Scholastic Announces the Summer 2016 Catalog

With the unseasonably warm weather we are having in New York this week, it seems more fitting than usual to share the link to the Summer 2016 Scholastic Catalog (click here), featuring an exciting and diverse selection of books for readers of all ages-to be published between May 2016 - August 2016.

NOT JUST FOR TEENS

• The Raven King is the much-anticipated fourth and final installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater's spellbinding Raven Cycle series.

• Forget the story of Peter Pan you know. Because in Everland, written by debut author Wendy Spinale, the only way to grow up is to survive. An edge-of-your-seat adventure from an exciting new voice in YA.

• From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes Two Summers, a perfect beach read about fate, family secrets, and new love, told in split narrative in New York and the South of France.

• Drag Teen is a hilarious YA debut from Jeffery Self, one of the gay icons of the YouTube generation, that follows one high school student on a drag race to his future.

• Kody Keplinger, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The DUFF, is back with a stunning new YA novel about the risks we'll take to save our friends . . . and ourselves in Run.

• Without Annette is a witty and poignant novel by Jane B. Mason, making her YA debut, about a girl who must forge her own path in the wake of a crumbling relationship with her girlfriend.

• Rescued, the third entry in the taut, heart-wrenching quartet that made Eliot Schrefer a two-time National Book Award finalist, introduces us to an orangutan held captive in suburban America.

• A Hundred Hours of Night is part love letter to New York, part portrait of a girl and a city in crisis as Hurricane Sandy hits New York City, by Anna Woltz who was living in New York when Hurricane Sandy hit the city in 2012.

• Neal Bascomb, the author of the award-winning The Nazi Hunters, returns with another thrilling true story of WWII espionage, including Nazis, nukes, fighting, failure, and everyday heroes in Sabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler's Atomic Bomb.

• The following books have been added to our list for Harry Potter fans of all ages:

Harry Potter Creatures Coloring Book [Publication date: January 26, 2016]

Harry Potter Magical Places and Characters Coloring Book [Publication date: March 29, 2016]

Harry Potter Postcard Coloring Book [Publication date: March 29, 2016]

Harry Potter Poster Coloring Book [Publication date: March 29, 2016]

Harry Potter Postcard Coloring Book [Publication date: March 29, 2016]

Harry Potter Poster Coloring Book [Publication date: March 29, 2016]

Harry Potter Magical Creatures Postcard Coloring Book [Publication date: May 31, 2016]

Harry Potter Magical Artifacts Coloring Book [Publication date: June 28, 2016]

MIDDLE GRADE

• Unidentified Suburban Object by Mike Jung is comic and satirical, but also full of painful truths about being both a bright, sensitive middle schooler, and a so-called "model-minority" in a decidedly NOT-diverse town.

• Bestselling author Jarrett Krosoczka introduces a new group of students to Jedi Academy in Star Wars Jedi Academy, Book 4: A New Class, the newest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.

• From the award-winning author of The Patron Saint of Butterflies comes a story about the courage it takes to face your biggest fears. Full of heartache and hope, The World From Up Here by Cecilia Galante is a tender, moving story about old secrets, new friendships, and what it means to face the things that scare us most.

• In Save Me a Seat by award-winning author Sarah Weeks and debut author Gita Varadarajan, two boys-one white, one Indian American-gain strength from each other from afar as they struggle to navigate middle school, family and friendships.

• #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman raises slacking off to the level of high art in Slacker, in which a boy who tries to cruise through school doing as little work as possible gets his comeuppance when a community service project escalates into an all-out battle with an extracurricular-obsessed mean girl.

• Most people go to Paris to fall in love, but twelve-year-old Petunia Beanly goes to Paris to hide from it in Paris for Two by Phoebe Stone.

• Magic is real-and it runs in the family-in Wandmaker, a charming fantasy adventure about a boy who must balance his magical education with the demands of big-brotherhood. From Ed Masessa, the author of the bestsellingWandmaker's Guidebook.

• Key Hunters (The Mysterious Moonstone and The Spy's Secret) by Eric Luper is a thrilling new series full of action and mayhem. Cleo and Evan have a secret. A collection of books so dangerous they are locked up tight. A friend has vanished inside the pages of one of them. It's up to them to find the key that will set her free.

• If you've ever watched a Minecraft YouTube video, chances are you know who The Yogscast is. This is THE book for you. Yogscast: The Diggy Diggy Book includes the best (and worst) jokes from the massively successful YouTube creators. Meet the Yogscast, see exclusive look inside YogTowers, become a JaffaQuest cadet, read the tourists guide to Datlof and more.

PICTURE BOOKS & BOARD BOOKS

• From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Owen & Mzee (Craig Hatkoff, Juliana Hatkoff, Isabelle Hatkoff), comes an incredible true story of a real life lion king, Cecil's Pride: The True Story of a Lion King. News of Cecil the lion's tragic death spread across the globe like wildfire. The world knows the story of how Cecil died. This is the untold story of how he lived. With stunning photographs by Brent Stapelkamp.

• The Pirate Jamboree is a fun, rhyming, swashbuckling new read-aloud from bestselling author-illustrator Mark Teague.

• Itsy-Bitsy I Love You! and I'm Wild About You! are the first board books in bestselling author-artist Sandra Magsamen's new "heart-felt" books line-with innovative touchable felt pieces on the cover and engaging artwork on the inside.

• Kids who like insects, superheroes, and good fighting evil will love Super Bugs by Michelle Meadows, illustrated by Bill Mayer.

• Barnacle is bored. Bored. Bored. Bored. Then a colorful fish swims by....Barnacle is Bored is the first picture book by Jonathan Fenske.

• In Still a Gorilla! by Kim Norman and illustrated by Chad Geran, a silly gorilla tries to be other zoo animals and learns that he is happier just being himself.

• Acclaimed illustrator Kyle T. Webster celebrates the power of "please" in Please Say Please!

• Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith is a unique take on "Little Red Riding Hood," with a safari twist.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Actor Greg Grunberg and award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Lucas Turnbloom, have collaborated on a new graphic novel series, Dream Jumper.

• Something's stirring at the top of Mount Kazoo, and King Cornelius and his daughter Bing are going to get to the bottom of it in The King of Kazoo by Norm Feuti.

• Gary's Garden is a hilariously bizarre comic by Gary Northfield that's sure to get young readers laughing out loud with its goofy characters and silly situations.