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Susie Yi Auctions Latest Graphic Novel, Paper Girl, To Roaring Brook
Susie Yi Auctions Latest Graphic Novel, Paper Girl, To Roaring Brook
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Susie Yi has sold at auction, her new graphic novel
Paper Girl, about an 11-year-old girl who journeys to South Korea for her halmuni s (Korean grandmother s) funeral while trying to figure out how to reverse a wish gone wrong in her attempt to fit in. A simple wish goes awry when a Korean American girl finds herself turning into paper after wishing to become someone else to fit in at school and at home. When she returns to South Korea, her understanding of her family, her culture, and herself begins to unravel but also rebuild in new ways.
Portraying 9/11 for Young Readers, Two Decades Later By Claire Kirch Apr 23, 2021 During this 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, childrenâs publishers are releasing at least a dozen fiction and nonfiction books that deal with the traumatic event in an age-appropriate manner. Portraying 9/11 for Young Readers, Two Decades Later By Claire Kirch | Apr 23, 2021
During this 20th anniversary year of the 9/11 attacks, children’s publishers are releasing at least a dozen fiction and nonfiction books that deal with the events, in contrast with previous milestone years that saw only a handful of titles. “On the 10th anniversary, the events were still so fresh,” says Scholastic senior editor Katie Woehr. “We have some perspective now.”
Mar 02, 2021
Better Than We Found It by
Frederick Joseph and
Porsche Landon. In the YA follow-up to Joseph s debut,
The Black Friend, the authors share stories of their own experiences with an assortment of essential topics, from environmental justice to gun control, anti-racism to housing security, and provide interviews with public officials, celebrities, and activists. Publication is set for fall 2022; Alexander Slater at Trident Media Group represented the authors.
Alex Borbolla at Atheneum has bought, in a preempt,
Roofhoppers by
Andi Porretta. Comped to
Booksmart and set against the backdrop of New York City, the graphic novel follows four friends the summer after high school graduation. When the group agrees to play a game of dares from their childhood one last time, what was meant to bring them all together could be the thing that tears them apart. Publication is scheduled for summer 2024; Natascha Morris at the Tobias Literary Agency handled the deal for w
Q & A with Angela Dominguez By Patricia J. Murphy | Dec 21, 2020
Angela Dominguez is the award-winning author and author-illustrator of a number of picture books, including Mary Had a Little Llama and Mango, Abuela, and Me (the latter written by Meg Medina), both Pura Belpré Illustration Honor winners, and the Stella Díaz series. Her forthcoming books include Stella Díaz Dreams Big and I Love You Baby Burrito
. Dominguez is also an instructor at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She recently spoke with PW about how her teaching inspires her work, and the inspiration behind her character Stella Díaz. She also shared how she integrates STEAM, Spanish, activism, and diversity themes into her popular middle grade series.