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Deals

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

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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