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As the days draw in and the festive season begins, December has started off exceptionally well for our children’s and YA authors: a starred pre-publication review for the US edition of Maria Turtschaninoff’s feminist fantasy Maresi; a starred Kirkus review for Matthew Laurence’s YA novel, Freya; a raft of reviews for Salla Simukka’s middle-grade Sisterland; the fifteenth foreign deal for Monster Nanny in Bosnia & Herzegovina; and Riikka Jäntti’s adorable Little Mouse’s Christmas will be entertaining little ones (and parents alike) in the UK, Australia & New Zealand.
Riding the wave of Film4’s recent film news, Maresi’s January release in the US has garnered two new pre-publication reviews from Publisher’s Weekly (starred) and YA blog, The Books Buzz:
“Ground-breaking. Heartbreaking. A story about sisterhood, feminism, and inner-strength. Maresi will capture reader’s hearts, both male and female alike. I think every gender can learn something from this book. From the world-building, magic, to the emergence of a strong female voice, this book was definitely a 5/5 star read for me.” – TheBooksBuzz
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Freya, the first instalment of Matthew Laurence’s exciting YA trilogy about an ancient goddess in a modern world is already wowing the critics in advance of its March 2017 publication with a glowing, starred review:
“Like a Rick Riordan-Terry Pratchett mashup, this series debut blends philosophy (free will, destiny, faith), humor, multidimensional characters, and a fast-moving, well-constructed plot into a compulsively entertaining read.” — Kirkus, starred review
Read the full review here
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Sisterland, Salla Simukka’s magical middle-grade story of friendship and adventure has enchanted critics in Finland; here’s a round-up of the latest praise:
“The plot flows effortlessly and the language of the story is beautiful. The powers of imagination and friendship are at the core of the novel. Especially magnificent is the way Simukka writes about girls, friendship and strength.” – Ibby Finland blog
“It’s uniqueness lies in Sisterland’s imaginary folk, dream weavers, wind fairies, asking-flowers and many others.” – Keskisuomalainen newspaper, Finland
“Sisterland, the children’s novel written by Salla Simukka and illustrated by Saku Heinänen, is amazing. In the wonderland of the book there are talking flowers, wind fairies who act according to wind directions and a wolvenfly, who shifts shape from a dragonfly to a wolf. The book refers to The Snow Queen, Frozen and of course to Alice in Wonderland, but is quite in a class of its own. ” – Suomen Kuvalehti magazine
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RIGHTS SOLD — DECEMBER:
- Monster Nanny by Tuutikki Tolonen to Šahinpašić (Bosnia & Herzegovina) Request
- Little Mouse’s Christmas by Riikka Jäntti to Scribble/Scribe (UK & ANZ)
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