There’s a lot happening, so this is long!
CHECK, PLEASE! by Ngozi Ukazu is garnering major media buzz, with more to 
come!
NPR Books says, “With Bitty’s ever-contagious optimism and Ukazu’s sprightly drawings, life inside this soap bubble is as nice as it should be everywhere else.” Read the full review here.
Den of Geek calls CHECK, PLEASE! “endlessly delightful.” Read the full review here.
The Mary Sue calls CHECK, PLEASE! “amazing [and] refreshing.” Read the full feature here.
BE PREPARED by Vera Brosgol won “Best Graphic Novel” in Parents magazine’s “15 Best Children’s Books 2018”
Spanish-language rights in Latin America sold to Panamericana Editorial. French rights sold to Rue de Sèvres.
Nominated for Best Graphic Novel for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards.
Spanish rights to Vera Brosgol’s previous, Eisner-winning title, ANYA’S GHOST, have been renewed to Norma Editorial, and Rue de Sèvres will republish it in French in 2020.
BEST FRIENDS, the sequel to REAL FRIENDS, will be published in August 2019!
Additionally, Shannon Hale just wrote a guest piece for The Washington Post (UVM: 43,925,810 – Circ: 500,000) about gendered reading that prominently featured REAL FRIENDS, for both online (Oct 10) and print (Oct 15, attached).
TIGER VS. NIGHTMARE by Emily Tetri included in the Winter 2018-2019 Kids’ Indie Next List.
French rights have gone to Casterman.
The New York Times Book Review ran a fantastic review of SCARLETT HART: MONSTER HUNTER is their October 28th issue: “Young readers will find Scarlett aspirational. She’s brave, but not unafraid. She’s bold, but no arrogant. She also has an amazing talent, which I confess I envy…”
THE PRINCE AND THE DRESSMAKER (review), and and ON A SUNBEAM (review, PW talks with Tillie Walden)
were chosen for Publishers Weekly Best of Books 2018 young adult list.
THE ADVENTURE ZONE by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Carey Pietsch was nominated for Best Graphic Novel for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards.
SCIENCE COMICS: THE BRAIN: The Ultimate Thinking Machine
★ “A particularly well-executed and thought-provoking installment in this reliable nonfiction series.” –Booklist, starred review
HAWKING by Jim Ottaviani, illustrated by Lelan Myrick: Italian rights sold to BAO Publishing, French rights to Vuibert, and Spanish rights to Norma Editorial
and, finally:
SPILL ZONE Volume 1 by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Alex Puvilland: Spanish-language rights in Latin America sold to Panamericana Editorial.
First Second has two books nominated in the Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17) category:
and SPINNING by Tillie Walden.
Tok Tok Tok!
Sam has always had things going on in his head that no one else understands, even his mum. And now she’s dead, it’s worse than ever. 
