Bologna Catalogue 2012 - Australian Publishers Association
Bologna Catalogue 2012 - Australian Publishers Association
Bologna Catalogue 2012 - Australian Publishers Association
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YA Highlights<br />
Publisher Selected YA Highlights for 2011-<strong>2012</strong><br />
WORLDSHAKER<br />
By Richard Harland<br />
Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd/Australia<br />
Steam punk for teens. Winner, 2011 Le Prix Tam Tam, Teenage Novel (French<br />
Children’s Choice Award); Shortlisted, 2010 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards: Ethel<br />
Turner Prize for young people’s literature; and Shortlisted for Centre for Youth Literature<br />
Golden Inky, 2009. Sequel, Liberator, (May 2011) also sold in US, UK, France,<br />
Germany.<br />
Rights Available: Sublicensed in North America, UK, France, Germany. All other<br />
territories available. Rights contact: Angela Namoi, angelan@allenandunwin.com<br />
EMBRACE<br />
By Jessica Shirvington<br />
Hachette Australia/Lothian Books<br />
Already a bestseller in Australia and just released in the US, Embrace is the first book<br />
in the Violet Eden Chapters, Jessica Shirvington’s action-packed young adult series.<br />
Received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews where it was described it as ‘smart, edgy<br />
and addictive… A must-read for paranormal fans young and old’.<br />
Rights Available: Rights Sold: US (Fire/Sourcebooks), the UK (Orchard Books),<br />
Turkish (Pegasus), Brazilian Portuguese (Fundamento), German (Random House<br />
Germany) Rights Contact: rights@hachette.com.au<br />
SILHOUETTE<br />
By Thalia Kalkipsakis<br />
Hardie Grant Egmont<br />
A YA dance book with edge, a Black Swan for teens. Gritty and dramatic, Silhouette<br />
straddles the world of classical ballet and commercial dance and follows the ambitious<br />
Scarlett as she grows up very quickly into a very adult world. From hugely successful<br />
Go Girl author Thalia Kalkipsakis.<br />
Rights Available: World. Rights Contact: Charlotte Bodman, Rights Manager, Hardie<br />
Grant Egmont, CharlotteBodman@hardiegrant.com<br />
THE INDUSTRY<br />
By Rose Foster<br />
HarperCollins <strong>Publishers</strong> Australia<br />
Michael Grant, international bestselling author of the Gone series, says “The Industry,<br />
Rose Foster’s amazing, heart-pounding thrill-ride will have you panting for a sequel.” At<br />
just twenty years of age, The Industry’s author, Rose Foster, is poised to become one of<br />
the most exciting new voices in young adult literature.<br />
Rights Available: World. Rights Contact: Claire Skillman,<br />
claire.skillman@harpercollins.com.au<br />
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