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Scholastic Releases New Spring Catalog for 2016; Highlights Announced

By: Sep. 24, 2015
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NOT JUST FOR TEENS

• 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.



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