Available now in hardcover, paperback, and ebook. ★ “Hilarious series launch… Depictions of open communication and sincere, vulnerable friendship cultivated amid cat-astrophically laugh-out-loud misadventure offer maturing readers an exceptional model for what fulfilling relationships can look like.” Publishers Weekly, starred review After having hilariously terrible first days of sixth grade, four girls vow to ride out the […]
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Coming May 21, 2024 With interior illustrations by Shane Cluskey Two orphan siblings with truly terrible luck battle an evil celebrity chef in this uproarious illustrated middle grade romp with the dark humor of A Series of Unfortunate Events and The Beast and the Bethany. It’s hard to imagine things could get worse after one’s […]
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Available in hardcover and e-book Zadie loves Tae Kwon Do, comic books, and outer space. She also loves visiting the community theater that her mom runs, especially the lighting grid over the stage and the stage manager’s booth, which is filled with levers and buttons like a spaceship control panel. So when […]
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Available now ★ “Learning about period poverty (and poverty, period), Eden ponders ways to fund period products and gets a crash course in income inequality . . . Readers learn about these subjects alongside Eden in a well-integrated way and will root for the quirky, well-rounded characters who challenge outdated cultural taboos. Character-driven, thought-provoking, often funny, […]
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio Sutton is having robot problems. Her mini-bot is supposed to be able to get through a maze in under a minute, but she must have gotten something wrong in the coding. Which is frustrating for a science-minded girl like Sutton—almost as frustrating as the fact […]
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
ACROSS THE POND Atheneum/Simon & Schuster Available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book Callie can’t wait for her new life to start. After a major friendship breakup in San Diego, moving overseas to Scotland gives her the perfect chance to reinvent herself. On top of that, she’s going to live in a real-life castle! But as romantic […]
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Joy McCullough writes books and plays from her home in the Seattle area, where she lives with her husband and two children.
