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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • MAY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / NATURE & THE NATURAL WORLD / ENVIRONMENT
NIKKI GRIMES
Southwest Sunrise
From acclaimed creators Nikki
Grimes and Wendell Minor comes a
stunning picture book about the
beauty of the natural world.
When Jayden and his parents move from New York to New
Mexico, he is devastated to leave the city behind. Where are
the skyscrapers, the fire escapes, and the traffic? Instead,
Jayden finds an endless sky, a bird’s song, and a rainbow of
flowers. As he learns to appreciate the natural beauty around
him, he finds a new place to call home.
Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winner Nikki Grimes
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Bloomsbury Children's Books and acclaimed illustrator Wendell Minor draw readers into
Juvenile Fiction / Nature & The Natural World / the natural world with this lyrical story of finding beauty
Environment wherever you are.
On Sale 5/5/2020 Acclaim for One Last Word
Ages 3 to 6
A Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Winner
Hardcover Picture Book 32 pages
9.6 in H | 10.8 in W A New York Times Editor’s Choice
Carton Quantity: 0 A VOYA 2019 Non-Fiction Honor Winner
ISBN: 9781547600823
$18.99 / $25.99 Can. Nikki Grimes is a New York Times bestselling author and the
recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award, the Virginia
Hamilton Literary Award, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in
Poetry for Children. Her distinguished works include the NAACP
Image Award nominee Planet Middle School; Coretta Scott King
Award winner Bronx Masquerade; Coretta Scott King Author
Honor books Jazmin’s Notebook, Talkin’ About Bessie, Dark Sons,
The Road to Paris, and Words with Wings, which was also named
an ALA Notable Book; and What Is Goodbye?, an ALA Notable
Book. She lives in Corona, California. www.nikkigrimes.com
Praise For...
Wendell Minor has illustrated over fifty award-winning
children’s books. His many collaborators include Jean
Craighead George, Robert Burleigh, Buzz Aldrin, Tony
Johnston, Mary Higgins Clark, and last but not least, his wife
Florence. In 2009 Wendell and Florence’s If You Were a
Penguin, was chosen by Pennsylvania for their "One Book,
Every Young Child" 2009 early literacy program, and they
enjoyed the month they spent speaking to children in
Pennsylvania’s libraries, schools, Head Start facilities, and
Museums. www.minorart.com/index
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JUNE 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / JUNGLE ANIMALS
ADAM LEHRHAUPT
Sloth Went
This hilarious picture book follows a
sloth on the go. A sloth who is very
slowly making his way to a major
milestone: potty training!
Today is Sloth’s big day. He’s excited. But he’s also nervous.
What if something happens? What if NOTHING happens?
Not to beat around the bush (er, tree): Sloth Went is a book
about poop. It’s also about facing your fears, gaining
independence, and doing what you have to do. Even if, as in
Sloth’s case, it takes a little while to get there.
This is a fresh take on a perennial topic—the drama of
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Bloomsbury Children's Books learning to use the potty—with a very kid-friendly and
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Jungle Animals poop-forward sense of humor. Also included: back matter
On Sale 6/2/2020 with the amazing true story of how sloths poop!
Ages 3 to 6
Hardcover Picture Book 32 pages
Adam Lehrhaupt has traveled to six continents, performed on
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Carton Quantity: 0 Broadway, and lived on a communal farm. He received the E.B.
ISBN: 9781547602452 White Read-Aloud Honor for his debut picture book, Warning: Do
$17.99 / $24.50 Can. Not Open This Book, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe and is the
author of over a dozen published and forthcoming picture books
including the Chicken in...series, illustrated by Sahar Kober and I
Will Not Eat You illustrated by Scott Magoon.
www.adamlehrhaupt.com • @lehrhaupt (Twitter and Instagram)
Praise For...
Benson Shum is an author, illustrator, and animator. He's
had the pleasure of working with Disney-Hyperion on
Holly’s Day at the Pool and Little Simon, an imprint Simon
& Schuster on Go to Sheep and Hide ‘n’ Sheep. Benson is also
an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he
was a part of such films as Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia and
Moana. Originally from Vancouver, BC, Benson now lives in
sunny Southern California. bensonshum.com • @bshum79
(Instagram and Twitter)
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JUNE 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / BEARS
JACOB GRANT
Bear Out There
Bear and Spider are back in another
charming odd-couple friendship
story, perfect for fans of Peter
Brown and Greg Pizzoli.
Spider loves the outdoors—the warm sun, the fresh breeze,
the colorful plants. But when his kite gets stuck in a tree, he
needs his friend’s help. Bear prefers the indoors, with his
cozy chair and warm tea. He does not like the woods, but
does like the idea of helping his friend. When their quest to
find Spider's kite goes from bad to worse, Bear realizes that
being a good friend sometimes means breaking out of your
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Bloomsbury Children's Books comfort zone.
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Bears The fantastic duo from Bear’s Scare is back in another subtly
On Sale 6/2/2020 funny friendship story, proving that when the going gets
Ages 0 to 3 rough, true friends will stick by your side.
Board Book 32 pages
6.5 in H | 5.8 in W
Carton Quantity: 0 Jacob Grant is the author and illustrator of Scaredy Kate, Little
ISBN: 9781547604050 Bird’s Bad Word, Cat Knit, Bear’s Scare, and Bear Out There.
$7.99 / $10.99 Can. Jacob lives in Chicago with his family. www.jacobgrantbooks.com •
jacobgerms.tumblr.com (Tumblr) • @jacob_germs (Twitter)
Praise For...
Bear Out There
“A cozy tale of friendship and compromise between two very
different creatures.” —Kirkus Reviews
Bear’s Scare
“Ideal for beginning readers. A sweet, feel-good story with
plenty of interesting visual detail.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Grant’s friendship story will catch readers like flies with its
artwork and gentle humor, while encouraging them not to
make assumptions about others.” —Booklist
“Will make readers smile.” —Publishers Weekly
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JUNE 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / BEDTIME & DREAMS
BLAKE HELLMAN
Goodnight, Sleepyville
This sweet, classically-inspired
picture book follows the getting
ready for bed routine of the
adorable animal families of
Sleepyville.
In Sleepyville, the sun is setting, and animal families of all
shapes and sizes are heading home for the night. They put on
their favorite pajamas—stripes, plaid, or polka-dots?—and
brush their teeth. They snuggle, wiggle, cuddle into their
cozy beds. Some might need a lullaby or a bedtime story to
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Bloomsbury Children's Books Sweet dreams, Sleepyville . . .
Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams
On Sale 6/30/2020 Blake Liliane Hellman is the author of the picture books
Ages 0 to 5
Welcome to Morningtown, Something Smells!, and Cuddle
Hardcover Picture Book 40 pages
8 in H | 10 in W Monkey. She lives in Seattle with her husband, Steven, the
Carton Quantity: 0 illustrator of this book.
ISBN: 9781681198767 Steven Henry (né D’Amico) is the illustrator of several picture
$17.99 / $24.50 Can. books for children, including the award-winning Ella the Elegant
Elephant, It’s Raining Bats & Frogs, All Kinds Of Kisses, and
Welcome to Morningtown. He currently serves as an art director at
Committee for Children, a non-profit organization promoting
social and emotional learning for kids. www.stevenhenry.net
Praise For...
Welcome to Morningtown
“Softly colored, detailed cartoon illustrations bring to mind
some of the more gently themed animated films of long ago .
. . very young readers will enjoy seeing the everyday activities
and the gentle spirits of these animal counterparts.” —Kirkus
Reviews
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JUNE 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / BEDTIME & DREAMS
BLAKE LILIANE HELLMAN
Welcome to Morningtown
This sweet, classically inspired
board book follows the adorable
animal families in Morningtown as
they go about their morning
routines.
Welcome to Morningtown!
In Morningtown, animal families of all shapes and sizes are
waking up to a shiny new day. They get up out of fluffy beds,
hard beds, and secret beds. They hop, splash, and flutter
through their morning routines, brushing, flushing, and
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Bloomsbury Children's Books One thing is certain—every day is a beautiful day in
Juvenile Fiction / Bedtime & Dreams Morningtown!
On Sale 6/2/2020
With all the sweetness of Guess How Much I Love You,
Ages 0 to 3
Board Book 32 pages
young readers will love greeting the new day alongside these
5.8 in H | 6.5 in W animal families by saying, “Welcome to Morningtown!”
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ISBN: 9781547604067
Blake Liliane Hellman is the author of the picture books
$7.99 / $10.99 Can.
Welcome to Morningtown, Something Smells! and Cuddle
Monkey. She lives in Seattle with her husband, Steven, the
illustrator of this book.
Steven Henry (né D’Amico) is the illustrator of several picture
books for children, including the award-winning Ella the Elegant
Elephant, It’s Raining Bats & Frogs, All Kinds Of Kisses, and
Welcome to Morningtown. He currently serves as an art director at
Committee for Children, a non-profit organization promoting
social and emotional learning for kids. www.stevenhenry.net
Praise For...
“Softly colored, detailed cartoon illustrations bring to mind
some of the more gently themed animated films of long ago .
. . very young readers will enjoy seeing the everyday activities
and the gentle spirits of these animal counterparts.” —Kirkus
Reviews
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JULY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / GHOST STORIES
MARCUS EWERT
She Wanted to Be Haunted
This frightfully delightful picture
book follows a perky little cottage
who wishes she were a haunted
house.
Clarissa the cottage is adorable, bright pink with shiny
windows and flowers growing all around her. But Clarissa
doesn’t want to be adorable—being cute is boring. She’d
rather be like her father, a creepy castle home to vampires
and crypts. Or like her mother, a witch’s hut full of spells and
smells.
Clarissa needs something to haunt her rooms, something
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Bloomsbury Children's Books that will make her less ordinary and less lonely. In order to
Juvenile Fiction / Ghost Stories attract the perfect spectre, she’ll need to change her tone. But
On Sale 7/7/2020 her attempts to become haunted make her even cuter than
Ages 3 to 6 before! Maybe it’s better to just be true to yourself...and
Hardcover Picture Book 40 pages
THEN perhaps just the right friend will come along.
10 in H | 10 in W
Carton Quantity: 0 With whimsical, rhyming stanzas, She Wanted to be
ISBN: 9781681197913 Haunted is a delightful, lyrical twist on the ever-important
$17.99 / $24.50 Can. message to be yourself.
Marcus Ewert is the author of several picture books, including
Mummy Cat, illustrated by Lisa Brown, a Junior Library Guild
selection, and 10,000 Dresses, illustrated by Rex Ray, recipient of
the Stonewall Honor Award. Marcus works as a bookseller and
lives in an actual turret in an old Victorian mansion in San
Francisco. It is very likely haunted. @MarcusEwert
Susie Ghahremani is an award-winning illustrator, exhibiting
artist, and designer of the popular and whimsically illustrated gift
brand boygirlparty®. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School
of Design (RISD), and she lives in Southern California.
boygirlparty.com • @boygirlparty (Instagram)
Praise For...
What Will Grow? (An Original Art Show selection): “Will
charm readers with its fun gatefolds and softly appealing
illustrations of animals and plants.” —Shelf Awareness,
starred review
“Ghahremani’s art is playful yet refined, and the soft textures
of the wood she paints on bring warmth to vignettes of
dandelion-laden meadows, pumpkins stalked by a fox, and
frosty winter fields.” —PW, starred review
“Captures the magic and excitement of planting a garden and
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JULY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / IMAGINATION & PLAY
ETHAN LONG
Superhero vs. School
This new picture book from
acclaimed creator Ethan Long
follows a young superhero facing his
greatest fear—the first day of school!
In the darkest of nights, Scotty is willing to hurl himself into
danger if it means saving innocent citizens. After all, that's
what a superhero does.
But this hero is about to come face-to-face with his greatest
fear, his only weakness—the first day of school!
Full of menacing minions and pencils as sharp as knives,
Scotty might not be able to defeat this foe. But just when he
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Bloomsbury Children's Books thinks all hope is lost, Scotty realizes that school is no match
Juvenile Fiction / Imagination & Play for a whole team of heroes—his new friends.
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Ages 3 to 6 Ethan Long is the Geisel Award-winning author and illustrator of
Hardcover Picture Book 32 pages Up, Tall and High!, as well as many other picture books, including
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Fangsgiving, Valensteins, Fright Club, Scribbles and Ink, and
ISBN: 9781681198286 Chamelia and the New Kid in Class. He also created Tasty Time
$17.99 / $24.50 Can. with ZeFronk on the Disney Channel. Ethan lives in Orlando,
Florida. www.ethanlong.com
Praise For...
Fangsgiving
“Will have kids in stitches.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Ingenious.” —SLJ
Valensteins
“Long's sense of comic timing is utter perfection.” —Kirkus
Reviews, starred review
“There are lots of laughts to be found.” —Publishers Weekly
Fright Club
“Long’s dark, ghostly palette sets an appropriately eerie
mood, and he has a lot of fun with the cuddly animals’ reign
of terror.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JULY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / SCHOOL & EDUCATION
CONNIE SCHOFIELD-MORRISON
I Got the School Spirit
This celebration of the first day of
school from acclaimed illustrator
Frank Morrison will have kids
cheering for school to begin!
Summer is over. My first day is here!
I got the spirit for the start of the school year!
Summer is over, and this little girl has got the school spirit!
She packs up her book bag—ZIP ZIP!—and hears the school
bus coming down the street—VROOM VROOM! She shares
her school spirit with a new friend and sings it in the
classroom—123! ABC! And at the end of the day, she can’t
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Bloomsbury Children's Books wait for her next day of school.
Juvenile Fiction / School & Education
On Sale 7/7/2020 Connie Schofield-Morrison and Frank Morrison teamed up
Ages 3 to 6 for the first time to capture the rhythm of the neighborhood in I
Hardcover Picture Book 32 pages Got the Rhythm and again in I Got the Christmas Spirit. Connie
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has been writing since she was a young girl and is inspired every
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ISBN: 9781547602612
day by the big sounds and bright colors of the world around her.
$17.99 / $24.50 Can. Frank works as a fine artist and is the award-winning illustrator of
many books for children, including Our Children Can Soar and
Jazzy Miz Mozetta, for which he won the Coretta Scott King-John
Steptoe Award for New Talent. Connie and Frank live in Atlanta,
Georgia, with their five children.
Praise For...
I Got the Christmas Spirit
“Morrison’s felicitous art bursts off each page with a pop of
energy.” —NYT
“Soul-stirring and sure to put readers in a festive mood.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Energetic and uplifting.” —Horn Book Magazine
I Got the Rhythm
“Likely to have readers bouncing and tapping right along.”
—Publishers Weekly
“For a storytime that will get bodies rocking, fingers
popping, and rhythm flowing.” —Library Media Connection
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BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JULY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / SCHOOL & EDUCATION
MIKE WOHNOUTKA
So Big!
A simple, clever text paired with
utterly adorable animal characters
makes school-day jitters seem not so
big after all!
This little bear is SO BIG! He can get dressed, make cereal for
breakfast, and pack his backpack—all by himself. In fact, he’s
so big that he’s ready for his first day of school! But the
school bus is also so BIG. And the school is even BIGGER!
Maybe it’s even TOO big . . .
Just when it all feels like too much, this little bear meets a
new friend and together they find courage big enough to
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Bloomsbury Children's Books push past their fear.
Juvenile Fiction / School & Education Perfect for the youngest readers ready to start school, this
On Sale 7/7/2020 sweet board book shows that even when big worries make
Ages 0 to 3 you feel very small, a friend can help things feel just right.
Board Book 32 pages
6.5 in H | 5.8 in W
Carton Quantity: 0 MIKE WOHNOUTKA is the author and illustrator of Crock and
ISBN: 9781547604074 Turtle and Dad’s First Day, and the illustrator of many books
$7.99 / $10.99 Can. including Moo! which received two starred reviews and was chosen
as an ALA Notable book and by the Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books as a Blue Ribbon selection, Can't Sleep Without
Sheep, Just Like My Papa, and Stay Close to Mama. A graduate of
the Savannah College of Art and Design, Mike lives with his wife
and two children in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
www.mikewohnoutka.com
Praise For...
Croc & Turtle
“These reptiles with a rockin' relationship will win fans.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An innocent and uncomplicated friendship between two
likable best buds.” —Publishers Weekly
Moo! (An ALA Notable book • A BCCB Blue Ribbon
selection)
“Bold, original, and funny, and should be part of every
picture-book collection.” —School Library Journal, starred
review
“The readaloud’s the real fun here.” —BCCB, starred review
10BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • MAY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY
RENÉE WATSON
Ways to Make Sunshine
Award-winning author Renée
Watson’s Ramona-esque new
middle grade series staring an
irrepresible girl and her lovable
family.
Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to
invent recipies, and has a lot on her mind—school,
self-image, and family. Her dad finally has a new job, but
money is tight. That means changes like selling their second
car and moving into a new (old) house. But Ryan is a girl who
MAY knows how to make sunshine out of setbacks. Because Ryan
Bloomsbury Children's Books is all about trying to see the best. Even when things aren’t all
Juvenile Fiction / Family she would wish for—her brother is infuriating, her parents
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don’t understand, when her recipies don’t turn out right, and
Ages 7 to 10
Hardcover with dust jacket 208 pages
when the unexpected occurs—she can find a way forward,
8.3 in H | 5.5 in W with wit and plenty of sunshine.
Carton Quantity: 0 Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Award-winning
ISBN: 9781547600564
author Renée Watson was inspired to write her own version
$16.99 / $22.99 Can.
of Ramona, starring a Black girl and her family, in this
charming new series.
RENÉE WATSON is the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King
Author Award-winning author of the novels Some Places More
Than Others, Watch Us Rise, co-written with Ellen Hagan, Piecing
Me Together, This Side of Home, What Momma Left Me, Betty
Before X, co-written with Ilyasah Shabazz, and two picture books:
Harlem's Little Blackbird and A Place Where Hurricanes Happen.
Renée is the founder of I, Too, Arts Collective, a nonprofit
committed to nurturing underrepresented voices in the creative
arts. She lives in New York City. www.reneewatson.net;
@harlemportland (Instagram); @reneewauthor (Twitter)
Praise For...
Watch Us Rise: “Stunning.” —Laurie Halse Anderson •
“Extraordinary.” —Brendan Kiely • “Powerful.” —Julie
Murphy
Piecing Me Together (A NYT bestseller • A Newbery Honor
winner • A Coretta Scott King Author Award winner)
“Timely and timeless.” —Jacqueline Woodson • “Important
and deeply moving.” —John Green • “Teeming with
compassion and insight.” —PW, starred review • “Timely,
11BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • MAY 2020 JUVENILE NONFICTION / SCIENCE & NATURE / EARTH SCIENCES
CANDY J COOPER & MARC ARONSON
Poisoned Water
How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation
The compelling story of the Flint
water crisis, as told by Pulitzer Prize
finalist Candy J. Cooper and Sibert
Medalist Marc Aronson.
In 2014, the residents of Flint, Michigan noticed that their
water was a copper hue and smelled and tasted like sulfur.
Some began using bottled water, but many of those who
didn’t started to experience rashes, hair loss, and a
frightening, debilitating illness. Still, city officials claimed
water tests were normal. It wasn’t until nearly a year later
when Flint resident Lee Ann Walters sent a water sample to
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Bloomsbury Children's Books the Environmental Protection Agency that the truth came
Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences out: the citizens of Flint were being poisoned by their own
On Sale 5/19/2020 water supply.
Ages 0 And Up Based on the authors’ original reporting, featuring
Hardcover with dust jacket 304 pages
photographs as well as government documents, Poisoned
9 in H | 6 in W
Carton Quantity: 0 Water is a riveting look at an alarming story of a government
ISBN: 9781547602322 who turned away from its citizens—and the power of those
$18.99 / $25.99 Can. same citizens who rose up to demand action.
Candy J. Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and winner of the
Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting. Her work has
appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times,
The Columbia Journalism Review and The Chronicle of Higher
Education, among others. She has written five nonfiction series
books for the classroom published by Scholastic. She lives in
Maplewood, New Jersey.
Marc Aronson is the author or editor of a number of nonfiction
books for young adult audiences, including most recently Rising
Water. He was awarded the very first Robert Sibert medal for
excellence in nonfiction and edited the tenth book to win the
award. He lives in Maplewood, New Jersey.
12BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • MAY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / FAMILY / PARENTS
SANDY STARK-MCGINNIS
The Space Between Lost and Found
From the acclaimed author of
Extraordinary Birds, a powerful
story about memory, possibility, and
finding light and hope in the darkest
places.
Ever since her mom was diagnosed with early-onset
Alzheimer’s disease, nothing about Cassie’s life has been the
same. At home, she tries to make Mom happy, but can’t help
but think about everything that has drifted away. At school,
she feels from former best friend Bailey, and has trouble
MAY balancing her schoolwork, her art projects, and everything
Bloomsbury Children's Books else in between.
Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents After the worst Mom day yet—the day she forgets Cassie’s
On Sale 5/12/2020
name—Cassie decides to take things into her own hands. She
Ages 8 to 12
Hardcover with dust jacket 272 pages
knows there’s no way Mom will get better if she’s all cooped
8.3 in H | 5.5 in W up at home. It’s time for an adventure . . . even if it means
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ISBN: 9781547601233
Sandy Stark-McGinnis’s touching new novel explores how to
$16.99 / $22.99 Can.
embrace life even with all its broken pieces.
Sandy Stark-McGinnis is the author of Extraordindary Birds
and an award-winning poet whose poetry and short stories have
appeared in Quercus Review, In the Grove and Penumbra. She
holds an MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State. Sandy
lives with her husband and children in California, where she works
as a fifth-grade teacher. sandystarkmcginnis.com •
@McGinnisSandy
Praise For...
Extraordinary Birds:
“A beautiful story filled with heart.” —Holly Goldberg Sloan,
author of Counting by 7s and To Night Owl from Dogfish
“An amazing debut, filled with heart, lyrical prose, and a
heroine who soars!” —Jewell Parker Rhodes, NYT bestselling
author of Ghost Boys
“Heartbreaking and hopeful.” —SLJ, starred review
“Poignant . . . shows the beauty of accepting one’s true self
and finding a place to belong.” —Foreword Reviews, starred
review
13BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • MAY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / SOCIAL THEMES / ADOLESCENCE
SANDY STARK-MCGINNIS
Extraordinary Birds
For fans of The Thing About
Jellyfish, an acclaimed,
heartbreaking and hopeful debut
about a unique young girl on a
journey to find home.
Eleven-year-old December believes she is a bird. The scar on
her back is where her wings will sprout, and one day soon,
she will soar away. It will not matter that she has no
permanent home. Her destiny is in the sky.
But when she’s placed with foster mom Eleanor, a kind
MAY woman who volunteers at an animal rescue and has secrets
Bloomsbury Children's Books of her own, December begins to see that her story could end a
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Adolescence different way. Could she ever be happy down on the ground?
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An extraordinary story about friendship, family, and finding
Ages 8 to 12
Trade Paperback 272 pages
where you belong, Sandy Stark McGinnis’s acclaimed debut
8.3 in H | 5.5 in W is perfect for fans of Holly Goldberg Sloan and Lynda Mullaly
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ISBN: 9781547601431
$7.99 / $10.99 Can.
Sandy Stark-McGinnis is a debut author and an award-winning
poet whose poetry and short stories have appeared in Quercus
Review, In the Grove and Penumbra. She holds an MA in Creative
Writing from San Francisco State. Sandy lives with her husband
and children in California, where she works as a fifth-grade
teacher. sandystarkmcginnis.com • @McGinnisSandy
Praise For...
“A beautiful story filled with heart.” —Holly Goldberg Sloan,
author of Counting by 7s and To Night Owl from Dogfish
“An amazing debut, filled with heart, lyrical prose, and a
heroine who soars!” —Jewell Parker Rhodes, NYT bestselling
author of Ghost Boys
“Hopeful . . . about a young girl who learns the power of
kindness and the beauty of belonging.” —SLJ, starred review
“Poignant . . . shows the beauty of accepting one’s true self
and finding a place to belong.” —Foreword Reviews, starred
review
14BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • MAY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / HORSES
JESSICA DAY GEORGE
The Rider's Reign
The epic conclusion to Day George's
fantasy series about a girl using her
ability to communicate with horses
to save her kingdom.
Anthea’s mother, a spy for the evil king, has kidnapped a
Coronami princess, the herd stallion, and half a dozen more
horses—enough to start her own herd. Suspecting that she is
making a deal with the antagonistic emperor of the
neighboring land, Kronenhof, Anthea and her friends race to
meet with the emperor.
They don’t have much time before Coronam declares war
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Bloomsbury Children's Books against Kronenhof, which would leave Anthea and her
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Horses companions trapped in a hostile country. Will they be able to
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Ages 8 to 11 step ahead of them? And what should they do about the
Hardcover with dust jacket 272 pages
rumors of wild horses in the Kronenhofer forest?
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ISBN: 9781547601219 finale to a heartfelt series that will entrance readers
$16.99 / $22.99 Can. —especially horse lovers.
JESSICA DAY GEORGE is the New York Times bestselling
author of The Rose Legacy series, the Tuesdays at the Castle series,
the Twelve Dancing Princesses series, and the Dragon Slippers
trilogy. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young
University and worked as a librarian and bookseller before turning
to writing full-time. She now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her
husband and their three young children. Visit Jessica online at
www.jessicadaygeorge.com and @jessdaygeorge.
Praise For...
The Queen’s Secret: “Appealingly unpredictable. . . . [For]
anyone who wishes they can talk to animals.” —Booklist
The Rose Legacy: “A fresh, original story that will warm
hearts and entertain readers of all ages.” —Jennifer A.
Nielsen, bestselling author of The Ascendance Trilogy
“Will make you long for a horse of your own!” —Sarah Beth
Durst, award-winning author of The Girl Who Could Not
Dream
“Readers who love Shannon Hale’s fiction . . . will be
captivated by this luminous start to a new series.” —SLJ
15BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • MAY 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / ANIMALS / HORSES
JESSICA DAY GEORGE
The Queen's Secret
Jessica Day George’s gorgeous,
charming fantasy series continues
the saga of a strong-willed girl and
the magical bond with her horse.
Anthea knows the truth about horses. They’re not carriers of
deadly disease like everyone in their kingdom thinks; they’re
majestic creatures that she can communicate with using The
Way. Anthea has convinced the king of this, but at a cost—he
demands that horses and riders with The Way do his
bidding.
But when a deadly flu breaks out, the people believe that
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Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Horses friends to transport medicine, all while keeping out of reach
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Ages 8 to 12 secret that could change the kingdom forever, she must risk
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everything to reveal the truth before it's too late.
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ISBN: 9781547603183 bestselling author Jessica Day George delights readers
$7.99 / $10.99 Can. —especially horse lovers—once again.
JESSICA DAY GEORGE is the New York Times bestselling
author of The Rose Legacy series, the Tuesdays at the Castle series,
the Twelve Dancing Princesses series, and the Dragon Slippers
trilogy. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young
University and worked as a librarian and bookseller before turning
to writing full-time. She now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her
husband and their three young children. Visit Jessica online at
www.jessicadaygeorge.com and @jessdaygeorge.
Praise For...
The Queen's Secret: “Appealingly unpredictable. . . . [For]
anyone who wishes they can talk to animals.” —Booklist
The Rose Legacy: “A fresh, original story that will warm
hearts and entertain readers of all ages.” —Jennifer A.
Nielsen, bestselling author of The Ascendance Trilogy
“Will make you long for a horse of your own!” —Sarah Beth
Durst, award-winning author of The Girl Who Could Not
Dream
“Readers who love Shannon Hale’s fiction . . . will be
captivated by this luminous start to a new series.” —SLJ
16BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JUNE 2020 JUVENILE NONFICTION / HISTORY / EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY
MARTIN W. SANDLER
The Great Aviation Week
From award-winning author Martin
W. Sandler, a fascinating look at the
week that brought aviation fever to
the world.
In 1903, the Wright brothers made three brief flights, and no
one was there to watch them. Six years later, Wilbur Wright
traveled to Europe to evangelicize about aviation and raise
money for patents--and the world got aviation fever. That
summer, a group of champagne companies organized the
first ever international air meet. They knew they could throw
a great party and sell a lot of champagne. They didn’t know
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Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Exploration & Discovery history.
On Sale 6/9/2020 Through remarkable photographs, firsthand accounts, and
Ages 10 to 14 lively narrative, Marty Sandler tells the story of this first
Hardcover with dust jacket 192 pages
international air meet, marking the public introduction of
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ISBN: 9781547603442 flight.
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Martin W. Sandler is the award-winning author of Imprisoned,
Lincoln Through the Lens, The Dust Bowl Through the Lens, and
Kennedy Through the Lens. He has won five Emmy Awards for his
writing for television and is the author of more than sixty books,
two of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and two of
which were YALSA-Nonfiction Award finalists. Sandler has taught
American history and American studies at the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College, and lives in
Massachusetts.
Praise For...
“Sandler’s narrative skill and eye for detail, and the
abundant archival photos throughout, make for an
engrossing resource.” —PW
“Engaging and highly readable.” —SLC
“[C]lear, cogent text with many well-chosen archival photos .
. . An intriguing look back at America in 1919.” —Booklist
“Sandler's prose is vigorous, impassioned, and carefully
contextualized.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Well researched and presented in an attractive manner,
Sandler’s text delivers a solid look at a pivotal year.” —SLJ
17BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • JUNE 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / ACTION & ADVENTURE
MEGAN FRAZER BLAKEMORE
The Story Web
In this heartfelt instant classic,
Megan Frazer Blakemore shows
how the truths we tell can change
the world.
When Alice was little, she found a gigantic spider web deep
in the forest. Her dad called it the Story Web and told her
how its strands were woven from the stories that hold our
world together.
Years later, Alice’s dad has gone away for reasons Alice is
sure are her fault. Now she won’t even talk about her dad and
definitely no longer believes his farfetched stories. But when
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Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure The Story Web is in danger—and the fabric of our world is
On Sale 6/2/2020 breaking. The only way to mend it is to tell honest tales from
Ages 8 to 11 the heart, even if they are difficult to share.
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In this magical tale of truth and honesty perfect for fans of
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ISBN: 9781547604036 fantasy into the real world.
$7.99 / $10.99 Can.
Megan Frazer Blakemore is the author of The Daybreak Bond,
The Firefly Code, The Friendship Riddle, The Spy Catchers of
Maple Hill, and The Water Castle, which was listed as a Kirkus
Reviews Best Book of the Year, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year,
and as a New York Public Library Best Book for Reading and
Sharing. She is also the author of the young adult novel Secrets of
Truth and Beauty which received a starred review in Publishers
Weekly and was on the ALA Rainbow list. A former middle-school
librarian, Megan lives in Maine with her family.
www.meganfrazerblakemore.com
Praise For...
The Story Web
“You will be swept away. Alice will steal your heart. The story
will enchant your imagination.” —Erin Entrada Kelly,
Newbery Medal-winning author
“The importance of sharing one’s stories is a theme that will
resonate with many.” —SLJ
“Hopeful.” —Booklist
The Water Castle (A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year •
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year • A New York Public
Library Best Book for Reading and Sharing)
18BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • AUGUST 2020 JUVENILE NONFICTION / HISTORY / MIDDLE EAST
SANDY TOLAN
The Lemon Tree (Young Readers' Edition)
An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East
A middle grade adaptation of the
award-winning adult book about a
human story behind conflict in the
Middle East.
In 1967, Bashir Khairi, a twenty-five-year-old Palestinian,
journeyed to Israel with the goal of seeing the beloved stone
house with the lemon tree behind it that he and his family
had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he
found the house he was greeted by Dalia Eshkenazi Landau,
a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family fled
Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of
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Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Middle East forged in the aftermath of war and tested over the next half
On Sale 8/11/2020 century in ways that neither could imagine on that summer
Ages 0 And Up day in 1967. Sandy Tolan brings the Israeli-Palestinian
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conflict down to its most human level, demonstrating that
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ISBN: 9781547603947 hope and transformation.
$19.99 / $26.99 Can.
Sandy Tolan is the author of Me & Hank: A Boy and His Hero,
Twenty-five Years Later. He has written for the New York Times
Magazine and for more than 40 other magazines and newspapers.
As cofounder of Homelands Productions, Tolan has produced
dozens of radio documentaries for NPR and PRI. His work has won
numerous awards, and he was a 1993 Nieman Fellow at Harvard
University and an I. F. Stone Fellow at the UC-Berkeley Graduate
School of Journalism, where he directs the school's Project on
International Reporting. He lives in Los Angeles.
19BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS • AUGUST 2020 JUVENILE FICTION / PEOPLE & PLACES / UNITED STATES
NIKKI GRIMES
One Last Word
Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
Wilder-winner Nikki Grimes’s
powerful Harlem Renaissance
poetry book that earned four
stars—with color artwork
throughout.
In this special book of poetry from a bestselling, award-
winning author, Nikki Grimes finds inspiration from poets of
the Harlem Renaissance. Moved by the evocative verse of
legendary writers like Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen,
Grimes has composed gorgeous and thought-provoking new
AUGUST poetry with timely themes for today’s readers. Past and
Bloomsbury Children's Books present come together in classic and newly composed poems
Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States that will inspire meaningful reflection.
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This extraordinary collection is accompanied by unique,
Ages 10 to 14
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full-color artwork from exciting African American
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ISBN: 9781681196022
Morrison, Nikki Grimes, Brian Pinkney, Sean Qualls, James
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Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, Shadra Strickland, and Elizabeth
Zunon.
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Nikki Grimes is a New York Times bestselling author and
recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for
Children. Her distinguished works include One Last Word, which
has received four starred reviews, ALA Notable book What is
Goodbye?, Coretta Scott King Award winner Bronx Masquerade,
Planet Middle School and Coretta Scott King Author Honor books Jazmin's Notebook,
9781619630123 Talkin' About Bessie, Dark Sons, The Road to Paris, and Words
$7.99/$10.99 Can.
with Wings. She lives in Corona, California. Visit her online at
Planet Middle School
9781599902845 www.nikkigrimes.com.
$15.99/$18.50 Can.
Praise For...
“Timely and thought-provoking.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred
review
“Innovative and powerful.” —School Library Journal,
starred review
“Artistic, literary, sociocultural, and curricular gold.”
—BCCB, starred review
“Grimes powerfully transposes the original poems’ themes . .
. into the here and now.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Planet Middle School
20 “By turns touching and laugh-out-loud funny.” —SchoolBLOOMSBURY YA • MAY 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / FANTASY / DARK FANTASY
MIMI YU
Empress of Flames
In this sequel to Asian-inspired
fantasy The Girl King, two sisters
vie for one throne—but greater
dangers lurk beneath their rivalry.
Princess Lu, with her biggest rival dead and an army at her
side, is poised to take her rightful place as the ruler of the
Empire of the First Flame. Except one big obstacle still
stands in her way: her beloved younger sister, Min.
Princess Min has only just discovered her powerful magic
abilities, and she wants to use them to forge a path out of Lu's
shadow. But her magic isn’t entirely under control, and she
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Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy Empire itself.
On Sale 5/12/2020 Lu and Min are set for an unstoppable confrontation. But
Ages 14 to 18 there are bigger threats than their unexpected rivalry—even
Hardcover with dust jacket 496 pages
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if they choose to stand together, it could cost one of them
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ISBN: 9781681198910 Full of political intrigue and ancient magic, this girl-forward
$17.99 / $24.50 Can. series is perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Tomi Adeyemi.
Mimi Yu is the author of The Girl King and its sequel Empress of
Flames. She was born and raised in rural upstate New York and is
an alumna of VONA/Voices. She received a BA in liberal arts from
Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA from the New School/Parsons
School of Design. She currently resides in Chicagoland with her
husband. When she’s not writing, she enjoys gardening, quilting,
boxing, and fostering kittens. She has five cats, one dog, and four
planets in Aquarius. www.mimiyu.info • @baby_ajumma (Twitter
and Instagram)
Praise For...
The Girl King: “[M]asterful. . . Yu crafts a rich tale filled with
detailed world-building.” —SLJ, starred review
“A fast-paced, seamless fantasy adventure full of action,
mysticism, and female empowerment.” —Booklist
“An absolutely fantastic tale.”—Kendare Blake, #1 NYT
bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series
“An intricate, richly crafted fantasy.” —Heidi Heilig, author
of The Girl from Everywhere
“Fierce and unforgettable.” —Marjorie Liu, NYT bestselling
author
21BLOOMSBURY YA • APRIL 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
LEN VLAHOS
Hard Wired
From Morris finalist Len Vlahos
comes a contemporary sci-fi story
about a boy who might not be
human—for fans of Westworld and
Black Mirror.
Quinn thinks he’s a normal boy with an average life. That is,
until he finds a trail of clues the father he barely knew left
behind.
After Quinn unravels his father’s puzzles, he “wakes up” ...
and realizes his world was nothing more than a virtual
APRIL construct. In reality, he’s the first fully-aware A.I. in the
Bloomsbury YA world, part of an experiment run by a team of scientists
Young Adult Fiction / Science & Technology —including the man he thought was his father.
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As the scientists continue to study him, Quinn’s new
Ages 14 to 18
Hardcover with dust jacket 320 pages existence becomes a waking nightmare. Determined to
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including crush Shea—and plots his escape. But what does
ISBN: 9781681190372
true freedom look like when you’re not human?
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Acclaimed Morris Award finalist Len Vlahos pens a
high-stakes contemporary-rooted sci-fi that asks big
questions about humanity.
Len Vlahos dropped out of NYU film school in the mid ‘80s to
play guitar and write songs for Woofing Cookies, a punk-pop four
piece that toured up and down the East Coast, and had two singles
and one full-length LP on Midnight Records. After the band broke
up, he followed his other passion, books. He is the author of Life in
a Fishbowl, as well as The Scar Boys, a William C. Morris Award
finalist and a #1 Indie Next pick, and Scar Girl, the book’s sequel.
Len lives in Denver with his wife and two young sons, where he
owns the Tattered Cover Book Store. www.lenvlahos.com •
@LenVlahos
Praise For...
Life in a Fishbowl (A Winter 2017 Kids Indie Next List Pick)
“A powerful journey that will leave a lasting imprint on
readers.” —PW, starred review
“Bold, biting fare often so dark you sometimes want to look
away. But you can’t.” —Booklist, starred review
“An unsettling rumination on the spectacle of tragedy.”
—Kirkus Reviews
22BLOOMSBURY YA • MAY 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / FAMILY / SIBLINGS
SARAH CROSSAN
Moonrise
From Carnegie Medal-winning
author Sarah Crossan comes a
poignant novel about one of the
most divisive issues of our time.
Seventeen-year-old Joe hasn't seen his brother in ten years.
Ed didn’t walk out on the family, not exactly. It’s something
more brutal. Ed’s locked up—on death row. Now his
execution date has been set, and the clock is ticking. Joe is
determined to spend those last weeks with his brother, no
matter what other people think . . . and no matter whether Ed
committed the crime. But did he? And does it matter, in the
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Young Adult Fiction / Family / Siblings In Sarah Crossan’s arresting verse, this poignant, timely,
On Sale 5/5/2020 heartbreaking novel asks big questions: What value do you
Ages 14 And Up place on life? What can you forgive? And just how do you say
Trade Paperback 400 pages
goodbye?
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ISBN: 9781547601301 Sarah Crossan is the author of Apple and Rain and The Weight
$10.99 / $14.99 Can. of Water, both of which have been short-listed for the Carnegie
Medal, Moonrise, Breathe, Resist, and the 2016 Carnegie Medal
winner One, and the co-author of We Come Apart. She grew up in
Ireland and England, has taught English in the United States, and
now lives in Hertfordshire, England. @SarahCrossan
Praise For...
the hardcover
“Beautifully told and incredibly powerful.… Deeply moving
and thoughtful.” —Foreword Reviews, starred review
“This exquisitely well-balanced novel-in-verse is painful to
read yet almost impossible to put down. . . . A must-purchase
for collections.” —School Library Journal, starred review
“Touching and heartrending . . . A timely catalyst destined to
spark discussions about rights, fairness, and a justice system
that succeeds for some but devastates others.” —Booklist
23BLOOMSBURY YA • MAY 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / ROMANCE
SARAH CROSSAN AND BRIAN CONAGHAN
We Come Apart
From two acclaimed authors comes
an emotional immigration story
about friendship, love, and
overcoming unbeatable odds.
Nicu has emigrated from Romania and is struggling to find
his place in his new home. Meanwhile, Jess's home life is
overshadowed by violence. When Nicu and Jess meet, what
starts out as friendship grows into romance as the two bond
over their painful pasts and hopeful futures. But will they be
able to save each other, let alone themselves?
This illuminating story by two acclaimed voices, told in dual
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Young Adult Fiction / Romance long after they've turned the last page.
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Ages 14 And Up Brian Conaghan is the author of The Weight of a Thousand
Trade Paperback 320 pages Feathers, When Mr. Dog Bites and The Bombs That Brought Us
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Together, and the co-author of We Come Apart. He lives and works
ISBN: 9781681198163
as a teacher in Dublin and has a degree in Creative Writing from
$9.99 / $13.50 Can.
the University of Glasgow. Throughout the years, Brian has made a
living as a painter and decorator, bartender, teacher, and now
writer. @BrianConaghan
Sarah Crossan is the author of Moonrise, Apple and Rain and
The Weight of Water, and the Carnegie Medal winner One. She
grew up in Ireland and England, has taught English in the United
States, and now lives in Hertfordshire, England. Visit her online at
www.sarahcrossan.com and on Twitter @SarahCrossan
Praise For...
“This crushingly honest story effectively confronts issues of
racism, abuse, and bullying, while admitting that often
there’s no easy answers.” —Booklist
“Convincing and moving—and also a heartbreakingly timely
portrayal of discrimination and bullying in Brexit-era
London.” —The Horn Book Magazine
“A powerful novel about how friendship and love are
sometimes not enough to ensure a happy-ever-after ending .
. . A fast-paced and memorable story that will resonate with
teens.” —School Library Journal
24BLOOMSBURY YA • JUNE 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / THRILLERS & SUSPENSE
TARA ALTEBRANDO
Take Me With You
Acclaimed author of The Leaving
Tara Altebrando offers another
twisty thriller—this time challenging
our trust in our electronic devices.
Eden, Eli, Marwan, and Allegra barely know each other
beyond sharing a class or two at their Queens high school.
But when they're all summoned to an empty classroom after
school, they find a small cube waiting on a desk. Its sides
light up with rules:
Do not tell anyone about the device. Never leave the device
unattended.
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Bloomsbury YA They think it's some kind of prank. But when the device
Young Adult Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense demands they take it home and take care of it, the group
On Sale 6/23/2020 splinters. Their lives are complicated enough, and even those
Ages 13 And Up first two rules will be hard to follow. But disobeying the
Hardcover with dust jacket 384 pages
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device may have terrifying—and even life-threatening
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ISBN: 9781681197487 This timely thriller probes our dependence on personal
$17.99 / $24.50 Can. technology and challenges the notion that our devices are
keeping us connected. The truth may be the opposite.
Tara Altebrando is the author of several middle grade and teen
novels, including The Opposite of Here, The Possible, and The
Leaving. She lives in New York City with her family.
www.taraaltebrando.com • @TaraAltebrando
Praise For...
The Opposite of Here
“A taut, evocative thriller that's surprising to the last page.”
—Karen M. McManus, bestselling author of One of Us Is
Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret
“Will keep readers guessing until the very end. . . . Give to
fans of John Green’s Paper Towns and E. Lockhart’s We
Were Liars.” —SLJ
“A fast-paced and complicated mystery filled with
uncertainty and dread.” —PW
“Once the mystery is introduced, by way of the twins’
Hitchcockian actions . . . readers will fly through to the final
twist.” —Booklist
25BLOOMSBURY YA • JUNE 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / MYSTERIES & DETECTIVE STORIES
TARA ALTEBRANDO
The Opposite of Here
From acclaimed author Tara
Altebrando, a psychological
suspense novel with a Hitchcock-
inspired twist.
Natalie's parents are taking her and three best friends on a
week-long birthday cruise—a sail-a-bration, they call it. But
it’s also only been months since her boyfriend died in a tragic
accident, and she wants to be anywhere but here. So she’s
surprised when she meets a guy on the first night and sparks
fly. After a moonlit talk on a secluded deck, Natalie runs to
her cabin for her swimsuit. When she returns, he’s gone.
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Bloomsbury YA Something he said makes her think he may have. . . fallen?
Young Adult Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories Jumped? No. What pulled him away? Was he ever even
On Sale 6/2/2020 there? But there’s no hiding on a cruise ship – not even from
Ages 13 And Up yourself.
Trade Paperback 272 pages
With her signature thrilling storytelling, the author of The
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ISBN: 9781681197081 and how we might be susceptible to the power of suggestion.
$9.99 / $13.50 Can.
Tara Altebrando is the author of several middle grade and teen
novels, including Take Me with You, The Possible and The
Leaving. She lives in New York City with her family. Visit Tara
online at www.taraaltebrando.com and @TaraAltebrando.
Praise For...
the hardcover:
“A taut, evocative thriller that's surprising to the last page.”
—Karen M. McManus, bestselling author of One of Us Is
Lying
“Will keep readers guessing until the very end. . . . Give to
fans of John Green’s Paper Towns and E. Lockhart’s We
Were Liars.” —SLJ
“A fast-paced and complicated mystery filled with
uncertainty and dread.” —PW
“Once the mystery is introduced, by way of the twins’
Hitchcockian actions . . . readers will fly through to the final
twist.” —Booklist
26BLOOMSBURY YA • JUNE 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / FAMILY
BRIGID KEMMERER
Call It What You Want
From bestselling author Brigid
Kemmerer comes a compelling story
about two teens struggling in the
gray area between right and wrong.
When his dad is caught embezzling funds from half the town,
Rob goes from popular to pariah. Even worse, his father’s
suicide attempt leaves Rob and his mom responsible for his
care.
Everyone thinks of Maegan as an overachiever, but the
pressure got to her last year. And when her sister comes
home from college pregnant, keeping up the appearance of
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Bloomsbury YA the “perfect” family might be too much for Maegan to handle.
Young Adult Fiction / Family When Rob and Maegan are partnered for a project, they’re
On Sale 6/23/2020 reluctant to break down the walls they’ve built. But when
Ages 14 And Up Maegan learns of Rob’s plan to fix the damage caused by his
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father, it could ruin more than their new friendship . . .
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ISBN: 9781681198125 captivating novel that asks the question: Is it okay to do
$9.99 / $13.50 Can. something wrong for the right reasons?
Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of A
Curse So Dark and Lonely, More Than We Can Tell, Letters to the
Lost, and the Elementals series. She was born in Omaha, Nebraska,
though her parents quickly moved her all over the United States,
from the desert in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the lakeside in
Cleveland, Ohio, and several stops in between, eventually settling
near Annapolis, Maryland. www.brigidkemmerer.com •
@BrigidKemmerer
Praise For...
the hardcover:
“Gripping, heartfelt, and layered.” —Kirkus Reviews
More Than We Can Tell
“Readers looking for a different sort of coming-of-age story
or teen protagonists grappling with complex situations will
fall in love with this romance-tinged novel.” —Booklist,
starred review
“A must-have for any YA collection. Give to teens who
enjoyed . . . The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” —SLJ, starred
review
“A timely, suspenseful, well-written page-turner.” —Kirkus
Reviews
27BLOOMSBURY YA • JUNE 2020 YOUNG ADULT FICTION / LAW & CRIME
LEAH THOMAS
Wild and Crooked
Critically-acclaimed author Leah
Thomas pairs a rich, small-town
setting with a compelling true-crime
mystery in this dynamic novel.
In Samsboro, Kentucky, Kalyn Spence’s name is inseparable
from the murder her father committed when he was a
teenager. Forced to return to town, Kalyn must attend school
under a pseudonym…or face the lingering anger of
Samsboro’s citizens, who refuse to forget the crime.
Gus Peake has never had the luxury of redefining himself. A
Samsboro local, he’s either known as the “disabled kid”
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Bloomsbury YA because of his cerebral palsy, or as the kid whose dad was
Young Adult Fiction / Law & Crime murdered. Gus just wants to be known as himself.
On Sale 6/2/2020 When Gus meets Kalyn, her frankness is refreshing, and they
Ages 14 And Up form a deep friendship. Until their families’ pasts emerge.
Trade Paperback 416 pages
And when the accepted version of the truth is questioned,
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ISBN: 9781547600045 Can they break free from a legacy of lies and chart their own
$9.99 / $13.50 Can. paths forward?
Praise For...
the hardcover:
“Fiercely feminist and gorgeously inclusive.” —Shannon M.
Parker, acclaimed author of The Girl Who Fell and The
Rattled Bones
“Thomas’ forthright, sensitive treatment of homosexuality,
class, race, and prejudice combine with fully developed
characters to create a world peopled by marvelously real
protagonists who have the courage to do the right thing.”
—Booklist, starred review
“The book’s real stars are its poignantly explored issues: love,
social class, sexuality, homophobia, and the cycles of poverty
and abuse.” —Kirkus Reviews
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