Scholastic Releases New Spring Catalog for 2016; Highlights Announced
• Talk show host and autism advocate Holly Robinson Peete pairs with her teenage twins Ryan E. Peete and Rodney Peete in Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express, a narrative about the challenges and triumphs of being a teen who has autism and the effects on family, school, friends and life.
• New York Times bestselling author of books for adults Luanne Rice makes her dazzling YA debut in The Secret Language of Sisters, a gorgeous, can't-put-it-down story of love, hope and redemption.
• Up until 48 hours ago, Caitlin had never: tasted alcohol, kissed a boy, sang in public at the top of her lungs, kidnapped anyone or-WHAT? Stolen a convertible!? It's all your fault Heller Harrigan!!!! Humorist and playwright Paul Rudnick pens one of the funniest books of the year in It's All Your Fault.
• From debut author Goldy Moldavsky comes Kill the Boy Band, the story of four superfan friends whose devotion to their favorite boy band has darkly comical and murderous results.
• Inspired in part by Francisco X. Stork's own experience with depression, The Memory of Light is the rare young adult novel that focuses not on the events leading up to a suicide attempt, but the recovery from one-about living when life doesn't seem worth it, and how we go on anyway.
• My Name is Not Friday by Jon Walter is a heartbreaking but hopeful account of Samuel, a free black boy who journeys from freedom to captivity, and back again.
MIDDLE GRADE
• Packed with stunning pieces of artwork from the Warner Bros. archive, Harry Potter: The Official Coloring Book [publication date: November 24, 2015] gives fans the chance to color in the vivid settings and beloved characters of J.K. Rowling's wizarding world.
• Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson, pens The Hero Two Doors Down, based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie Robinson.
• DC Comics: Secret Hero Society by Derek Fridolfs and Dustin Nguyen, the team behind DC Comics Lil' Gotham, presents a twist on the idea of junior sleuths, using comics, journal entries, newspaper articles, and doodles to reimagine Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman as middle-grade students in a mysterious school.
• Introducing The Oodlethunks written by National Book Award finalist Adele Griffin and illustrated by Mike Wu, a hilarious chapter book series starring a prehistoric girl and her wacky Stone Age family in Oona Finds an Egg.
• The Key to Extraordinary blends A Snicker of Magic author Natalie Lloyd's signature style of lyrical writing, quirky humor and unforgettable characters in this highly anticipated new stand-alone novel.
• An irrepressible orphan named Audacity Jones is headed on an adventure of historic proportions inAudacity Jones to the Rescue, the first book in a brand-new series from beloved Newbery Honor authorKirby Larson.
• Dan Gemeinhart, the critically acclaimed author of The Honest Truth returns with a poignant, hopeful, and action-packed story about hearts that won't be tamed and spirits that refuse to be broken in Some Kind of Courage.
• When a segregated North Carolina town gets its first black teacher, two girls-one black, one white-come face-to-face with how prejudice affects their friendship in Ruby Lee & Me by critically acclaimed authorShannon Hitchcock.
• In Saving Wonder-an utterly transporting debut by Mary Knight about the power of words, the importance of friendship, and the magic of wonder-Curley Hines must decide whether to fight to save the mountain he calls home.
• A solar event knocks out our planet's electricity, and a boy must risk his life to save his sick mother in The Big Dark, a page-turning adventure by Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick.
PICTURE BOOKS & BOARD BOOKS
• In The White House: A Pop-Up of Our Nation's Home, a spectacular pop-up guide to the White House by bestselling paper engineer Robert Sabuda, readers can take a tour behind the scenes of the office of the executive branch and the residence of the president and his family.
• New York Times food writer Ramin Ganeshram and acclaimed illustrator Vanessa Brantley Newtonserve up a slice of history in A Birthday Cake for George Washington that will surely satisfy.
• Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass chat over tea about their efforts to win rights for women and African Americans in Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass written by award-winning writer Dean Robbins and beautifully illustrated by husband-and-wife team Selina Alko & Sean Qualls.
• Batman's Dark Secret is an inspiring story of how a young child overcame his fear of the dark and became a crime-fighting superhero, by comic book writer Kelley Puckett and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Jon J Muth.
• Award-winning author/artist Barbara McClintock has created an enchanting picture book story in Emma and Julia Love Ballet that will charm every child with ballet dreams.
• Can You See What I See? Big Book of Search-and-Find Fun is packed with tons of interesting and fun things to find. It's the most exciting search-and-find activity book ever created by Walter Wick for young fans of Can You See What I See? and I Spy!
GRAPHIC NOVELS
• Claudia and Mean Janine, the fourth book in Ann M. Martin's Baby-Sitters Club Graphix series, is now available as a full-color graphic novel, adapted by Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning creator of Smile.
• Bunny vs. Monkey is a classic tale of good versus evil in a zany, over-the-top comic that will have readers of all ages laughing out loud, by Jamie Smart.
• Firelight is the unforgettable seventh installment of Kazu Kibuishi's #1 New York Times bestselling series.