BookExpo 2017: Children's Galleys to Grab

Candlewick The featured titles include The Wonderling by Mira Bartók, a Dickensian debut about an orphan on a quest; My Brigadista Year by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson, a historical middle grade novel, in which a young Cuban teenager volunteers for Fidel Castro's national literacy campaign; Race to the Bottom of the Sea by Lindsay Eagar, a middle grade adventure about a young inventor kidnapped by a treasure-hunting pirate; Slider by Pete Hautman, a contemporary middle grade novel set in the world of competitive eating; Landscape with Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson, a YA novel about an alien invasion that may or may not be benign; Ride: Kit Meets Covington by J.G. Bobbi Weiss, a novelization of Nickelodeon's Ride ; Trell by Dick Lehr, a YA novel inspired by the true story of a young man's false imprisonment for murder; Brave Red, Smart Frog by Emily Jenkins and illus. by Rohan Daniel Eason, a middle grade fairy tale retelling; The Big Lie by Julie Mayhew, a speculative YA novel set in a present-day England ruled by Nazis; and Sinking the Sultana by Sally M. Walker, a middle grade nonfiction account of the worst maritime disaster in American history. Capstone Galleys to look for are A Different Pond by Bao Phi, illus. by Thi Bui, a debut picture book about a father-son fishing trip; A Loud Winter's Nap by Katy Hudson, a picture book about a hibernating tortoise; Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis, illus. by Laura K. Horton, a middle...