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Children's: Young Adult
Jamison Shea's debut I FEED HER TO THE BEAST AND THE BEAST IS ME, which follows a Black teen ballerina's dark descent after she bathes in the blood of an eldritch god for the power to best her competition; with a second YA speculative suspense novel to follow, to Jess Harold at Holt Children's, in a major deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2023, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world English).
Children's: Picture Book
Rhonda Roumani and Nadia Roumani's INSHA'ALLAH, NO, MAYBE SO, about a common Arabic expression used by Muslims and Arabs around the world for life's uncertainties, in which a girl and her mother ponder the best way to talk about their hopes and dreams, to Sally Morgridge at Holiday House, for publication in summer 2024, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
Children's: Graphic Novel
NYT-bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater and adapter Stephanie Williams's graphic novel adaptation of The Raven Cycle, a YA series about four private school boys, a psychic's daughter, and a Welsh legend who lies dormant beneath the mountains of a sleepy Virginia town, illustrated by Sas Milledge, to Meriam Metoui at Viking Children's, in a significant deal, at auction, in a four-book deal, for publication in spring 2025, by Richard Pine and Charlie Olsen at Inkwell Management for the author, and by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world). Williams represented herself.
Children's: Picture Book
Justin Colon's THE QUACKEN, a horror-comedy in which a young camper inadvertently releases a gigantic duck of legend after breaking the #1 rule at camp and must escape it through a series of horror-spoofing situations to avoid being eaten, illustrated by Pablo Pino, to Kendra Levin at Simon & Schuster Children's, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Atlanta Japp at Advocate-Art for the illustrator (world).
Children's: Middle Grade
Debut author AY Chan's MODESTY SETO AND THE LEGEND OF XIAOXI FU, the first in a planned series, in which a 12-year-old tae kwan do champion must learn to overcome her own perceived obstacles and use a centuries-old ancestral book to help her journey, to Alyson Heller at Aladdin, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2024 and summer 2025, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).
Children's: Picture Book
Justin Colon's IMPOSSIBLE POSSUMS, in which a lonely possum with a flair for villainy attempts to create his very own henchman but ditches the instructions to his new possum-making machine, leading to a series of mishaps as it pops out all the wrong creatures, each with a chaotic agenda of their own; and an untitled sequel, illustrated by James Rey Sanchez, to Sylvie Frank at Disney-Hyperion, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Alexandra Gehringer at The Bright Group for the illustrator (world).
Children's: Young Adult
NYT-bestselling author of CEMETERY BOYS Aiden Thomas's CEMETERY BOYS 2, a sequel told from Julian's point-of-view, pitched as The Sixth Sense meets Final Destination, when a monster starts creating malingo spirits in East L.A., to Holly West at Feiwel and Friends, in a good deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2024, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).
Children's: Picture Book
Tammi Sauer's AMAZING AUGUSTUS, in which a confident and unflappable squirrel is so busy boasting he finds himself eaten, and a sequel, illustrated by Nichole Wong Forti, to Sylvie Frank at Disney-Hyperion, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024, by Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
Children's: Young Adult
Ann Zhao's debut DEAR WENDY, in which two first-year college students with anonymous relationship advice accounts on Instagram feud over who gives the best tips, only to meet in real life and discover they both identify as aromantic and asexual—a rarity even at their diverse liberal arts college, to Foyinsi Adegbonmire at Feiwel and Friends, for publication in winter 2024, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (NA).
Children's: Middle Grade
Kate Korsh's Best Fairy Friends Forever debut chapter book series, in which a young fairy's magic tends to go sideways and cause drama amongst her fairy friends, and, occasionally, in the human world (often involving underwear), starting with OONA'S SIDEWAYS MAGIC and A BOY IN BLACKBERRY BOG, illustrated by Marta Altes, to Susan Kochan at Putnam Children's, in a four-book deal, for publication of the first two books in spring 2024, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author (world).
Children's: Young Adult
Linda Kao's debut A CROOKED MARK, in which a teen boy has spent his life traveling with his father, a member of a secret society who hunts those marked by Lucifer, but when he's sent on his first solo mission, he begins to question if there truly is a devil at work or if the real evil lies closer to home, to Ruta Rimas at Razorbill, for publication in summer 2023, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world English).
Children's: Young Adult
Debut author and assistant editor at Viking Children's Meriam Metoui's A GUIDE TO THE DARK, in which two teen girls on a college tour road trip get stranded in a haunted motel room that is trying to kill them; with a second untitled YA speculative suspense novel to follow, to Jess Harold at Holt Children's, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2023, by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).
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