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Triada US Foreign Rights Catalog 2021
Contact
Brent Taylor
Subsidiary Rights Manager
Triada US Inc.
brent@triadaus.com
Balkans: Corto Literary
Brazil: Ri Agency
China: Big Apple Agency
France: Donatella d’Ormesson
Germany: Schluck Agency
Indonesia, Thailand & Vietnam: Right Thing Agency
Israel: Deborah Harris Agency
Italy: Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency
Japan: Japan Uni Agency
Korea: Eric Yang Agency
Latin America, Mexico, Spain & Portugal: IMC Literary Agency
Netherlands: Sebes & Bisseling
Poland: Book/lab Literary Agency
Russia & Baltics: Alexander Korzhenevski Agency
Serbia: Plima Literary Agency
Turkey: Kalem Agency
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WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS
Lauren Blackwood
Wednesday/St. Martin’s
October 2021
Young Adult Fiction
WHAT THE HEART DESIRES, THE
HOUSE DESTROYS.
Andromeda is a debtera―an exorcist
hired to cleanse households of the Evil
Eye. She would be hired, that is, if her
mentor hadn’t thrown her out before she
could earn her license. Now her only hope
of steady work is to nd a Patron―a rich,
well-connected individual who will vouch
for her abilities.
When a handsome young heir named
Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her,
she takes the job without question. Never
mind that he’s rude and demanding and
eccentric, that the contract comes with a
number of outlandish rules… and that almost a dozen debtera had quit before her. If
Andromeda wants to earn a living, she has no choice.
But she quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every
turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the
most likely outcome if she stays, the reason every debtera before her quit. But leaving
Magnus to live out his curse alone isn’t an option because―heaven help her―she’s
fallen for him.
Stunningly romantic, Lauren Blackwood's heartstopping debut, Within These Wicked
Walls, ushers in an exciting new fantasy voice.
Rights sold: World English rights to Macmillan; Turkish rights to Yabanci.
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DEBATING DARCY
Sayantani DasGupta
Scholastic
February 2022
Young Adult Fiction
HIS PRIDE VERSUS HER
PERSISTENCE
This Pride & Prejudice retelling brings New
Yo r k T i m e s b e s t s e l l i n g S a y a n t a n i
DasGupta’s trademark wit and insight to
her bright and funny YA debut!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that
there are two types of people in the
hypercompetitive world of high school
forensics competitions: speakers and
debaters. Nobody knows this better than
Leela Bose, a life-long speech competitor.
When she meets Firoze Darcy, an
incorrigible debater, Leela has no choice
but to try and tolerate him. His elitist private school is included in the state league she’s
competing in and their paths will inevitably cross.
But why simply tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? She decides to switch into
the debate category of the competition to prove that women are just as capable as
men. But the situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, and her
participation in the tournament reveals that she might have tragically misjudged the
debaters in the forensics league—including Firoze Darcy.
Leela will have to confront her assumptions, not only about other people, but about
herself, if she’s to have any hope of deciphering her complicated feelings for Darcy or
succeeding in the forensics competition.
Rights sold: North American rights to Scholastic.
THE GAMEMASTER’S SOCIETY
Chelsea Ichaso
Sourcebooks
Spring 2022
Young Adult Fiction
A YA BOARDING SCHOOL THRILLER
Seventeen-year-old Maren Montgomery is
certain her best friend Polly didn’t run
away from their elite boarding academy,
no matter what the school administration
or the authorities say. Ever since they met
at a nancial aid seminar on day one, the
girls were inseparable.
That is, until Polly started wearing clothes
she couldn’t possibly a ord, staying out
after curfew, and growing increasingly
anxious. When Maren nds an invitation to
a meeting of the Gamemaster’s Society
hidden in Polly’s belongings, she knows
there’s something more at play.
To nd the truth about Polly’s whereabouts, Maren makes it through a risky initiation,
joining longtime crush and charmer Remington in the high-stakes world of competition
Maren never knew existed within their school. While the other Society members
compete to move up in the ranks for Ivy League connections and gilt-painted futures,
however, Maren gets sucked into an entirely di erent game. For every win, she’ll
receive a clue to get her closer to Polly; if she refuses to play, Polly dies.
With no one to trust as Remington’s true feelings and loyalty come into question and
even the administration is seemingly under the Gamemaster’s control, Maren advances
in the games, learning that Polly is being held in the extensive chamber system
beneath the school. But when she discovers that the Society’s game is bigger and
deadlier than she ever imagined, Maren has to choose between friendship and her own
life.
Rights sold: North American rights to Sourcebooks.
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OUR VIOLENT ENDS
Chloe Gong
McElderry
November 2021
Young Adult Fiction
THE SEQUEL TO THESE VIOLENT
DELIGHTS, WHICH HAS SPENT 15
WEEKS AND COUNTING ON THE NEW
YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST
Shanghai is under siege in this captivating
and searingly romantic sequel to These
Violent Delights, which New York Times
bestselling author Natasha Ngan calls
“deliciously dark.”
The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on
the edge of revolution.
After sacri cing her relationship with Roma
to protect him from the blood feud, Juliette
has been a girl on the warpath. One wrong
move, and her cousin will step in to usurp
her place as the Scarlet Gang’s heir. The only way to save the boy she loves from the wrath
of the Scarlets is to have him want her dead for murdering his best friend in cold blood. If
Juliette were actually guilty of the crime Roma believes she committed, his rejection might
sting less.
Roma is still reeling from Marshall’s death, and his cousin Benedikt will barely speak to
him. Roma knows it’s his fault for letting the ruthless Juliette back into his life, and he’s
determined to set things right—even if that means killing the girl he hates and loves with
equal measure.
Then a new monstrous danger emerges in the city, and though secrets keep them apart,
Juliette must secure Roma’s cooperation if they are to end this threat once and for all.
Shanghai is already at a boiling point: The Nationalists are marching in, whispers of civil
war brew louder every day, and gangster rule faces complete annihilation. Roma and
Juliette must put aside their di erences to combat monsters and politics, but they aren’t
prepared for the biggest threat of all: protecting their hearts from each other.
Rights sold to THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: North American rights to Simon &
Schuster; U.K. rights to Hodder & Stoughton; Spanish rights to Oceano; Turkish
rights to Marti; Brazilian rights to Alta; Russian rights to Eksmo; Italian rights to
Mondadori; Romanian rights to Corint; Polish rights to Jaguar; Czech rights to
Albatros.
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A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY
Brian Kennedy
Balzer + Bray
Summer 2022
Young Adult Fiction
DUMPLIN’ MEETS SIMON VS. THE
HOMOSAPIENS AGENDA
Emmett Maguire wants to be country
music’s biggest gay superstar – a far
reach when you’re seventeen and living in
Illinois. But for now, he’s happy to do the
next best thing: Stay with his aunt in
Jackson Hollow, Tennessee, for the
summer and perform at the amusement
park owned by his idol, country legend
Wanda Jean Stubbs.
Luke Barnes hates country music. The
grandson of Verna Rose, the disgraced
singer who had a famous falling out with
Wanda Jean, Luke knows how much pain country music has brought his family. But as
his mom’s medical bills pile up, he takes a job at the last place he wants: a restaurant
at Wanda World.
Neither is looking for romance, but sparks y when they meet – and soon they’re
inseparable. Until a long-lost secret about Verna and Wanda comes to light,
threatening to unravel everything.
Will they be able get past the truths they discover…or will their relationship go down as
just another Sad Country Love Song?
Rights sold: World English rights to HarperCollins.
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A TALE OF TWO PRINCES
Eric Geron
Inkyard Press
Summer 2022
Young Adult Fiction
WHAT IF CANADA HAD ITS OWN
MONARCHY?
Will these long-lost twin princes be able to
take on high school, coming out, and
coronations together—or will this royal
reunion quickly become a royal mess?
Edward Dinnissen, Crown Prince of
Canada, loves getting the royal treatment
at his exclusive Manhattan private school
and living in a fancy mansion on Park
Avenue. But despite living a royal life of
luxury, Edward is unsure how to tell his
parents, his expectant country, and his
adoring fans that he’s gay.
COVER NOT FINAL; COVER DESIGN CONFIDENTIAL
Billy Boone couldn’t be happier: he loves
small-town life and his family’s Montana
ranch, and his boyfriend is the cutest guy at Little Timber High. But this out-and-proud
cowboy is nally admitting to himself that he feels destined for more . . .
When Edward and Billy meet by chance in New York City and discover that they are
long-lost twins, their lives are forever changed. The twin princes—“twinces”—must
embark upon journeys of self-re ection as Billy experiences the princely life and
Edward tries to reclaim the crown.
Rights sold: World English rights to HarperCollins.
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GOLDEN BOYS
Phil Stamper
Bloomsbury
February 2022
Young Adult Fiction
FOUR FRIENDS. ONE SUMMER.
EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE.
Phil Stamper crafts the perfect summer
friendship story starring four queer boys
with big hearts and even bigger dreams.
Gabriel, Reese, Sal, and Heath are best
friends, bonded in their small rural town by
their queerness, their good grades, and
their big dreams. They are about to
embark on the summer before senior year
of high school, where each is going on a
new, big adventure.
Reese is attending design school in Paris.
Gabriel is going to Boston for an internship with a nonpro t. Sal is volunteering on
Capitol Hill for a Massachusetts senator. And Heath is stuck going to Daytona, Florida,
to help his aunt’s business.
What will this summer of new experiences and world-expanding travel mean for each
of them—and for their friendship?
Bestselling author Phil Stamper pens a novel full of summer adventure, sweet
romance, and a rming friendship in this start to a new duology.
Rights sold: World English rights to Bloomsbury.
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REVELLE! REVELLE!
Lyssa Smith
Balzer + Bray
Summer 2023
Young Adult Fiction
LOVE IS FOOLISH. LUST, HOWEVER, IS A
C O M M O D I T Y — O N E T H AT L U X E
REVELLE CAN SELL.
As the star of her family’s fantastical circus
show, she uses her jewel-based magic to
charm audiences into lowering their
inhibitions and opening their wallets. But
Prohibition is knocking at the Big Tent’s
door, threating to shut them down and put
the entire Revelle family on the street. Luxe
will do anything to protect her family, even
magically seduce Dewey Chronos, rising
bootlegger and son of a powerful time-
traveling family that has made it their
mission to destroy the Revelles.
But her plan goes very wrong. The night of Luxe’s planned seduction, she mistakes
handsome, earnest Jamison Port for fabulously rich Dewey Chronos, and sparks y
between them. Luxe realizes her mistake, and betrays her heart: she rejects Jamison for
the real Dewey Chronos, who makes a dazzling o er: all the liquor her family needs—the
key to keeping the Big Tent in business, and food on their tables—in exchange for her
exclusive company.
Against her every instinct, Luxe takes the deal. But being at the top attracts an arsenal of
sabotage, from time-traveling assassins to magic-laced res. To protect her family, Luxe
must keep Dewey close, magically ratcheting up his feelings for her to dangerous heights.
If he discovers the truth—that she’s manipulating him while pining for Jamison—it’ll be
lights out and empty bellies in the Big Tent.
But saving her family doesn’t just mean betraying her heart. The magic required to keep
Dewey satis ed has a deadly price, and Luxe will have to choose: save her family… or
herself.
REVELLE! REVELLE! is perfect for fans of Kiersten White, Stephanie Garber, and Baz
Luhrmann’s wonderful movie, Moulin Rouge.
Rights sold: World English rights to HarperCollins.
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Jesse Sutanto
Sourcebooks
February 2022
Young Adult Fiction
A DEADLY GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE
SET IN THE HALLS OF A SCHOOL THAT
IS HIDING MORE THAN SECRETS
WITHIN ITS WALLS
Lia Setiawan has never really t in. And
when she wins a full ride to the prestigious
Draycott Academy on a track scholarship,
she's determined to make it work even
though she's never felt more out of place.
But on her rst day there she witnesses a
girl being forcefully carried away by
campus security. Her new schoolmates
and teachers seem unphased, but it
leaves her unsure of what she's gotten
herself into.
And as she uncovers the secrets of Draycott, complete with a corrupt teacher, a golden
boy who isn't what he seems, and a blackmailer determined to get her thrown out,
she's not sure if she can trust anyone...especially when the threats against her take a
deadly turn.
Rights sold: World English rights to Sourcebooks.
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Kate Alice Marshall
Viking
2022
Young Adult Fiction
A BID FOR AN INHERITANCE THAT
WILL LEAVE HELEN VAUGHAN EITHER
RICH…OR DEAD
Helen Vaughan hasn't seen her extended
family since she was a child—until she has
a vision of her estranged grandfather. He
tells her that her ancestral home awaits,
but warns that she must beware of "the
spiral"...whatever that means. And then
she learns that her grandfather is dead.
When Helen, her mother, and stepfather
return to Harrowstone Hall for the funeral,
they expect to leave immediately after the
service. There's nothing but bad blood
between her mom and the rest of the family. That is, until it's revealed that the bulk of
her grandfather's grandiose fortune, along with Harrow itself, have been left to Helen—
though everyone else will still receive several million dollars apiece. There's just one
catch: Helen must remain on the estate for one whole year, or none of them will see a
penny of it.
It's a simple enough task, so Helen agrees. But there's more to Harrow than meets the
eye; it's not safe to wander the hallways at night and one must never, ever stay out
past the evening bell. For the grounds are crawling with creatures that have a mind of
their own. And even though Helen is sure she's never been to Harrow before, its
spiraling halls seem to know her. The question of her new residency is no longer will
she leave, but can she.
Rights sold: North American to Penguin Random House.SMALL TOWN PRIDE
Phil Stamper
HarperCollins
Summer 2022
Middle Grade Fiction
WE WILL DO IT. WE’RE GOING TO
THROW BARTON SPRINGS’S FIRST
PRIDE.
Jake just recently came out and while
Jake’s family and friends are accepting
and supportive, the same can’t be said
about everyone in their small town of
Barton Springs, Ohio. When Jake’s dad
hangs a comically large pride ag in their
front yard in an overblown show of love,
the mayor begins to receive complaints. A
few people are even concerned the ag
will lead to a Pride Parade.
Except that idea doesn’t seem so outlandish to Jake. Why can’t they hold a Pride
Festival in Barton Springs? The problem is, Jake knows he’ll have to get approval from
the town council, and the mayor won’t be on his side. And as Jake and his friends try
to nd a way to bring Pride to Barton Springs, it seems suspicious that the mayor’s
son, Brett, suddenly wants to spend time with Jake. But someone that cute couldn’t
possibly be in league with his mayoral mother, could he?
From acclaimed author Phil Stamper comes a poignant coming-of-age story about
nding your place and your pride.
Rights sold: World English rights to HarperCollins.
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Rex Ogle
Inkyard Press
February 2022
Middle Grade Fiction
A TOWN CHOCK-FULL OF MONSTERS
AND THE GROUP OF KIDS WHO MUST
RACE TO UNRAVEL CENTURIES OF
SECRETS TO SAVE IT
Will Hunter thought his life couldn’t get
any worse:
•His parents just got divorced,
•His best (and only) friend now is his dog,
Fitz,
•And his mom moved them from New York
City to the middle-of-nowhere town called
East Emerson.
But Will was wrong—things are about to
get way worse. Because East Emerson is
lled with a whole lot of monsters, and he’s the only person who can see them.
When all the town pets (including Fitz) go missing, Will suspects there’s something
sinister going on. So he joins forces with outcast Ivy and super-smart Linus to uncover
the ancient secrets of East Emerson. Besides, nothing bad could happen when three
sixth graders team up against monsters, magic, myths, and mad science . . . right?
Rights sold: World English rights to HarperCollins; Spanish rights to Penguin
Random House Grupo Editorial; German rights to HarperCollins Germany; Polish
rights to Mamania; Italian rights to Il Castoro.
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Chloe Gong
Saga Press
Spring/Summer 2023
Adult Fiction
A BLOCKBUSTER ADULT FANTASY
TRILOGY FROM THE NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF
THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
Readers of Jade City and A Darker Shade of
Magic will devour Chloe Gong’s adult debut.
IMMORTAL LONGINGS is the rst of a
p r o p o s e d t r i l o g y, a r e i m a g i n i n g o f
Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra by way
of The Hunger Games for adults, set in a 90s
Asian noir fantasy world.
In the kingdom of Talin, thousands seeking
riches ock to the twin cities of San-Er, where
buildings are packed so densely that the
streets operate in near darkness, and where the
king of San hosts a competition. Most are born with the power to jump into other people’s
bodies, itting across San–Er without walking a step. Eighty-eight contestants make the twin
cities their battleground every year, and for a grand prize, hunt each other down in slaughter
until all but one are eliminated.
Princess Calla Tuoleimi has been evading her uncle’s capture for ve years, a wanted criminal
biding her time. The kings of San–Er were colonizing tyrants, and the kingdom is better o after
she killed her parents and ended their reign. Now the throne in Er sits empty but her uncle
continues ruling San, never making a public appearance except to greet the victor of his
competition.
This year, Calla prepares to play, intending to kill her uncle. August—the Crown Prince and her
cousin—will dirty his hands to help her win, so long as Calla puts him on the throne afterward.
But as the competition ramps up, another contestant keeps getting in Calla’s way: Anton
Makusa. Young, smart, and terrifyingly quick at jumping between bodies, he is a direct threat to
Calla’s victory… until he seeks her out, and proposes an alliance instead.
But Calla cannot a ord to be swayed into a sense of safety. Forgetting why she is playing puts
not only her life at risk, but the fate of Talin as it spreads outward in conquest. She must play to
win, even against Anton, for they both know only one of them can walk out alive.
Rights sold: North American rights to Simon & Schuster; U.K. rights to Hodder &
Stoughton.
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Jason June
HarperTeen
Summer 2022
Young Adult Fiction
LOVE CAN LAND AT OUR FEET (OR
FIN) WHEN WE LEAST EXPECT IT
Ross is not excited to be on their Journey:
the month-long sojourn on land all teen
merfolk must undergo. The rules are
simple: Help a human within one moon
cycle and return to Paci ca to become an
Elder—or fail and remain stuck on land
forever. Ross is eager to get their Journey
over and done with, after all humans are
disgusting. They’ve polluted the planet so
much that there’s a oating island of trash
that’s literally the size of a country.
Then Ross meets Sean, a human lifeguard
whose boyfriend has recently dumped him. Ross agrees to help Sean make his ex
jealous and win him back. But as the two spend more time together, and Ross’
perspective on humans begins to change, they’ll soon be torn between two worlds.
And fake dating just might lead to real feelings . . .
This sophomore novel from Jason June shows us how love can help us nd the truest
versions of ourselves.
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fiAzantian Literary Agency Foreign Rights Catalog 2021
Contact
Foreign rights for Azantian Literary Agency titles are handled by Brent Taylor at Triada US Inc.
brent@triadaus.com
Co-Agents:
Balkans: Corto Literary
Brazil: Ri Agency
China: Big Apple Agency
France: Donatella d’Ormesson
Germany: Schluck Agency
Indonesia, Thailand & Vietnam: Right Thing Agency
Israel: Deborah Harris Agency
Italy: Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency
Japan: Japan Uni Agency
Korea: Eric Yang Agency
Latin America, Mexico, Spain & Portugal: IMC Literary Agency
Netherlands: Sebes & Bisseling
Poland: Book/lab Literary Agency
Russia & Baltics: Alexander Korzhenevski Agency
Serbia: Plima Literary Agency
Turkey: Kalem Agency
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Heidi Lang
Simon & Schuster
Summer 2022
Middle Grade Fiction
UNPLUGGED is HATCHET but with feuding
sisters for fans of Raina Telgemeier’s
SISTERS and Robin Benway’s THE
EXTRAORDINARY SECRETS OF APRIL,
MAY & JUNE. It explores the complicated
rivalries and deep bonds between sisters, as
well as the fear of being lost in the
wilderness, and is inspired by the author’s
own experiences both as the middle of three
sisters, and as someone who spent two
days lost in the forest on a backpacking trip
gone awry.
Fourteen-year-old Abigail McBee has a plan
to become someone else. The kind of girl
who ts in at school and actually gets
invited to parties, who sits at a table full of friends instead of eating lunch everyday with
her sister. Twelve-year-old Eleanor McBee is happy being best friends with her older sister.
She’s afraid of anything changing. Her plan is to keep everything just the way it is as much
as possible. Nine-year-old Olivia McBee is tired of being the odd one out, the baby
forgotten. And she has a plan to make sure this year, she will not be left behind, one way or
another.
When the plans of each of the McBee sisters clash, the three of them go from being best
friends forever to mortal enemies. So their parents unveil a plan of their own: they’re
sending them to Camp Unplugged, a two-week girls camp deep in the heart of the Frank
Church River of No Return Wilderness. There they will go back to nature—no cell phones,
no internet, no communicating with the outside world—and they will learn to get along
again. Or else.
Abbie, Ellie, and Ollie don’t see any way they can ever get along again, no matter how
many hikes and camp re songs they’re forced to participate in. But when disaster strikes
and the sisters nd themselves lost and alone somewhere in that 2.3 million acres of
wilderness, they will have to outrun a raging wild re, make it through a turbulent river,
escape bears and mountain lions and ticks. They don’t have training, or food, or enough
supplies. All they have is each other. And maybe, just maybe, it will be enough to survive.
Rights sold: North American rights to Simon & Schuster.
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ALCHEMISTS OF ALEXANDRIA
George Jreije
HarperCollins
Summer 2022
Middle Grade Fiction
G e o rg e J re i j e ’s S H A D H A D I D A N D
THE ALCHEMISTS OF ALEXANDRIA is an
action-packed Arab middle grade that
blends contemporary fantasy with STEM
themes. It will appeal to fans of Aru Shah
and the End of Time and Sal and Gabi Break
the Universe.
Soon to be twelve-years-
old, Shad Hadid dreams of owning his own
bakery, but upon discovering he’s the last in
a line of Arab alchemists, he begins to mix
elixirs instead of cake batter and craft
charms rather than baklava.
After the death of his grandmother and a sudden attack from a shadowy
monster, Shad enrolls in the Alexandria Academy, a fabled school for alchemists, in hopes
of nding a safe new home. Shad is looking forward to being surrounded with those like
him, but what he doesn’t expect to nd is his school bully, Sarah Decker, was also
admitted. He de nitely wasn’t expecting to nd that everyone at the school does not
remember alchemy exists, or that the shadows have followed him to Alexandria.
In order to bring the ancient art back, Shad must rst solve the mystery of why it vanished.
But he can’t do that without staying in the school and passing his classes, and for that he
needs Sarah’s help. She’s not only a brainiac, but the one classmate who doesn’t keep
mysteriously forgetting his alchemy displays. Digging deeper into this mystery, evading
ruthless bullies and battling the shadows that stalk the halls at night, one thing becomes
clear: there is a powerful force that wants Shad to fail. And if he does, alchemy will be gone
forever, and with it, the last connection he has to his family.
Rights sold: World English rights to HarperCollins.
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fiTRAVIS DAVENTHORPE
FOR THE WIN
Wes Molebash
First Second
2022
Middle Grade Graphic
Novel
A hilarious and light-hearted middle grade
graphic novel series where magic and
advanced cybernetic technology collide. It’s
perfect for fans of Calvin and Hobbes, Big
Hero 6, and The Legend of Zelda.
In this rst, self-contained, adventure Travis
Daventhorpe, an incredibly smart seventh
grader (and robotics engineer), learns that
magic (and the multiverse) is real. It all starts
after his o er of friendship is shut down by
his science fair rival, Juniper Rey, and the
school bully takes the opportunity to dunk
on Travis with an atomic wedgie.
To take his mind o of it all, he initiates a test ight with his self-aware cybernetic robot,
Travbot, and crash lands right into a proverbial sword in the stone. When he draws the
sword, a wizard declares him the hero who would save the universe from the Dark Emperor
Invictus von Invictusson with the power of the sword. The only problem: Travis is the
absolute worst at sword ghting.
But things start to look up when Juniper accepts a thoughtful gift from Travis, and he
manages to upgrade Travbot to be a swordmaster. That is, until the day of the Science Fair
when a giant Cyborgasaurus Rex crashes into the school and eats Travbot and the sword,
escaping with them both.
Travis feels like he is a failed hero: he’s lost Travbot, and now the Dark Emperor is going to
destroy the multiverse. It will take all Travis’ smarts and bravery—along with Juniper and
her suped up BMX bike Science Fair Project—to save Travbot, retrieve the sword, and
protect the citizens of Hopeton, Ohio.
Rights sold: World English rights to Macmillan.
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Heidi Lang & Kati
Bartkowski
Simon & Schuster
September 2021
Middle Grade Fiction
THE SEQUEL TO WHISPERING PINES
Rae and Caden take on esh-eating
centipedes that may be alien in nature—
perfect for fans of Stranger Things!
Caden’s brother Aiden is many things:
clever, powerful, vindictive. Unforgiving. And
now, he’s also mysteriously free from the
hellish dimensional prison that Caden had
trapped him in. Caden is sure that Aiden is
out for revenge, but since his parents refuse
to see the danger when it comes to his
brother, he’ll have to nd a way to survive on
his own.
Meanwhile, Rae, freed from the threat of the
eye-snatching, monstrous Unseeing, has once again turned all her focus toward nding her
missing father. She believes the town’s shady alternative energy company, Green On!,
might have the information she seeks, so she joins their internship program to get answers.
Unfortunately, this means sacri cing her friendship with Caden, who wants nothing to do
with Green On! or anyone associated with it.
When a special assignment from Rae’s internship leads her to uncover an infestation of
giant, esh-eating centipedes that may be alien in nature, she needs to convince Caden to
help her get rid of them. The two friends must learn to work together again, because this
time, it’s not just Whispering Pines’ fate that hangs in the balance, but the world’s.
Rights sold: North American rights to Simon & Schuster.
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A.L. Graziadei
Henry Holt
January 2022
Young Adult Fiction
A. L. Graziadei's Icebreaker is an
irresistible YA debut about two hockey
players ghting to be the best―and the
romance that catches them by surprise
along the way.
Seventeen-year-old Mickey James III is a
college freshman, a brother to ve sisters,
and a hockey legacy. With a father and a
grandfather who have gone down in NHL
history, Mickey is almost guaranteed the
league's top draft spot.
The only person standing in his way is
Jaysen Caul eld, a contender for the #1
spot and Mickey's infuriating (and
infuriatingly attractive) teammate. When
rivalry turns to something more, Mickey will have to decide what he really wants, and
what he's willing to risk for it.
This is a story about falling in love, nding your team (on and o the ice), and choosing
your own path.
Rights sold: World English rights to Macmillan.
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SOMETHING TO PROVE
Jesmeen Kaur Deo
Philomel
Summer 2022
Young Adult Fiction
Seventeen-year-old high school debater,
TJ Power, seemingly has it all: great
friends, a cute boyfriend, and status as
one of the most beautiful girls in school.
But when she and her cousin, Simran,
become the subject of a meme—with TJ
being the “expectation” and her Sikh
cousin who does not shave/pluck/wax her
hair as the “reality” of dating an Indian girl
—TJ’s sense of self crumbles. Even
though people think she should be
attered, she starts to question if all that’s
keeping her from being rejected is her
natural hair.
In response, TJ decides to ditch her razors, cancel her waxing appointments, and set a
debate resolution for herself: “This House Believes That TJ Powar can be her hairy self,
and still be beautiful.” Only, as she sets about proving her point, her friends drift away,
her boyfriend dumps her, and she starts to seriously doubt anyone could care about
her just the way she is—even when the cute boy from a rival debate team turned
Nationals partner seems determined to prove otherwise.
Ultimately, it is the renewed support of her friends and faith in her partner that help her
transform her innermost thoughts and deliver her nal resolution to the judge that
matters most, herself. Because “This House Believes That TJ Powar can exist as a
hairy girl, and still be worthy of respect, beautiful or not,” is simply not up for debate.
Rights sold: North American rights to Penguin Random House; German rights to
Arctis.
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Rose Szabo
Farrar Straus Giroux
Summer 2022
Young Adult Fiction
The rst book in a dark fantasy YA
duology by the author of What Big Teeth,
about the power and danger of stories and
the untold costs of keeping magic alive,
perfect for fans of Aiden Thomas and
Marie Rutkoski.
In River City, where magic used to thrive
and is now fading, the witches who once
ruled the city along with their powerful
King have become all but obsolete. The
city's crumbling government is now
controlled primarily by the new university
and teaching hospital, which has grown to
take over half of the city.
Moving between the decaying Old City
and the ruthless New, four young queer people struggle with the daily hazards of
life―work, school, dodging ruthless cops and unscrupulous scientists―not realizing
that they have been selected to play in an age-old drama that revives the ow of magic
through their world. When a mysterious death rocks their fragile peace, the four are
brought into each other's orbits as they uncover a deeper magical conspiracy.
Devastating, gorgeous, and utterly unique, We All Fall Down examines the complex
network of pain created by power di erentials, even between people who love each
other―and how it is possible to be queer and turn out just ne.
Rights sold: World English rights to Macmillan.
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Chelsea Abdullah
Orbit
Summer 2022
Adult Fantasy Fiction
An epic fantasy steeped in the Middle
Eastern folklore and perfect for fans
of Empire of Sand and The City of Brass,
with the fairytale-come-to-life feeling
of The Bear and the Nightingale.
Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant:
a criminal who, with the help of her jinn
bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic.
When she saves a cowardly prince with
that magic, she draws the attention of his
powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails
her into nding an ancient lamp that
has the power to revive the barren land—
at the cost of sacri cing all jinn.
With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest
son, who unbeknownst to her is the prince that she saved in magical disguise, and one
of his forty thieves, a erce young woman who loathes jinn with every ber of her
being, to nd the artifact. Aided by her bodyguard, who has secrets of his own, they
must survive ghoul attacks, outwit a vengeful jinn queen, and confront a malicious killer
from Loulie’s past who brings to light a dangerous secret about the royal
family. The epiphany hints at a bloody future for the sultanate, one only she
and the prince can stop. But in a world where story is reality and illusion is truth, Loulie
will discover that everything—her enemy, her magic, even her own past—is not what it
seems, and she must decide who she will become in this new reality.
Rights sold: World English rights to Orbit.
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