A Beautiful and Terrible Murder by Claire M. Andrews (Little, Brown)
In Oxford’s All Souls College, Isaac Holland is pitted against the brightest of Britain’s young elite for a seat amongst the prestigious school’s faculty. The Victorian Era is reaching its apex, and the ancient hallways and corridors of Oxford teem with ghosts and secret societies. Isaac finds the competition increasingly cutthroat and diabolical, but there are more pressing concerns. One, that someone—or something—is murdering Isaac’s fellow students, one by one, in ways more gruesome than the next. And two, that Isaac’s real name is actually Irene Adler.
A retelling of Sherlock Holmes from the perspective of the one woman to ever outwit him, A Beautiful and Terrible Murder follows Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes as they are forced to work together to hunt down a murderer at Oxford who is killing their classmates.
The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by Jamie D'Amato (Wednesday Books)
Vicki Lame and Vanessa Aguirre at Wednesday Books have acquired, in a two-book deal, at auction, The Good Vampire's Guide to Blood and Boyfriends by debut author Jamie D'Amato. In this YA rom-com, the last thing Brennan expects after surviving serious depression is to wake up as a vampire. Now he has to navigate not only college, but also bloodthirsty instincts, vampire clans who may not be as "good" as they claim, and feelings for the cute boy who is helping him keep his secret. Publication is planned for winter 2025; John Cusick at Folio Literary Management sold North American rights.
Home Has No Borders by Various YA Authors (HarperTeen)
Megan Ilnitzki at HarperTeen has acquired Home Has No Borders, a YA anthology of contemporary short stories by South Asian and diaspora authors that grapple with themes of home and belonging, edited by Samira Ahmed and Sona Charaipotra, with stories from S.K. Ali, Fatimah Asghar, Tashie Bhuiyan, Tanya Boteju, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Veera Hiranandani, Rajani LaRocca, Sheba Karim, Jasmin Kaur, Anuradha D. Rajurkar, Nisha Sharma, Nikesh Shukla, Navdeep Singh Dhillon, and an author from an open call for submissions. Publication is set for winter 2025; Joanna Volpe and Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media brokered the deal for world rights.
Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales (Wednesday Books)
Eileen Rothschild and Lisa Bonvissuto at Wednesday Books have bought world rights to Nobody in Particular and another untitled YA romance by Sophie Gonzales (Never Ever Getting Back Together). Young Royals meets Her Royal Highness in this sapphic romance that follows American-born Dani as she receives a scholarship to board at the prestigious Bramppath college, where she finds herself falling for the crown princess, Rose. Publication is planned for winter 2025; Jess Mileo at InkWell Management brokered the deal.
Don't Forget to Breathe by Brianna R. Shrum (HarperCollins)
"Brianna R. Shrum and Sara Waxelbaum's DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE, a sapphic romance following a chaotic but self-assured pianist and military brat, and an uncompromising but uncertain ballerina, who, despite their differences, collaborate for a dance audition and find common ground- and love-along the way, to Claire Stetzer at Harper Children's with Alice Jerman editing, for publication in winter 2025, by Rebecca Podos at Rees Literary Agency (world)."
The Scammer by Tiffany D. Jackson (Katherine Tegen Books)
Ben Rosenthal at HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books has acquired The Scammer plus a second untitled book by Tiffany D. Jackson. In the YA novel, a girl entering her freshman year's life is turned upside down when her roommate's ex-convict brother secretly moves into their dorm and starts controlling their every move. Publication is scheduled for winter 2025; Jenny Bent at the Bent Agency sold North American rights.
For the Rest of Us by Various YA Authors (Quill Tree Books)
Karen Chaplin at HarperCollins/Quill Tree has acquired world rights to For the Rest of Us, a YA anthology of contemporary short stories about the joy and wonder that the holidays bring, with each story immersing readers in a different national or cultural holiday, edited by Dahlia Adler. Contributors include Candace Buford, AR Capetta and Cory McCarthy, Preeti Chhibber, Natasha Diaz, Kelly Loy Gilbert, Kosoko Jackson, Aditi Khorana, Katherine Locke, Abdi Nazemian, Laura Pohl, Sonora Reyes, and Karuna Riazi. Publication is planned for winter 2025; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency did the deal.
When We Were Missing by April Henry (Ottaviano)
Christy Ottaviano at Little, Brown/Ottaviano has acquired, in an exclusive submission, two YA thrillers by April Henry. In Stay Dead, 16-year-old Milan is determined to uncover the truth after her senator parents are murdered. In When We Were Missing, Willow finds a camera card filled with photos of teen girls—all with fear on their faces. Publication is set for winter 2024 and winter 2025; Wendy Schmalz at the Wendy Schmalz Agency sold world rights.
Stunt Girl by Nora Neus (Little, Brown) - YA graphic novel.
Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown has acquired world rights to historical fiction YA graphic novel Stunt Girl by Nora Neus, in which real-life historical figure Nell Nelson—one of the early undercover female journalists called stunt girls—investigates working conditions in the garment factories of New York City in the summer of 1888, while also falling in love with real-life historical figure and queer icon Alice Austen, the first female street photographer. Julie Robine will illustrate; publication is set for winter 2025. Wendi Gu at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates represented Neus, and Tanya McKinnon at McKinnon Literary represented Robine.
Love Light by Mela Rogers (Henry Holt) - YA graphic novel.
Dana Chidiac at Henry Holt has bought world rights to Love Light by Mela Rogers, a debut YA graphic novel set in a world where a beacon of light connects each person's heart to their soulmate's; Meredith’s parents are Light fanatics, so she is shocked when she falls for a girl who is not her soulmate, and when she meets her actual soulmate, Meredith must choose between her faith and her first love. Publication is set for winter 2025; Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency negotiated the deal.
The Academy by Lindsey Duga (Christy Ottaviano Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Jessica Anderson at Little, Brown/Christy Ottaviano Books has bought The Academy by Lindsey Duga, a scandalous YA novel set in a prep school for royals and future world leaders, pitched as The Inheritance Games meets The Princess Diaries. Publication is scheduled for winter 2025; Masha Gunic at Azantian Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
The Flip Side by Jason Walz (Rocky Pond Books) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2024, release year not yet updated on Goodreads.
A Fate So Cold by Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman (Tor Teen) - moved from Fall 2025.
Neither Domenic Barrow nor Ellery Caldwell wanted to be a Chosen One, burdened with the responsibility of saving their nation from looming catastrophe. But when the unprecedented occurs and they are both Chosen together, they’re at least consoled by the fact that they won’t bear this burden alone. Yet over the course of fulfilling the many pieces of their prophecy and falling very much in love, they realize an unthinkable truth: they aren’t fated allies, but rivals; and the only way to fulfill their duty is for one of them to slay the other.
A FATE SO COLD is a romantasy tragedy for fans of DIVINE RIVALS, THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR, and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Girls of Dark Divine by E. V. Woods (Delacorte) - moved from Summer 2025.
Kelsey Horton at Delacorte has acquired at auction Girls of Dark Divine by debut author E.V. Woods.
In this gothic fantasy, a troupe of hauntingly beautiful girls have
been cursed to perform like marionettes until they turn to dust—but one
of them will go to any length to save them from this violent dance.
Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Alice Sutherland-Hawes at ASH
Literary negotiated the two-book, six-figure deal for North American
rights.
That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller (Balzer + Bray) - moved from Summer 2025.
Every year, the premier university on the continent offers an honors class to their thirteen best students, and every year, those students have only one assignment: kill the teacher. The students can use anything, from magic to hired help, but only half of the classes make it to graduation.
Because every year, a new demon is summoned to teach the class, and when a student’s assassination attempt fails, the demon gets to kill them
That Devil, Ambition is a young adult high fantasy about the dangers of friendship, loyalty, and higher education.
Love Spells Trouble by Nia Davenport (Bloomsbury)
Alex Borbolla at Bloomsbury has acquired Nia Davenport's witchy YA rom-com Love Spells Trouble. Cayden wants nothing to do with Coven boys after the group excommunicated her mom for marrying her nonmagical dad, but when she realizes that fake dating it-boy warlock Khy Carter could be the one thing that saves her family's struggling bakery, Cayden finds herself in the middle of the world she'd shunned—and falling for the guy. Publication is set for spring 2025; Caitie Flum at Liza Dawson Associates handled the deal for world rights.
Oxford Slays by Rachael Davis-Featherstone (Wednesday Books)
Sara Goodman at Wednesday Books has bought, in a preempt, Oxford Slays by Rachael Davis-Featherstone. For fans of Ace of Spades and The Secret History, Oxford Slays is a high-stakes, kill-or-be-killed YA murder mystery set at a fictional Oxford University about a girl who has been accused of murdering her best friend, and must prove her innocence before an anonymous social media account ruins her. Publication is set for spring 2025; Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio did the two-book deal for North American rights on behalf of U.K. packager Storymix.
The Reaper's Glass by Lin Thompson (Bloomsbury)
Camille Kellogg at Bloomsbury has acquired The Reaper's Glass and an untitled sequel by Lin Thompson (The Best Liars in Riverview; The House That Whispers). Pitched as Our Flag Means Death meets The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, the queer/trans YA historical duology is about three teens who set sail to face down a secret magical society in 1840s New England. The first book is slated for spring 2025; Beth Phelan at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for world rights.
Dead Space Tells No Tales by Cory McCarthy and A.R. Capetta (Candlewick)
Miriam Newman at Candlewick has bought, at auction, world rights to Dead Space Tells No Tales by spouses Cory McCarthy and A.R. Capetta, a YA space fantasy about a family of young queer pirates sailing the High Voids, freed from the prisons of older generations and captained by literal star-crossed lovers, pitched as merging vibes from Our Flag Means Death and The Princess Bride with their own novel Once & Future. Publication is set for spring 2025; Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret represented McCarthy, and Sara Crowe at Pippin Properties represented Capetta.
The Freedom of Falling by Arriel Vinson (G.P. Putnam and Sons) - moved from Summer 2025.
Tiara Kittrell and Ruta Rimas at Putnam have bought, at auction, in a six-figure, two-book deal, The Freedom of Falling by Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow Arriel Vinson. The debut contemporary YA novel-in-verse follows 16-year-old Jaelyn Coleman, who falls in love for the first time at her local, beloved roller-skating rink, just as news hits that it's shutting down amid her neighborhood quickly gentrifying. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Jodi Reamer at Writers House did the deal for North American rights.
Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Sarah McCabe at McElderry Books has acquired, in a six-figure, two-book deal, A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury (the Blood Like Magic duology), a YA dark academia fantasy in which a girl must join a secret society that may be responsible for the disappearance of her brother. She teams up with a boy who is only months away from becoming a flesh-eating monster—and in exchange, she must win a deadly competition to master control of his monstrosity. Publication is set for spring 2025; Kristy Hunter at the Knight Agency sold North America rights.
The Education of Kia Greer by Alanna Bennett (Knopf)
Katherine Harrison at Knopf has won at auction The Education of Kia Greer by culture writer and screenwriter Alanna Bennett, along with a second untitled YA novel. In this reverse Cinderella story, the teenage daughter of a reality TV family grapples with growing up in the public eye, fighting for the autonomy to make ordinary teenage mistakes and chasing the secret thrill of first love under the guise of a fake relationship. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Julia Kardon at HG Literary sold north American and audio rights.
Lady Dragon by A.M. Strickland (Feiwel and Friends)
Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has bought Lady Dragon by A.M. Strickland. In this sapphic YA romantasy, two new leaders coming of age in war-scarred lands—a reluctant human princess and the favored contender for the draconic queenship—must grapple with betraying their clashing nations or their unexpected feelings for each other. Publication is set for spring 2025; Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates negotiated the deal for world rights.
These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa (Random House)
Jenna Lettice at Random House has acquired Gabe Cole Novoa's These Vengeful Gods, a YA dystopian fantasy, part The Hunger Games, part An Ember in the Ashes, that follows a teen descended from the god of Death whose identity must be kept secret as they fight their way through a gladiator-style competition towards victory and rebellion against the gods who murdered their family. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Louise Fury at the Fury Agency sold world rights.
Marisol Acts the Part by Elle Gonzalez Rose (Joy Revolution) - moved from Summer 2025.
Bria Ragin, Nicola Yoon, and David Yoon at Joy Revolution have bought, in an exclusive submission, Marisol Acts the Part by Elle Gonzalez Rose, a sapphic Latine rom-com take on Legally Blonde. After a humiliating public dumping, a teen actress lands a role on the same high-profile show as her ex-boyfriend, only for things to get messy when she falls for his co-star. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS sold world rights.
Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson (Delacorte)
Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has bought, in an exclusive submission, The Agathas coauthor Liz Lawson's Murder Between Friends, a YA thriller in which three ex-best friends must come together to solve the murder that tore their friendship—and neighborhood—apart after the accused killer is released from jail and returns to the neighborhood. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Andrea Morrison at Writers House did the deal for world rights.
Untitled by Deborah Heiligman (Godwin Books) - YA non-fiction.
Laura Godwin at Godwin Books has bought two YA nonfiction books on political activist Emma Goldman and Anne Frank's sisters by Deborah Heiligman, the National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor author of Torpedoed, Vincent and Theo, and Charles and Emma. Publication is scheduled for winter 2023 and spring 2025 respectively; Susan Ginsburg at Writers House handled the deal for North American rights.
Listen Along with Izzy McKenna by Aubrey Nolan (Rocky Pond Books) - YA graphic novel.
Lauri Hornik at Penguin/Rocky Pond Books has bought Listen Along with Izzy McKenna by cartoonist Aubrey Nolan in a preempt. The debut YA graphic novel tells the story of 15-year-old Izzy McKenna who, having spent her life wrestling with anxiety and depression, finds herself uniquely equipped to save her seaside town of Port Juniper from an alien invasion. Publication is set for spring 2025; Anjali Singh at Ayesha Pande Literary handled the deal for world rights.
Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian (Levine Querido) - YA graphic novel/memoir.
Meghan Maria McCullough at Levine Querido has acquired Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian, a semi-autobiographical YA graphic novel that weaves two stories linked by the generational trauma of the Armenian genocide: Armaveni, a girl from the dying Ottoman Empire, struggles to survive vicious persecution; and Nadine, a contemporary first-gen teen in a far-flung diaspora, searches for her true identity and home. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Sara Crowe at Pippin Properties brokered the deal for world rights.
Indigo Port by Bex Glendining (Amulet) - YA graphic novel.
Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams/Amulet has acquired Bex Glendining's debut YA graphic novel, Indigo Port, about a young woman struggling with the grief of losing her estranged grandmother. While cleaning out her grandmother's apartment, the girl discovers there was more to her grandmother than meets the eye, which takes her down a magical rabbit hole of love and forgiveness. Publication is set for spring 2025; Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights.
The Hollow by Che Grayson and Taylor Keith (Amulet) - YA graphic novel.
Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams/Amulet has bought, in an exclusive submission, The Hollow by Che Grayson, illustrated by Taylor Keith. This YA debut horror graphic novel, set in the Great Smoky Mountains, follows Ruby James, a young podcaster who takes a trip with her three best friends to her ancestral home, the mysterious ghost town of Cure, where urban legends are real and monsters lurk around every corner. Publication is set for spring 2025; Anjali Singh at Ayesha Pande Literary brokered the deal for world rights.
Covenant by LySandra Vuong (Oni Press) - YA graphic novel, previously a webcomic.
Michelle Nguyen, while at Oni Press, bought, in a preempt, LySandra Vuong's queer YA graphic novel series Covenant, in a three-book deal, based on the webcomic of the same name; Desiree Rodriguez will edit. In the story, Ezra, a powerful exorcist belonging to an elite organization under scrutiny for its unorthodox practices, is tasked to protect a seemingly normal human from rising demonic forces. Publication of the first book is planned for spring 2025; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management negotiated the deal for world rights.
Children of the Night by Victoria Setian and Savanna Ganucheau (Abrams/Amulet) - YA graphic novel, previously titled The Dark Room, title and release year not yet updated on Goodreads.
Emily Daluga at Abrams/Amulet has acquired The Dark Room, a YA horror graphic novel series by debut writer Victoria Setian and Savanna Ganucheau (Bloom), about a young photographer named Mina whose interest in a mysterious shipwreck brings her into the dark orbit of Raf, the brooding new kid who has everyone swooning over him—but Mina soon realizes that Raf may have a sinister secret. Publication is planned for fall 2024; Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management represented the authors for world English rights in a two-book deal.
Kill Creatures by Rory Power (Delacorte) - moved from 2022, title and release date not yet updated on Goodreads.
"...In which one of Nan’s three best friends who disappeared in the canyons near their small town a year ago comes back, and Nan can’t believe it... because she’s the one who killed them."
Deadhappy by Josh Silver (Delacorte) - US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelsey Horton at Delacorte has acquired, in an auction, Josh Silver's debut dystopian duology, Happyhead, about an experimental mental health retreat center for young adults where everything is not as it seems and one boy who begins to question the true nature of the challenges until it is clear there may be no escape. Book one, Happyhead, is slated for fall 2024 and book two, Deadhappy, for spring 2025. Alexandra Devlin at Rights People brokered the two-book deal for USCOM rights on behalf of Becky Bagnell at Lindsay Literary Agency.
When a Tiger Flies by Susie Yi (Roaring Brook Press) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Connie Hsu at Roaring Brook has acquired, in a preempt, to Susie Yi 's debut YA graphic novel When a Tiger Flies, which follows a 16-year-old Korean-American prodigy as she attends her first year at Harvard. A daughter of a "Tiger Mom," Ara is far from her overprotective family and struggles with school, friendships, and a toxic first love, and discovers that she herself is a tiger too—strong, fierce, and resilient. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Kathleen Ortiz at KO Media Management sold world English rights.
The Tarot Sisters by Eliza Wolfe and Kate Christensen (Melissa De La Cruz Studio) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"Eliza Wolfe and Kate Christensen's THE TAROT SISTERS, where history, romance, and the occult come together in a tale of sisterhood, fate, and the darkness lurking in our world, to Brittany Rubiano at Melissa De La Cruz Studio, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2025, by Richard Abate at 3 Arts Entertainment."
Shampoo Unicorn by Sawyer Lovett (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelsey Sullivan at Disney has bought, in a preempt, Shampoo Unicorn, a debut YA novel by Sawyer Lovett exploring friendship, community, and navigating and embracing identity as it follows the intersecting stories of Brian, the secret host of a nationally popular podcast; Leslie, an avid podcast listener and trans girl searching for how to bring pride to her rural area; and super-masc jock Greg who is the victim of a hit-and-run accident in the small town of Canon, W.Va. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Andrea Morrison at Writers House sold North American rights.
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim (Knopf) - moved from Summer 2025.
Katherine Harrison at Knopf has acquired world rights to A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim, a YA novel set in the same world as Six Crimson Cranes, plus two more untitled works. The story, a reimagining of "Beauty and the Beast," centers on a young art forger who enters a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord to pay off her family's debts, and finds herself entangled in a web of divine assassinations and intrigue. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Gina Maccoby at Gina Maccoby Literary Agency represented the author.
Blackblood by Kree Sullivan (Tiny Ghost Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Joshua Dean Perry at Tiny Ghost Press has acquired Blackblood, Kree Sullivan's queer crossover YA fantasy. When teenage smuggler Armina discovers an escaped mage among the illegal magical artifacts in the trailer of her truck, she panics. Mages attract the magic-hating Huntsmen, which can only mean trouble. But when the mage asks Armina for help to rescue their still-imprisoned mother, Armina reluctantly agrees. Publication is set for spring 2025; the author was unagented.
Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate (Union Square & Co.) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Laura Schreiber while at Union Square & Co. acquired in a preempt, Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate (Seven Ways We Lie; Alone Out Here), a sapphic YA novel about queer self-acceptance and homelessness, in which two girls in the rural Southeast find each other—one a Christian who has been kicked out of her home, and one a cynic who can't wait to leave their small town; Stefanie Chin will edit. Publication is expected in spring 2025; Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights
Untitled #1 by Kalynn Bayron (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Mary Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury has bought, in a mid-six-figure deal, four titles by Kalynn Bayron. The first is a YA horror novel steeped in necromancy and secret societies, in which a young mortuary assistant is plagued by gruesome nightmares of his mother's death. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; also included in the deal are two middle grade books, pitched as a new mystery series in the vein of Nancy Drew, scheduled for fall 2025. Jamie Vankirk at Rainbow Nerds Literary sold world rights.
Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche (Blackstone) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Marilyn Kretzner at Blackstone has acquired North American English rights to Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche, a YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and former BuzzFeed producer. In the YA novel, pitched for readers of A Court of Thorns and Roses and An Ember in the Ashes, a daring young siren defies her destiny, saving a charming prince-turned-pirate and igniting a dangerous love amid treacherous waters. Publication is planned for early spring 2025; Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group handled the deal.
Sundiata by Steven Underwood (Feiwel and Friends) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends has bought, in an exclusive submission, Sundiata, a debut novel by journalist Steven Underwood, author of the forthcoming memoir Forever for the Culture; Sundiata is a YA retelling of the true story of the first king of Mali. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Eric Smith at P.S. Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.
On Again, Awkward Again by Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly (Amulet) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Maggie Lehrman at Amulet has acquired, at auction, North American rights to On Again, Awkward Again, a YA debut rom-com by Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly, in a mid-six-figure, two-book deal. Pitched for fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before, the dual POV love story follows two awkward high school freshmen navigating first love with the help of misguided advice from their friends and family. The first book will publish in spring 2025; Patrice Caldwell at New Leaf Literary & Media represented Mbalia, and Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary represented Kelly.
Love Craves Cardamon by Ravynn K. Stringfield (Joy Revolution) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Bria Ragin, Nicola and David Yoon at Joy Revolution have acquired, in a preempt, Love in Translation, a series of interconnected standalone romances in which women of color spend a semester studying abroad, finding love and unexpected adventure. Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield follows a Type-A theater nerd to Paris where her charming French tutor convinces her to throw out her many to-do lists and enjoy the delights the City of Lights really has to offer. Love Craves Cardamom by Aashna Avachat spotlights an ambitious art historian and curator who falls for a secret prince while in India. Love Makes Mochi by Stefany Valentine is a queer love story set in Tokyo, between a goth fashion designer and an aspiring Japanese tattoo artist. Publication is set for summer 2024, spring 2025, and winter 2026 respectively. Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media represented Electric Postcard Entertainment and sold world rights.
Codebreaker by Jay Martel (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelly Stone at Wednesday Books has bought Codebreaker by Jay Martel, a pseudonym for debut authors Andy Bennett and Katy Helbacka. An interactive YA thriller that allows the reader to solve puzzles alongside the characters, the story follows 16-year-old Mia Hayes whose father disappears and leaves behind a mysterious box with clues that may be the key to saving the country. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Duvall Osteen at UTA and Kelsey Day at Aragi Inc. brokered the deal for North American rights.
Cope Field by T.L. Simpson (Flux) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Meg Gaertner at Flux has acquired Cope Field by T.L. Simpson (Strong Like You). In this YA contemporary, a teen baseball star who "has it all"—looks, wealth, and a former pro-MLB father—grapples with an impossible choice: reveal the abuse he's endured at the hands of his father and risk being separated from his younger brother in the Arkansas foster care system, or keep it buried deep and watch the cycle of abuse begin again against his brother. Publication is set for spring 2025; Shari Maurer at the Stringer Literary Agency sold world rights.
Daughter of Doom by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Levine Querido) - originally published in The Netherlands, not yet added to Goodreads.
Irene Vázquez at Levine Querido has acquired Daughter of Doom by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, translated from Dutch by Kristen Gehrman. This darkly humorous YA historical adventure in the age of Vikings follows the unlikely friendship between Yrsa, the daughter of a Danish helmsman and Sister Job, a nun. When Sister Job kills a Danish barbarian, they flee across the sea to escape the vengeance of the Danes and their gods. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Luciënne van der Leije at Querido sold world English rights.
Girls with Goals by Clelia Castro-Malaspina (Holler) - YA non-fiction, not yet added to Goodreads.
Debbie Foy at Holler, the new YA imprint at Quarto Kids, has acquired Girls with Goals by Clelia Castro-Malaspina (Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment), the story of how soccer became the most popular women's sport in the world, featuring players throughout history who fought hard to play the sport they loved and paved the way for women playing all sports today. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary sold world rights.
Banned Together: Authors and Allies on the Fight for Readers' Rights by Various YA Authors (Holiday House) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Sally Morgridge at Holiday House has acquired world rights to Banned Together: Authors and Allies on the Fight for Readers' Rights, a YA anthology edited by Printz Honor author Ashley Hope Pérez, illustrated by Debbie Fong. The collection will look at book bans through the lenses of fiction, poetry, graphic narratives, nonfiction, memoir, and other genres, highlighting the transformative power of reading while equipping teens to fight for access to diverse literature in their communities. Contributors include Elana K. Arnold, Trung Lê Capecchi-Nguyễn, Nikki Grimes, Ellen Hopkins, Kelly Jensen, Brendan Kiely, Bill Konigsberg, Kyle Lukoff, MariNaomi, Marieke Nijkamp, Isabel Quintero, Traci Sorell, Robin Stevenson, and Padma Venkatraman. Publication is set for spring 2025; Michael Bourret at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret represented the editor, and Janna Morishima at Janna Co represented the illustrator.
Love at Lake Majestic by Ellen Hagan and David Flores (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Sarah Shumway Liu at Bloomsbury has acquired, in an exclusive deal, Love at Lake Majestic, a YA novel by Ellen Hagan (All That Shines) and David Flores, told in two voices. In a love story that begins with a lie, Mia Malik, an employee of the Lake Majestic Mountain House, takes a dare to convince teenage guest JP Abrigo to fall in love with her. Winning the bet is her ticket out of town, but when Mia discovers real feelings and JP rewrites a trauma from the past, they both realize that telling the truth and sharing who they really are might be the best ending of all. It's planned for spring 2025; Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio sold world English rights.
A Feast for the Eyes by Alex Crespo (Peachtree Teen) - previous titled The Watcher, not yet added to Goodreads.
"Author of the forthcoming SAINT JUNIPER'S FOLLY Alex Crespo's THE WATCHER, a queer paranormal mystery, pitched as SAWKILL GIRLS by way of TWIN PEAKS, in which four teens track down a local cryptid that's feeding off secrets, before their own hidden truths are exposed to their coastal Oregon town, to Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen, for publication in spring 2025, by Mary C. Moore at Kimberley Cameron & Associates (world)."
And Then Comes July by Sarah Jung (Levine Querido) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Arthur A. Levine at Levine Querido has bought And Then Comes July by Sarah Jung, a contemporary YA graphic novel that explores two sisters' relationships as they are escaping an unsafe home environment, and their respective immigrant identities. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Shadra Strickland at Painted Words brokered the deal for world rights.
Stuck Up and Stupid by Kate Rice and Angourie Rice (Candlewick Press) - US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Carter Hasegawa at Candlewick Press has acquired Stuck Up and Stupid, a debut YA romance from mother-and-daughter team Kate Rice and actor Angourie Rice, a Pride and Prejudice retelling for the modern age that follows Australian teens whose sun-kissed lives are rocked when a party of young Hollywood stars and influencers arrives for the summer. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency sold world rights, with Walker Books Australia and Walker Books UK publishing in their territories.
All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey by Kit Rosewater (Delacorte) - moved from Summer 2025, not yet added to Goodreads.
Alison Romig at Delacorte Press has bought, in a preempt, All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey by Kit Rosewater. Evelyn Feltzer is a walking memory of her mother's high school years—she has the perfect boyfriend, plays goalie on her prep school's field hockey team, and is on track to win Nationals. But when Rosa Alvarez crashes into Evelyn's life, will she step off her winning path and take a chance on something entirely new? Publication is set for summer 2025; Lauren Spieller at Folio Literary Management handled the deal for world rights.
Untitled by Sahar Jahani (FSG) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Joy Peskin at Farrar, Straus and Giroux has bought, in an exclusive submission, an untitled debut YA novel by Sahar Jahani, a first-generation Iranian-American Muslim writer. This coming-of-age dramedy follows Sana Saeidi as her world turns upside down when she decides to lean into her Muslim identity and wear a hijab on the first day of her sophomore year of high school for not entirely the right reasons, a choice that leads her on a journey of self-discovery and uncovering decades of family secrets. Publication is set for spring 2025; Danny Alexander at APA Agency sold world English rights.
The Bloody and the Damned by Rebecca Coffindafer (Roaring Brook Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Nicolás Ore-Giron and Connie Hsu at Roaring Brook have bought Rebecca Coffindaffer's YA fantasy The Bloody and the Damned. Val, a deadly assassin wrestling with their suppressed heart of gold, will do anything to get their sisters back from a notorious gang of outlaws they double-crossed, even if it means teaming up with their ex-childhood-best-friend who broke their heart, aimed at fans of Hell Followed with Us and Iron Widow. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Lara Perkins at Andrea Brown Literary did the deal for North American rights.
The Real Rosalind: The Scientific Brilliance of Rosalind Franklin by Debbie Loren Dunn and Janet Fox (Lerner/Zest Books) - YA non-fiction, not yet added to Goodreads.
Shaina Olmanson at Lerner/Zest Books has bought Debbie Loren Dunn and Janet Fox's The Real Rosalind: The Scientific Brilliance of Rosalind Franklin, a YA biography of the woman who discovered DNA's double helix, and whose essential contributions were ignored in favor of those of three male scientists in the awarding of the 1962 Nobel Prize. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
The Golden Reign by Michelle Jabès Corpora (Sourcebooks Fire)
"...Launching a series about a princess, a priestess, a farmer’s daughter, and a tomb robber, united by a forgotten oracle when the pharaoh’s death leaves the throne up for grabs."
We Are Villains by Kacen Kallender (Abrams/Amulet) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Following Milo, a boarding school student who investigates the mysterious murder of his best friend Ari, one of the school’s few scholarship students."
Wake the Wild Creatures by Nova Ren Suma (Agonquin) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...The story of Talia, who is ripped away from her isolated, all-women community after her mother is arrested for murder, and must ask herself if her beloved home was something sinister or a sanctuary."
The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...A companion novel to The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School, exploring the ongoing mental health crisis through the eyes of Cesar."
Together We See by Ari Tison (FSG) - not yet added to Goodreads.
A FATE SO COLD is a romantasy tragedy for fans of DIVINE RIVALS, THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR, and the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Girls of Dark Divine by E. V. Woods (Delacorte) - moved from Summer 2025.
That Devil, Ambition by Linsey Miller (Balzer + Bray) - moved from Summer 2025.
Every year, the premier university on the continent offers an honors class to their thirteen best students, and every year, those students have only one assignment: kill the teacher. The students can use anything, from magic to hired help, but only half of the classes make it to graduation.
Because every year, a new demon is summoned to teach the class, and when a student’s assassination attempt fails, the demon gets to kill them
That Devil, Ambition is a young adult high fantasy about the dangers of friendship, loyalty, and higher education.
Love Spells Trouble by Nia Davenport (Bloomsbury)
Alex Borbolla at Bloomsbury has acquired Nia Davenport's witchy YA rom-com Love Spells Trouble. Cayden wants nothing to do with Coven boys after the group excommunicated her mom for marrying her nonmagical dad, but when she realizes that fake dating it-boy warlock Khy Carter could be the one thing that saves her family's struggling bakery, Cayden finds herself in the middle of the world she'd shunned—and falling for the guy. Publication is set for spring 2025; Caitie Flum at Liza Dawson Associates handled the deal for world rights.
Oxford Slays by Rachael Davis-Featherstone (Wednesday Books)
Sara Goodman at Wednesday Books has bought, in a preempt, Oxford Slays by Rachael Davis-Featherstone. For fans of Ace of Spades and The Secret History, Oxford Slays is a high-stakes, kill-or-be-killed YA murder mystery set at a fictional Oxford University about a girl who has been accused of murdering her best friend, and must prove her innocence before an anonymous social media account ruins her. Publication is set for spring 2025; Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio did the two-book deal for North American rights on behalf of U.K. packager Storymix.
The Reaper's Glass by Lin Thompson (Bloomsbury)
Camille Kellogg at Bloomsbury has acquired The Reaper's Glass and an untitled sequel by Lin Thompson (The Best Liars in Riverview; The House That Whispers). Pitched as Our Flag Means Death meets The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, the queer/trans YA historical duology is about three teens who set sail to face down a secret magical society in 1840s New England. The first book is slated for spring 2025; Beth Phelan at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for world rights.
Dead Space Tells No Tales by Cory McCarthy and A.R. Capetta (Candlewick)
Miriam Newman at Candlewick has bought, at auction, world rights to Dead Space Tells No Tales by spouses Cory McCarthy and A.R. Capetta, a YA space fantasy about a family of young queer pirates sailing the High Voids, freed from the prisons of older generations and captained by literal star-crossed lovers, pitched as merging vibes from Our Flag Means Death and The Princess Bride with their own novel Once & Future. Publication is set for spring 2025; Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret represented McCarthy, and Sara Crowe at Pippin Properties represented Capetta.
The Freedom of Falling by Arriel Vinson (G.P. Putnam and Sons) - moved from Summer 2025.
Tiara Kittrell and Ruta Rimas at Putnam have bought, at auction, in a six-figure, two-book deal, The Freedom of Falling by Reese's Book Club LitUp Fellow Arriel Vinson. The debut contemporary YA novel-in-verse follows 16-year-old Jaelyn Coleman, who falls in love for the first time at her local, beloved roller-skating rink, just as news hits that it's shutting down amid her neighborhood quickly gentrifying. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Jodi Reamer at Writers House did the deal for North American rights.
Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Sarah McCabe at McElderry Books has acquired, in a six-figure, two-book deal, A Mastery of Monsters by Liselle Sambury (the Blood Like Magic duology), a YA dark academia fantasy in which a girl must join a secret society that may be responsible for the disappearance of her brother. She teams up with a boy who is only months away from becoming a flesh-eating monster—and in exchange, she must win a deadly competition to master control of his monstrosity. Publication is set for spring 2025; Kristy Hunter at the Knight Agency sold North America rights.
The Education of Kia Greer by Alanna Bennett (Knopf)
Katherine Harrison at Knopf has won at auction The Education of Kia Greer by culture writer and screenwriter Alanna Bennett, along with a second untitled YA novel. In this reverse Cinderella story, the teenage daughter of a reality TV family grapples with growing up in the public eye, fighting for the autonomy to make ordinary teenage mistakes and chasing the secret thrill of first love under the guise of a fake relationship. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Julia Kardon at HG Literary sold north American and audio rights.
Lady Dragon by A.M. Strickland (Feiwel and Friends)
Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has bought Lady Dragon by A.M. Strickland. In this sapphic YA romantasy, two new leaders coming of age in war-scarred lands—a reluctant human princess and the favored contender for the draconic queenship—must grapple with betraying their clashing nations or their unexpected feelings for each other. Publication is set for spring 2025; Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates negotiated the deal for world rights.
These Vengeful Gods by Gabe Cole Novoa (Random House)
Jenna Lettice at Random House has acquired Gabe Cole Novoa's These Vengeful Gods, a YA dystopian fantasy, part The Hunger Games, part An Ember in the Ashes, that follows a teen descended from the god of Death whose identity must be kept secret as they fight their way through a gladiator-style competition towards victory and rebellion against the gods who murdered their family. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Louise Fury at the Fury Agency sold world rights.
Marisol Acts the Part by Elle Gonzalez Rose (Joy Revolution) - moved from Summer 2025.
Bria Ragin, Nicola Yoon, and David Yoon at Joy Revolution have bought, in an exclusive submission, Marisol Acts the Part by Elle Gonzalez Rose, a sapphic Latine rom-com take on Legally Blonde. After a humiliating public dumping, a teen actress lands a role on the same high-profile show as her ex-boyfriend, only for things to get messy when she falls for his co-star. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS sold world rights.
Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson (Delacorte)
Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has bought, in an exclusive submission, The Agathas coauthor Liz Lawson's Murder Between Friends, a YA thriller in which three ex-best friends must come together to solve the murder that tore their friendship—and neighborhood—apart after the accused killer is released from jail and returns to the neighborhood. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Andrea Morrison at Writers House did the deal for world rights.
Untitled by Deborah Heiligman (Godwin Books) - YA non-fiction.
Laura Godwin at Godwin Books has bought two YA nonfiction books on political activist Emma Goldman and Anne Frank's sisters by Deborah Heiligman, the National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor author of Torpedoed, Vincent and Theo, and Charles and Emma. Publication is scheduled for winter 2023 and spring 2025 respectively; Susan Ginsburg at Writers House handled the deal for North American rights.
Listen Along with Izzy McKenna by Aubrey Nolan (Rocky Pond Books) - YA graphic novel.
Lauri Hornik at Penguin/Rocky Pond Books has bought Listen Along with Izzy McKenna by cartoonist Aubrey Nolan in a preempt. The debut YA graphic novel tells the story of 15-year-old Izzy McKenna who, having spent her life wrestling with anxiety and depression, finds herself uniquely equipped to save her seaside town of Port Juniper from an alien invasion. Publication is set for spring 2025; Anjali Singh at Ayesha Pande Literary handled the deal for world rights.
Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian (Levine Querido) - YA graphic novel/memoir.
Meghan Maria McCullough at Levine Querido has acquired Armaveni by Nadine Takvorian, a semi-autobiographical YA graphic novel that weaves two stories linked by the generational trauma of the Armenian genocide: Armaveni, a girl from the dying Ottoman Empire, struggles to survive vicious persecution; and Nadine, a contemporary first-gen teen in a far-flung diaspora, searches for her true identity and home. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Sara Crowe at Pippin Properties brokered the deal for world rights.
Indigo Port by Bex Glendining (Amulet) - YA graphic novel.
Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams/Amulet has acquired Bex Glendining's debut YA graphic novel, Indigo Port, about a young woman struggling with the grief of losing her estranged grandmother. While cleaning out her grandmother's apartment, the girl discovers there was more to her grandmother than meets the eye, which takes her down a magical rabbit hole of love and forgiveness. Publication is set for spring 2025; Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights.
The Hollow by Che Grayson and Taylor Keith (Amulet) - YA graphic novel.
Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams/Amulet has bought, in an exclusive submission, The Hollow by Che Grayson, illustrated by Taylor Keith. This YA debut horror graphic novel, set in the Great Smoky Mountains, follows Ruby James, a young podcaster who takes a trip with her three best friends to her ancestral home, the mysterious ghost town of Cure, where urban legends are real and monsters lurk around every corner. Publication is set for spring 2025; Anjali Singh at Ayesha Pande Literary brokered the deal for world rights.
Covenant by LySandra Vuong (Oni Press) - YA graphic novel, previously a webcomic.
Michelle Nguyen, while at Oni Press, bought, in a preempt, LySandra Vuong's queer YA graphic novel series Covenant, in a three-book deal, based on the webcomic of the same name; Desiree Rodriguez will edit. In the story, Ezra, a powerful exorcist belonging to an elite organization under scrutiny for its unorthodox practices, is tasked to protect a seemingly normal human from rising demonic forces. Publication of the first book is planned for spring 2025; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management negotiated the deal for world rights.
Children of the Night by Victoria Setian and Savanna Ganucheau (Abrams/Amulet) - YA graphic novel, previously titled The Dark Room, title and release year not yet updated on Goodreads.
Emily Daluga at Abrams/Amulet has acquired The Dark Room, a YA horror graphic novel series by debut writer Victoria Setian and Savanna Ganucheau (Bloom), about a young photographer named Mina whose interest in a mysterious shipwreck brings her into the dark orbit of Raf, the brooding new kid who has everyone swooning over him—but Mina soon realizes that Raf may have a sinister secret. Publication is planned for fall 2024; Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management represented the authors for world English rights in a two-book deal.
Kill Creatures by Rory Power (Delacorte) - moved from 2022, title and release date not yet updated on Goodreads.
"...In which one of Nan’s three best friends who disappeared in the canyons near their small town a year ago comes back, and Nan can’t believe it... because she’s the one who killed them."
Deadhappy by Josh Silver (Delacorte) - US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelsey Horton at Delacorte has acquired, in an auction, Josh Silver's debut dystopian duology, Happyhead, about an experimental mental health retreat center for young adults where everything is not as it seems and one boy who begins to question the true nature of the challenges until it is clear there may be no escape. Book one, Happyhead, is slated for fall 2024 and book two, Deadhappy, for spring 2025. Alexandra Devlin at Rights People brokered the two-book deal for USCOM rights on behalf of Becky Bagnell at Lindsay Literary Agency.
When a Tiger Flies by Susie Yi (Roaring Brook Press) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Connie Hsu at Roaring Brook has acquired, in a preempt, to Susie Yi 's debut YA graphic novel When a Tiger Flies, which follows a 16-year-old Korean-American prodigy as she attends her first year at Harvard. A daughter of a "Tiger Mom," Ara is far from her overprotective family and struggles with school, friendships, and a toxic first love, and discovers that she herself is a tiger too—strong, fierce, and resilient. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Kathleen Ortiz at KO Media Management sold world English rights.
The Tarot Sisters by Eliza Wolfe and Kate Christensen (Melissa De La Cruz Studio) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"Eliza Wolfe and Kate Christensen's THE TAROT SISTERS, where history, romance, and the occult come together in a tale of sisterhood, fate, and the darkness lurking in our world, to Brittany Rubiano at Melissa De La Cruz Studio, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2025, by Richard Abate at 3 Arts Entertainment."
Shampoo Unicorn by Sawyer Lovett (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelsey Sullivan at Disney has bought, in a preempt, Shampoo Unicorn, a debut YA novel by Sawyer Lovett exploring friendship, community, and navigating and embracing identity as it follows the intersecting stories of Brian, the secret host of a nationally popular podcast; Leslie, an avid podcast listener and trans girl searching for how to bring pride to her rural area; and super-masc jock Greg who is the victim of a hit-and-run accident in the small town of Canon, W.Va. Publication is planned for spring 2025; Andrea Morrison at Writers House sold North American rights.
A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim (Knopf) - moved from Summer 2025.
Katherine Harrison at Knopf has acquired world rights to A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim, a YA novel set in the same world as Six Crimson Cranes, plus two more untitled works. The story, a reimagining of "Beauty and the Beast," centers on a young art forger who enters a marriage contract with a mysterious dragon lord to pay off her family's debts, and finds herself entangled in a web of divine assassinations and intrigue. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Gina Maccoby at Gina Maccoby Literary Agency represented the author.
Blackblood by Kree Sullivan (Tiny Ghost Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Joshua Dean Perry at Tiny Ghost Press has acquired Blackblood, Kree Sullivan's queer crossover YA fantasy. When teenage smuggler Armina discovers an escaped mage among the illegal magical artifacts in the trailer of her truck, she panics. Mages attract the magic-hating Huntsmen, which can only mean trouble. But when the mage asks Armina for help to rescue their still-imprisoned mother, Armina reluctantly agrees. Publication is set for spring 2025; the author was unagented.
Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate (Union Square & Co.) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Laura Schreiber while at Union Square & Co. acquired in a preempt, Come Home to My Heart by Riley Redgate (Seven Ways We Lie; Alone Out Here), a sapphic YA novel about queer self-acceptance and homelessness, in which two girls in the rural Southeast find each other—one a Christian who has been kicked out of her home, and one a cynic who can't wait to leave their small town; Stefanie Chin will edit. Publication is expected in spring 2025; Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights
Untitled #1 by Kalynn Bayron (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Mary Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury has bought, in a mid-six-figure deal, four titles by Kalynn Bayron. The first is a YA horror novel steeped in necromancy and secret societies, in which a young mortuary assistant is plagued by gruesome nightmares of his mother's death. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; also included in the deal are two middle grade books, pitched as a new mystery series in the vein of Nancy Drew, scheduled for fall 2025. Jamie Vankirk at Rainbow Nerds Literary sold world rights.
Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche (Blackstone) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Marilyn Kretzner at Blackstone has acquired North American English rights to Voice of the Ocean by Kelsey Impicciche, a YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and former BuzzFeed producer. In the YA novel, pitched for readers of A Court of Thorns and Roses and An Ember in the Ashes, a daring young siren defies her destiny, saving a charming prince-turned-pirate and igniting a dangerous love amid treacherous waters. Publication is planned for early spring 2025; Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group handled the deal.
Sundiata by Steven Underwood (Feiwel and Friends) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends has bought, in an exclusive submission, Sundiata, a debut novel by journalist Steven Underwood, author of the forthcoming memoir Forever for the Culture; Sundiata is a YA retelling of the true story of the first king of Mali. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Eric Smith at P.S. Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.
On Again, Awkward Again by Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly (Amulet) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Maggie Lehrman at Amulet has acquired, at auction, North American rights to On Again, Awkward Again, a YA debut rom-com by Kwame Mbalia and Erin Entrada Kelly, in a mid-six-figure, two-book deal. Pitched for fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before, the dual POV love story follows two awkward high school freshmen navigating first love with the help of misguided advice from their friends and family. The first book will publish in spring 2025; Patrice Caldwell at New Leaf Literary & Media represented Mbalia, and Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary represented Kelly.
Love Craves Cardamon by Ravynn K. Stringfield (Joy Revolution) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Bria Ragin, Nicola and David Yoon at Joy Revolution have acquired, in a preempt, Love in Translation, a series of interconnected standalone romances in which women of color spend a semester studying abroad, finding love and unexpected adventure. Love Requires Chocolate by Ravynn K. Stringfield follows a Type-A theater nerd to Paris where her charming French tutor convinces her to throw out her many to-do lists and enjoy the delights the City of Lights really has to offer. Love Craves Cardamom by Aashna Avachat spotlights an ambitious art historian and curator who falls for a secret prince while in India. Love Makes Mochi by Stefany Valentine is a queer love story set in Tokyo, between a goth fashion designer and an aspiring Japanese tattoo artist. Publication is set for summer 2024, spring 2025, and winter 2026 respectively. Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media represented Electric Postcard Entertainment and sold world rights.
Codebreaker by Jay Martel (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelly Stone at Wednesday Books has bought Codebreaker by Jay Martel, a pseudonym for debut authors Andy Bennett and Katy Helbacka. An interactive YA thriller that allows the reader to solve puzzles alongside the characters, the story follows 16-year-old Mia Hayes whose father disappears and leaves behind a mysterious box with clues that may be the key to saving the country. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Duvall Osteen at UTA and Kelsey Day at Aragi Inc. brokered the deal for North American rights.
Cope Field by T.L. Simpson (Flux) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Meg Gaertner at Flux has acquired Cope Field by T.L. Simpson (Strong Like You). In this YA contemporary, a teen baseball star who "has it all"—looks, wealth, and a former pro-MLB father—grapples with an impossible choice: reveal the abuse he's endured at the hands of his father and risk being separated from his younger brother in the Arkansas foster care system, or keep it buried deep and watch the cycle of abuse begin again against his brother. Publication is set for spring 2025; Shari Maurer at the Stringer Literary Agency sold world rights.
Daughter of Doom by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem (Levine Querido) - originally published in The Netherlands, not yet added to Goodreads.
Irene Vázquez at Levine Querido has acquired Daughter of Doom by Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, translated from Dutch by Kristen Gehrman. This darkly humorous YA historical adventure in the age of Vikings follows the unlikely friendship between Yrsa, the daughter of a Danish helmsman and Sister Job, a nun. When Sister Job kills a Danish barbarian, they flee across the sea to escape the vengeance of the Danes and their gods. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Luciënne van der Leije at Querido sold world English rights.
Girls with Goals by Clelia Castro-Malaspina (Holler) - YA non-fiction, not yet added to Goodreads.
Debbie Foy at Holler, the new YA imprint at Quarto Kids, has acquired Girls with Goals by Clelia Castro-Malaspina (Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid's Guide to the First Amendment), the story of how soccer became the most popular women's sport in the world, featuring players throughout history who fought hard to play the sport they loved and paved the way for women playing all sports today. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary sold world rights.
Banned Together: Authors and Allies on the Fight for Readers' Rights by Various YA Authors (Holiday House) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Sally Morgridge at Holiday House has acquired world rights to Banned Together: Authors and Allies on the Fight for Readers' Rights, a YA anthology edited by Printz Honor author Ashley Hope Pérez, illustrated by Debbie Fong. The collection will look at book bans through the lenses of fiction, poetry, graphic narratives, nonfiction, memoir, and other genres, highlighting the transformative power of reading while equipping teens to fight for access to diverse literature in their communities. Contributors include Elana K. Arnold, Trung Lê Capecchi-Nguyễn, Nikki Grimes, Ellen Hopkins, Kelly Jensen, Brendan Kiely, Bill Konigsberg, Kyle Lukoff, MariNaomi, Marieke Nijkamp, Isabel Quintero, Traci Sorell, Robin Stevenson, and Padma Venkatraman. Publication is set for spring 2025; Michael Bourret at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret represented the editor, and Janna Morishima at Janna Co represented the illustrator.
Love at Lake Majestic by Ellen Hagan and David Flores (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Sarah Shumway Liu at Bloomsbury has acquired, in an exclusive deal, Love at Lake Majestic, a YA novel by Ellen Hagan (All That Shines) and David Flores, told in two voices. In a love story that begins with a lie, Mia Malik, an employee of the Lake Majestic Mountain House, takes a dare to convince teenage guest JP Abrigo to fall in love with her. Winning the bet is her ticket out of town, but when Mia discovers real feelings and JP rewrites a trauma from the past, they both realize that telling the truth and sharing who they really are might be the best ending of all. It's planned for spring 2025; Rosemary Stimola at Stimola Literary Studio sold world English rights.
A Feast for the Eyes by Alex Crespo (Peachtree Teen) - previous titled The Watcher, not yet added to Goodreads.
"Author of the forthcoming SAINT JUNIPER'S FOLLY Alex Crespo's THE WATCHER, a queer paranormal mystery, pitched as SAWKILL GIRLS by way of TWIN PEAKS, in which four teens track down a local cryptid that's feeding off secrets, before their own hidden truths are exposed to their coastal Oregon town, to Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen, for publication in spring 2025, by Mary C. Moore at Kimberley Cameron & Associates (world)."
And Then Comes July by Sarah Jung (Levine Querido) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Arthur A. Levine at Levine Querido has bought And Then Comes July by Sarah Jung, a contemporary YA graphic novel that explores two sisters' relationships as they are escaping an unsafe home environment, and their respective immigrant identities. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Shadra Strickland at Painted Words brokered the deal for world rights.
Stuck Up and Stupid by Kate Rice and Angourie Rice (Candlewick Press) - US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Carter Hasegawa at Candlewick Press has acquired Stuck Up and Stupid, a debut YA romance from mother-and-daughter team Kate Rice and actor Angourie Rice, a Pride and Prejudice retelling for the modern age that follows Australian teens whose sun-kissed lives are rocked when a party of young Hollywood stars and influencers arrives for the summer. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Benython Oldfield at Zeitgeist Agency sold world rights, with Walker Books Australia and Walker Books UK publishing in their territories.
All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey by Kit Rosewater (Delacorte) - moved from Summer 2025, not yet added to Goodreads.
Alison Romig at Delacorte Press has bought, in a preempt, All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey by Kit Rosewater. Evelyn Feltzer is a walking memory of her mother's high school years—she has the perfect boyfriend, plays goalie on her prep school's field hockey team, and is on track to win Nationals. But when Rosa Alvarez crashes into Evelyn's life, will she step off her winning path and take a chance on something entirely new? Publication is set for summer 2025; Lauren Spieller at Folio Literary Management handled the deal for world rights.
Untitled by Sahar Jahani (FSG) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Joy Peskin at Farrar, Straus and Giroux has bought, in an exclusive submission, an untitled debut YA novel by Sahar Jahani, a first-generation Iranian-American Muslim writer. This coming-of-age dramedy follows Sana Saeidi as her world turns upside down when she decides to lean into her Muslim identity and wear a hijab on the first day of her sophomore year of high school for not entirely the right reasons, a choice that leads her on a journey of self-discovery and uncovering decades of family secrets. Publication is set for spring 2025; Danny Alexander at APA Agency sold world English rights.
The Bloody and the Damned by Rebecca Coffindafer (Roaring Brook Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Nicolás Ore-Giron and Connie Hsu at Roaring Brook have bought Rebecca Coffindaffer's YA fantasy The Bloody and the Damned. Val, a deadly assassin wrestling with their suppressed heart of gold, will do anything to get their sisters back from a notorious gang of outlaws they double-crossed, even if it means teaming up with their ex-childhood-best-friend who broke their heart, aimed at fans of Hell Followed with Us and Iron Widow. Publication is slated for spring 2025; Lara Perkins at Andrea Brown Literary did the deal for North American rights.
The Real Rosalind: The Scientific Brilliance of Rosalind Franklin by Debbie Loren Dunn and Janet Fox (Lerner/Zest Books) - YA non-fiction, not yet added to Goodreads.
Shaina Olmanson at Lerner/Zest Books has bought Debbie Loren Dunn and Janet Fox's The Real Rosalind: The Scientific Brilliance of Rosalind Franklin, a YA biography of the woman who discovered DNA's double helix, and whose essential contributions were ignored in favor of those of three male scientists in the awarding of the 1962 Nobel Prize. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
The Golden Reign by Michelle Jabès Corpora (Sourcebooks Fire)
"...Launching a series about a princess, a priestess, a farmer’s daughter, and a tomb robber, united by a forgotten oracle when the pharaoh’s death leaves the throne up for grabs."
We Are Villains by Kacen Kallender (Abrams/Amulet) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Following Milo, a boarding school student who investigates the mysterious murder of his best friend Ari, one of the school’s few scholarship students."
Wake the Wild Creatures by Nova Ren Suma (Agonquin) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...The story of Talia, who is ripped away from her isolated, all-women community after her mother is arrested for murder, and must ask herself if her beloved home was something sinister or a sanctuary."
The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...A companion novel to The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School, exploring the ongoing mental health crisis through the eyes of Cesar."
Together We See by Ari Tison (FSG) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"... A thriller focusing on the mysterious murder of a Bribri land-rights activist in the rainforest of Costa Rica."
Swan Song by A.B. Poranek (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...In which Odile must steal a young woman’s identity to infiltrate the palace and restore magic to her kingdom, but is soon embroiled in a murder investigation."
Faepocalypse by Amanda Joy (Nancy Paulsen Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"..In which a Black teen fae hunter battles bloodthirsty fae who’ve broken through the Gate separating their world from ours and unexpectedly finds herself falling for the enemy."
The Summer I Remebered Everything by Catherine Con Morse (Crown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Following an Asian Latine teen’s summer gig as a companion to a chic elderly woman with a failing memory."
Bones At the Crossroads by LaDarrion Williams (Labyrinth Road) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Finds Malik attempting to find his way in the magical world amid new threats and challenges now at Caiman University."
My Mother, The Mermaid Chaser by Jamie Jo Hoang (Crown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...A companion book to My Father, The Panda Killer, featuring two narrators: Paul, a teen on a family trip to Vietnam looking for a connection to his absent mother, and his mother, who is attempting to survive as a Vietnamese refugee and eventually build a new life in America."
I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant (Dutton) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...The story of a young woman confronting the emotional alienation of childhood treatments to “fix” her disability."
This Side of Falling by Eunice Chan (Soho Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...In which Chinese American teen Nina tries to maintain her family’s wholesome, successful image after her boyfriend dies by suicide, even though grief is eating away at her."
Medusa Club by Madeline Claire Franklin (Zando) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...About a group of teen girls who accidentally summon the mythical Medusa when seeking revenge against their assaulters."
Vape by Cynthia Kadohata (Caitlyn Dlouhy Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Following a teen boy who thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction."
Perla and the Pirate by Isabel Allende and Sandy Rodríguez (Penguin Workshop) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
"...The tale of Perla the mighty dog who recruits an unlikely ally, a teenage boy in a band called the Pirates, after her beloved human, Nico Rico, goes missing."
Snowglobe 2 by Soyoung Park (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Continuing the dystopian tale begun in Snowglobe, as the temperature rises and the truth at the center of Chobahm’s frozen world will be revealed."
Wish I Was a Baller by Amar Shah and Rashad Doucet (Graphix) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Spotlighting Shah, an aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) covering NBA teams, while surviving high school, dealing with crushes, and friendships troubled by jealousy."
Untitled by K.L. Walther (Sourcebooks Fire) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Finds Madeline hoping to bond with her future sister-in-law via a Bachelorette-inspired dating scheme to find her perfect wedding date."
Guardian of the Scroll #2 by Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Whisperwood Legacy by Jo Schulte (Little, Brown)
Alexandra Hightower at Little, Brown has bought, at auction, The Whisperwood Legacy by Jo Schulte.
In this twisty, contemporary YA fantasy, 17-year-old Frankie is tired
of her greedy relatives' fixation on the family amusement park based on
her ancestor's dark and alluring fairy tales and the source of wealth
that one of them will inherit. But when Oma, the family matriarch, goes
missing and strange things start happening around the park, it becomes
clear there's a more sinister story behind the attractions. Publication
is set for summer 2025; Claire Friedman at InkWell Management sold world
rights.
And the Trees Stare Back by Gigi Griffis (Holiday House)
The soldiers call it the suicide forest. The locals call it cursed. Sixteen-year-old Vik calls it her backyard.
So, when Vik’s five-year-old sister wanders in and disappears, no one is surprised. Until five years later, when she walks out of the forest unharmed—and without having aged a day.
Vik is glad to have her sister back, but something’s wrong. Not only is she still five years old, but she won’t—or can’t—tell them what happened. And before she starts talking, she’s fallen into a coma, and it doesn’t look good.
The only way to know what happened—and to save her little sister—is for Vik to venture into the cursed forest herself. She’ll either save her sister or die trying.
Just Another Meet Cute by Jenn P. Nguyen (Scholastic)
Jennifer Thompson at Scholastic has bought world English rights to YA rom-com Just Another Meet Cute by Jenn P. Nguyen. A girl tries to track down the boy who saved her from a disastrous hike and succeeds, only to figure out too late that she's dating the wrong twin. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Sarah Fisk and Natascha Morris at the Tobias Literary Agency handled the deal.
Love at Full Tilt by Jenny L. Howe (Delacorte)
Hannah Hill at Delacorte has acquired Jenny L. Howe's YA debut Love at Full Tilt, as well as a second untitled YA romance. This joyful celebration of fandoms, amusement parks, whirlwind romance, and plus-size girls follows 18-year-old Lia, who secures a coveted spot in a scavenger hunt at world-renowned theme park Fableland. She's determined to win the prize money and secure the golden ticket into her dream world—until fellow competitor Mason upends her plans and sends her heart careening off the tracks. Publication is set for summer 2025; Katelyn Detweiler at Jill Grinberg Literary Management sold world English rights.
The Skin of the Ocean by Nikki Van De Car (Running Press)
Allison Cohen at Running Press has bought Nikki Van De Car's YA debut, The Skin of the Ocean, a coming-of-age novel set on the Big Island of Hawaii. When Emma finds a lost boy in the forest, she uncovers a hidden world of forest spirits, menehune, and kūleana (responsibility), in a story about indigenous identity, community, and the magic that lies beneath. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary sold world rights.
Climate of Chaos by Cassandra Newbould (Peachtree Teen) - previously titled If I Survive.
Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen has acquired If I Survive, a post-apocalyptic YA by Cassandra Newbould (Things I'll Never Say). In dystopic Seattle, healthcare is currency, the privileged live inside weather-proof domed cities—and Aegis Corp controls it all. Disabled medical mercenary Fox LaRosa fights for health equity, but when her sister disappears and becomes a political pawn, Fox will stop at nothing to get her back. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Ernie Chiara at Fuse Literary negotiated the deal for world rights.
If You're Reading This, I'm Dead by Arvin Ahmadi (HarperCollins)
Mabel Hsu at HarperCollins has won, in a five-house auction, Arvin Ahmadi's If You're Reading This, I'm Dead and The Comment Section. In the first YA novel, a teen boy obsessed with preparing for his eventual death is caught unaware when a near-death experience triggers the accidental release of his "death capsule"—love letters, vengeful notes, funeral plans and all. The second novel is a dual POV murder mystery with two teens searching for a missing friend by following a digital trail that leads them abroad. Publication is set for summer 2025 and summer 2026; Jenny Bent at the Bent Agency sold world English rights.
The Art of Exile by Andrea Max (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Sarah McCabe at McElderry Books has bought, at auction, debut author Andrea Max's The Art of Exile, first in the Academy of Muses series, a YA science fantasy pitched as The Atlas Six meets The Da Vinci Code, in which a teen girl infiltrates a secret school for the descendants of exiled Renaissance masters to steal their long-lost arts and sciences, and must suppress her growing feelings for the mentor she's lying to, while faking a relationship with her nemesis—who is as handsome as he is deadly—to prevent her theft from reigniting a centuries-old inquisition. Publication is set for summer 2025; Ali Lake at O'Connor Literary Agency did the two-book, six-figure deal for world rights.
16 Forever by Lance Rubin (HarperCollins)
David Linker at HarperCollins has bought, in an exclusive submission, 16 Forever, a YA novel by Lance Rubin. Every year, on what should be his 17th birthday, Carter somehow wakes up 16 again, remembering nothing from the past year. But when Carter meets Maggie, it becomes clear they once knew each other, maybe even loved each other. And Maggie may be Carter’s one shot at discovering the solution to his condition. The only problem? She wants nothing to do with him. Publication is set for summer 2025; Mollie Glick at CAA brokered the deal for world rights.
In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill (Quill Tree Books)
Karen Chaplin at HarperCollins/Quill Tree has bought In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill (Always the Almost), a YA contemporary rom-com about two trans boys who share an epic missed connection while moving cross-country with their families in opposite directions, then enlist the help of their friends and the online queer community to find each other again. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency sold world English rights.
Embrace the Serpent by Sunya Mara (HarperTeen)
Elizabeth Agyemang at HarperTeen has acquired YA author Sunya Mara's Embrace the Serpent, a romantic fantasy inspired by Indian folklore of Nāga in which a young jeweler's apprentice enters into a marriage of convenience with a feared Serpent Lord whose heart has been replaced with stone. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Tracey Adams at Adams Literary negotiated the deal for North American rights.
This Must Be the Place by Kelly Quindlen (Roaring Brook Press)
Mekisha Telfer at Roaring Brook has bought This Must Be the Place by Kelly Quindlen (She Drives Me Crazy), a YA novel about an 18-year-old lesbian who unexpectedly inherits a gay bar from her late, not-so-straight Uncle George. Following graduation, she spends the summer in football-obsessed Rustin, Ala., serving the bar's colorful patrons, digging up family secrets, and fanning the flames of an old spark with her childhood best friend—the closeted daughter of Rustin University's venerated head football coach. Publication is set for summer 2025; Marietta B. Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency sold North American rights.
Out of Air by Rachel Reiss (Wednesday Books)
Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has acquired, in a preempt, Out of Air by Rachel Reiss, a debut YA speculative thriller pitched as Outer Banks meets Wilder Girls, in which five friends travel to a far-flung island to spend one last dive trip together after high school. They make a reeling discovery and learn—the hard way—that some things are better left buried. Publication is set for summer 2025; Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency did the two-book deal for world English rights.
Swan Song by A.B. Poranek (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...In which Odile must steal a young woman’s identity to infiltrate the palace and restore magic to her kingdom, but is soon embroiled in a murder investigation."
Faepocalypse by Amanda Joy (Nancy Paulsen Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"..In which a Black teen fae hunter battles bloodthirsty fae who’ve broken through the Gate separating their world from ours and unexpectedly finds herself falling for the enemy."
The Summer I Remebered Everything by Catherine Con Morse (Crown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Following an Asian Latine teen’s summer gig as a companion to a chic elderly woman with a failing memory."
Bones At the Crossroads by LaDarrion Williams (Labyrinth Road) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Finds Malik attempting to find his way in the magical world amid new threats and challenges now at Caiman University."
My Mother, The Mermaid Chaser by Jamie Jo Hoang (Crown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...A companion book to My Father, The Panda Killer, featuring two narrators: Paul, a teen on a family trip to Vietnam looking for a connection to his absent mother, and his mother, who is attempting to survive as a Vietnamese refugee and eventually build a new life in America."
I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant (Dutton) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...The story of a young woman confronting the emotional alienation of childhood treatments to “fix” her disability."
This Side of Falling by Eunice Chan (Soho Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...In which Chinese American teen Nina tries to maintain her family’s wholesome, successful image after her boyfriend dies by suicide, even though grief is eating away at her."
Medusa Club by Madeline Claire Franklin (Zando) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...About a group of teen girls who accidentally summon the mythical Medusa when seeking revenge against their assaulters."
Vape by Cynthia Kadohata (Caitlyn Dlouhy Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Following a teen boy who thinks his vaping habit is harmless until it becomes a crippling addiction."
Perla and the Pirate by Isabel Allende and Sandy Rodríguez (Penguin Workshop) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
"...The tale of Perla the mighty dog who recruits an unlikely ally, a teenage boy in a band called the Pirates, after her beloved human, Nico Rico, goes missing."
Snowglobe 2 by Soyoung Park (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Continuing the dystopian tale begun in Snowglobe, as the temperature rises and the truth at the center of Chobahm’s frozen world will be revealed."
Wish I Was a Baller by Amar Shah and Rashad Doucet (Graphix) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Spotlighting Shah, an aspiring sports journalist (and basketball superfan) covering NBA teams, while surviving high school, dealing with crushes, and friendships troubled by jealousy."
Untitled by K.L. Walther (Sourcebooks Fire) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"...Finds Madeline hoping to bond with her future sister-in-law via a Bachelorette-inspired dating scheme to find her perfect wedding date."
Guardian of the Scroll #2 by Shannon Lee and Fonda Lee (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Whisperwood Legacy by Jo Schulte (Little, Brown)
And the Trees Stare Back by Gigi Griffis (Holiday House)
The soldiers call it the suicide forest. The locals call it cursed. Sixteen-year-old Vik calls it her backyard.
So, when Vik’s five-year-old sister wanders in and disappears, no one is surprised. Until five years later, when she walks out of the forest unharmed—and without having aged a day.
Vik is glad to have her sister back, but something’s wrong. Not only is she still five years old, but she won’t—or can’t—tell them what happened. And before she starts talking, she’s fallen into a coma, and it doesn’t look good.
The only way to know what happened—and to save her little sister—is for Vik to venture into the cursed forest herself. She’ll either save her sister or die trying.
Just Another Meet Cute by Jenn P. Nguyen (Scholastic)
Jennifer Thompson at Scholastic has bought world English rights to YA rom-com Just Another Meet Cute by Jenn P. Nguyen. A girl tries to track down the boy who saved her from a disastrous hike and succeeds, only to figure out too late that she's dating the wrong twin. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Sarah Fisk and Natascha Morris at the Tobias Literary Agency handled the deal.
Love at Full Tilt by Jenny L. Howe (Delacorte)
Hannah Hill at Delacorte has acquired Jenny L. Howe's YA debut Love at Full Tilt, as well as a second untitled YA romance. This joyful celebration of fandoms, amusement parks, whirlwind romance, and plus-size girls follows 18-year-old Lia, who secures a coveted spot in a scavenger hunt at world-renowned theme park Fableland. She's determined to win the prize money and secure the golden ticket into her dream world—until fellow competitor Mason upends her plans and sends her heart careening off the tracks. Publication is set for summer 2025; Katelyn Detweiler at Jill Grinberg Literary Management sold world English rights.
The Skin of the Ocean by Nikki Van De Car (Running Press)
Allison Cohen at Running Press has bought Nikki Van De Car's YA debut, The Skin of the Ocean, a coming-of-age novel set on the Big Island of Hawaii. When Emma finds a lost boy in the forest, she uncovers a hidden world of forest spirits, menehune, and kūleana (responsibility), in a story about indigenous identity, community, and the magic that lies beneath. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary sold world rights.
Climate of Chaos by Cassandra Newbould (Peachtree Teen) - previously titled If I Survive.
Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen has acquired If I Survive, a post-apocalyptic YA by Cassandra Newbould (Things I'll Never Say). In dystopic Seattle, healthcare is currency, the privileged live inside weather-proof domed cities—and Aegis Corp controls it all. Disabled medical mercenary Fox LaRosa fights for health equity, but when her sister disappears and becomes a political pawn, Fox will stop at nothing to get her back. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Ernie Chiara at Fuse Literary negotiated the deal for world rights.
If You're Reading This, I'm Dead by Arvin Ahmadi (HarperCollins)
Mabel Hsu at HarperCollins has won, in a five-house auction, Arvin Ahmadi's If You're Reading This, I'm Dead and The Comment Section. In the first YA novel, a teen boy obsessed with preparing for his eventual death is caught unaware when a near-death experience triggers the accidental release of his "death capsule"—love letters, vengeful notes, funeral plans and all. The second novel is a dual POV murder mystery with two teens searching for a missing friend by following a digital trail that leads them abroad. Publication is set for summer 2025 and summer 2026; Jenny Bent at the Bent Agency sold world English rights.
The Art of Exile by Andrea Max (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Sarah McCabe at McElderry Books has bought, at auction, debut author Andrea Max's The Art of Exile, first in the Academy of Muses series, a YA science fantasy pitched as The Atlas Six meets The Da Vinci Code, in which a teen girl infiltrates a secret school for the descendants of exiled Renaissance masters to steal their long-lost arts and sciences, and must suppress her growing feelings for the mentor she's lying to, while faking a relationship with her nemesis—who is as handsome as he is deadly—to prevent her theft from reigniting a centuries-old inquisition. Publication is set for summer 2025; Ali Lake at O'Connor Literary Agency did the two-book, six-figure deal for world rights.
16 Forever by Lance Rubin (HarperCollins)
David Linker at HarperCollins has bought, in an exclusive submission, 16 Forever, a YA novel by Lance Rubin. Every year, on what should be his 17th birthday, Carter somehow wakes up 16 again, remembering nothing from the past year. But when Carter meets Maggie, it becomes clear they once knew each other, maybe even loved each other. And Maggie may be Carter’s one shot at discovering the solution to his condition. The only problem? She wants nothing to do with him. Publication is set for summer 2025; Mollie Glick at CAA brokered the deal for world rights.
In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill (Quill Tree Books)
Karen Chaplin at HarperCollins/Quill Tree has bought In Case You Read This by Edward Underhill (Always the Almost), a YA contemporary rom-com about two trans boys who share an epic missed connection while moving cross-country with their families in opposite directions, then enlist the help of their friends and the online queer community to find each other again. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency sold world English rights.
Embrace the Serpent by Sunya Mara (HarperTeen)
Elizabeth Agyemang at HarperTeen has acquired YA author Sunya Mara's Embrace the Serpent, a romantic fantasy inspired by Indian folklore of Nāga in which a young jeweler's apprentice enters into a marriage of convenience with a feared Serpent Lord whose heart has been replaced with stone. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Tracey Adams at Adams Literary negotiated the deal for North American rights.
This Must Be the Place by Kelly Quindlen (Roaring Brook Press)
Mekisha Telfer at Roaring Brook has bought This Must Be the Place by Kelly Quindlen (She Drives Me Crazy), a YA novel about an 18-year-old lesbian who unexpectedly inherits a gay bar from her late, not-so-straight Uncle George. Following graduation, she spends the summer in football-obsessed Rustin, Ala., serving the bar's colorful patrons, digging up family secrets, and fanning the flames of an old spark with her childhood best friend—the closeted daughter of Rustin University's venerated head football coach. Publication is set for summer 2025; Marietta B. Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency sold North American rights.
Out of Air by Rachel Reiss (Wednesday Books)
Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has acquired, in a preempt, Out of Air by Rachel Reiss, a debut YA speculative thriller pitched as Outer Banks meets Wilder Girls, in which five friends travel to a far-flung island to spend one last dive trip together after high school. They make a reeling discovery and learn—the hard way—that some things are better left buried. Publication is set for summer 2025; Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency did the two-book deal for world English rights.
Murder Land by Carlyn Greenwald (Sourcebooks Fire)
Gabbi Calabrese at Sourcebooks Fire has bought Murder Land and an untitled YA thriller by Carlyn Greenwald (Sizzle Reel; Time Out), pitched as Bodies Bodies Bodies meets a queer One of Us Is Lying set at a pseudo-Disneyland. The story follows Billie Cooper, recently promoted from corn dog girl to ride operator at California Land's most exciting new attraction, but when someone mysteriously dies on her ride, she only has one night to prove that she had nothing to do with it and stay alive as more people are dropping dead and an increasingly desperate killer stalks the park. Publication is set for summer 2025, with book two in summer 2026; Janine Kamouh at William Morris Endeavor sold North American rights.
For No Mortal Creature by Keshe Chow (Delacorte)
Lydia Gregovic at Delacorte Press has acquired, in an exclusive submission, For No Mortal Creature by Keshe Chow (The Girl with No Reflection), a dark YA fantasy pitched as Wuthering Heights + Inception, in which a girl, gifted with the ability to resurrect herself, must traverse the afterlife to rescue her grandmother—but in the death realm, even ghosts have ghosts, including the spirit of the boy who once betrayed her. Publication is set for summer 2025; Tricia Lawrence at Erin Murphy Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
Davy June's Legendary Fry Bread Drive-In by Various YA Authors (Heartdrum)
Rosemary Brosnan at Heartdrum has acquired Davy June's Legendary Fry Bread Drive-In, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith, a YA collection of upbeat, interrelated short stories by Indigenous authors Darcie Little Badger, Marcella Bell, Angeline Boulley, KA Cobell, Christine Derr, AJ Eversole, Jen Ferguson, Eric Gansworth, Byron Graves, Kate Hart, Karina Iceberg, Cheryl Isaacs, Andrea L. Rogers, David Robertson, Monique Gray Smith, and Brian Young. Publication is set for summer 2025; Ginger Knowlton at Curtis Brown did the deal for world rights.
Eliza, from Scratch by Sophia Lee (Quill Tree Books)
Jennifer Ung at Quill Tree has acquired, at auction, debut author Sophia Lee's YA rom-com Eliza, from Scratch, in which an overachieving high school senior finds herself enrolled in a culinary arts class, where she meets an irritating but charming rival and uses her late grandmother's recipes to discover big truths about love, grief, family, and herself. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Penny Moore at Aevitas Creative Management brokered the two-book deal for North American rights.
Very Dangerous Things by Lauren Muñoz (G.P. Putnam and Sons)
Polo Orozco at Putnam has bought Very Dangerous Things by Lauren Muñoz (Suddenly a Murder), a YA murder mystery with flair for fans of The Agathas and Truly Devious. The story follows Dulce Castillo, a student at a magnet school for criminology that stages a murder mystery game, which turns into a real investigation when the student playing the victim winds up dead. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Jodi Reamer at Writers House brokered the deal for North American rights.
The Lost Queen by Aimee Phan (G.P. Putnam and Sons)
Tiara Kittrell at Putnam has bought The Lost Queen, a debut YA fantasy by Aimee Phan (The Reeducation of Cherry Truong; We Should Never Meet). The book follows Jolie Lam and Huong Pham, reincarnations of Vietnam's legendary Trung sisters, as they discover their regal history and powers in hope of collecting immortal elements, allowing them to rectify past mistakes and keep them from falling into the wrong hands, all while navigating the horrors of present-day high school. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Oma Naraine and Janine Kamouh at William Morris Endeavor brokered the two-book deal for North American rights.
Kill the Lax Bro by Charlotte Lillie Balogh (Delacorte)
Kelsey Horton at Delacorte has bought, in an exclusive submission, Charlotte Lillie Balogh's debut YA thriller, Kill the Lax Bro. When an all-American lacrosse player is mysteriously kicked off his team, there are deadly consequences as he seeks revenge with the help of the high school "it" girls, each with their own secret motives. The book is scheduled for summer 2025; Michael Bourret at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret sold world English rights.
One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller (Levine Querido)
Irene Vázquez at Levine Querido has bought, in a 24-hour preempt, One of the Boys by debut author Victoria Zeller. The YA novel follows Grace Woodhouse, who used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship—before she came out. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find her place in early transition; when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old friends beg her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport she thought had turned its back on her forever. Publication is set for summer 2025; Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency sold world English and world Spanish rights.
Enchanting Girl by Elizabeth Johnson (Knopf)
Melanie Nolan at Knopf has acquired, in a six-figure preempt, to Elizabeth Johnson's debut, Enchanting Girl, a YA novel in which Zelda Van Doren is determined to keep her magical gift a secret and teach herself all 438 spells while thwarting her mother's efforts to get her engaged to an eligible young enchanter. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret sold world rights.
Murder Land by Carlyn Greenwald (Sourcebooks Fire)
Gabbi Calabrese at Sourcebooks Fire has bought Murder Land and an untitled YA thriller by Carlyn Greenwald (Sizzle Reel; Time Out), pitched as Bodies Bodies Bodies meets a queer One of Us Is Lying set at a pseudo-Disneyland. The book follows Billie Cooper, ride operator at California Land's most exciting new attraction, but when someone mysteriously dies on her ride, she must prove that she had nothing to do with it and stay alive as more people are dropping dead and an increasingly desperate killer stalks the park. Publication is set for summer 2025, with book two set for summer 2026; Janine Kamouh at William Morris Endeavor sold North American rights.
Predatory Natures by Amy Goldsmith (Delacorte)
Lydia Gregovic at Delacorte Press has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Predatory Natures by Amy Goldsmith (Those We Drown), a YA speculative horror novel in which a teen girl on the run from her past takes a job aboard a luxury train—but when several strange carriages are attached her first night aboard, she discovers that the garden wonderland within them may be hiding dark roots; and a second, untitled work. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025 and summer 2026 respectively; Claire Friedman at Inkwell Literary Management brokered the deal for North American rights.
Untitled by Veronica Chambers (Little, Brown)
Margaret Raymo at Little, Brown has acquired world rights to Ida, in Trouble and in Love, a YA historical novel about Ida B. Wells, and a second untitled book about Josephine Baker, by New York Times journalist Veronica Chambers. Both books will capture the lives and times of these exceptional women. Publication for Ida is scheduled for summer 2024, with the second title publishing in summer 2025; Kim Witherspoon at Inkwell Management represented the author.
Dan of Green Gables by Rey Terciero and Claudia Aguirre (Penguin Workshop) - YA graphic novel.
Elizabeth Lee at Penguin Workshop has bought world rights to Dan of Green Gables by Rey Terciero, illustrated by Eisner Award nominee Claudia Aguirre. A twist on Anne of Green Gables, this YA graphic novel tells the story of a queer, half-Mexican teenager named Dan who is forced to live with his grandparents in rural Tennessee when his mother abandons him. With the help of his Mawmaw and his new friends, Dan makes an unlikely home for himself at 1600 Green Gables. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Kate McKean at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
A Story of Our Own by Kao Kalia Yang (Holiday House/Margaret Ferguson Books) - YA memoir, not yet added to Goodreads.
Margaret Ferguson at Holiday House/Margaret Ferguson Books has bought A Story of Our Own by APALA Medalist Kao Kalia Yang, a YA memoir about her journey to becoming a writer in a Hmong American refugee household and the stories that kept her family together. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
Bitten by Jordan Gray (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Ruqayyah Daud at Little, Brown has acquired, in an exclusive submission, debut author Jordan Gray's Bitten, a YA paranormal romantasy pitched as Crescent City meets Fourth Wing in which a teenage girl is thrust into the treacherous, seductive world of werewolves after witnessing the murder of her best friend and experiencing her own transformation into the very beast that killed her. She must contend with forbidden love, knife sharp royals, and deadly politics if she wishes to survive, and more importantly, avenge her friend's death. Publication is set for summer 2025; Emily Sylvan Kim at Prospect Literary Agency did the two-book deal for world rights.
Imposter by Cait Levin (Charlesbridge) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Karen Boss at Charlesbridge has acquired technology educator Cait Levin's debut YA novel Imposter, in which a tech-savvy girl experiencing gender discrimination in her coding elective finds redemption on the school's RoboSub team, where competing requires collaboration with boys who don't want her there. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Chip Rice at WordLink USA negotiated the deal for world rights.
The Protégé by Erica Ridley (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Bria Ragin at Delacorte Press has acquired The Protégé by Erica Ridley, pitched as Cruella meets Dexter. In this historical horror novel set in 19th-century France, an 18-year-old girl would kill to become assistant to Paris's top modiste, and does, while also seeking revenge against the bourgeoisie responsible for the death of her family. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Lauren Abramo at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret sold world rights.
This Moth Saw Brightness by AA Vacharat (Dutton) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Andrew Karre at Dutton has bought This Moth Saw Brightness, a debut novel by AA Vacharat. In this near-future YA novel, high school senior 'Wayne Le is randomly selected for a teen health study, but when he notices a change to his personality, he wonders if he and his fellow participants are unwittingly involved in something more sinister than a simple research project. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Kelly Dyksterhouse at the Tobias Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
Bad Creek by Peyton June (Norton Young Readers) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kristin Allard at Norton Young Readers has bought Bad Creek , a debut YA horror novel by Peyton June . Queer teen Iris and her lifelong friends grapple with the mysterious death of Iris's older sister, only to uncover a malevolent secret lurking in the depths of their vacation lake town of Bad Creek, home to the world's second-largest crucifix and an unholy host of drowned girls. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Miriam Cortinovis at ArtHouse Literary did the deal for world rights.
Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kate Prosswimmer at McElderry Books has acquired Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson, a contemporary YA romance full of autumnal wish fulfillment that applies the Hallmark Christmas movie convention to fall. When 17-year-old Ellis is forced to move from Manhattan to Bramble Falls, Conn., at the beginning of senior year, she'll have to confront the truth of what she wants for her future while negotiating an old flame and the town's annual Falling Leaves Festival. Publication is set for summer 2025; Daniel Lazar and Victoria Doherty Munro at Writers House negotiated the deal for world rights.
The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday by Kelsey B. Toney (Crown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelly Delaney at Crown has acquired, in a preempt, The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday by Kelsey B. Toney, a darkly funny novel about Delia, who suffers from endometriosis. Unable to secure a proper diagnosis, she self-medicates her extreme pain with marijuana, which leads to expulsion from her fancy prep school and the dissolution of her life plan. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Moe Ferrara at BookEnds Literary handled the deal for world rights.
Don't Love the Player, Love the Game by Zachary Sergi (Running Press Kids) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Britny Perilli at Running Press Kids has bought Zachary Sergi's Don't Love the Player, Love the Game, a YA rom-com adventure in which a group of queer gamers, who know each other from a mythology-inspired online video game, meet up IRL to compete in an augmented-reality tournament where sparks fly as the competition heats up and the team's two lead players try not to fall in love. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Moe Ferrara at BookEnds Literary brokered the deal for world rights.
Lou with the Band by Alexandra Leigh Young (Walker Books US) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Susan van Metre at Walker Books US has bought, in an exclusive submission, Lou with the Band by Alexandra Leigh Young (Idol Gossip), a YA contemporary novel in which a teen defers her first year of college to work as the laundry girl on the international tour of one of the biggest popstars on the planet and proceeds to bond with the tight-knit crew, fall into an intense romance, have adventures all over the world, and ultimately find herself. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency sold world rights.
I Killed the King by Andrea Hannah and Rebecca Mix (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kristin Rens at HarperCollins has acquired world English rights, in a preempt, to locked-room YA fantasy I Killed the King and a sequel, by Andrea Hannah and Rebecca Mix, pitched as Glass Onion with magic. When the king is murdered on the eve of a historic, war-ending ball, six suspects — one of whom is the killer — will have 12 hours to uncover who killed the king and why the body count keeps rising before a strange winter storm buries the castle at dawn. Publication is tentatively slated for summer 2025; Victoria Marini at High Line Literary Collective represented Hannah, and Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret represented Mix.
Boundless by EL Starling (Entangled Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Justine Bylo at Entangled Teen has acquired Boundless by EL Starling. This YA debut is a gender-bent retelling of Titanic that follows two star-crossed teens on the inaugural voyage of the Boundless, an indestructible luxury spaceship that is sabotaged days from their destination. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Gabriella Melendez at Great Dog Literary negotiated the deal for world rights.
If I Could Go Back by Briana Johnson (Peachtree Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen has acquired If I Could Go Back, a coming-of-age YA debut by Briana Johnson. As high school senior Aaliyah Campbell, who was raised by her grandfather in South Chicago, wrestles with anxiety and feelings of abandonment, she attempts to connect with the parents who gave her up as a baby and in doing so drives a wedge between her and the family who's always been there for her. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Sam Farkas at Jill Grinberg Literary Management did the deal for world rights.
Haunted Hearts by Katrina Leno (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has acquired Haunted Hearts by Katrina Leno (Horrid; You Must Not Miss), a YA novel about four close-knit sisters and the ghost they love. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Wendy Schmalz at Wendy Schmalz Agency sold world rights.
You Started It by Jackie Khalileh (Tundra Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Lynne Missen at Tundra Books has acquired two YA novels by Something More author Jackie Khalilieh. You Started It, a rom-com in which a messy, type-A girl determined to check items off the senior year bucket list she once shared with her ex, schemes to win him back by fake-dating a younger, obnoxious new student. And Everything Comes Back to You, a romance featuring a Palestinian Canadian girl intent on being the perfect Arab daughter after news of her older sister's accidental pregnancy shakes her family's foundation, but struggles to abide by expectations placed on her when she falls in love. Publication is set for summer 2025 and summer 2026; Valerie Noble at Donaghy Literary Group sold world English rights.
The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee (Inkyard Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Claire Stetzer while at Inkyard Press acquired Susan Lee's next YA rom-com, The Romance Rivalry. When a college-age romance book reviewer decides to follow popular romance tropes to find her own first love, a rival reviewer challenges her to see who can find love-via-trope first—and may just prove why enemies-to-lovers is the best of them all. Mabel Hsu at HarperCollins will edit, for publication in summer 2025 and a second untitled YA in fall 2026. Taylor Haggerty at Root Literary negotiated the deal for world English rights.
All Paths Lead to Paris by Sabrina Fedel (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Romance has bought, in an exclusive submission, All Paths Lead to Paris by Sabrina Fedel, a romance about a Parisian fashion influencer living la vie en rose in Paris while fake-dating her famous musician bestie, until she meets a "normal" guy and begins to date him on the sly, leaving her rethinking whether her lies might have too much truth in them. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Michelle Hauck at Storm Literary Agency sold world and audio rights.
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Bria Ragin at Delacorte has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala, pitched as "Veronica Mars but starring queer, brown girls." In this YA debut, high school tarot reader Danika Dizon's latest client goes missing after a troubling reading; when the client's younger sister blames her for the disappearance, Danika must apply everything she's learned from her private investigator mother and mystery author father to solve her first case. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
Blue Beach by Karyn Parsons (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Nikki Garcia at Little, Brown has acquired a historical novel by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor Karyn Parsons in her YA debut, titled Blue Beach, about a girl whose life changes when a dead white debutante washes up on the shore of the Black beach owned by her family. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Marc Gerald at Europa Content sold North American rights.
Top Heavy by Rhonda DeChambeau (Holiday House) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Sally Morgridge at Holiday House has bought, in a preempt, world rights to Top Heavy, Rhonda DeChambeau's debut YA novel in verse, about 15-year-old Esme, a talented dancer who feels like she might capsize under the weight of her own chest, a book that examines friendship, family, social class, and the complicated relationship we have with our own bodies. Publication is set for summer 2025; Elizabeth Bennett at Transatlantic Agency handled the two-book deal.
You've Awoken Her by Ann Dávila Cardinal (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Claudia Gabel while at HarperCollins bought You've Awoken Her by Ann Dávila Cardinal, a contemporary YA horror in which a Puerto Rican teen becomes intertwined with a string of disappearances and "accidental" drownings when his nouveau riche best friend is set to become the next victim of the Lovecraftian monster lurking along the Hamptons coastline. Carolina Mancheno Ortiz will edit; publication is scheduled for summer 2025. Linda Camacho at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency brokered the deal for North American rights.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Young Readers Edition by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (Putnam) - YA non-fiction, not yet added to Goodreads.
Ruta Rimas at Putnam has acquired a young readers edition of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin. The 2005 biography of Oppenheimer, the "father of the atomic bomb," won the Pulitzer Prize and is the basis for the current film Oppenheimer; educator and historian Eric S. Singer will adapt the text. Publication is scheduled for summer 2025; Jill Grinberg at Jill Grinberg Literary Management sold world rights.
Untitled by Becky Dean (Delacorte)
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Kindred Serpents by Sarah Mensinga (Abrams) - YA graphic novel.
Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams has acquired, in a six-figure deal, the graphic novel Kindred Serpents by Sarah Mensinga, pitched as Wings of Fire meets Nimona, about a girl who longs for a dragon of her own, but instead helps an elderly dragon reunite with his lost human and discovers her unique calling along the way. Publication is planned for late 2025; Mark Gottlieb at Trident Media Group negotiated the deal for world rights.
House of Hearts by Skyla Arndt (Viking)
We Were Never Here by Sophia Hannan (Simon and Schuster)
An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew (Joy Revolution)
The Deep Well by Laura Creedle (Quill Tree Books) - moved from 2024, not yet added to Goodreads, new release season announced by author on Instagram.
When five-year-old April Fischer heard a strange voice coming from the bottom of a superdeep borehole, it triggered a massacre. Among the victims of the massacre was April’s foreman dad, but his body was never found.
Urban legend has it that the massacre was a blood sacrifice made by the mysterious Deep Well cult to open a portal to another dimension. It doesn’t help when the terrible movie based on her life called Hellhole! suggests that a demon-possessed April opened the portal on the day of the massacre. After that, only April’s best friend, the skeptical, acerbic Grace stood by her.
Almost twelve years later, an online group of Deep Well cultists are convinced that the voice told April to open a portal to another dimension— and she needs to come back to the drill site on her seventeenth birthday to finish the job.
Nothing could bring April back until documents from the drill site convince her that her dad is on the other side of the portal— and that he's still alive. Aided by Grace, Zach, who lost his uncle in the massacre, and Slater, a mysterious newcomer with motives of his own, April searches for the truth about what happened that day with the hope of bringing her dad back home.
But the clock is ticking down towards her birthday, and the cultists need another sacrifice...
The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake by Mara Rutherford (Inkyard Press)
Meghan McCullough while at Inkyard bought world English rights to The Demonic Inventions of Aurelie Blake by Mara Rutherford (A Multitude of Dreams), in which 18-year-old inventor Aurelie makes an illegal bargain to save her family, even though every new creation releases a demon into her world, and this one can only be stopped with the help of a reluctant (and annoyingly handsome) demon hunter. Emilia Rhodes at Harper Teen will edit; publication is tentatively set for fall 2025. Uwe Stender at Triada US brokered the six-figure, two-book deal.
Season of Fear by Emily Cooper (Christy Ottaviano Books)
Jessica Anderson at Little, Brown/Christy Ottaviano Books has acquired, in a preempt, North American rights to Season of Fear by Emily Cooper, a dark YA fairy tale horror debut pitched for fans of The Hazel Wood and The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, about a girl born without fear, set in a Bavarian-inspired forest where monsters feast on the fears of girls and women. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Chloe Seager at Madeleine Milburn sold North American rights.
A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford (Wednesday Books)
Vanessa Aguirre at Wednesday Books has bought A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford (A Multitude of Dreams), a YA fantasy about a teenage conwoman who sells fake magical items—until a girl cursed to turn everything she touches into magic walks into her shop, looking for a cure. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Uwe Stender at Triada US negotiated the two-book deal for world English rights.
Who's All Going (to Die)? by Lisa Springer (Delacorte)
Bria Ragin at Delacorte Press has acquired Who's All Going (to Die)? by Lisa Springer, a YA contemporary horror pitched as White Lotus meets The Island, in which a teen girl is invited by a new friend to the soft launch of an idyllic wellness resort off the coast of Barbados, only to find herself caught up in an overzealous self-help movement. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency brokered the deal for world English rights.
She Gets the Girl: A Christmas Novella by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick (Simon and Schuster)
Alexa Pastor at Simon & Schuster has acquired two projects by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick. The first book, Make My Wish Come True, is a YA holiday Hallmark movie meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, set for fall 2024, about a messy and reckless teen actor who needs to clean up her reputation and stages a fake romance with her childhood best friend, hoping a little positive press will land her a dream role. In the second, She Gets the Girl: A Christmas Novella, planned for fall 2025, Alex and Molly visit a cozy, Christmas-loving town where they try to matchmake their friends Cora and May—and reveal the secrets they've been keeping from each other. Emily van Beek at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management sold world rights.
Witchlore by Emma Hinds (Wednesday Books)
Vanessa Aguirre at Wednesday Books has acquired, in a preempt, Witchlore by Emma Hinds, a YA contemporary fantasy about a nonbinary shapeshifter who must team up with a handsome witch in order to bring back their dead girlfriend and clear their name in her accidental death, all while reckoning with their own identity when ancient magic begins to shift their body at random. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Pete Knapp and Stuti Telidevara at Park & Fine Literary and Media did the two-book deal for North American rights on behalf of Philippa Milnes-Smith at the Soho Agency.
The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis (HarperCollins)
Alice Jerman while at HarperCollins has acquired The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis, a YA horror novel that tells the story of rivals Haden and Deacon, whose bands are stranded on the way to a local rock festival. They spot an old house that they discover has been waiting for them both for a long time—and the house knows help isn't coming. Clare Vaughn will edit, for publication in fall 2025; Molly Ker Hawn at the Bent Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights.
An Embroidery of Souls by Ruby Martinez (Knopf)
Gianna Lakenauth at Knopf has preempted world rights to An Embroidery of Souls by Ruby Martinez, a YA romantasy that follows Jade, who can stitch love, embroider away death, and unspool memories. She's a thread speaker in the queendom of Mérecal where a creature is on the hunt, and it's up to Jade and a boy whose soul shines brighter than the universe to stop it. A second untitled book will follow; publication is slated for fall 2025 and fall 2026, respectively. Sarah N. Fisk at the Tobias Literary Agency handled the deal.
Rules for Fake Girlfriends by Raegan Revord (Wednesday Books)
Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has acquired Rules for Fake Girlfriends by Raegan Revord, actor on the TV series Young Sheldon, pitched as Anna and the French Kiss meets I Kissed Shara Wheeler, a YA rom-com about 18-year-old Avery Blackwell, who follows clues her mother left her before she died, clues that lead her to Brighton College in England and a chance meeting with a girl that leads to fake dating and maybe real love. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Rick Richter at Aevitas Creative Management brokered the two-book deal for North American rights.
Darkening Song by Delphine Seddon (Wednesday Books)
Sara Goodman at Wednesday Books has acquired music business executive Delphine Seddon's YA debut, Darkening Song, a fiercely feminist novel about two girls; one a teen star failed by the industry which turned her into an idol, and the other her ambitious young manager, forced to make an impossible choice between friendship and power. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Rachel Petty at the Blair Partnership handled the two-book deal for world English rights.
Coldwire by Chloe Gong (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Sarah McCabe at McElderry Books has acquired Coldwire by Chloe Gong (These Violent Delights), the first in a YA dystopian trilogy. It's set in the near future where life has moved to virtual reality, following an ousted corporate soldier racing to clear her name of treason alongside the enemy who is truly guilty. Publication is set for fall 2025; Laura Crockett at Triada US did the high six-figure deal for North American rights.
Mind the Gap by Brenda Janowitz (Melissa De La Cruz Studio)
Brittany Rubiano at Disney Hyperion has acquired world rights to Mind the Gap, the debut YA novel by Brenda Janowitz (The Grace Kelly Dress; The Audrey Hepburn Estate), a coming-of-age story about a Jewish American teen on a European gap-year adventure that is 13 Little Blue Envelopes meets Love and Gelato, for the Melissa de la Cruz Studio. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Jessica Regel at Helm Literary represented the author.
The Siren and the Star by Colby Cedar Smith (Simon and Schuster)
Krista Vitola at Simon & Schuster has bought The Siren and the Star, Colby Cedar Smith's (Call Me Athena) next YA novel in verse, pitched as a Baroque High School Musical mixed with Blood, Water, Paint. It features a musical protégée who has chosen to join an elite ensemble traveling to a Baroque music festival in Venice, but she must break from her over-protective mother, learn to trust her newfound friends, and connect with a ghost from the past to find her true voice. Publication is set for fall 2025; Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio sold world English rights.
Coming Out Perfect by Richard Mercado (Scholastic/Graphix) - YA graphic novel.
David
Saylor and Emily Nguyen at Scholastic/Graphix have acquired Coming Out
Perfect, the YA graphic novel debut by Richard Mercado,
about a teenage boy who, after a failed attempt to come out to his
parents, resolves to become "the perfect gay kid" by running for student
council with the popular gay kid, Raymond. Publication is scheduled for
fall 2025 with a sequel to follow in spring 2027; Alice
Sutherland-Hawes at ASH Literary did the six-figure deal for world
rights.
The Grey and the Gallant by Ryan Lecount (Amulet) - YA graphic novel.
Charlotte Greenbaum at Abrams/Amulet has acquired Ryan Lecount's graphic novel debut The Grey and the Gallant.
In the first of this YA fantasy/SF series, Merek and Eliot, two young
squires, and their princess, Emeline, find themselves thrown into an
intergalactic conspiracy when an alien spaceship crash-lands near their
medieval kingdom. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Paloma Hernando
at Einstein Literary Management negotiated the deal.
I'd Like You to Like Me by Kat Schneider (Random House Graphic) - YA graphic novel.
Whitney
Leopard at Random House Graphic has bought world rights to I'd Like You
to Like Me, a debut YA graphic novel by Kat Schneider.
This graphic novel follows 15-year-old Meg during two weeks at Pioneer
Bible Camp, a Pentecostal sleepaway camp in the Adirondacks, where first
love challenges Meg's faith and view of the world forever. Publication
is planned for fall 2025; Chad W. Beckerman at the CAT Agency did the
two-book deal.
Rachel Sonis at Penguin Workshop has won at auction North American rights to Robert Mgrdich Apelian's Fustuk, a Ghibli-esque Persian/Armenian YA fantasy graphic novel that follows 17-year-old Kouchka Fustuk, the youngest child in a family of chefs, who must prove he can cook a dish to rival his legendary father's and please a Djinn enough to save his dying mother's life. Publication is set for fall 2025; Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency did the deal.
Prodigy by Cyrena Lee and Julia Kuo (FSG) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Trisha de Guzman at FSG has bought, in an exclusive submission, world rights to Cyrena Lee's debut YA graphic novel tentatively titled Prodigy, illustrated by Julia Kuo (I Dream of Popo), which follows Japanese American Ashima Shiraishi's swift ascent in the climbing world as a child prodigy and how she dealt with the immense pressure from her parents, her peers, and the media spotlight to continually be the best. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management represented the author, and Emily Van Beek at Folio Literary Management represented the illustrator.
The Street King by Lucas Soto and Samuel Soto-Saines (Henry Holt) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Mark Podesta at Henry Holt has acquired Lucas Soto and Samuel Soto-Saines's The Street King, a debut YA graphic novel about 17-year-old Manny Valdez—years after witnessing his father's death in an MMA match—as he grapples with grief and trauma while rising to stardom as an eSports star in a bid to secure enough prize money to save his uncle's arcade, aimed at fans of Haikyu!!, In Real Life, and Fence. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights.
Get Your Story Straight by Briar Rolfe (Levine Querido) - YA graphic novel, US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Irene Vázquez at Levine Querido has acquired Briar Rolfe's YA graphic novel Get Your Story Straight, in which a 19-year-old trans man who is out to everyone except his conservative parents embarks on a plan to fund his top surgery by faking an engagement to his friend Cooper, but learns it isn't easy to plan a wedding, even a fake one. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Nerrilee Weir at Bold Type Agency brokered the deal on behalf of Danielle Binks at Jacinta di Mase Management for world English (excluding ANZ) rights and world Spanish and Dutch rights.
Hey, Mary by Andrew Wheeler and Rye Hickman (Oni Press) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Chris Cerasi at Oni Press has acquired world rights to the graphic novel Hey, Mary by Andrew Wheeler, illustrated by Rye Hickman. In this YA coming-of-age romance about growing up Catholic and gay, 16-year-old Mark develops a crush on a guy at school and starts to question if he can reconcile his sexuality and his faith. Through conversations with his crush, his priest, and a friendly drag queen, along with imagined encounters with famous figures from history and scripture, Mark comes to a new understanding about his identity. Grace Scheipeter will edit; publication is set for fall 2025. Caitlin DiMotta at CDAS represented the author, and Dara Hyde at Hill Nadell Agency represented the illustrator.
Revenge Arc by Louisa Onomé and ONeillJones (Penguin Workshop) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Elizabeth Lee at Penguin Workshop has bought, for six figures at auction, world English rights to Revenge Arc by Louisa Onomé, illustrated by ONeillJones, a feminist YA graphic novel in which a group of teen girls at a kickboxing gym decide to get revenge on a boy who wronged them, until it turns out things are more complicated than throwing the first punch. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Claire Friedman at InkWell Management represented the author, and Claire Draper at the Bent Agency represented the illustrator.
Just Between Us by Adeline Kon (Dial) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Michelle Lee at Dial has acquired, at auction, Just Between Us, a YA graphic novel by Adeline Kon, pitched as Laura Dean meets Check, Please. Lydia, a star figure skater losing her passion for the sport, finds herself unexpectedly drawn to her rival on the ice in the high-pressure year leading up to the Olympics, in this queer coming of age story about first love, talent, and the golden dream. Publication is set for fall 2025; Tamara Kawar at DeFiore & Company sold world rights.
A Bite of Pepper by Balazs Lorinczi (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Kate Prosswimmer at McElderry Books has acquired A Bite of Pepper by Balazs Lorinczi, a YA graphic novel. The coming-of-age romance follows Pepper Mint, a born vampire, who would rather focus on skateboarding than finding a bride so that they can become fully immortal. But when the enigmatic and artistic Ana enters the picture, Pepper starts thinking about her future in a new way. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal for world rights.
Frostbite by Ian Boothby and Pia Guerra (Graphix) - A graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Cassandra Pelham Fulton at Scholastic/Graphix has acquired Frostbite by Ian Boothby (Sparks!) and Pia Guerra; Megan Peace will edit. In this YA graphic novel thriller, siblings Jen and Dante make videos of themselves doing extreme sports to post online, and when they jump out of a helicopter to ski down a mountain in an unfamiliar town, they find themselves surrounded by frost vampires and must survive the night. Publication is set for fall 2025; Anna Archer at Lucas Talent Inc. did the deal for world rights.
How to Survive the End of the World: Lessons from History by Katy Doughty (MITeen Press) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Olivia Swomley and Hilary Van Dusen at Candlewick/MITeen Press have acquired How to Survive the End of the World: Lessons from History by debut author Katy Doughty. The YA graphic novel is a science-driven journey into all the ways humanity could—and almost did—meet its end, and an ultimately hopeful look at surviving the odds. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
K-Jane by Lydia Kang (Quill Tree Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Jennifer Ung at HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books has bought K-Jane by Lydia Kang, a YA contemporary novel that follows a Korean American Nebraskan teen who, frustrated that everyone seems to know more about Korean culture than she does, attempts a self-guided crash course in K-pop, K-dramas, K-beauty and more before her little brother is born. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Eric Myers at Myers Literary negotiated the two-book deal for world rights.
Witchkiller by Ashlee Latimer (Scholastic) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Talia Seidenfeld at Scholastic has acquired Witchkiller by Ashlee Latimer, a dark YA reimagining of "Hansel and Gretel" told from Gretel's perspective. After killing a witch to save her brother, Gretel must grapple with her family's newfound stolen wealth, a betrothal to a prince she hardly knows, and the nearby coven that threatens to upend it all. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Marietta B. Zacker at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.
By Invitation Only by Alexandra Brown Chang (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kate Prosswimmer at McElderry Books has bought, in a preempt, By Invitation Only by Alexandra Brown Chang, a wish-fulfillment-laden YA romance inspired by the author's real-life debutante debacle, aimed at fans of American Royals, Better Than the Movies, and Love & Gelato. When Piper and Chapin both score invitations to the world's most high-profile debutante ball, their polar opposite lives are destined to collide. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Mollie Glick at CAA handled the deal for North American rights
Never Seen the Stars by Kate Korsh (Scholastic) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Maya Marlette at Scholastic has bought Never Seen the Stars, a debut YA novel by Kate Korsh, in which a 16-year-old girl with a rare genetic eye disease finds that as her sight fails, she's able to see her recently drowned friend, and, as he jokes and teases her like always, their chemistry hasn't changed—in fact, it's like he never left. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency negotiated the deal for North American rights.
All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi (Atheneum) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kristie Choi at Atheneum has acquired, at auction, Joanne Yi 's debut YA, All the Tomorrows After, about a Korean American teen dreaming of escape who reluctantly agrees to spend time with her estranged father in exchange for payment. As she navigates grievance and first love, she discovers that her father is terminally ill and begins to forge connections, new and old, that make her question her conviction to disappear. Publication is tentatively planned for fall 2025; Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the six-figure deal for North American rights.
Her Sharp Embrace by Kate Koenig (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has acquired, in a preempt, debut author Kate Koenig's Her Sharp Embrace, a YA fantasy duology in which a magical, all-girl's smuggler gang called The Nightshades is torn apart when a member is murdered and the gang must look inward to find the culprit. Publication is tentatively slated for fall 2025; Patrice Caldwell at New Leaf Literary & Media represents Electric Postcard Entertainment and brokered the deal for North American rights.
My Fair Monster by Adrienne Rivera (Page Street YA) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Lauren Knowles at Page Street YA has bought debut author Adrienne Rivera's My Fair Monster. When a regional horror host announces a monster costume contest, beauty pageant queen Corie knows she's found a way to prove she's not just a flake. It just requires the help of grumpy special effects makeup artist Everett Robbins to partner up and turn her into a pageant-worthy monster. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Natascha Morris at the Tobias Literary Agency sold world English rights.
A Riddle of Thorns by Sarena Nanua and Sasha Nanua (Holiday House) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Mora Couch at Holiday House has acquired Sarena Nanua and Sasha Nanua's YA historical fantasy A Riddle of Thorns, pitched as Divine Rivals meets The Inheritance Games. The book follows a girl who must compete against three strangers for her mother's mysterious inheritance: a plant said to have magical powers. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Pete Knapp and Stuti Telidevara at Park & Fine Literary and Media did the deal for world rights.
The Steps by Wendelin Van Draanen (Holiday House) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Sally Morgridge at Holiday House has acquired The Steps by Edgar-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen (the Sammy Keyes mysteries), a YA mystery/thriller featuring Ruby Vossen, a 14-year-old chess whiz who must apply her strategies in real-life to outmaneuver her new stepsiblings' schemes to inherit her family's estate. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Ginger Knowlton at Curtis Brown Ltd. negotiated the deal for world English rights.
Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Rachel Stark at Disney-Hyperion has bought, in a six-figure preempt, Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo (TJ Powar Has Something to Prove). In this romantic YA drama, Simran, the golden girl of her Sikh community, agrees to handle a gang's books to help former member Rajan avoid being forced back in, but when Simran's actions inadvertently drag them into a gang war, she and Rajan find out just what they'd be willing to sacrifice for each other. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency sold North American rights.
D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T. by Abby White (Levine Querido) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Irene Vázquez at Levine Querido has acquired D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T. by debut author Abby White. The YA novel follows Jewish teenager D.J., whose beloved cousin Rachel allegedly died by suicide—but whom D.J. is convinced was murdered. When she moves to Rachel's hometown, D.J. must juggle prepping for her Bat Mitzvah with investigating Rachel's death. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency sold world rights.
You've Found Oliver by Dustin Thao (Dutton) - not yet added to Goodreads, moved from Fall/Winter 2025.
Julie Strauss-Gabel at Dutton has acquired North American rights, at auction, to You've Found Oliver by Dustin Thao, a standalone novel that takes place in the same universe as Thao's debut, You've Reached Sam. A year after Sam's death, his best friend Oliver accidentally calls his number, and someone else answers the phone. The two strangers develop a strong connection and decide to meet up in person. Publication is planned for fall/winter 2025; Jenny Bent at the Bent Agency did the seven-figure deal.
Moonsick by Tom O'Donnell (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Sara Goodman at Wednesday Books has acquired a debut YA horror novel by Tom O'Donnell titled Moonsick and a second untitled YA horror. The story, pitched as The Purge but with werewolves, follows a privileged high school student who turns into a werewolf one night and has to reconcile her old, comfortable lifestyle with her new life after a night of mayhem on the eve of graduation. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Noah Ballard at Verve sold world English rights.
Prodigal Tiger by Samantha Chong (G.P. Putnam and Sons) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Tiara Kittrell at Putnam has bought, at auction, Prodigal Tiger by debut author Samantha Chong,
a YA fantasy rooted in Malaysian culture and diaspora, in which
Caroline, a disgraced witch in exile, must return home to save her
brother, who is next in line to be Protector of the Island following
news of his disappearance—only to discover that she's in a race against
time to settle a centuries-old score, and friends and foes may be
harboring hidden agendas. Publication is set for fall 2025; Larissa Melo
Pienkowski at Jill Grinberg Literary Management did the deal for North
American rights.
Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelsey Horton at Delacorte has acquired Shiny Happy People, a speculative horror novel by Clay McLeod Chapman. A teen girl notices people around her changing into upbeat strangers from a mysterious new drug plaguing their town, and she must team up with the new boy to discover what is happening before they are next. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Temple Hill Entertainment and Nick McCabe at Gotham Group sold world rights.
The Blade That Binds Us by Leah Thomas and Kali Wallace (Tiny Ghost Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Joshua Dean Perry at Tiny Ghost Press has acquired world English rights to The Blade That Binds Us, a dark romantic queer YA fantasy by Leah Thomas and Kali Wallace. When village boy Siggi inadvertently saves the life of stoic witch Hrafn, their lives become entwined, and they traverse an eerie country inspired by Iceland and its magical folklore, searching for Siggi's missing brother. Publication is planned for fall 2025.
The Silenced by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Alison Romig at Delacorte has acquired The Silenced by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Hatchet Girls). When a group of childhood friends meet at an abandoned reform school for girls, Hazel Perez is accidentally knocked unconscious and awakes with a thirst for payback that isn't her own. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Lane Heymont at the Tobias Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for world rights.
Roar of the Lambs by Jamison Shea (Henry Holt) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Jess Harold at Henry Holt has bought, in an exclusive submission, Roar of the Lambs, a speculative YA thriller by Jamison Shea, in which a clairvoyant 16-year-old girl discovers a mysterious box that triggers a vision of the apocalypse and must partner with the irresistible heir of a powerful local family to stop them from unleashing an evil that could destroy the world. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the six-figure deal for world English rights.
A Fate Unwoven by Rachael A. Edwards (Peachtree Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Jonah Heller at Peachtree Teen has acquired A Fate Unwoven by debut author Rachael A. Edwards. In this wintery YA fantasy, Prince Dimas is desperate to legitimize his claim to the throne by capturing Lena, a young heretical storyteller destined to be the Empire's next Fateweaver. But Lena will do anything to sever her magical bond to the upstart Emperor, even if it means striking a deal with an ancient and vengeful spirit. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Rena Rossner at the Deborah Harris Agency brokered the deal for world rights excluding British Commonwealth.
Butterfly's Sting by Abbie Harlow (Groundwood) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Karen Li and Shelley Tanaka at Groundwood have bought Abbie Harlow 's debut YA novel, Butterfly's Sting, the story of a teenage girl's efforts to save herself and her siblings from her abusive guardian, against the violent backdrop of an illegal boxing ring. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency did the deal for North American English/French rights.
Blood Like Water by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Press has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Blood Like Water by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez (Lies Like Wildfire; Friends Like These), a thriller set against an icy Alaskan winter, about a Valentine's Day night house party that turns deadly and the consequences for four longtime friends. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Elizabeth Bewley at Sterling Lord Literistic negotiated the deal for world English rights.
The Perfections by Lulee Ma (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has acquired, in a preempt, debut author Lulee Ma's The Perfections, a YA modern fantasy pitched as The Hunger Games meets K-pop, in which music creates magic and is owned by sinister corporations, and two star-crossed teens must compete in a life-or-death competition to become the ultimate global idol: an elite performer known as a Perfection. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Rachel Petty at the Blair Partnership sold North American rights.
Livewire by Sarah Raughley (Blackstone) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Brendan Deneen at Blackstone, in partnership with Valiant Entertainment, has bought Sarah Raughley's Livewire, a YA novel adaptation of the comic superhero, about a teen girl with technopathic powers who becomes the ward of the incredibly wealthy Toyo Harada, only to discover that he has nefarious plans for her (and the world). Publication is slated for fall 2025; Natalie Lakosil at Looking Glass Literary & Media negotiated the deal for world rights.
The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen (Roaring Brook Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kate Meltzer and Emilia Sowersby at Roaring Brook have bought, in a preempt, Kathleen S. Allen's gothic YA debut The Resurrectionist, pitched for fans of Anatomy: A Love Story and Gallant. The novel follows a young Victorian woman and aspiring surgeon who brings her twin sister back to life, only to discover she has created a monster. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Alicia Brooks at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency sold North American rights.
Untitled Horror Series #1 by Vincent Ralph (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has bought, in an exclusive submission four new horror-thrillers by Vincent Ralph (Lock the Doors; Secrets Never Die) with the series pitched as Fear Street meets American Horror Story and set in the town of Bleak Haven, a great place to live and the worst place to die. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Pete Knapp at Park and Fine Literary and Media negotiated the deal on behalf of Claire Wilson at RCW Literary for North American rights.
My Lips, Her Voice by LL Madrid (Creature Publishing) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Amanda Manns at Creature Publishing has bought LL Madrid 's YA debut, My Lips, Her Voice, a speculative feminist thriller with a queer love story at her desert-gothic heart, in which a teen sets out to solve a string of murders in her spooky mining town only to find herself haunted and controlled by her own cousin's vengeful ghost, pitched for fans of Sadie and Neverworld Wake. Publication is set for fall 2025; Ellen Goff at HG Literary sold North American rights.
Trail Rides & Starry Eyes by Katrina Emmel (Delacorte Romance) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Romance has acquired Trail Rides & Starry Eyes by Katrina Emmel, a contemporary dual POV YA romance set in the American West in which a teen girl from Wyoming finds herself trying to teach a teen actor from Hollywood how to ride a horse like a cowboy in only a few weeks; Alison Romig will edit. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency sold world rights.
Hekate by Nikita Gill (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Margaret Raymo at Little, Brown acquired Hekate and its sequels, a loosely connected trilogy of novels in verse about the Greek goddesses of the Underworld, at auction in February, and hopes to make Gill a big star in the U.S. as well. The first book is due out in fall 2025, with the next two tentatively scheduled for summer 2026 and winter 2027.
Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause (Peachtree Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"Author of the forthcoming BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE HERE Autumn Krause's GRAVE FLOWERS, a fantasy pitched as combining the courtly intrigue of Hamlet with the
vicious ambition of the Boleyn family, in an decaying but opulent world of flower magic; when a girl's twin sister, who was betrothed to the heir of a powerful kingdom, appears to her as a ghost, she agrees to take her sister's place to investigate her sister's murder, knowing that whoever killed her sister is sure to wish her dead as well, to Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen, for publication in fall 2025, by Susan Hawk at Upstart Crow Literary (world)."
Untitled by Elba Luz (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Alison Ames (Page Street YA) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Fateless #2 by Julie Kagawa (Inkyard Press)
Bittersweet Poison #2 by Hayley Dennings (Sourcebooks Fire)
Isle in the Flood #2 by Amanda M. Helander (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Karthik (HarperTeen)
A
whirlwind rom-com perfect for fans of Jenny Han, Axie Oh, and Ann
Liang, following a desi bisexual immigrant teen who goes off on a road
trip to claim her summertime crush – while trying to avoid falling for
someone else. With Bollywood references, a slow burn romance, and
multimedia prose, this hilarious debut by Anahita Karthik is a love
letter to India.
Eighteen-year-old Krishna Kumar has just had the best summer of her life. She’s ticked off every point on her “summer before med school” checklist – well, almost every point, because she didn’t quite have the elusive summer fling she’s been dreaming of with the cute boy next door, Amrit Acharya. Sure, they’ve been flirting on and off, but there’s still an asterisk for no kissing on her list. So, when Krishna’s flight back to the US gets cancelled and Amrit sends her the text – promising a raincheck on the goodbye kiss he “owes” her, winky face emoji and all – she sees a chance to finally have her moment.
Unfortunately, Amrit isn’t in Mumbai anymore; he’s at his second-cousin’s wedding in Goa – having left her farewell party early to make the trip – which is a day’s travel away. Which means Krishna needs to convince her best-cousin-turned-enemy, Priti, the only one with access to a car, to join her on a road trip so that she can crash a wedding, tell Amrit how she feels, slay her first kiss, and return in time to make the next flight home. Problem is, said car belongs to Priti’s brooding best friend Rudra Desai, who has been a stranger to Krishna all her life, a background character in Krishna’s sunshine montage.
Now, Krishna has to spend twenty-four hours on the road with Snow Queen and her equally cold best friend, without sending her DDLJ-esque plans spitballing down the drain. That includes avoiding confrontational fights with Priti about why Krishna’s immigration split them apart, owning the pieces of her culture she lost when she moved, and most importantly…avoiding falling for Rudra Desai.
The Choromancer Chronicles #1 by Tricia Levenseller (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024.
Holly West at Feiwel and Friends has acquired the next four YA fantasy novels by Tricia Levenseller. The Chromamancer Chronicles, a trilogy in which an orphan, princess, and ranger must stop a magical serial killer from destroying their world, will follow an expedited schedule with titles releasing six months apart in 2024 and 2025. The Darkness Within Us will be a companion novel to the author's bestselling The Shadows Between Us focusing on Alessandra's sister, and is slated for 2023. Rachel Brooks at BookEnds Literary negotiated the deal for world rights.
The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick by S. Isabelle (Inkyard Press) - moved from Summer 2024.
Claire Stetzer at Inkyard Press has acquired, in a six-figure preempt, S. Isabelle's YA historical romance, The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick, starring a young Black woman living in 1860s England who yearns for a writing career and independence rather than love and marriage, but when an unexpected inheritance forces her into London society and reunites her with her childhood best friend—who is now a bit of a rake—will she be forced to choose between her dreams and her heart? Publication is slated for summer 2024; Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for North American rights.
Their Will Undone by R.J. Valldeperas (Quill Tree Books)
Karen Chaplin at Quill Tree has acquired, at auction, Their Will Undone by R.J. Valldeperas, the first book in a debut YA fantasy duology in which an Inca girl imprisoned in a priestess temple is summoned to the palace by an unexpected marriage proposal from the emperor, and must contend with both his infuriatingly handsome right-hand man and the dark magic growing inside her—and decide whether she'll be a bride or a weapon. Publication is planned for 2025; Melanie Figueroa at Root Literary did the two-book deal for North American rights.
Gods & Gamemasters by Rosaria Munda (Razorbill) - moved from 2024.
Gretchen Durning at Razorbill has acquired Gods & Gamemasters by Rosaria Munda (the Aurelian Cycle). This speculative retelling of the Trojan War, pitched as a YA Circe meets Ready Player One, empowers two of Troy's most well-known tragic figures to rewrite their fates. Publication is planned for fall 2024; Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency negotiated the deal for North American rights.
My Name Is Everett by Dahlia Adler (Wednesday Books) - moved from 2024.
Vicki Lame at Wednesday Books has bought Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler (Cool for the Summer), a YA contemporary pitched as a bi Sliding Doors that follows a Jewish teen through two versions of the summer before senior year, one in NYC (with a cute girl) and one in L.A. (with a cute boy); plus My Name Is Everett, a sunshine-meets-grump boarding school romance in which a girl who wants to try being bad meets a boy who's desperate to be good, leading to an ill-conceived deal that quickly goes awry. Publication is set for summer 2023 and summer 2024; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights.
Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina (Wednesday Books) - moved from 2024.
Mara Delgado Sánchez at Wednesday Books has acquired, at auction, Mistress of Bones and a second untitled book by debut author Maria Z. Medina. Pitched as a YA Gideon the Ninth, and set in a world where the continents are anchored to the bones of seven gods, it follows Azul del Arroyo, a necromancer looking for her sister's bones to revive her. But when the Emissary of the Lord of Death is sent to hunt her down, they unleash a series of events that angers the gods, and now the gods want their bones back. Publication is set for winter 2024; Dorian Maffei at Kimberley Cameron & Associates Agency sold world English rights.
Stacy Whitman at Lee & Low/Tu Books has bought children's literature professor and The Dark Fantastic author Ebony Elizabeth Thomas's debut YA fantasy novel, Shifter and Dreamer. A finalist in Lee & Low's New Visions Award writing contest, this Black American urban fairy tale, inspired by Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly, Motown, and hip hop, follows two Detroit teens from different worlds who learn that they are the inheritors of a magical legacy that predates the Middle Passage. Publication is slated for 2025; Tanya McKinnon at McKinnon Literary did the deal for world rights.
There's Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson (FSG)
Asia Harden and Grace Kendall at FSG have acquired, at auction, There's Always Next Year, a YA rom-com by bestselling authors George M. Johnson (l.) (All Boys Aren't Blue) and Leah Johnson (You Should See Me in a Crown). Pitched for fans of What If It's Us and Dash & Lily—and holiday rom-coms—this dual POV, double love story follows two cousins who accidentally blow up their lives (and love lives) on New Year's Eve and then race to put them back together again before New Year's Day is over. Publication is tentatively set for fall 2025; Patrice Caldwell at New Leaf Literary & Media did the seven-figure deal for North American rights.
Death Card by Jasmine Smith (G.P. Putnam and Sons)
Tiara Kittrell at Putnam has bought North American rights to debut author Jasmine Smith's Death Card, a Black and queer YA contemporary fantasy about a New Orleanian tarot reader and secret witch who is thrown when a pretty tourist's cards foretell that she will kill her by the end of the next full moon. David Purse at Inked Entertainment did the deal, with the book scheduled for release in 2025; Lane Clarke at ArtHouse Literary represented the author.
Sing the Night by Megan Jauregui Eccles (8th Note)
Celine Wang at 8th Note has bought, in a two-book deal, Sing the Night and Elegy for a Dream by Megan Jauregui Eccles, a YA romantasy in which an ambitious soprano makes a Faustian bargain with a ghost trapped in a mirror to win a magical singing competition and restore her dead father's legacy, pitched as The Phantom of the Opera meets The Night Circus. Publication is set for 2025 and 2026; Lauren Galit at LKG Agency sold world English rights.
We Are Pan by Andre Frattino (IDW Publishing)
Heather Antos of IDW Publishing has bought world rights to We Are Pan by Andre Frattino, a YA historical fiction account of the clandestine Cold War operation to airlift Cuban children to the U.S. in the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power, illustrated by Yasmín Flores Montañez. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Elizabeth Copps at Copps Literary Services represented the author, and the illustrator represented herself.
Into the Deep Blue by Jennifer E. Archer (Marble Press) - moved from 2024.
Jodi Keller at Marble Press has acquired Into the Deep Blue, a YA contemporary novel by debut author and Nicholl Fellowship winner Jennifer E. Archer, which follows human hurricane Nick and always-fine Fiona, whose mothers have both died, leaving them to work through insurmountable grief—and maybe fall for each other. The novel, which is being made into a movie starring Sabrina Carpenter, is set for fall 2024; Christa Heschke and Daniele Hunter at McIntosh & Otis brokered the deal for world English rights.
Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic) - YA graphic novel.
Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphic has acquired through exclusive submission Trung Le Nguyen's (The Magic Fish) contemporary YA graphic novel Angelica and the Bear Prince. Angelica is a 17-year-old overachieving high school student learning to rebalance herself after burning out. When she commits herself to a theater internship, she struggles to balance her passion, her friendships, and her crush on the mysterious boy in the bear costume without crashing all over again. Publication is planned for 2025; Kate McKean at Morhaim Literary sold world rights.
Untitled by Kirya Traber (Dutton) - moved from 2023.
Andrew Karre at Dutton Children's Books has bought, in an exclusive submission, an untitled debut YA novel by playwright and performing artist Kirya Traber. Set on the rural coast of Northern California in the 1990s, the story centers on a teen girl who begins to question everything she thinks she knows when a new boy, the only other Black person around for miles, appears in town shortly after the body of a stranger is discovered in the woods. Publication is planned for 2023; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency did the deal for world English rights.
Rox, Piper & Snips by Jade Armstrong (First Second) - YA graphic novel.
Samia Fakih at First Second has bought Rox, Piper & Snips, Jade Armstrong's YA graphic novel about a magical team of teenage girls who are short-staffed, burned out, and struggling to balance their normal lives with their jobs as heroes. Publication is planned for 2025; Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company negotiated the deal for world rights.
Second Generation Blues by Julio Anta and Red Dryer (HarperAlley) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2024.
Carolina Ortiz at HarperAlley has bought, in an exclusive submission, Julio Anta (l.) and Red Dryer's coming-of-age YA graphic novel Second Generation Blues, following Luis Menendez as he struggles to escape from the burden of being the only son in a hardworking Cuban American family and endless responsibilities at their restaurant to reach for his own dreams and the promise of first love. Publication is slated for summer 2024; Jessica Mileo at InkWell Management Literary Agency represented the author, and Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management represented the illustrator.
Breadcrumbs by Kasia Babis (First Second) - YA graphic memior.
Mark Siegel at First Second has acquired Breadcrumbs, a YA graphic memoir by Kasia Babis about growing up in Poland after it transitioned from communism to capitalism in 1989, and how she became involved in progressive politics as her country took a turn toward the hard right. Ally Shwed will also edit. Publication is planned for 2025; Farley Chase at Chase Literary Agency sold world excluding rights Polish.
Mannequin Pixie Dream Boy #1 by Courtney Wirthit (VIZ Media) - YA graphic novel.
Fawn Lau at VIZ Media has acquired, in a three-book deal, in an exclusive submission, Courtney Wirthit's debut manga series Mannequin Pixie Dream Boy, about Binna, an aspiring fashion designer, who meets a handsome, enchanted mannequin who turns out to be a cursed 18th-century prince in need of true love's kiss to become human again. Publication of the first book is planned for 2025; Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
The Masked Princess by Ted Anderson and Ollie Roswell (First Second) - YA graphic novel.
Samia Fakih at First Second has bought world rights to The Masked Princess, written by Ted Anderson (l.) and illustrated by Ollie Roswell, a YA graphic novel where high-schooler Noel, cosplaying his childhood favorite character at an anime con, becomes an overnight hero after helping a fellow cosplayer, and ends up exploring his gender and discovering new aspects of his identity amid the backdrop of fandom and sudden fame. Publication is set for 2025; Jennifer Chen Tran, now at Folio Literary Management, represented Anderson while at Bradford Literary, and Paloma Hernando at Einstein Literary represented Roswell.
Sing with Me by Tai Manzano (Chronicle) - YA graphic novel.
Elizabeth Lazowski at Chronicle has acquired world rights to Tai Manzano's debut YA graphic novel, Sing with Me. In this queer rom-com set in Mexico, sparks fly when a pair of siblings meet their matches: two fierce players training for the upcoming charrería nationals. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Tamara Kawar negotiated the deal while at ICM Partners.
Flora by Paulina Ganucheau (First Second Books) - YA graphic novel.
Samia Fakih at First Second has bought Flora, a YA fantasy romance graphic novel by Paulina Ganucheau (Lemon Bird), about an independent loner who is making her way in the world by working odd jobs, until she meets Briar, a mysterious (and hot) plant man with Big Himbo Energy and a sinister secret. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management sold world rights.
My First Monster by Cecil Castellucci (Little, Brown) - YA graphic novel.
Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown has acquired world rights to Cecil Castellucci's YA graphic novel My First Monster, which follows Amelia LaCouer, a new girl who gets swept into an emotionally abusive relationship with the most popular guy in school, who is, quite literally, a monster. Shazleen Khan will illustrate; publication is scheduled for 2025. Kirby Kim at Janklow & Nesbit represented the author, and Kurestin Armada at Root Literary represented the illustrator.
A Smile Like Yours by Emily Thomas (Kids Can Press) - YA graphic novel.
Katie Scott at Kids Can Press has bought Emily Thomas's debut graphic novel A Smile Like Yours. This queer YA graphic novel follows Rhys Moore, a university freshman with developmental prosopagnosia, as he navigates his new collegiate life, friendship and even a romance with a cute roommate. Publication is planned for 2025; Lillian Mazeika at Tugeau 2 sold world rights.
Bad Kid: My Life as a "Troubled Teen" by Sofia Szamosi (Algonquin) - YA graphic memoir.
Sarah Alpert at Algonquin Young Readers has acquired Bad Kid: My Life as a "Troubled Teen" by Sofia Szamosi (Unretouchable), a YA graphic memoir following Sofia's adolescence being sent away to residential treatment centers for teenagers. The book explores how damaging labels can be—from Good Kid to Bad Kid—and how they shape our choices and identities throughout our lives. Publication is planned for 2025; Jennifer Weltz at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency sold North American rights.
The Three Beasts by Gillian Pascasi (Mad Cave Studios/Maverick) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Chris Fernandez at Mad Cave Studios/Maverick has bought The Three Beasts, a YA action-adventure graphic novel set in a fantastical Philippines-inspired land, by debut author-illustrator Gillian Pascasio. A sword-wielding trio of lesbian and trans friends risk facing a deadly hydra—and losing each other—to succeed their legendary dragon-tamer fathers. Publication is slated for 2025; Jas Perry at KT Literary brokered the deal for world English rights.
Not So Shoujo Love Story by Curryuku (VIZ Media) - YA graphic novel based on a web-comic, not yet added to Goodreads.
Julia Patrick at VIZ Media has bought Curryuku's YA graphic novel series Not So Shoujo Love Story, based on the webcomic of the same name, in which romance superfan (and tomboy) Rei's plans to create the perfect high school romance for herself are derailed when the most popular girl in school declares herself a rival for Rei's heart; Publication of the first book is planned for 2025; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management did the four-book deal for world rights.
Ancestree by Alex Dingley (Oni Press) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Michelle Nguyen, while at Oni Press, acquired Alex Dingley's queer YA horror graphic novel Ancestree, pitched as Crimson Peak meets The Green Knight; Desiree Rodriguez will edit. In the story, a young prince finds out the unsavory truth about his royal lineage when he becomes haunted by a dark creature lurking in the woods surrounding his family's castle. Publication of the first book is planned for 2025; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management negotiated the deal for world rights.
Fall of the Fireflies by Guadalupe García McCall (Lee & Low/Tu Books) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Stacy Whitman at Lee & Low/Tu Books has bought Guadalupe García McCall's Seasons of Sisterhood YA trilogy, books set in the world of McCall's 2012 novel Summer of the Mariposas. In the first novel, Fall of the Fireflies, twins Delia and Velia must put aside their differences to fight cucuys, heed the gods, and follow their hearts to save their father, in a horrifying retelling of Antigone. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Andrea Cascardi at Transatlantic Agency did the deal for North American rights.
Always Raining Here by Hazel and Bell (First Second) - YA graphic novel, adapted from a webcomic, this edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Kiara Valdez at First Second has acquired Hazel and Bell's YA graphic novel Always Raining Here, adapted from the webcomic of the same name. It follows a down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high school, parental expectations, their dreams, and each other. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Kurestin Armada at Root Literary negotiated the deal for world rights excluding France and Italy.
Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven (Wednesday Books) - previously published in the UK, US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
"Author of SOCIETY FOR SOULLESS GIRLS Laura Steven's EVERY EXQUISITE THING, pitched as a dark horror academia with a sapphic romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray, to Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books, in a very nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2025, by Chloe Seager at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency
(NA)."
Free Girls by Kristen McCallum (Flatiron Books) - not yet added to Goodreads, moved from 2024, release date change annouced on author website.
Sarah Barley and Sydney Jeon at Flatiron Books have bought North American rights to Kristen McCallum's Free Girls. The debut novel follows Jas, a teen girl adjusting to her new home, new family, and new life while keeping the secret that she's spent the last year in a juvenile detention center. Publication is tentatively scheduled for fall 2024; Sara Shandler and Joelle Hobeika negotiated the deal for North American rights.
Daughter of the Cursed Kingdom by Jasmine Skye (Feiwel and Friends) - previously titled Daughter of the Witch King.
Heirs of Power by Katie Zhao (Random House)
A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid (HarperTeen)
Night Shadow by Gry Kappel Jensen (Arctis) - originally published in Danish.
Death Is My Frenemy by Katarina E. Tonks (Wattpad Books) - originally self-published.
Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kelsey Horton at Delacorte has acquired Shiny Happy People, a speculative horror novel by Clay McLeod Chapman. A teen girl notices people around her changing into upbeat strangers from a mysterious new drug plaguing their town, and she must team up with the new boy to discover what is happening before they are next. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Temple Hill Entertainment and Nick McCabe at Gotham Group sold world rights.
The Blade That Binds Us by Leah Thomas and Kali Wallace (Tiny Ghost Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Joshua Dean Perry at Tiny Ghost Press has acquired world English rights to The Blade That Binds Us, a dark romantic queer YA fantasy by Leah Thomas and Kali Wallace. When village boy Siggi inadvertently saves the life of stoic witch Hrafn, their lives become entwined, and they traverse an eerie country inspired by Iceland and its magical folklore, searching for Siggi's missing brother. Publication is planned for fall 2025.
The Silenced by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Alison Romig at Delacorte has acquired The Silenced by Diana Rodriguez Wallach (Hatchet Girls). When a group of childhood friends meet at an abandoned reform school for girls, Hazel Perez is accidentally knocked unconscious and awakes with a thirst for payback that isn't her own. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Lane Heymont at the Tobias Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for world rights.
Roar of the Lambs by Jamison Shea (Henry Holt) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Jess Harold at Henry Holt has bought, in an exclusive submission, Roar of the Lambs, a speculative YA thriller by Jamison Shea, in which a clairvoyant 16-year-old girl discovers a mysterious box that triggers a vision of the apocalypse and must partner with the irresistible heir of a powerful local family to stop them from unleashing an evil that could destroy the world. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the six-figure deal for world English rights.
A Fate Unwoven by Rachael A. Edwards (Peachtree Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Jonah Heller at Peachtree Teen has acquired A Fate Unwoven by debut author Rachael A. Edwards. In this wintery YA fantasy, Prince Dimas is desperate to legitimize his claim to the throne by capturing Lena, a young heretical storyteller destined to be the Empire's next Fateweaver. But Lena will do anything to sever her magical bond to the upstart Emperor, even if it means striking a deal with an ancient and vengeful spirit. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Rena Rossner at the Deborah Harris Agency brokered the deal for world rights excluding British Commonwealth.
Butterfly's Sting by Abbie Harlow (Groundwood) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Karen Li and Shelley Tanaka at Groundwood have bought Abbie Harlow 's debut YA novel, Butterfly's Sting, the story of a teenage girl's efforts to save herself and her siblings from her abusive guardian, against the violent backdrop of an illegal boxing ring. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency did the deal for North American English/French rights.
Blood Like Water by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Press has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Blood Like Water by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez (Lies Like Wildfire; Friends Like These), a thriller set against an icy Alaskan winter, about a Valentine's Day night house party that turns deadly and the consequences for four longtime friends. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Elizabeth Bewley at Sterling Lord Literistic negotiated the deal for world English rights.
The Perfections by Lulee Ma (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has acquired, in a preempt, debut author Lulee Ma's The Perfections, a YA modern fantasy pitched as The Hunger Games meets K-pop, in which music creates magic and is owned by sinister corporations, and two star-crossed teens must compete in a life-or-death competition to become the ultimate global idol: an elite performer known as a Perfection. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Rachel Petty at the Blair Partnership sold North American rights.
Livewire by Sarah Raughley (Blackstone) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Brendan Deneen at Blackstone, in partnership with Valiant Entertainment, has bought Sarah Raughley's Livewire, a YA novel adaptation of the comic superhero, about a teen girl with technopathic powers who becomes the ward of the incredibly wealthy Toyo Harada, only to discover that he has nefarious plans for her (and the world). Publication is slated for fall 2025; Natalie Lakosil at Looking Glass Literary & Media negotiated the deal for world rights.
The Resurrectionist by Kathleen S. Allen (Roaring Brook Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Kate Meltzer and Emilia Sowersby at Roaring Brook have bought, in a preempt, Kathleen S. Allen's gothic YA debut The Resurrectionist, pitched for fans of Anatomy: A Love Story and Gallant. The novel follows a young Victorian woman and aspiring surgeon who brings her twin sister back to life, only to discover she has created a monster. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Alicia Brooks at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency sold North American rights.
Untitled Horror Series #1 by Vincent Ralph (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books has bought, in an exclusive submission four new horror-thrillers by Vincent Ralph (Lock the Doors; Secrets Never Die) with the series pitched as Fear Street meets American Horror Story and set in the town of Bleak Haven, a great place to live and the worst place to die. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Pete Knapp at Park and Fine Literary and Media negotiated the deal on behalf of Claire Wilson at RCW Literary for North American rights.
My Lips, Her Voice by LL Madrid (Creature Publishing) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Amanda Manns at Creature Publishing has bought LL Madrid 's YA debut, My Lips, Her Voice, a speculative feminist thriller with a queer love story at her desert-gothic heart, in which a teen sets out to solve a string of murders in her spooky mining town only to find herself haunted and controlled by her own cousin's vengeful ghost, pitched for fans of Sadie and Neverworld Wake. Publication is set for fall 2025; Ellen Goff at HG Literary sold North American rights.
Trail Rides & Starry Eyes by Katrina Emmel (Delacorte Romance) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Romance has acquired Trail Rides & Starry Eyes by Katrina Emmel, a contemporary dual POV YA romance set in the American West in which a teen girl from Wyoming finds herself trying to teach a teen actor from Hollywood how to ride a horse like a cowboy in only a few weeks; Alison Romig will edit. Publication is scheduled for fall 2025; Jordan Hamessley at JABberwocky Literary Agency sold world rights.
Hekate by Nikita Gill (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Margaret Raymo at Little, Brown acquired Hekate and its sequels, a loosely connected trilogy of novels in verse about the Greek goddesses of the Underworld, at auction in February, and hopes to make Gill a big star in the U.S. as well. The first book is due out in fall 2025, with the next two tentatively scheduled for summer 2026 and winter 2027.
Grave Flowers by Autumn Krause (Peachtree Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
"Author of the forthcoming BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE HERE Autumn Krause's GRAVE FLOWERS, a fantasy pitched as combining the courtly intrigue of Hamlet with the
vicious ambition of the Boleyn family, in an decaying but opulent world of flower magic; when a girl's twin sister, who was betrothed to the heir of a powerful kingdom, appears to her as a ghost, she agrees to take her sister's place to investigate her sister's murder, knowing that whoever killed her sister is sure to wish her dead as well, to Ashley Hearn at Peachtree Teen, for publication in fall 2025, by Susan Hawk at Upstart Crow Literary (world)."
Untitled by Elba Luz (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Alison Ames (Page Street YA) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Fateless #2 by Julie Kagawa (Inkyard Press)
Bittersweet Poison #2 by Hayley Dennings (Sourcebooks Fire)
Isle in the Flood #2 by Amanda M. Helander (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Karthik (HarperTeen)
Eighteen-year-old Krishna Kumar has just had the best summer of her life. She’s ticked off every point on her “summer before med school” checklist – well, almost every point, because she didn’t quite have the elusive summer fling she’s been dreaming of with the cute boy next door, Amrit Acharya. Sure, they’ve been flirting on and off, but there’s still an asterisk for no kissing on her list. So, when Krishna’s flight back to the US gets cancelled and Amrit sends her the text – promising a raincheck on the goodbye kiss he “owes” her, winky face emoji and all – she sees a chance to finally have her moment.
Unfortunately, Amrit isn’t in Mumbai anymore; he’s at his second-cousin’s wedding in Goa – having left her farewell party early to make the trip – which is a day’s travel away. Which means Krishna needs to convince her best-cousin-turned-enemy, Priti, the only one with access to a car, to join her on a road trip so that she can crash a wedding, tell Amrit how she feels, slay her first kiss, and return in time to make the next flight home. Problem is, said car belongs to Priti’s brooding best friend Rudra Desai, who has been a stranger to Krishna all her life, a background character in Krishna’s sunshine montage.
Now, Krishna has to spend twenty-four hours on the road with Snow Queen and her equally cold best friend, without sending her DDLJ-esque plans spitballing down the drain. That includes avoiding confrontational fights with Priti about why Krishna’s immigration split them apart, owning the pieces of her culture she lost when she moved, and most importantly…avoiding falling for Rudra Desai.
The Choromancer Chronicles #1 by Tricia Levenseller (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024.
Holly West at Feiwel and Friends has acquired the next four YA fantasy novels by Tricia Levenseller. The Chromamancer Chronicles, a trilogy in which an orphan, princess, and ranger must stop a magical serial killer from destroying their world, will follow an expedited schedule with titles releasing six months apart in 2024 and 2025. The Darkness Within Us will be a companion novel to the author's bestselling The Shadows Between Us focusing on Alessandra's sister, and is slated for 2023. Rachel Brooks at BookEnds Literary negotiated the deal for world rights.
The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick by S. Isabelle (Inkyard Press) - moved from Summer 2024.
Claire Stetzer at Inkyard Press has acquired, in a six-figure preempt, S. Isabelle's YA historical romance, The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick, starring a young Black woman living in 1860s England who yearns for a writing career and independence rather than love and marriage, but when an unexpected inheritance forces her into London society and reunites her with her childhood best friend—who is now a bit of a rake—will she be forced to choose between her dreams and her heart? Publication is slated for summer 2024; Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for North American rights.
Their Will Undone by R.J. Valldeperas (Quill Tree Books)
Karen Chaplin at Quill Tree has acquired, at auction, Their Will Undone by R.J. Valldeperas, the first book in a debut YA fantasy duology in which an Inca girl imprisoned in a priestess temple is summoned to the palace by an unexpected marriage proposal from the emperor, and must contend with both his infuriatingly handsome right-hand man and the dark magic growing inside her—and decide whether she'll be a bride or a weapon. Publication is planned for 2025; Melanie Figueroa at Root Literary did the two-book deal for North American rights.
Gods & Gamemasters by Rosaria Munda (Razorbill) - moved from 2024.
Gretchen Durning at Razorbill has acquired Gods & Gamemasters by Rosaria Munda (the Aurelian Cycle). This speculative retelling of the Trojan War, pitched as a YA Circe meets Ready Player One, empowers two of Troy's most well-known tragic figures to rewrite their fates. Publication is planned for fall 2024; Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency negotiated the deal for North American rights.
My Name Is Everett by Dahlia Adler (Wednesday Books) - moved from 2024.
Vicki Lame at Wednesday Books has bought Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler (Cool for the Summer), a YA contemporary pitched as a bi Sliding Doors that follows a Jewish teen through two versions of the summer before senior year, one in NYC (with a cute girl) and one in L.A. (with a cute boy); plus My Name Is Everett, a sunshine-meets-grump boarding school romance in which a girl who wants to try being bad meets a boy who's desperate to be good, leading to an ill-conceived deal that quickly goes awry. Publication is set for summer 2023 and summer 2024; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights.
Mistress of Bones by Maria Z. Medina (Wednesday Books) - moved from 2024.
Mara Delgado Sánchez at Wednesday Books has acquired, at auction, Mistress of Bones and a second untitled book by debut author Maria Z. Medina. Pitched as a YA Gideon the Ninth, and set in a world where the continents are anchored to the bones of seven gods, it follows Azul del Arroyo, a necromancer looking for her sister's bones to revive her. But when the Emissary of the Lord of Death is sent to hunt her down, they unleash a series of events that angers the gods, and now the gods want their bones back. Publication is set for winter 2024; Dorian Maffei at Kimberley Cameron & Associates Agency sold world English rights.
In Silent Seas We Drown by Liz Lawson (Delacorte) - delayed from 2021, then from 2022. Release year announced on instagram, but not yet updated on Goodreads.
Krista Marino at Delacorte has acquired world rights to Liz Lawson's (The Lucky Ones) second YA novel. In Silent Seas We Drown
is the story of three teens whose lives are sent into a tailspin when
one overdoses at another's home and her parents decide to press charges.
Told in dual POVs, the novel is about addiction, the ripple effects it
causes, and the secrets we all have. Publication is scheduled for 2021;
Andrea Morrison at Writers House brokered the deal.
The Unders by Eugene Lee Yang (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024, release year change announced by author on Youtube but not yet updated on Goodreads.
Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Eugene Lee Yang's
debut YA duology, The Unders, a twisted, queer fantasy in which a group
of teens band together to stop a war between the human and the magical
world. Publication of the first book is slated for spring 2024; Jessica
Felleman at Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency sold North American rights.
Sugar Coated by Amber Padilla (Scholastic Graphix) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2024.
Megan
Peace and David Saylor at Scholastic Graphix have acquired, in an
exclusive submission, world rights to Sugar Coated, a debut graphic
novel by #OwnVoices creator Amber Padilla.
In this coming-of-age YA novel, Latinx protagonist Annabelle Romo is
the awkward new girl in school who is trying to fit in and find love… as
somebody else. Through the sweet treats she bakes and the sugar-coated
online profile she makes, Annabelle soon discovers that finding friends
and finding love isn't nearly as challenging as finding herself.
Publication is set for 2024; Dara Hyde at Hill Nadell Literary
negotiated the deal.
Last Ship to Mars by Samantha Benc (Henry Holt) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2024.
Mark
Podesta at Henry Holt has bought, at auction, Last Ship to Mars by
queer cartoonist Samantha Benc, a speculative YA graphic novel pitched
as Bloom meets Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Set on a deteriorating Earth, the story follows Mara, an aspiring
scientist, and her relationship with a humanoid android—a connection
that will alter the course of her life, forcing her to choose between
abandoning her planet for a better life on Mars or working to rescue the
only home she's ever known. Publication is set for winter 2024; Claire
Draper at the Bent Agency did the deal for world English rights.
Stacy Whitman at Lee & Low/Tu Books has bought children's literature professor and The Dark Fantastic author Ebony Elizabeth Thomas's debut YA fantasy novel, Shifter and Dreamer. A finalist in Lee & Low's New Visions Award writing contest, this Black American urban fairy tale, inspired by Virginia Hamilton's The People Could Fly, Motown, and hip hop, follows two Detroit teens from different worlds who learn that they are the inheritors of a magical legacy that predates the Middle Passage. Publication is slated for 2025; Tanya McKinnon at McKinnon Literary did the deal for world rights.
There's Always Next Year by Leah Johnson and George M. Johnson (FSG)
Asia Harden and Grace Kendall at FSG have acquired, at auction, There's Always Next Year, a YA rom-com by bestselling authors George M. Johnson (l.) (All Boys Aren't Blue) and Leah Johnson (You Should See Me in a Crown). Pitched for fans of What If It's Us and Dash & Lily—and holiday rom-coms—this dual POV, double love story follows two cousins who accidentally blow up their lives (and love lives) on New Year's Eve and then race to put them back together again before New Year's Day is over. Publication is tentatively set for fall 2025; Patrice Caldwell at New Leaf Literary & Media did the seven-figure deal for North American rights.
Death Card by Jasmine Smith (G.P. Putnam and Sons)
Tiara Kittrell at Putnam has bought North American rights to debut author Jasmine Smith's Death Card, a Black and queer YA contemporary fantasy about a New Orleanian tarot reader and secret witch who is thrown when a pretty tourist's cards foretell that she will kill her by the end of the next full moon. David Purse at Inked Entertainment did the deal, with the book scheduled for release in 2025; Lane Clarke at ArtHouse Literary represented the author.
Sing the Night by Megan Jauregui Eccles (8th Note)
Celine Wang at 8th Note has bought, in a two-book deal, Sing the Night and Elegy for a Dream by Megan Jauregui Eccles, a YA romantasy in which an ambitious soprano makes a Faustian bargain with a ghost trapped in a mirror to win a magical singing competition and restore her dead father's legacy, pitched as The Phantom of the Opera meets The Night Circus. Publication is set for 2025 and 2026; Lauren Galit at LKG Agency sold world English rights.
We Are Pan by Andre Frattino (IDW Publishing)
Heather Antos of IDW Publishing has bought world rights to We Are Pan by Andre Frattino, a YA historical fiction account of the clandestine Cold War operation to airlift Cuban children to the U.S. in the wake of Fidel Castro's rise to power, illustrated by Yasmín Flores Montañez. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Elizabeth Copps at Copps Literary Services represented the author, and the illustrator represented herself.
Into the Deep Blue by Jennifer E. Archer (Marble Press) - moved from 2024.
Jodi Keller at Marble Press has acquired Into the Deep Blue, a YA contemporary novel by debut author and Nicholl Fellowship winner Jennifer E. Archer, which follows human hurricane Nick and always-fine Fiona, whose mothers have both died, leaving them to work through insurmountable grief—and maybe fall for each other. The novel, which is being made into a movie starring Sabrina Carpenter, is set for fall 2024; Christa Heschke and Daniele Hunter at McIntosh & Otis brokered the deal for world English rights.
Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic) - YA graphic novel.
Whitney Leopard at Random House Graphic has acquired through exclusive submission Trung Le Nguyen's (The Magic Fish) contemporary YA graphic novel Angelica and the Bear Prince. Angelica is a 17-year-old overachieving high school student learning to rebalance herself after burning out. When she commits herself to a theater internship, she struggles to balance her passion, her friendships, and her crush on the mysterious boy in the bear costume without crashing all over again. Publication is planned for 2025; Kate McKean at Morhaim Literary sold world rights.
Untitled by Kirya Traber (Dutton) - moved from 2023.
Andrew Karre at Dutton Children's Books has bought, in an exclusive submission, an untitled debut YA novel by playwright and performing artist Kirya Traber. Set on the rural coast of Northern California in the 1990s, the story centers on a teen girl who begins to question everything she thinks she knows when a new boy, the only other Black person around for miles, appears in town shortly after the body of a stranger is discovered in the woods. Publication is planned for 2023; Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency did the deal for world English rights.
Rox, Piper & Snips by Jade Armstrong (First Second) - YA graphic novel.
Samia Fakih at First Second has bought Rox, Piper & Snips, Jade Armstrong's YA graphic novel about a magical team of teenage girls who are short-staffed, burned out, and struggling to balance their normal lives with their jobs as heroes. Publication is planned for 2025; Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company negotiated the deal for world rights.
Second Generation Blues by Julio Anta and Red Dryer (HarperAlley) - YA graphic novel, moved from 2024.
Carolina Ortiz at HarperAlley has bought, in an exclusive submission, Julio Anta (l.) and Red Dryer's coming-of-age YA graphic novel Second Generation Blues, following Luis Menendez as he struggles to escape from the burden of being the only son in a hardworking Cuban American family and endless responsibilities at their restaurant to reach for his own dreams and the promise of first love. Publication is slated for summer 2024; Jessica Mileo at InkWell Management Literary Agency represented the author, and Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management represented the illustrator.
Breadcrumbs by Kasia Babis (First Second) - YA graphic memior.
Mark Siegel at First Second has acquired Breadcrumbs, a YA graphic memoir by Kasia Babis about growing up in Poland after it transitioned from communism to capitalism in 1989, and how she became involved in progressive politics as her country took a turn toward the hard right. Ally Shwed will also edit. Publication is planned for 2025; Farley Chase at Chase Literary Agency sold world excluding rights Polish.
Mannequin Pixie Dream Boy #1 by Courtney Wirthit (VIZ Media) - YA graphic novel.
Fawn Lau at VIZ Media has acquired, in a three-book deal, in an exclusive submission, Courtney Wirthit's debut manga series Mannequin Pixie Dream Boy, about Binna, an aspiring fashion designer, who meets a handsome, enchanted mannequin who turns out to be a cursed 18th-century prince in need of true love's kiss to become human again. Publication of the first book is planned for 2025; Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
The Masked Princess by Ted Anderson and Ollie Roswell (First Second) - YA graphic novel.
Samia Fakih at First Second has bought world rights to The Masked Princess, written by Ted Anderson (l.) and illustrated by Ollie Roswell, a YA graphic novel where high-schooler Noel, cosplaying his childhood favorite character at an anime con, becomes an overnight hero after helping a fellow cosplayer, and ends up exploring his gender and discovering new aspects of his identity amid the backdrop of fandom and sudden fame. Publication is set for 2025; Jennifer Chen Tran, now at Folio Literary Management, represented Anderson while at Bradford Literary, and Paloma Hernando at Einstein Literary represented Roswell.
Sing with Me by Tai Manzano (Chronicle) - YA graphic novel.
Elizabeth Lazowski at Chronicle has acquired world rights to Tai Manzano's debut YA graphic novel, Sing with Me. In this queer rom-com set in Mexico, sparks fly when a pair of siblings meet their matches: two fierce players training for the upcoming charrería nationals. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Tamara Kawar negotiated the deal while at ICM Partners.
Flora by Paulina Ganucheau (First Second Books) - YA graphic novel.
Samia Fakih at First Second has bought Flora, a YA fantasy romance graphic novel by Paulina Ganucheau (Lemon Bird), about an independent loner who is making her way in the world by working odd jobs, until she meets Briar, a mysterious (and hot) plant man with Big Himbo Energy and a sinister secret. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Charlie Olsen at InkWell Management sold world rights.
My First Monster by Cecil Castellucci (Little, Brown) - YA graphic novel.
Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown has acquired world rights to Cecil Castellucci's YA graphic novel My First Monster, which follows Amelia LaCouer, a new girl who gets swept into an emotionally abusive relationship with the most popular guy in school, who is, quite literally, a monster. Shazleen Khan will illustrate; publication is scheduled for 2025. Kirby Kim at Janklow & Nesbit represented the author, and Kurestin Armada at Root Literary represented the illustrator.
A Smile Like Yours by Emily Thomas (Kids Can Press) - YA graphic novel.
Katie Scott at Kids Can Press has bought Emily Thomas's debut graphic novel A Smile Like Yours. This queer YA graphic novel follows Rhys Moore, a university freshman with developmental prosopagnosia, as he navigates his new collegiate life, friendship and even a romance with a cute roommate. Publication is planned for 2025; Lillian Mazeika at Tugeau 2 sold world rights.
Bad Kid: My Life as a "Troubled Teen" by Sofia Szamosi (Algonquin) - YA graphic memoir.
Sarah Alpert at Algonquin Young Readers has acquired Bad Kid: My Life as a "Troubled Teen" by Sofia Szamosi (Unretouchable), a YA graphic memoir following Sofia's adolescence being sent away to residential treatment centers for teenagers. The book explores how damaging labels can be—from Good Kid to Bad Kid—and how they shape our choices and identities throughout our lives. Publication is planned for 2025; Jennifer Weltz at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency sold North American rights.
The Three Beasts by Gillian Pascasi (Mad Cave Studios/Maverick) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Chris Fernandez at Mad Cave Studios/Maverick has bought The Three Beasts, a YA action-adventure graphic novel set in a fantastical Philippines-inspired land, by debut author-illustrator Gillian Pascasio. A sword-wielding trio of lesbian and trans friends risk facing a deadly hydra—and losing each other—to succeed their legendary dragon-tamer fathers. Publication is slated for 2025; Jas Perry at KT Literary brokered the deal for world English rights.
Not So Shoujo Love Story by Curryuku (VIZ Media) - YA graphic novel based on a web-comic, not yet added to Goodreads.
Julia Patrick at VIZ Media has bought Curryuku's YA graphic novel series Not So Shoujo Love Story, based on the webcomic of the same name, in which romance superfan (and tomboy) Rei's plans to create the perfect high school romance for herself are derailed when the most popular girl in school declares herself a rival for Rei's heart; Publication of the first book is planned for 2025; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management did the four-book deal for world rights.
Ancestree by Alex Dingley (Oni Press) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Michelle Nguyen, while at Oni Press, acquired Alex Dingley's queer YA horror graphic novel Ancestree, pitched as Crimson Peak meets The Green Knight; Desiree Rodriguez will edit. In the story, a young prince finds out the unsavory truth about his royal lineage when he becomes haunted by a dark creature lurking in the woods surrounding his family's castle. Publication of the first book is planned for 2025; Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management negotiated the deal for world rights.
Fall of the Fireflies by Guadalupe García McCall (Lee & Low/Tu Books) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Stacy Whitman at Lee & Low/Tu Books has bought Guadalupe García McCall's Seasons of Sisterhood YA trilogy, books set in the world of McCall's 2012 novel Summer of the Mariposas. In the first novel, Fall of the Fireflies, twins Delia and Velia must put aside their differences to fight cucuys, heed the gods, and follow their hearts to save their father, in a horrifying retelling of Antigone. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Andrea Cascardi at Transatlantic Agency did the deal for North American rights.
Always Raining Here by Hazel and Bell (First Second) - YA graphic novel, adapted from a webcomic, this edition not yet added to Goodreads.
Kiara Valdez at First Second has acquired Hazel and Bell's YA graphic novel Always Raining Here, adapted from the webcomic of the same name. It follows a down-to-earth courtship between two gay teenagers as they fumble with high school, parental expectations, their dreams, and each other. Publication is scheduled for 2025; Kurestin Armada at Root Literary negotiated the deal for world rights excluding France and Italy.
Every Exquisite Thing by Laura Steven (Wednesday Books) - previously published in the UK, US edition not yet added to Goodreads.
"Author of SOCIETY FOR SOULLESS GIRLS Laura Steven's EVERY EXQUISITE THING, pitched as a dark horror academia with a sapphic romance retelling of The Picture of Dorian Gray, to Eileen Rothschild at Wednesday Books, in a very nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2025, by Chloe Seager at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency
(NA)."
Free Girls by Kristen McCallum (Flatiron Books) - not yet added to Goodreads, moved from 2024, release date change annouced on author website.
Sarah Barley and Sydney Jeon at Flatiron Books have bought North American rights to Kristen McCallum's Free Girls. The debut novel follows Jas, a teen girl adjusting to her new home, new family, and new life while keeping the secret that she's spent the last year in a juvenile detention center. Publication is tentatively scheduled for fall 2024; Sara Shandler and Joelle Hobeika negotiated the deal for North American rights.
Daughter of the Cursed Kingdom by Jasmine Skye (Feiwel and Friends) - previously titled Daughter of the Witch King.
Heirs of Power by Katie Zhao (Random House)
A Theory of Dreaming by Ava Reid (HarperTeen)
Night Shadow by Gry Kappel Jensen (Arctis) - originally published in Danish.
Death Is My Frenemy by Katarina E. Tonks (Wattpad Books) - originally self-published.
Finding Life's Story: Volume Four by Joy Hakim (Candlewick Press)
Ava's Demon Book Three by Michelle Fus (Skybound Comet)
Untitled by Sophie Kim (Entangled Teen)
Untitled by Alexandra Bracken (Knopf)
Untitled by Ray Stoeve (Abrams)
Untitled by Maria Z. Medina (Wednesday Books)
Untitled by Madeline Roux (Quill Tree Books)
Untitled by Emily Varga (Wednesday Books)
Untitled by Cole Dietrich (Wednesday Books)
Untitled by Carolina Ixta (Quill Tree Books)
Untitled by Court Stevens (Thomas Nelson)
Untitled by Pablo Leon (First Second) - YA graphic novel.
Untitled by Kennedy Tarrell (Feiwel and Friends) - YA graphic novel.
Untitled by Emily Riesbeck and Bayleigh Underwood (Abrams) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Kelly Fernández (Scholastic/Graphix) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Kiara Valdez (HarperAlley) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Julian Winters (Viking) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Megan Davidhizar (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Kayvion Lewis (Nancy Paulsen Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Talia Tucker (Kokila) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Judy I. Lin (Rick Riordan Presents) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Cindy R X He (Sourcebooks Fire) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Meredith Adamo (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Traci Chee (Clarion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Jen Ferguson (Heartdrum) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Tashie Bhuiyan (Inkyard Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Erin Baldwin (Viking) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Cheryl Isaacs (Heartdrum) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Matthew Hubbard (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Bessie Flores Zaldívar (Dial) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Kaitlyn Hill (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Clare Osongco (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Kurt Kirchmeier (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by E.K. Johnston (Dutton) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Ambika Vohra (Quill Tree Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by K. Ancrum (HarperTeen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Sajni Patel (Rick Riordan Presents) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Madeline Claire Franklin (Zando) - not yet added to Gooreads.
Untitled by Lauren Ho (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Catherine Yu (Page Street) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Amber Chen (Viking) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Auriane Desombre (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Christen Randall (Antheneum) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Elle McNicoll (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Sujin Witherspoon (Union Square & Co.) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Ravena Guron (Sourcebooks Fire) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Undated by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Chatham Greenfield (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Rebecca Stafford (Quill Tree Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Daisy Garrison (Flatiron Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Kayla Cottingham (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Diana Urban (G.P Putnam and Sons) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Sher Lee (Quill Tree Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Brooke Archer (Razorbill) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by S. Isabelle (Inkyard Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by E.K. Johnston (Tundra Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Jessica Lewis (Inkyard Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Kelly Murashige (Soho Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Theo Parish (HarperAlley) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Lancers #3 by Yoon Ha Lee (Delacorte) - release date likely to be moved.
The Saplings Curse #2 by James Persichetti and L. Biehler (HMH)
Bad Blood #3 by Morgan Rhodes (Razorbill)
The Empire Wars #2 by Akure Phenix (Blackstone)
Thirstwood #3 by Elly Blake (Little, Brown) - release date very likely to be moved.
The Floating World #2 by Axie Oh (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024, likely to be moved to 2026.
Once a Queen #3 by Sarah Arthur (Waterbook)
Royal Blood #3 by Aimee Carter (Delacorte) - moved from 2024.
Lizze & Darcy #2 by Tirzah Price (HarperCollins) - moved from 2024.
The Unders #2 by Eugene Lee Yang (Feiwel and Friends) - release date likely to be moved.
The Wildest Things #2 by Andrea Hannah (Wednesday Books)
We Shall Be Monsters #2 by Tara Sim (Penguin/Paulsen) - moved from 2024.
Whisper of the Ravens #3 by Malene Solvsten (Arctis) - originally published in Denmark.
The Dark Room #2 by Victoria Setian and Savanna Ganucheau (Amulet) - YA graphic novel.
Kloud 9 #3 by A. J. O. Mason and Dominic Bustamante (IDW) - YA graphic novel.
Untitled #2 by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Temptation of Magic #2 by Megan Scott (Inkyard Press) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Enchanters #2 by Jen Calonita (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
House of Marionne #3 by J. Elle (Razorbill) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Riot Act #2 by Sarah Lariviere (Knopf) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Drowned Gods #3 by Pascalle Lacelle (Simon and Schuster) - announced on instagram, not yet added to Goodreads.
Truly Devious #6 by Maureen Johnson (Katherine Tegan Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Web of the Spider #2 by Michael P. Spradlin (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled #2 by Lexi Ryan (Clarion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
A Spin of Fate #2 by AA Vora (Putnam) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Dagger and the Flame #2 by Catherine Doyle (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Fledgling #2 by S.K. Ali (Kokila) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Songlight #2 by Moira Buffini (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Darker by Four #2 by June CL Tan (HarperTeen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
I'm the Grim Reaper #2 by Graveweaver (VIZ Media) - based on a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
Pretty Evil #2 by Rebekah McKendry, David Ian McKendry and Tim Seely (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
The Boy from Clearwater #3 by Yu Pei-Yun and Zhou Jian-Xi (Levine Querido) - YA graphic memoir, not yet added to Goodreads.
Champion of the Rose #2 by Cat Aquino and Dominique Duran (Viz Originals) - YA manga, not yet added to Goodreads.
Sub-Zero #2 by Junepurrr (Oni Press) - YA graphic novel, orginally published as a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
Pretty Evil #2 by Rebekah McKendry, David Ian McKendry and Tim Seely (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
The Boy from Clearwater #3 by Yu Pei-Yun and Zhou Jian-Xi (Levine Querido) - YA graphic memoir, not yet added to Goodreads.
Champion of the Rose #2 by Cat Aquino and Dominique Duran (Viz Originals) - YA manga, not yet added to Goodreads.
Sub-Zero #2 by Junepurrr (Oni Press) - YA graphic novel, orginally published as a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
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ReplyDeleteAnticipating the undisclosed 2025 new releases, the excitement is palpable. What cinematic, literary, and musical treasures will the year unveil?
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