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The Octopus Escapes
Maile MeloyPW_DealsStephanie Pitts at Putnam has bought world rights to picture book debut 'The Octopus Escapes' by Maile Meloy (l.). https://t.co/uajNF5UDtw
Board Book, 2023
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
These Feathered Flames
Alexandra OveryPW_DealsConnolly Bottum at Inkyard has bought, in an exclusive submission, 'The Gingerbread Witch' by Alexandra Overy ('These Feathered Flames'), which follows the daughter of the witch from “Hansel and Gretel.” https://t.co/bidG0i0uBf
Hardcover, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blood Sugar
Sascha RothchildPW_DealsPutnam’s Danielle Dieterich acquired the debut novel by screenwriter Sascha Rothchild at auction. 'Blood Sugar,' Dieterich said, is a thriller about a therapist who, in order to prove she didn’t kill her husband, “must reflect back on the skeletons in her closet." https://t.co/q5rG2qNjVp
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Eden's Everdark
Karen StrongPW_DealsKendra Levin at Simon & Schuster has acquired, in an exclusive submission, 'Eden's Everdark' and an untitled middle grade novel by Karen Strong ('Just South of Home'). https://t.co/4fykSv0TWX
Paperback, 2023
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Punky Aloha
Shar TuiasoaPW_DealsLuana Kay Horry at HarperCollins has bought, in a two-book deal, world rights to Punky Aloha, a picture book series by author-illustrator Shar Tuiasoa, starring Punky, an adventurous Polynesian girl. https://t.co/hrtYMRuMdZ
Hardcover, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Right Now!: Real Kids Speaking Up for Change
Miranda PaulPW_DealsLynne Polvino at Clarion has bought world rights to 'Right Now! Real Kids Speaking Up for Change' by Miranda Paul (l.). The picture book introduces readers to young people from around the world whose voices are making a difference. Brittany Jackson will illustrate. https://t.co/WBEk1pXRMN
Hardcover, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyPW_DealsMitzi Angel at Farrar, Straus and Giroux took U.S. rights to Sally Rooney’s third novel, in a two-book deal brokered by Tracy Bohan and Andrew Wylie at the Wylie Agency. 'Beautiful World, Where Are You' is set for September. https://t.co/NOdQYPtrDl
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
City of Secrets (Battle Dragons #3)
Alex LondonPW_DealsZack Clark at Scholastic has acquired world rights to 'Battle Dragons' by Alex London, a cyberpunk fantasy middle grade series pitched as 'The Fast and the Furiou's meets 'How to Train Your Dragon.' https://t.co/gR442asBMa
Hardcover, 2023
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Xiran Jay ZhaoPW_DealsSarah McCabe at S&S/McElderry has bought at auction, in a six-figure deal, 'Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor' by Xiran Jay Zhao, launching a middle grade series in the vein of 'Yu-Gi-Oh!' meets 'Percy Jackson'. https://t.co/w5dYErvmou
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Edgewood
Kristen CiccarelliPW_DealsVicki Lame at Wednesday Books has acquired 'Edgewood', a standalone YA contemporary fantasy by Kristen Ciccarelli. Emeline has done everything to stay away from the storied forest of her childhood, which seems to hold a deep unspoken secret. https://t.co/iuZYL3Lcfo
Hardcover, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book