Beth’s domestic sales.
Young Adult.
National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay's THE RECKONING OF ROKU, the fifth installment in the Chronicles of the Avatar series, written in consultation with Avatar Studios and set in the universe of the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, following Roku's journey from privileged Fire Nation noble to the powerful but indecisive Avatar whose hesitancy may ultimately pave the way for the Hundred Year War, to Anne Heltzel at Amulet, on behalf of Paramount/Avatar Studios.
Young Adult.
Bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk and acclaimed actress Lexi Underwood's LOUDER THAN WORDS, about a transfer student with a dark past who attempts to get a fresh start at a new school, but her efforts are thwarted by the school's popular gossip podcast, which seems to be targeting and taking down students one by one, something she hopes to stop before the podcaster reveals her biggest secret, to Maya Marlette at Scholastic, for publication in summer 2024.
Middle-Grade.
Debut author Jess Callans's OLLIE IN BETWEEN, a coming-of-age novel following a nonbinary middle schooler as a biological predator (aka: puberty) disrupts their ability to camouflage into the binary world, pushing them to choose between the safety of fleeing from their differences or confronting the risks of fighting to take their own path forward, to Brittany Groves and Kat Brzozowski at Feiwel and Friends, for publication in winter 2025.
Young Adult.
WISH UPON A K-STAR by Kat Cho, a spin-off novel to the New York Times bestselling ONCE UPON A K-PROM, where a PR snafu means fan-favorite WDB idol Moonster must join Korea's most popular fake dating variety show with Seoul’s newest K-drama darling in order to get their careers back on track—but what kind of disaster awaits them when they actually start to fall in love? Publication is scheduled for May 2025.
Young Adult.
National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay's EVERYTHING WE NEVER HAD, about the complicated dynamics of father and son relationships across four generations of a Filipino American family told through intertwining timelines that focus on each character at age 16 facing a pivotal life moment, to Namrata Tripathi at Kokila, in a good deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2024.
Chapter Book.
Kayla Whaley's books E and F in the A TO Z ANIMAL MYSTERIES series, the new spin-off of Ron Roy's original A to Z Mysteries series, following a girl and her friends as they track animal facts and solve mysteries that correspond with each letter of the alphabet, illustrated by Chloe Burgett, to Jenna Lettice at Random House Children's, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2025.
Middle-Grade.
Acclaimed YA author Camryn Garrett's THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER OF SENECA, a middle-grade novel with a magical twist, about a girl grieving the loss of her father who finds a doorway to a preserved Seneca Village in Central Park, raising questions about belonging and change, to Emily Daluga at Amulet, for publication in spring 2025.
Young Adult.
Author of THE BEST LIARS IN RIVERVIEW and THE HOUSE THAT WHISPERS Lin Thompson's THE REAPER'S GLASS and an untitled sequel, pitched as Our Flag Means Death meets The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, a queer/trans YA historical duology about three teens who set sail to face down a secret magical society in 1840's New England, to Camille Kellogg at Bloomsbury Children's, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2025.
Young Adult.
National Book Award-winning author Kacen Callender’s INFINITY ALCHEMIST, featuring a cast of trans and queer characters of color in a polyamorous triad, following a boy who illegally practices alchemy and is blackmailed into helping a college apprentice find the legendary Book of Source, said to make its reader all-powerful, pitting the two against dangerous rivals willing to kill for it, to Ali Fisher at Tor, in a major deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2024.
Middle-Grade.
justin a. reynolds's RUNNING IN FLIP FLOPS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, the sequel to IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AND I'M IN MY BATHING SUIT, about a boy and his four friends juggling solving the mystery of their entire town's sudden disappearance with ensuring their own post-apocalyptic survival, all while maximizing their fun along the way, to Matt Ringler at Scholastic, with Maya Marlette editing, for publication in spring 2024.
Middle-Grade Graphic Novel.
Kathryn Ormsbee's TURNING TWELVE, a semi-autobiographical middle grade that tells the story of a homeschooled girl-it's 2004 and turning 12 brings big changes-bras, her period, her first babysitting job…and the realization that she has a crush on a girl, something she knows some members of her community won't approve of, illustrated by Molly Brooks, to Shana Corey at Random House Children’s, for publication in fall 2024.
Young Adult.
Bessie Flores Zaldívar's LIBERTAD, a queer coming-of-age set in Honduras, where the protagonist must come into her queerness and to terms with her country's history of violence, heading into an unprecedented presidential election, to Rosie Ahmed at Dial, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2024.
Chapter Book.
Kayla Whaley's A to Z Mysteries series, a new spin-off of Ron Roy's original A to Z Mysteries series, following a girl and her friends as they track animal facts and solve mysteries that correspond with each letter of the alphabet, starting with THE ABSENT ALPACAS, illustrated by Chloe Burgett, to Jenna Lettice at Random House Children's, in a four-book deal, for publication in summer 2023.
Picture Book.
Ashley Woodfolk's BEACH HAIR, centering around a multiethnic family, and a celebratory exploration of different hair textures and how they can shift and change over the course of a single day spent at the beach, illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel Honoree Nina Mata, to Celia Lee at Simon & Schuster Children’s, in a six-figure deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2024.
Adult Romance.
National Book Award-winning author Kacen Callender's STARS IN YOUR EYES, about a grumpy/sunshine actor pairing forced into a fake relationship when the Hollywood veteran states that the up-and-comer golden boy has “zero talent” and sends their rom-com film's publicity into a nosedive—but as a true romance grows, the two must heal past wounds and traumas while in the spotlight, to Leah Hultenschmidt at Forever, in a good deal, at auction, for publication in fall 2023.
Young Adult Graphic Novel.
National Book Award-winning author Kacen Callender's THEO PAGE'S GUIDE TO BEING A GUY, about an 18-year-old transgender teen who, because of struggles with transphobia and misgendering, takes notes on how to be seen as a man as he seeks validation from his cis boyfriend, but learns to battle his own toxic masculinity with the help of a new crush, ultimately realizing that there is an infinite number of ways to be a guy, illustrated by Teo Duvall (represented by Allison Hellegers), to Charlotte Greenbaum and Mariko Tamaki at Surely, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2023.
Young Adult.
FULL DISCLOSURE author Camryn Garrett's FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE, about a queer teen determined to throw a lavish coming out party in place of a sweet sixteen, but when her mother is laid off, she's forced to balance saving for the party with keeping her household afloat, all the while navigating her growing feelings for a new girl at school, to Katherine Harrison at Knopf Children's, in a six-figure deal, for publication in spring 2023.
Young Adult Compilation.
Justin Reynolds, ed.'s HOUSE PARTY, told through a series of interconnected stories, in which 10 teens intermingle for one epic, life-changing night at the last house party before high school graduation; contributors include Angeline Boulley, Jerry Craft, Natasha Diaz, Lamar Giles, Christina Hammonds Reed, Ryan La Sala, Justin Reynolds, Randy Ribay, Yamile Saied Mendez, and Jasmine Warga, to Bria Ragin, David Yoon, and Nicola Yoon at Joy Revolution, in a significant deal, at auction, for publication in summer 2023.
Young Adult.
National Book Award winner Kacen Callender's LARK & KASIM START A REVOLUTION, about a 17-year-old nonbinary, neurodivergent aspiring writer, who pretends that they are the creator of a viral thread that their ex-best friend accidentally posted onto their Twitter account, declaring his unrequited love; as the writer's lie deepens and they begin a famous relationship with their own crush, the writer searches for the courage to speak the truth and discover how their own self-love can be a revolution, to Maggie Lehrman at Abrams Children's, in a six-figure deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2022.
Middle-Grade.
National Book Award winner Kacen Callender's MOONFLOWER, about a 12-year-old who struggles with depression and travels to the spirit realms every night, hoping never to return to the world of the living again; but when the realm is threatened, it's up to them to save the spirit world, sparking their own healing journey, to Andrea Davis Pinkney at Scholastic, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2022.
Young Adult Novel-in-Verse.
Ashley Woodfolk's NOTHING BURNS AS BRIGHT AS YOU, a novel-in-verse that tells the story of a tumultuous romance between two girls in nonlinear chapters, anchored by a single day where they set a fire and their relationship spirals out of control, to Margaret Raymo at Versify, in a significant deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in spring 2022.
Young Adult Compilation.
Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon's BLACKOUT, a collection of six interlinked stories of Black love, set on a single day during a summer heatwave and power outage in New York City, to Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree, in a major deal for seven-figures, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2021, by Molly Ker Hawn at The Bent Agency on behalf of Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency for Jackson; Mollie Glick at CAA for Stone; Brooks Sherman at Janklow & Nesbit for Thomas, Beth Phelan at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for Woodfolk, and Jodi Reamer at Writers House for Yoon.
Middle-Grade.
Lambda Literary Fellow Lin Thompson's debut THE BEST LIARS IN RIVERVIEW, about a 12-year-old who has been quietly questioning their gender identity, and their search for their missing best friend in the woods that used to be the kids' personal sanctuary, to Nikki Garcia at Little, Brown Children's, in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2022.
Young Adult.
Kat Cho's ONCE UPON A K-PROM, about a Korean American girl whose childhood best friend turned K-Pop star returns to their hometown to make good on their pact to go to prom together, to Kieran Viola at Disney-Hyperion, with Rachel Stark editing, for publication in winter 2022.
Middle-Grade.
justin a. reynolds's IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AND I'M IN MY BATHING SUIT, a humorous novel about a boy who has nothing left to wear but swim trunks after his plan to avoid doing laundry backfires and he has to endure the probably-apocalypse with the neighborhood's misfits, to Matt Ringler at Scholastic, for publication in spring 2022.
Middle-Grade.
Kathryn Ormsbee's CANDIDLY CLINE, about a young aspiring country singer/songwriter trying to find her voice as she navigates her family's money troubles, a changing relationship with her grandmother, a difficult friendship breakup, and her first crush on a girl, while dreaming of her big break from her small Kentucky town, to Stephanie Stein at Harper Children's, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2021.
Middle-Grade.
Former NBA All-Star and author of TUFF JUICE: MY JOURNEY FROM THE STREETS TO THE NBA Caron Butler and author of OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS and EARLY DEPARTURES Justin A. Reynolds's SHOT CLOCK series, about a boy trying to find his place on an Amateur Athletic Union basketball team coached by a former All-Star who returned to his hometown, and the transformative impact playing basketball has on kids growing up in a community struggling with a lack of resources; each book will be told from a different player's perspective as the team strives for victory on the court and characters learn to follow their dreams beyond the backboard, to Ben Rosenthal at Katherine Tegen Books, in a significant deal, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2022 and 2023.
Middle-Grade Graphic Novel.
Kathryn Ormsbee's GROWING PANGS, a memoir-style middle grade graphic novel following twelve-year-old Katie as she navigates life as a homeschooler, forms a better understanding of the anxiety and OCD she experiences, and learns that growing apart from friends is sometimes a part of growing up--and growing strong, to Shana Corey and Polo Orozco at Random House Books for Young Readers, for publication in spring 2022. Illustrated by Molly Brooks who is represented by Sara Crowe at Pippin Properties.
Young Adult.
Author of THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS Ashley Woodfolk's Flyy Girls series, following a group of girls who attend an arts high school in Harlem as they navigate family, friendship, and their futures, with the first two books, LUX: THE NEW GIRL and MICAH: THE GOOD GIRL, publishing simultaneously, to Anuoluwapo Ohioma at Penguin Workshop, in a four-book deal, for publication in fall 2020.
Young Adult.
Author of TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY Kathryn Ormsbee's THE SULLIVAN SISTERS, about three estranged teenage sisters spending a miserable winter holiday together when a letter arrives, informing them of a family inheritance they knew nothing about, which forces them to band together in the face of a sinister family mystery, again to Zareen Jaffery at Simon & Schuster Children's, for publication in May 2020.
Middle-Grade.
Lambda Literary and Stonewall Award-winning author of HURRICANE CHILD Kacen Callender's KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES, about a 12-year-old boy who questions his own identity when he helps his gay best friend run away from an abusive household, and they build their own paradise down by the bayou, where he believes his dead older brother has turned into a dragonfly, again to Andrea Davis Pinkney at Scholastic, for publication in February 2020.
Young Adult.
Stonewall Book Award-winning author of HURRICANE CHILD and THIS IS KIND OF AN EPIC LOVE STORY Kacen Callender's FELIX EVER AFTER, about a transgender teen who catfishes a rival classmate for revenge, only to fall in love with him online, while struggling with transphobic trolling and questions about his gender identity, again to Alessandra Balzer at Balzer & Bray, for publication in spring 2020.
Adult Fantasy.
Kacen Callender's QUEEN OF THE CONQUERED, set in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world, about an ambitious young woman with the power to control minds and her quest for revenge against the royals who assassinated her family and enslaved her people, to Sarah Guan at Orbit, in a two-book deal, for publication in November 2019.
Young Adult Anthology.
Bethany Morrow's TAKE THE MIC: FICTIONAL STORIES OF EVERYDAY RESISTANCE, a YA mixed-media anthology, including contemporary pieces from Samira Ahmed, Jason Reynolds, Darcie Little Badger, Keah Brown, and LeKesha Lewis, to Weslie Turner at Arthur A. Levine Books, with Kait Feldmann editing, for publication in October 2019.
Young Adult.
Randy Ribay's PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING, about a teen who visits his father's family in the Philippines, seeking the truth of his cousin's untimely death at the hands of President Duterte's war on drugs, but instead of answers, he faces more questions of identity, faith, and family, to Namrata Tripathi at Kokila, at auction, for publication in June 2019.
Middle-Grade.
Author of THE WATER & THE WILD, K.E. Ormsbee's MIDNIGHT ON STRANGE STREET, about a tight-knit group of friends on a glowboarding team who discover that they have burgeoning powers of telekinesis and telepathy, which—despite the team's best efforts to stay inconspicuous—catch the attention of a mysterious, powerful man in their city…and maybe even forces beyond the earth's atmosphere, to Hannah Allaman at Disney-Hyperion, for publication in Fall 2019.
Young Adult.
Author of THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS, Ashley Woodfolk's WHEN YOU WERE EVERYTHING, the story of how two best friends fall apart, told in alternating "Before" and "After" chapters, to Kate Sullivan at Delacorte.
Young Adult.
Kat Cho's debut GUMIHO, a Korean mythology-inspired contemporary fantasy set in modern-day Seoul about a girl who is half-mortal and half-gumiho, and falls for a boy that changes the course of her immortal life, to Stacey Barney at Putnam Children's, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2019 (world English).
Young Adult.
Kacen Callender's THIS IS KIND OF AN EPIC LOVE STORY, about an aspiring screenwriter, who has seen the demise of too many relationships (most recently with his ex-girlfriend) to believe in romcom-worthy happy endings, but then reconnects with a boy from his past, to Alessandra Balzer at Balzer & Bray, in a good deal, in a pre-empt (NA).
Young Adult.
justin a. reynolds' debut, OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS, about a boy who falls in love with a girl and repeatedly loops back in time at the moment of her death, returning to the moment they first met, to Ben Rosenthal at Katherine Tegen Books, in a major deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in Spring 2019 (NA).
Young Adult.
Kathryn Ormsbee's THE GREAT UNKNOWABLE END, set in 1970s Kansas, in which a NASA-loving girl and commune-dwelling boy form an unlikely bond during a series of increasingly peculiar events—including mysterious animal deaths, weather disturbances, and the appearance of a doomsday clock over town hall—that stir up speculation and panic in their small town, to Zareen Jaffery at Simon & Schuster Children's, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2018 (World English).
Young Adult.
Mimi Yu's debut THE GIRL KING, pitched as inspired by East and North Asian histories, about an exiled princess fighting to reclaim the throne from her younger sister with the reluctant help of a shapeshifting boy whose family was killed by the empire, to Hali Baumstein at Bloomsbury Children's, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in Spring 2019, and to Rachel Winterbottom at Gollancz for UK rights, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Molly Ker Hawn on behalf of Beth Phelan.
Middle-Grade.
Kacen Callender's debut HURRICANE CHILD, a work of magical realism set in the US Virgin Islands, about a twelve-year-old's search for her mother; a lonely child who sees spirits no one else can—except the new girl, and crush, at school; and with this new companion, she sets out in a hurricane to search for her mother, and finds the healing power of love, to Andrea Davis Pinkney at Scholastic, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal (NA).
Young Adult.
Ashley Woodfolk's debut THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS, revealed in alternating voices, and in part through interactions on social media, in which three diverse teens experience life and love in the wake of tragedy, to Rebecca Weston at Delacorte, in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in Fall 2017 (World).
Young Adult.
Kathryn Ormsbee's TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY, about a teen dealing with sudden internet fame after her web series adaptation of Anna Karenina is nominated for an amateur web series award, bringing out the critics and her own self-doubt, while she better acquaints herself and those around her with her asexuality and prepares for the award ceremony where she'll meet her long-term internet crush, to Zareen Jaffery at Simon & Schuster Children's (World English).
Sub-rights Sales.
Audio.
National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay's PROJECT KAWAYAN, a novella about an unnamed teen trying to piece together their situation after waking from suspended animation in a vacant bunker deep underground without memory, to Jessica Almon Galland at Audible Originals.
Translation.
Kacen Callender's KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES, to Sakyejul (Korea, Rep), by Jae-Yeon Ryu at Korea Copyright Center; also to Companhia Editora Nacional (Brazil), by Sandra Bruna and Jordi Ribolleda at Sandra Bruna Literary Agency; to Dik Zweekhorst at Querido (The Netherlands); and to Silvia Ascoli at Feltrinelli (Italy); and FELIX EVER AFTER, to Sarka Kadlecova at Euromedia (Czech Republic); also to Lyx (Germany), by Silke Weniger.
Translation.
Kat Cho's VICIOUS SPIRITS, to Andrey Chernikov at Eksmo (Russian Federation).
UK.
National Book Award winner Kacen Callender's HURRICANE CHILD, to Linas Alsenas at Scholastic UK, for publication in June 2021.
Audio.
National Book Award winner Kacen Callender's SUNSET SPRINGS, a romance novella about a Black trans man who returns to his hometown and falls in love with the beloved-turned-outsider football star from his old high school, to Jessica Almon Galland at Audible Originals, for publication in June 3, 2021.
Translation.
Kacen Callender's FELIX EVER AFTER, to Poznanskie (Poland), by Graal.
UK.
Kacen Callender's FELIX EVER AFTER, about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time, to Natasha Brown at Faber & Faber Children's, at auction, for publication in May 2021.
Translation.
National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay's PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING, to Omnibooks (Taiwan) by Bardon Chinese Media.
Translation.
Shveta Thakrar's STAR DAUGHTER, to Corint (Romania).
Translation.
National Book Award winner Kacen Callender's THIS IS KIND OF AN EPIC LOVE STORY, to Querido (The Netherlands) and, along with HURRICANE CHILD and FELIX EVER AFTER, to Kakao (Spain), by Sandra Bruna Literary Agency.
Translation.
Kathryn Ormsbee's THE SULLIVAN SISTERS, to cbj (Germany) by Silke Weniger Literary Agency.
Television.
National Book Award, Stonewall and Lambda Award winner Kacen Callender's FELIX EVER AFTER, about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time, optioned to Amazon Studios, with Field Trip Productions producing.
Audio.
Kacen Callender's second middle grade novel KING AND THE DRAGONFLIES, to Scholastic Audio.
Film.
justin a. reynolds's OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS, optioned to Paramount Players, with Marty Bowen, Isaac Klausner, and John Fischer at Temple Hill producing.
Translation.
Kat Cho's WICKED FOX, to Urano (Spain), by Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency.
UK.
Randy Ribay's PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING, about a teen who visits his father's family in the Philippines, seeking the truth of his cousin's untimely death at the hands of President Duterte's war on drugs, but instead of answers, he faces more questions of identity, faith, and family, to Ruth Bennett at Stripes, for publication in June 2019, by Gemma Cooper at The Bent Agency.
Audio.
Mimi Yu's THE GIRL KING, plus a sequel, to Ryan MacGavin at Audible.
Audio.
Kacen Callender's middle grade debut HURRICANE CHILD, to Scholastic Audio.
UK and Translation.
j.a. reynolds' debut OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS:
UK rights to Rachel Petty at Macmillan UK Children's, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Gemma Cooper at The Bent Agency on behalf of Beth Phelan; to Montena in Spain, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Philip Sane at the Lennart Sane Agency; to Pocket Jeunesse in France, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Corinne Marotte at L'Autre Agence; to Piemme in Italy, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Daniela Micura Literary Services; to Carlsen in Germany, at auction, by Kathrin Nehm at the Thomas Schlueck Agency; to Zysk in Poland, at auction, by Macadamia Literary Agency; to Harper Holland in the Netherlands, in a pre-empt, by the Sebes & Bisseling; to Pegasus Yayinlari in Turkey, in a two-book deal, by Asli Karasuil Telif Literary Agency; to AST in Russia, by Andrew Nurnberg Associates Russia; to Psichogios in Greece, by Nike Davarinou at Read n' Right Agency; Czech rights to Albatros Media, by Marta Soukopova at Andrew Nurnberg Associates Prague; Serbian rights to Publik Praktikum, by Simona Kaleva at Andrew Nurnberg Associates Sofia; Slovak rights to Albatros Media, by Marta Soukopova at Andrew Nurnberg Associates Prague; UKAudio rights to Jodie Coles at WF Howes, by Gemma Cooper at the Bent Agency; Greek rights to Psichogios, by Nike Davarinou at the Read n' Right Agency; Simplified Chinese rights to Beijing White Horse Time, in a nice deal, by Clare Chi at The Grayhawk Agency.
Translation.
Brazilian rights to Kathryn Ormsbee's TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY, to Companhia das Letras, by Philip Sane at the Lennart Sane Agency.
Translation.
Polish rights to Kathryn Ormsbee's TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY, to Otwarte, by Magda Cabajewska at Macadamia Literary Agency.