Fall 2021 Deal Announcements
50 States in 45 Days: How to Be in a Band, Go on Tour, and Completely Lose Your Mind by Elizabeth Jancewicz and Eric Stevenson
Graphic Novel Memoir
In this autobiographical comic, a young couple in a small band attempt to break a world record on an epic road trip through the lesser-known corners of America. Unfortunately, it may come at the cost of losing their sanity.
Publisher: West Margin Press
Anticipated Pub Season: May 2023
Documented by Tracy White
YA Nonfiction Graphic Novel
A docucomic follows four teens fleeing different home countries on their own, seeking asylum in the US, and trying to adapt to their new, uncertain futures in the United States.
Publisher: Street Noise Books
Anticipated Pub Season: Spring 2023
One Scoop or Two? And Other Ice Cream Questions by Marissa Walsh
Picture Book
An interactive picture book, in which YOU get to decide exactly which ice cream you want… but be warned: with so many decisions to make, it might not be easy!
Publisher: Sterling
Anticipated Pub Season: Spring 2023
The Deep! by Lindsey Leigh
Middle Grade Nonfiction
In this illustrated nonfiction book for readers ages 7-10, plunge beneath the waves and find a world of bizarre creatures who explain -- in their own words! -- how they have adapted to life in the mysterious world of the deep, dark sea.
Publisher: Penguin Workshop/PRH
Anticipated Pub Season: Summer 2023
Noisy Puddle by Linda Booth Sweeney
Nonfiction Picture Book
A lyrical picture book in which readers discover the magical world of the "now-you-see-me, now-you-don’t" wetland habitats called vernal pools.
Publisher: Owlkids
Anticipated Pub Season: Spring 2024
The Other Name of Love by Damon Lehrer
Graphic Novel Memoir
Damon recounts the story of his mother’s affluent Viennese childhood, its sudden end when the Nazis arrive, and her family's flight on the doomed St. Louis ocean liner. The narrative is interwoven with the story of Damon's own childhood and how he was affected by growing up with an overtly successful -- but deeply traumatized -- mother.
Publisher: Levine Querido
Anticipated Pub Season: Summer 2024
