The Austin children's writing community will be having another good showing for 2012. Here are some of the highlights (and go here for my updated Austinites' Books 2011 post):
Picture Books
IT JES' HAPPENED: WHEN BILL TRAYLOR STARTED TO DRAW, by Don Tate, ill. by R. Gregory Christie (Lee & Low, Spring 2012).
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I LIKE OLD CLOTHES, by Mary Ann Hoberman, ill. by Patrice Barton (Knopf, August 2012). |
JUST AS GOOD: HOW LARRY DOBY CHANGED AMERICA'S GAME, by Chris Crowe, ill. by Mike Benny (Candlewick 2012). |
THINK BIG, by Liz Garton Scanlon, ill. by Vanessa Newton (Bloomsbury, June 2012). A PIRATE'S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS, by Philip Yates, ill. by Sebastian Serra (Sterling, October 2012). |
Middle Grade/Tween
CHRONAL ENGINE, by Greg Leitich Smith, ill. by Blake Henry (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012). |
THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY, by Nikki Loftin (Razorbill 2012). |
WE'VE GOT A JOB: THE 1963 BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S MARCH, by Cynthia Levinson (Peachtree, February 1, 2012). |
RETURN TO THE WILLOWS, by Jacqueline Kelly, ill. by Clint G. Young (Henry Holt, November 2012). |
LAUGH WITH THE MOON, by Shana Burg (Delacorte 2012). |
D IS FOR DRAMA, by Jo Whittemore (Aladdin MIX, August 2012). |
JACOB WONDERBAR FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSE, by Nathan Bransford, ill. by C.S. Jennings (Dial 2012). SUMMER AND BIRD, by Katherine Catmull (Dutton, October 2013). |
Young Adult
DIABOLICAL, by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick, January 2012). |
DEAR TEEN ME, ed. by Miranda Kenneally and E. Kristin Anderson (Zest Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012). |
SOUL BOUND (BLOOD COVEN VAMPIRES #7), by Mari Mancusi (Berkley Trade, March 2012). |
BLOOD FOREVER (BLOOD COVEN VAMPIRES #8), by Mari Mancusi (Berkley Trade, September 2012).
SHORT STORIES
"Mooning over Broken Stars," by Cynthia Leitich Smith, in GIRL MEETS BOY, ed. by Kelly Milner Halls (Chronicle, January 2012). |
4 comments:
Great post!
Jen
Thank you, Greg, for featuring my book!
Cynthia
What fabulous company! I can't wait to read yours - and Jo's, and Mari's... whew! glad I'm a fast reader!
Thanks for posting, Greg.
Thank you for the shout out, Greg!
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