside
pages + 4 moving eyes.
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Habbert & Raul Guridi
Edmond
Super Heros do not exist
by Ingrid Chabbert & Raul Guridi (24pp. 22x30cm. Frimousse, France)
« Les Supers heros n’existent pas »
by Ingrid Chabbert & Raul Guridi (32pp. 20x30cm. Frimousse, France)
Edmond prefers to lives alone and hidden, until he, one day, finds an egg
as white as he’s black. Unable to find who it belongs to, he decides to
adopt and nest it. As the egg cracks and the most precious nestling comes
out of it, he feels like he’ll never be alone again. But then, little bird
reunites with its mum, leaving him heartbroken. That is counting withough
the incredible bound that unites them forever.
Stan never goes around without his magical hat and cape: he IS a super hero. But
the day his dad tells him that Super heroes do not exist, his whole world crumbles.
He throws his hat and cape away and decides he’ll never ever read super hero
stories, dream about or speak like them again. Then comes the hardest: he has to
break the news to his friends, amongst them his beloved girlfriend Lila. How will
they take it? But could she convince him this isn’t true and make him believe again?
Picture Books
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The Schoolmistress comes from Mars « La maîtresse vient de Mars »
Knick and Knacks « Bric et Broc »
By Michael Escoffier & Clement Lefevre (32pp. 21x38cm. Frimousse, France)
To be published in Nov. 2014
By Anne-Gaelle Balpe & Olivier Daumas
(36pp. 23x28,5cm. Frimousse, France)
It’s the start of the school year and a group of children takes us along on their first
day. As, on the way, one of them tells the others the big news, fear sets in. Rumour
has it the new schoolmistres could be a witch, others have heard she is the daughter of
an oger or even comes from another planet! As they finally arrive at school, who is
really awaiting them? When a small rumour turns into big panic!
Not always easy to understand each other. This is what Knick and Knacks
experience every day as they can’t agree on calling things and animals with
the same names!So, to avoid arguing all the time, they decide to write a
dictionary…but how to agree on calling a table a table when it is a trumpet
for the other? Can they find a solution?
Picture Books
NEW!
Third
Title
Simon’s Ball « Le ballon de Simon »
by Anne-Gaelle Balpe & Annette Boisnard
(32pp. 15x21cm. Frimousse, France)
Wolf the Super Hero Series« Série Super Loup »
by Jean Leroy & Eléonore Thuillier (30pp/title. 17x17cm. Frimousse, France)
“Supewolf against Superfox” Nothing more irritating for Superwolf’s dad to
read about the feats of Superfox daily in the newspaper! But the day this
apparently super hero shows up on his doorsteps to rob him, Superwolf is
going to show him who really is the strongest and save his family’s honour!
“I so would like this ball!” says Simon as he passes in front of the toy
shop. “It is as bright as a rainbow”. Well it’s yours if you bring me a
yummy cake!” answers the shopkeeper. So Simon runs to the baker who
offers to give him a cake in exchage for a hat, meets an elegant lady who is
willing to give him her hat against an umbrella…. Sometimes, one has to
bend over backwards to get what one wants! But in the end, was it really
the ball that Simon wanted or will he be tempted by something else?
Picture Books
When the waves struck roots « Als die Wellen Wurzeln schlugen »
by Lena Schall (32pp, Mixtvision Verlag, Germany)
Ladybird and Chameleon
« La coccinelle et le caméléon »
by Laurie Cohen & Marjorie Béal (32pp. 18,5x18,5 cm. Frimousse, France)
When ladybird and cameleon come face to face, each one brags about
being better and more special than the other. Cameleon is big, his tongue
can roll out and his skin changes colour. Ladybird can fly, has a pretty
polka dotted body and brings luck. But who will have the last word ?!
Looking at pictures, discovering thrilling details and starting a conversation: ten
fantastic three dimensional collages invite children and parents to dive into
different worlds and invent their own stories. Written and illustrated by newcomer
German artist Lena Schall, this is the third book in Mixtvision’s "Narrating
Pictures" series - whose unique concept is to encourage children to make up
stories simply by looking at pictures - started in 2012 with Eva Muggenthaler's
"When the fishes went for a walk ..." and continued with Einar Turkowski's "When
the houses floated ...". The renowned children's philosopher Kristina Calvert has
written the afterword for the book.
Picture Books
The Tale of the Cage by Rodoula Pappa & Célia Chauffrey
(32pp. 23,5x33,5 cm. Nefeli, Greece)
Once upon a time, there was an empty cage that set off on the quest for a bird
companion. It met a swallow, a sparrow, a nightingale, a peacock; but none
of these freedom-loving animals wanted to come live in it. Desperate and almost
resigned to live alone forever, it decided, without much belief, to listen to the
advice of the old owl, who’d told him to throw its door away. And then everything
started to change…
Go to sleep, Jessie! by Libby Gleeson & Freya Blackwood
(32pp. 27x21cm. Little Hare, Australia). To be published in Nov. 2014
Every night, Jessie screams. She has done this ever since she moved into
her big sister’s room. Longing for quiet, her big sister does everything she
can think of to get Jessie to go to sleep but she just keeps screaming. Just
when she is about to give up, she comes up with the perfect solution but
how will Jessie react? Rights sold in the UK.
Picture Books
That’s what wings are for by Patrick Guest & Daniella Germain
The Blue Whale by Jenni Desmond
(48pp. 21x27cm. Enchanted Lion USA). To be published in February 2015
Did you know blue whales weight around 160 tons or about the same as 55 hippos
and that their mouths are so big that 50 people could stand in it ? Did you also know
that baby blue whales drink about 50 gallons of their mothers’ milk every year ?
This gorgeous non-fiction picture book aims to draw children into the life and world
of this enormous whale by situating facts within a familiar context that is fun and
engaging. We get the actual size of an eye right on the page, and we understand its
body size in relation to trucks, cars, milk bottles and hippos!
(32pp. 27,5x27,5 cm. Little Hare, Australia)
To be published in May 2015
There are three things that all respectable dragons need: Strong wings for
flying. Strong breath for breathing fire. And strong, shiny scales to guard
them from the dragon slayers. Bluey the Dragon had none of these things
but he will eventually find his reason to be. A touching fable inspired by
the development of the Duchenne Foundation’s dragon mascot, this book
is dedicated to every boy and girl with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Like Bluey the dragon, these boys and girls may have weak muscles, but
they are strong and amazing in other ways.
Picture Books
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The Jacket by Kirsten Hall & Dasha Tolstikova
Red Spider Hero by John Miller & Giuliano Cucco
(48pp. 19,7 x 24,5 cm. Enchanted Lion, USA)
(40pp. 23,5 x 27,6 cm. Enchanted Lion, USA).To be published in May 2015
Once upon a time, there was a girl who had a dog named Eggcream. This girl
loved her dog, but she also loved her special book. And Book loved her. But how
about Book and Eggcream ? Could they coexist as the girl’s two favourite things
in the whole wide world ? Rights sold in Korea.
Following Winston & George comes The Red Spider Hero, which tells the
story of a teeny-tiny red ant who dreams big and longs for adventure. As he
talks with his grandfather, the big-dreaming, little ant sails forth on the wings
of his imagination. Since red ants are microscopically small, they are too
small to go far, but they can dream!
Tales
Short, very short and very very short Stories
« Cuentos cortos, cortitos y requetecortos » by Núria Ubiergo & Emma Martínez
(Imaginarium-Circulo De Lectores, Spain). 144pp. 21x21cm. Hardback
A compilation of short stories that will delight the little ones! Stories on dreams coming true, children going to school carried by the wind, watches stopping time,
umbrellas making rain, baths turning into swinning-pools... to awake their imagination and turn the moment of going to bed into a magical one. So that no child
misses out on his bed time story, parents can select it by its length: short (6 pages), very short (4 pages) or, if they only have little time, a very very short one (2
pages). A bit of magic and humor in only a few minutes! Good night and happy stories! All rights available incl. Spanish rights for North and Latin America.
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Once Upon a Timeless Tale Series
by various authors/illustrators (168pp. Mixtvision, Germany)
Various illustrators (24pp per title. 19,5x16,5cm - Little Hare, Australia).
NEW!!! The three little pigs & 12 Dancing Princesses
For the 8 titles already published and 10 others to come, please ask us!
This high-quality compilation contains stories written and illustrated by
some
of the most talented German artists such as Ulf K., SaBine
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Büchner, Daniela Bunge, Susan Kreller, Judith Drews and many more.
A potpourri of entertaining read-aloud stories, full of colorful pictures!
Award-winning illustrators bring favourite folk and fairy tales to life in this
stunning picture book series. Those wonderful re-tellings ensure that these classic
tales are set to be around for a whole lot longer.. Rights sold in the UK and
China (Chinese Simplified).
A world of Stories 2nd title « Geckos bunte Geschichtenwelt »
Novelty
Non-Fiction
My First Animal Atlas
(Cheeky Monkey, UK)
The world is full of all kinds of amazing animals, this beautifully illustrated atlas helps young
children learn about them and where they live. It includes simple colourful maps of the 7
continents, with pictures and facts about more than 50 favourite animals. Specifications: cased
cover 242mm wide x 295mm. 10 inside pages, cover wheel, sliders and 12 play tiles.
Incl. sliders
+ 12 play titles
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Non-Fiction
Send a story
by post!
Activity Books
Activity Books
Send a story by Post!
Activity Books
I can do it!
Counting, Thinking, Exploring,
Creating, Learning English
« Los peques cuentan, piensan, exloran, crean & Let’s go Peques » by Frank Sabaté & Julilustrador (Circulo De Lectores, Spain)
A series of playful and interactive books testing young children’s knowledge and training their logical skills. Nico, Monica, Pablo, Max, Irene
and Laura, the characters in the books, will guide them through all the activities, such as finding differences, summing up numbers, completing
or associating images, drawing, solving riddles and mazes, learrning their first words in English and much more, using the relevant stickers
when needed. For 4+. 64pp/title. 30x21cm. Flexi cover with spiral binding (incl. 3 pages of stickers/title). Publication dates in Spain : Nov. 2014 :
Counting. Dec. 2014 : Thinking. Jan. 2015 : Exploring. March 2015 : Learning English. May 2015 : Creating. All rights available incl. Spanish rights
for North and Latin America.
Activity Books
7 Artists and I
by Anne-Laure Witschger
(Frimousse, France)
George Seurat, Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Yves Klein, Andy
Warhol, Jackson Pollock and Georges Dubuffet have been some
of the 20th century most important and inspirational painters. While
learning more about their styles of drawing, painting, cutting…
you can too become an artist, bringing your own masterpieces to
life! An activity book that will enable children to discover art with
different eyes and in an interactive way. 21x29,7 cm. PB (insides
printed on offset paper). Rights Sold in Italy.
Also
available
Self-portrait
«Autoportrait» by Anne-Laure Witschger
Draw your face, the contours of your hand - imagining what it could be (a tree, a ghost, a
monster…?), your favourite food, the animal you’d love to be, yourself as a Super hero, what
you like, what you hate, your dreams…. The drawing book that says it all…about you!
Activity Books
Much more than mandalas
by Emma Sala Gimbernat
(Imaginarium-Circulo De Lectores, Spain)
Children will love to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of mandalas! A book made just for them as
the drawings are adapted to their universe: sea, space, castles, animals, flowers, food…Much more than a
colouring book, they will get to observe, look for things, solve enigmas… and even create their own mandalas
(to make bookmarks, greeting cards, decorations for their room, picture frames and even a wind mill)! 5+.
24x24cm. 144pp. Flexi cover. Black and white insides + 16pages in colour (with 10 projects to make) + one
page of stickers at the end. All rights available incl. Spanish rights for North and Latin America.
Activity Books
Super Hairy
by Sandrine Beau & Gwenaelle Doumont
(Frimousse, France)
Super Hairy is so strong! He has big muscles, can carry a pile of whales with one hand while eating an ice-cream with the other and has a
super Costume, full of colours! But when he decides one day, his Super Razor in hand, to cut his Super Lock, there might be trouble
ahead…especially as his girlfriend Super Curly suddenly knocks on the door. Will you be able to help him? The hilarious adventures of a
Super hero, which children can take part into by completing pictures, drawing, colouring, spotting differences… as the story goes along.
42pp, 21x29,70cm. PB cover + insides printed on offset paper.
Draw the
whale’s water
jet
Add curls to Super
Curly’s hair!
Find the differences
between the two
paintings
Crafts
Dressing-up Fun!
« Creas tus disfrazes »
by Beatriz de Rivera (Imaginarium-Circulo De Lectores, Spain)
(128pp. 24x24cm. Hardback. To be published in January 2015 in Spain)
Have you ever dreamt of making your own costume of dragon, astronaut or mermaid but thought it would be too complicated? With this
book, you can make it happen! It tells you exactly what you need and how to make your costume step by step. You’ll never be short of ideas
when going to dress up parties anymore and will have the satisfaction of having made it on your own! The book will contain about 30
costums and masks to make. From the same author as “Origami Fun”. All rights available incl. Spanish rights for North and Latin America.
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From the
same author
Craft & Activity Books
Mini Craft Series (Animals & Vehicles)
Activity Pack
Cheeky Monkey, UK
(Cheeky Monkey, UK)
Incl. EVA
models to build
to build!
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Incl. a wipe-clean pen
+ 2 sticker sheets
Inspired books by Fiona Gowen and packed full with hours of creative ideas
for painting, model building, drawing, sticking and much more. Each activity
is clearly illustrated showing the easy step by step instructions.
Specifications: size shaped box: cased cover 261 x 261mm, 10 inside pages
+ EVA models to build.
A handy carry case containing 4 books for you to create your own
fantastic scenes on the Farm, in the Jungle, In the park and In the town.
Use the stickers or draw your own animals using the simple step by step
guides. The perfect companion for any long journey. Specifications: size
box with carry case handle: 177 x 173 x 25mm.Contains 4 books 160 x
160mm, 2 sticker sheets, a wipe clean erasable pen.
Graphic novel
Fiction
Dino Series by Ingrid Chabbert, Anne Loyer & Estelle Billon Spagnol
(6+ / 36pp/title. Colour illustrated. Frimousse, France)
First title “Dino and us”: While walking in the park one day, Pierre-Hercule and his brother Marcel come face to face with a… DINOSAUR, yes a real dinosaur! As they
bring it home, Dino first seem unnoticed by mum and dad. As the days pass by however, it starts to get very complicated for them to explain the broken bed, the crushed
swing, the vanished flowers and the big hole in the ceiling. But the two brothers are ready to do everything to save their new friend’s skin. Until the day it makes an
encounter about to change its life: Dina, a female dinosaur!
Second title “Dino panic!”: Dino is back…and, as one can imagine, it doesn’t go unnoticed! The earth is shaking, trees are flying around and everyone, scared, is running
around…As people try to think of ways to neutralize him, a fire breaks out in the village, turning Dino into a local hero. And when Dina, its girlfriend, appears around the
corner, all notice she seems to have gained quite a bit of weight. Could this be the sign of a happy event?
Plum Series by Séverine Vidal & Kris Di Giacomo
(8+ / 52pp/title, Frimousse France)
Konstantin in the Forest of Words by Martin Heckmanns & Stefanie Harjes
(10+ / 80 pages, colour illustrated. Mixtvision, Germany)
6th title “100% green”: It’s election time at school and Prune and her friends
come up with a 100% “green” program to win everyone’s votes. Will their
strategy be the best to win against Barbara, the big-headed girl in the class?
Rights sold in German (Carlsen) & Spanish (Mac Millan Mexico. Latin
American rights only. Spanish rights for Spain still available).
Konstantin stutters, he is small and wispy and has huge protruding ears. But when he picks up a
pencil, he writes himself into the most unbelievable adventures! Follow him in his own fantasy
world as he encounters a mysterious creature in a white dress, a mayfly, a goosebear and the
girl O ...This book is all about a fantastic journey, courageous heros and bizarre mythical
creatures. Illustrations by the renowned and multiple award-winning artist Stefanie Harjes.
Fiction
Choose your own Ever After series
by various Australian authors. (10+ / 256pp. Hardie Grant Egmont, Australia).
Four first titles published, a further one planned for 2014, and another three for 2015.
A contemporary choose-your-own series for girls 10+, equally focused on all things happy-making and crushworthy.
Underpinning this series is the idea that a girl’s destiny is in her own hands. Situations and dilemmas will turn out
differently depending on the choices she makes - occasionally predictable, more often not! A pick-a-path series giving the
reader the chance to make the decisions, and choose how the story goes!
Third title: “The call of the wild”: Phoebe and her boy-crazy bestie, Annabel, are so excited. They’ve been invited to a
party, and all the cutest guys from Highgrove College are going to be there. But then Phoebe realises it’s on the same night
as her Wild Club’s awesome movie night fundraiser. Phoebe doesn’t know what to do.
Fourth title: “Make up or break up”: Ally has always let her bossy bestie Cat call the shots in their friendship. And now
they’re in high school, it looks like Cat will continue to get her way. Or will Ally finally stand up her for herself?
English language rights sold in North America and Portugal.
The Flywheel by Eric Gough
(YA / 320pp. Hardie Grant Egmont, Australia)
To be published in February 2015 in Australia
Son of Death by Andrew McDonald
(10+ / 304pp. Hardie Grant Egmont, Australia)
To be published in February 2015 in Australia
Forget everything you know about dark, hooded figures with scythes - these days grim
reapers hold down normal jobs, dress like average people, and their scythes have been
updated so they look something like a mobile phone. Grim-reaping is a chore for Sod.
Every day after school, he is expected to guide souls into the afterlife and it’s really
getting in the way of the thing he loves most, playing guitar with his band. But when he
starts neglecting his grim-reaping duties, things go awry in the universe. It’s up to Sod
and his new goth friend, Graveyard Girl, to work out how to put things right again.
Seventeen-year-old Delilah’s crazy life just got crazier. Ever since her father took
off overseas, she’s been left to run the family’s café alone. And after a misjudged
crush on a cool girl, Del has to deal with the fallout at school as well. With all that’s
on her plate Del barely has time for her favourite distraction - spying on the
beautiful Rosa, her secret dream girl, who dances flamenco at the tapas bar across
the road. Only Del's best friend Charlie knows how she feels about Rosa, and he has
enough problems of his own. When his latest plan goes horribly wrong, suddenly
Charlie is relying on Del to help him stay out of jail. Del is left grappling with some
seriously curly questions. Is it okay to break the law to help a friend? Can a girl tell
another girl she likes her without it ending in humiliation and heartbreak? And is it
ever truly possible to dance in public without falling over?
Fiction
The incredible Adventures of Cinammon Girl by Melissa Keil
(13+ / 320pp. Hardie Grant Egmont, Australia)
Alba loves her life just as it is. She loves living behind the bakery, and waking up in a cloud of sugar and cinnamon. She loves
drawing comics and watching bad TV with her friends. The only problem is she’s overlooked a few teeny details: Like, the guy she
thought long gone has unexpectedly reappeared. And the boy who has been her best friend since forever has suddenly gone off the
rails. And even her latest comic-book creation is misbehaving. Also, the world might be ending –-which is proving to be awkward.
As Doomsday enthusiasts flock to idyllic Eden Valley, Alba’s life is thrown into chaos. Whatever happens next, it’s the end of the
world as she knows it. But when it comes to figuring out her heart, Armageddon might turn out to be the least of her problems.
Counterfeit Love
by Julie Fison
(16+ / 256pp. Hardie Grant Egmont, Australia)
Lucy Yang is loving her first television job in Hong Kong. She works hard
and plays hard, and she doesn’t have time for a relationship if she wants to
become a TV news anchor by the time she’s twenty-one. Besides, what man
could live up to her impossibly high standards? Then she meets Byron, and
her world is turned upside-down. Funny, clever and impossibly gorgeous,
Byron might just satisfy all of Lucy’s criteria. Sure, he’s a little cagey about
his job, but what businessman in Hong Kong doesn’t want to protect trade
secrets? But as Lucy desperately tries to get to the bottom of a potentially
huge news story, Byron keeps popping up in the most unlikely places. Is it
just a coincidence? Or is Lucy’s perfect man not so perfect after all?
State of Grace by Hilary Badger
(14+ / 305 pages. Hardie Grant Egmont, Australia)
Ever since she was created, Wren has lived in an idyllic garden with her friends. Wren’s
deity Dot ensures the trees are laden with fruit and the water in the lagoon is crystal clear.
She and her friends have everything they could possibly need right there, in Dot’s Paradise.
If only She could stop the strange, disturbing visions she’s started having. Do these visions
make her less worthy of Dot’s love? And what does Blaze, the most beautiful and
mysterious of Dot’s creations, know about what’s going on in her head? Wren is desperate
to feel Dot’s love, just like everyone else. But that’s harder than ever when a creation she’s
never met before arrives in the garden. He claims to be from outside and brings with him
words and ideas that make Wren’s brain hurt. Gradually Wren and Blaze uncover the truth:
they’re part of a clinical trial of an ominous drug called Grace. And as she deals with this
disturbing knowledge, Wren confronts a horrific secret from her past. Now she must decide
whether to return to the comforting delusion of faith or fight for the right to face the very
ugly truth. Rights sold in English language (for North America) & Brazil.
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