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Check out Jem's deal announcements for new book acquisitions.

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Non-fiction: Advice/Relationships/Self-Help. September 28, 2021. Pioneers in the field of verbal and emotional self-defense Nadia Telsey and Lauren Taylor's SELF DEFENSE FROM THE INSIDE OUT, an illustrated workbook and guide designed for those most likely to be targeted by gender-based violence, aiming to teach verbal self-defense, assertiveness, and boundary setting, illustrated by Nadia Fisher, to Lauren Appleton at Tarcher Perigee, by Elaine Spencer at The Knight Agency for the authors, and by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Self Defense from the Inside Out

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Nadia Fisher

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September 28, 2021

Nadia Fisher

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Children's: Picture Book Fiction. September 27, 2021. Former first daughters and NYT-bestselling authors Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush's THE SUPERPOWER SISTERHOOD, pitched as a celebration of all forms of sisterhood, in which a girl wishes for a sister, only to be surprised when four girls move into the neighborhood and soon realize that when they combine each of their talents, anything is possible, even magic, illustrated by Cyndi Wojciechowski, to Deirdre Jones at Little, Brown Children's, for publication in spring 2022, by Cait Hoyt at CAA for the authors, and by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

The Superpower Sisterhood

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Cyndi Wojciechowski

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September 27, 2021

Cyndi Wojciechowski

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Children's: Picture Book Fiction. June 22, 2021. Mary Baca Haque's PAINTING THE SKY WITH LOVE, in which a child "paints" the sky with hearts that cascade and bounce down, while people looking up open their own hearts to love, illustrated by Tatiana Gardel, to Anna Roberto at Feiwel and Friends, for publication in fall 2023, by Mary Cummings at Great River Literary in association with Betsy Amster Literary Enterprise for the author, and by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Painting The Sky With Love

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Tatiana Gardel

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June 22, 2021

Tatiana Gardel

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Children's: Picture Book Fiction. June 7, 2021. Author of BUNNY'S BOOK CLUB, MICE SKATING, and DYLAN'S DRAGON Annie Silvestro's BRAVO, LITTLE BIRD!, the story of a friendship between an old man and a bird who bond over their shared love of music—until the day when the old man's music stops and the bird finds a very special way to honor his memory, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki, to Catherine Laudone at Simon & Schuster Children's, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2023, by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Anne Moore Armstrong at The Bright Group for the illustrator (world).

Bravo, Little Bird!

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Annie Silvestro

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June 7, 2021

Annie Silvestro

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Digital: Young Adult. May 10, 2021. Heather Powell's THE LIARS BENEATH, in which a teen needs to seek the truth about her best friend's death, but soon realizes that some lies should stay buried; and MIDNIGHT AND BEX, in which a boy narrowly escapes a mass cult death to start over in a new town and high school with a new girlfriend, only for the man that haunts his dreams to hunt them down, to Rachel Del Grosso at Wise Wolf, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2022 and fall 2022, by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (NA).

The Liars Beneath | and | Midnight and Bex

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Heather Van Fleet

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May 10, 2021

Heather Van Fleet

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Children's: Middle Grade Fiction. March 5, 2021. Author of DON'T DATE ROSA SANTOS and the forthcoming OUR WAY BACK TO ALWAYS Nina Moreno's JOIN THE CLUB, MAGGIE DIAZ, following a 12-year-old Cuban American girl who is determined to discover who she is and what her "thing" is, no matter how many activities or clubs it takes, illustrated by Courtney Lovett, to Shelly Romero at Scholastic, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2022, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Join The Club, Maggie Diaz

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Courtney Lovett

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March 5, 2021

Courtney Lovett

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Children's: Picture Book Fiction. February 25, 2021. NOT QUITE SNOW WHITE author Ashley Franklin's XAVIER'S VOICE, about a socially awkward boy who has no idea how to use his voice to make friends; after sharing his sketchbook with a new buddy, he learns he doesn't have to mask who he is in the name of friendship, illustrated by Tatiana Gardel, to Asia Citro at Innovation Press, for publication in fall 2023, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Xavier's Voice

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Tatiana Gardel

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February 25, 2021

Tatiana Gardel

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. Children's: Picture Book Fiction. February 5, 2021. Maryann Macdonald's HOW TO HAVE FRIENDS, a guide for kids offering advice and tips on how to treat friends, buddies, and really, just about anyone, illustrated by Cyndi Wojciechowski, to Sue Tarsky at Albert Whitman, for publication in fall 2022, by Steven Chudney at The Chudney Agency for the author, and by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

How to Have Friends

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Cyndi Wojciechowski

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February 5, 2021

Cyndi Wojciechowski

Author of BEFORE THE SHIPS and MY HAIR IS A BOOK Maisha Oso's IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR HALLOWEEN, IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, and IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR EASTER, a humorous series that takes children step-by-step through all the things they might do in preparation for a holiday, illustrated by Tom Knight, to Kate Prosswimmer at Margaret K. McElderry Books, in a three-book deal, for publication starting in fall 2026, by Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Susan Penny at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).

It's Almost Time Series

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Maisho Oso

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Maisha Oso

Fairy Lights

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