Marjory Stoneman Douglas High Holds Literary Event; YA Books on Immigration

[PW Children's Bookshelf: Breaking children's and YA publishing news, author interviews, bestsellers lists and reviews.] [The 5 O'Clock Band by Troy Andrews, and Bill Taylor]( Spotlight on YA [YA Books Explore the Immigrant Experience]( We asked a number of editors and agents to discuss the plethora of new books for teens spotlighting the stories of immigrant families, a subject that has become a mainstay in the news. [more]( [YA Booklist: First-Generation Tales]( We’ve assembled a list of new and forthcoming books, both fiction and nonfiction, starring American teens who are struggling to navigate disparate cultures. [more]( [My Hair is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera]( In the News [A 'Celebration of Creativity' at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High]( Led by author Chris Crutcher and a group of South Florida writers, the site of a recent school shooting that sparked a national debate over gun control has just kicked off a two-day literary festival to help bring the community together. [more]( [GLAAD and Bonnier USA Partner On Publishing Program]( The world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization is teaming up with Bonnier Publishing USA to increase positive representation of diverse gender and sexual identities in children’s books. [more]( [Textbook Authors Sue Cengage Over Subscription Service]( The federal lawsuit claims that the educational publisher's new subscription platform will improperly cost authors sales and royalty payments. [more]( On the Scene [YALLWEST 2018 in Photos]( The largest YA and middle grade book festival in the country, YALLWEST, was held in Santa Monica, Calif., on May 5. The event brought together more than 25,000 fans and 100 authors and artists for a day of panels, signings, and more. Click through for a selection of highlights from the events. [more]( Four Questions [Eddie Gamarra]( In advance of the Global Kids Connect Session "Adaptation: Navigating the New Hollywood" on May 31 at the inaugural New York Rights Fair, PW spoke with Eddie Gamarra, literary manager/producer at the Gotham Group, about bringing projects from book to screen, and the potential for "lost in translation" moments between publishers and Hollywood. Q: Is there a Hollywood myth you'd like to debunk? A: People joke around that Hollywood doesn't read. The reality is that Hollywood deeply values stories told well in various forms: memoir, magazine article, novel. We do read! We read a ton. But I think both [the book and film] industries would commiserate over how to handle the volume of incoming submissions. Since Hollywood tends to be far more developmental, we traffic a bit more in terms of concept, marketability, casting, and budget. [more]( Out Next Week [Hot Off the Presses: Week of May 21, 2018]( Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about a whale who longs for the sea, a story about a boy who dons a costume and joins a mermaid parade, and a YA novel about a teen who searches for meaning beyond high school. [more]( In Brief [In Brief: May 17, 2018]( This week, Erin Entrada Kelly gets an award from Philadelphia’s mayor; Becky Albertalli, Julie Murphy, and Katie Cotugno go on tour; authors discuss narrative nonfiction; husband-and-wife co-authors celebrate their picture book; Trudi Trueit kicks off a new National Geographic series; and readers stick out their tongues at reading. [more]( SPONSORED [PW KidsCast: Listen Now]( Tomi Adeyemi, Wendy Mass, Rebecca Stead, Christopher Paul Curtis, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen – listen to these and other top writers and artists discuss their new books for children and teens in the PW KidsCast podcast. [Click here]( to listen. For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new [PW JobZone]( now with resume hosting and more! - [Chief Financial Officer - University of Washington Press - Seattle](. - [Field Educational Consultant - Oxford University Press](. - [Client Engagement Manager - SAGE Publishing - Colorado](. - [Marketing Manager - Macmillan - New York](. - [PR/Marketing Freelancer - Adult Fiction/Children's Books - Small Publishing Firm in New York - New York, NY](. Rights Report Vicki Lame at Wednesday has acquired Janella Angeles's debut YA fantasy duology Where Dreams Descend. Pitched as The Phantom of the Opera meets Moulin Rouge, the story follows Hellfire House's star showgirl who, haunted by a dark past, must enter a magician's competition in order to secure her freedom from the handsome, enigmatic keeper of the club, even as mysterious accidents seem to plague her every move. The first book is slated for publication in 2020; Thao Le at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights. Zareen Jaffery at Salaam Reads has bought world rights to two new novels by Saints and Misfits author S.K. Ali. Marvels and Oddities follows two Muslim teens during a trip to Doha, who learn to speak truth to power and open themselves up to the complexities of first love. Publication is set for summer 2019; John Cusick at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management brokered the deal. Nicole Ellul at Simon Pulse has acquired Shea Ernshaw's new YA novel, Winterwood, about an eerie forest deep in the snowy mountains, haunted by mystery and magic, where a boy thought dead suddenly returns. Publication is scheduled for fall 2019; Jessica Regel at Foundry Literary + Media handled the deal for North American rights. Hali Baumstein at Bloomsbury has bought at auction Katie Zhao's debut middle grade, The Dragon Warrior, pitched as Percy Jackson and the Olympians meets the work of Grace Lin. In the book, a 12-year-old girl wanting to find her place in a secret society of warriors embarks on a journey to fight her way through gods and demons in various Chinatowns, in order to find a secret island where her missing father might be. Publication is planned for fall 2019 and 2020; Penny Moore Empire Literary negotiated the two-book deal for world rights. Anna Roberto at Feiwel and Friends has acquired world rights to Discovery, Inc.'s Above and Beyond by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, a middle grade nonfiction work based on Emmy-winning director Rory Kennedy's documentary on NASA's 60th anniversary, Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow, which will be released at the same time as the book. Publication is slated for fall 2018; Erin Niumata at Folio Literary Management represented Discovery, Inc., and Marietta B. Zacker at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency represented Rhuday-Perkovich. Wesley Adams at Farrar, Straus and Giroux has bought Margaret Wise Brown Prize winner and Rip & Red series author Phil Bildner's new middle grade novel, a baseball-themed standalone. Publication is set for winter 2020; Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency did the deal for world rights. Keith Garton at Red Chair/One Elm has acquired world English rights to debut author Sonia Antaki's Red Dove, Listen to the Wind, a middle grade novel about a 12-year-old girl caught between the traditions of her Lakota family and the white world around her. Publication is scheduled for early 2020; the author was unagented. Jessica Garrison at Dial and Laura Harris at Penguin Random House Australia have jointly bought Gus Gordon's picture book, I Am Alice, a story about friendship, loss, and found family, featuring a city piglet, a seaside piglet, and a dash of magical realism. Penguin Australia will publish the book in fall 2019, and Dial will publish in spring 2020. Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management sold world English rights to Dial, and Australia-New Zealand rights were sold to Penguin Random House Australia, including another untitled picture book. Deirdre Jones at Little, Brown has bought world rights to My United States, a 112-page collection of maps of the 50 states, containing facts, stats, trivia, and more, hand-painted by folk artist and My New York creator Kathy Jakobsen. The book, which was unagented, will be published in 2023. Karen Boersma and Karen Li at Owlkids have acquired world rights to Malaika's Costume and Malaika's Winter Carnival author Nadia L. Hohn's nonfiction picture book about Louise Bennett-Coverley, a Jamaican poet, performer, and champion of Jamaican Patois popularly known as Miss Lou. Publication is slated for fall 2019; the author represented herself. Eliza Swift at Albert Whitman has bought world rights to author-illustrator Cassandra Federman's debut picture book, This Is a Sea Cow, in which a child writes a school report about sea cows, and the subject is not happy with her portrayal. Publication is scheduled for fall 2019; Jenna Pocius at Red Fox Literary negotiated the deal. Tamar Mays at HarperCollins has acquired author-illustrator Ruth Paul's rhyming picture book, Cookie Boo!, in which a batch of kid-decorated Halloween cookies must outrun and outsmart a cookie-eating monster. Publication is set for summer 2020; Jill Corcoran at Jill Corcoran Literary Agency brokered the deal. Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear has bought North American rights to the picture book A Fist for Joe Louis and Me by Trinka Hakes Noble (l.), illustrated by Nicole Tadgell. Set in 1938, the story follows two Detroit boys who are inspired by their hero, legendary boxer Joe Louis, as they face the hardships of the Great Depression, the rise of Nazi Germany, and a schoolyard bully. Publication is planned for fall 2019; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Christy Tugeau Ewers at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator. Alyssa Mito Pusey at Charlesbridge has acquired world rights to The Superlative A. Lincoln, a nonfiction poetry collection by Eileen Meyer. Winner of SCBWI's Most Promising Picture Book Award in 2015, the collection celebrates the numerous and surprising ways in which our 16th president excelled. Dave Szalay, a 2018 SCBWI National Portfolio Showcase Honoree, will illustrate; publication is slated for fall 2019. Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency represented the author, and Christy Tugeau Ewers at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator. Jessica Anderson at Holt has acquired world rights to Flying High: The Story of Simone Biles by Michelle Meadows (l.), a picture book biography of the Olympic gymnastics champion. Ebony Glenn will illustrate; the book is planned for spring 2020. Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio represented the author, and Anne Moore Armstrong at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator. Taylor Norman has bought world rights to Brooke Smith's (l.) picture book, Keeper of Wild Words, illustrated by Madeline Kloepper. Inspired by a list of words that were removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary, the story tells of a grandmother's quest to save those words by passing them along to her granddaughter. Publication is scheduled for spring 2020; the author represented herself, and Emily van Beek at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management represented the illustrator. Anne Hoppe at Clarion has acquired world rights to A Day So Gray by Marie Lamba (l.), illustrated by Alea Marley. In the picture book, a friend's warm perspective turns a winter's day from bleak to beautiful. Publication is set for fall 2019; Jennifer De Chiara at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency represented the author, and Anne Moore Armstrong at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator. Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook has bought Thanku: Poems of Gratitude, edited by Miranda Paul (l.) and illustrated by Marlena Myles in her picture book debut. The anthology explores themes of thankfulness and gratitude through poems written by contributors including Joseph Bruchac, Margarita Engle, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Waters, and Jane Yolen. Publication is planned for fall 2019; Karen Grencik at Red Fox Literary represented the author, and the illustrator represented herself in the deal for world rights. Julie Bliven at Charlesbridge has acquired world rights to Diane C. Mullen's One Little Lot: The 1-2-3s of Urban Gardening, a debut counting picture book about a community that transforms an abandoned lot into a bountiful garden. Oriol Vidal will illustrate; publication is slated for summer 2019. Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and Justin Rucker of Shannon Associates represented the illustrator. To see all of this week's deals, [click here](. IN THE MEDIA [From the Associated Press:]( New chapter book adventures await literary heroine Rosie Revere. [Click here]( [From Entertainment Weekly:]( David Levithan and Will Walton on tackling grief and queerness for young readers. [Click here]( [From Publishing Perspectives:]( Illustrator Axel Scheffler speaks out against Brexit at the British Book Awards. [Click here]( [From the New York Times:]( Coming Soon to the Bronx, a Long Overdue Book Festival. [Click here]( [From Entertainment Weekly:]( Scholastic to publish original Riverdale fiction and companion books. [Click here]( [From Literary Hub:]( How to Run Storytime Without Boring Everyone to Death. [Click here]( [From Book Riot:]( 22 Picture Books for Creating Citizens of the World. [Click here]( [From Entertainment Weekly:]( Sarah J. Maas will release her first adult fantasy series, Crescent City. [Click here]( [From School Library Journal:]( Op-Ed: Librarians Cannot Self-Censor or Capitulate to George Complaints. [Click here]( [From Fuse #8:]( A "child's story for adults": Digging Deep into James {NAME}'s Only Children's Book. [Click here]( [From the New York Times:]( Clifford the Big Red Dog Returning to TV in 2019. [Click here]( [From Brightly:]( My Kid Won’t Read the Books I Pick Out for Her Anymore and It's Bumming Me Out. [Click here]( [From Literary Hub:]( Rereading Little Women in its 150th Anniversary Year. [Click here]( [From Mental Floss:]( 10 Surprising Facts About Highlights Magazine. [Click here]( SHELFTALKER Kenny Brechner [Skulduggery Pleasant’s Second Invasion]( Is the second attempt to bring this popular U.K. series to America a meritorious decision? [more »]( Cynthia Compton [Pass the Sunscreen, It’s Summer Reading Sign Up Time]( Summer reading program registration is underway – here’s one children’s bookstore’s program. [more »]( Elizabeth Bluemle [The Trouble with (and Triumphs of) Trends]( It’s not always terrible news when a genre slumps. [more »]( Leslie Hawkins [Serial Reading]( Pondering the best way to denote different varieties of book series, and if they need to be read in order. [more »]( FEATURED REVIEWS [Tessa Takes Wing]( Richard Jackson, illus. by Julie Downing. Roaring Brook/Porter, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-62672-439-6 Tessa wakes up just before dawn. “Up,” she says, as babies her age are wont to do. When no one responds, she sprouts a tiny pair of wings and flies around the house. More poem than story, the book is also a wonderful reminder that everyone is capable of a rich fantasy life. [more]( [That Bear Can’t Babysit]( Ruth Quayle, illus. by Alison Friend. Nosy Crow, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7636-9952-9 When an oversized bear agrees to babysit a large brood of bunnies, disasters naturally ensue. The mischievous bunny siblings persuade Bear they’re allowed to read scary stories, eat a supper of sweets, and play with the garden hose. But Bear is a more knowledgeable babysitter than first impressions suggest. [more]( [All Are Welcome]( Alexandra Penfold, illus. by Suzanne Kaufman. Knopf, $17.99 (44p) ISBN 978-0-525-57964-9 Penfold and Kaufman celebrate a school community as a great common ground where families of all kinds connect and share in their children’s educational journey. Every child is different—readers get a brief glimpse of children’s lives away from the classroom—but everyone shares a love for story time, recess, creating green slime and volcanoes, and making friends. [more]( [Stalebread Charlie and the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band]( Michael Mahin, illus. by Don Tate. Clarion, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-547-94201-8 Stalebread Charlie and his band were real figures in the early history of jazz. Homeless newsboys who played hot tunes on jug band–style instruments, they busked the streets of New Orleans’ legendary Storyville neighborhood in the 1890s. Tired of surviving by stealing food and evading the police, Stalebread convinces his peers that they can make money with music. [more]( [Grace and Fury]( Tracy Banghart. Little, Brown, $17.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-316-47141-1 In Banghart’s debut, Serina has trained her entire life to be a Grace, chosen by the heir to the throne of Viridia to be held as “the highest standard of beauty, elegance, and obedience." Her younger sister Nomi has reluctantly trained to be her handmaiden. Shockingly, Nomi is chosen as a Grace, leaving Serina to take the fall for Nomi’s thievery from the palace library. [more]( [If Only]( Jennifer Gilmore. HarperTeen, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-06-239363-0 Gilmore explores how one decision can change the course of multiple lives in this lyrical, heartfelt novel that alternates between the perspectives of a pregnant teen and her child 16 years later. In 2000, Bridget is faced with the impossible mission of picking the perfect adoptive parents for her unborn daughter. In 2017, her daughter Ivy knows little about her birth mother and is eager to meet her face-to-face. [more]( TALES FROM THE SLUSH PILE [SEE ALL]( May 17, 2018 E-mail not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser.]( [PopularMMOs Presents A Hole New World ]( [PW KidsCast: A Conversation with Dave Eggers]( [New York Rights Fair 2018 | May 30-June 1]( People Penguin Young Readers has four promotions. Jocelyn Schmidt has been named senior v-p, associate publisher, Penguin Young Readers; previously she was v-p, associate publisher. Now reporting to Schmidt are Gerard Mancini and David Briggs, who will co-lead a centralized managing editorial team. Mancini has been named v-p, executive managing editor, Penguin Young Readers, and associate publisher at Viking; he was formerly v-p, managing editor. Briggs has been named v-p, executive managing editor, Penguin Young Readers; he was previously associate publisher, executive managing editor. Stephanie Sabol has been named v-p, business development, brand and paperback; formerly she was executive director, business development and brand management. In the Winners' Circle Tu Books, in partnership with First Book and the NEA Foundation, has announced the winners of its New Visions Award for new authors of color: Twin Flames, a YA fantasy by Olivia Abtahi, and The Regent Enigma, a middle grade adventure by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz. The winners will receive a cash prize and a publication contract with Tu Books. For more information, [click here](. The Neukom Institute for Computational Science at Dartmouth College has announced the winners of its inaugural Neukom Institute Literary Arts Awards, given in honor of exceptional works of speculative fiction. In the Open Category, Corinne Duyvis is a co-winner for her YA novel On the Edge of Gone (Amulet, 2016). For the full list of winners, [click here](. In Case You Missed It [Gina Gagliano to Head New RHCB Graphic Novel Imprint]( [more]( [Penguin's 'Who Was?' Series to Debut on Netflix]( [more]( [Four Questions for Temple Grandin]( [more]( [Aladdin's QUIX Targets Budding Readers]( [more]( Sneak Previews Take a look ahead at some of the big titles for children and teens due out this fall, from picture books to YA novels, [in our exclusive roundup](. Follow Us Children's Bookshelf is on [Instagram]( Follow us @pwkidsbookshelf. Bookshelf Archives Looking for a previous issue of Children's Bookshelf? [Click here]( for 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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