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BLUFFTON
PHELAN, MATT
In the summer of 1908, in Muskegon, Michigan, a visiting troupe of vaudeville performers is about the
most exciting thing since baseball. They’re summering in nearby Bluffton, so Henry has a few months to
ogle the elephant and the zebra, the tightrope walkers and — lo and behold — a slapstick actor his own
age named Buster Keaton. The show folk say Buster is indestructible; his father throws him around as
part of the act and the audience roars, while Buster never cracks a smile. Henry longs to learn to take a
fall like Buster, "the human mop," but Buster just wants to play ball with Henry and his friends. With
signature nostalgia, Scott O’Dell Award–winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan visualizes a bygone era
with lustrous color, dynamic lines, and flawless dramatic pacing.
MIDDLE NOVELS 1ST PRINTING 20,000
CANDLEWICK
240 PAGES
9780763650797
$26.00 HC
JULY 2013
BOY ON THE PORCH
CREECH, SHARON
When a young couple finds a boy asleep on their porch, their lives take a surprising turn. Unable to
speak, the boy Jacob can't explain his history. All John and Marta know is that they have been chosen to
care for him. And, as their connection and friendship with Jacob grow, they embrace his exuberant spirit
and talents. The three of them blossom into an unlikely family and begin to see the world in brand-new
ways.
MIDDLE NOVELS 1ST PRINTING 50,000
HARPER COLLINS
160 PAGES
9780061892356
$18.99 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2013
THE BOY ON THE WOODEN BOX
LEYSON, LEON
Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family
was forced to relocate to the Krakow ghetto. With incredible luck, perseverance, and grit, Leyson was
able to survive the sadism of the Nazis, including that of the demonic Amon Goeth, commandant of
Plaszow, the concentration camp outside Krakow. Ultimately, it was the generosity and cunning of one
man, a man named Oskar Schindler, who saved Leon Leyson’s life, and the lives of his mother, his father,
and two of his four siblings, by adding their names to his list of workers in his factory—a list that became
world renowned: Schindler’s List. This, the only memoir published by a former Schindler’s List child,
perfectly captures the innocence of a small boy who goes through the unthinkable. Most notable is the
lack of rancor, the lack of venom, and the abundance of dignity in Mr. Leyson’s telling.
MIDDLE NOVELS 1ST PRINTING 100,000
ATHENEUM
208 PAGES
9781442497818
$19.99 HC
AUGUST 2013