Archives de catégorie : Middle Grade

ATLANTIS: THE ACCIDENTAL INVASION de Gregory Mone

Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson and Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, ATLANTIS: THE ACCIDENTAL INVASION launches an exciting, action-packed new series about the underwater lost city.

ATLANTIS: THE ACCIDENTAL INVASION
by Gregory Mone
Amulet Books, April 2021

Kaya, raised in the undersea, high-tech world of Atlantis, has always been fascinated by the legends about life above the water. Despite the government’s insistence that they’re only stories, she can’t help but dream about the Sun People—and when a group of officials known as Erasers move to bury those legends for good, Kaya sets out to the surface to uncover the truth once and for all. In the world above, where climate change has led to giant tsunamis that threaten Earth’s coasts, all Lewis wants is to spend more time with his scientist father. When he stows away on his dad’s top-secret research trip, he finds himself thrown headfirst into an adventure much bigger than he bargained for. Fast-paced and action-packed, THE ACCIDENTAL INVASION brings readers into a world unlike anything they’ve seen before. Bonus content includes real scientific information about genetic modification, earthquakes, nuclear power, and plate tectonics.

Gregory Mone is the author of several bestselling works of fiction and nonfiction for both children and adults. He is a contributing editor at Popular Science and an award–winning science writer. A graduate of Harvard College, he lives with his family on Martha’s Vineyard.

THE CLONE CATASTROPHE de David Lubar

Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta are back in another laugh-out-loud intergalactic adventure in this rollicking sequel to Emperor of the Universe.

THE CLONE CATASTROPHE
(Emperor of the Universe, Book 2)
by David Lubar
Starscape/St. Martin’s Press, April 2021 (voir catalogue)

Nicholas, Jeef, and Henrietta the gerbil are back in another laugh-out-loud intergalactic adventure in this rollicking sequel to Emperor of the Universe. Before Nicholas V. Landrew can enjoy more than a few weeks in his new role as emperor of the universe, his world begins to fall apart. His mortal enemies, the Craborzi, have cloned him and are using these copies to produce an intergalactic reality show called The Abominable Emperor—killing a clone in every episode! Even worse, his parents want him to take out the garbage!

David Lubar created a sensation with his debut novel, Hidden Talents, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Thousands of kids and educators across the country have voted Hidden Talents onto over twenty state lists. David is also the author of True Talents, the sequel; Flip, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror selection; many short story collections including In the Land of the Lawn Weenies, Invasion of the Road Weenies, The Curse of the Campfire Weenies, The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies, Attack of the Vampire Weenies, Beware the Ninja Weenies, Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies, Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies, and Extremities; and the Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie series. Lubar grew up in Morristown, New Jersey, and he has also lived in New Brunswick, Edison and Piscataway, NJ, and Sacramento, CA. Besides writing, he has also worked as a video game programmer and designer. He now lives in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

SIMON B. RHYMIN’ de Dwayne Reed et Ellien Holi, illustraté par Robert Paul Jr.

A humorous and heartwarming bounce-to-the-beat underdog story about a young rapper whose rhymes help bring his community together.

SIMON B. RHYMIN’
by Dwayne Reed with Ellien Holi, illustrated by Robert Paul Jr.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, March 2021
(chez Sterling Lord Literistic)

Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper that everyone calls Notorious D.O.G. But for now, he’s just a Chicago fifth grader who’s small for this age and afraid to use his voice. Simon prefers to lay low at school and at home, even though he’s constantly spitting rhymes in his head. But when his new teacher assigns the class an oral presentation on something that affects their community, Simon must face his fears. With some help from an unexpected ally and his neighborhood crew, will Simon gain the confidence to rap his way to an A and prove that one kid can make a difference in his ‘hood?

Dwayne Reed, who is known as Teach Mr. Reed on social media, is a Chicago teacher, singer, and rapper who has appeared on Good Morning America, MTV’s TRL, Windy City Live, World News Tonight, and more. The video for his hit song, “Welcome to the 4th Grade,” has been viewed over 1.7 million times on YouTube. He has 39,000 Twitter followers and 4,500 YouTube subscribers. When he’s not writing, rapping, or teaching, Dwayne can be found presenting at educator conferences across the U.S.

Razorbill publiera trois livres tirés du conte musical de Noël « Jingle Jangle »

Jingle Jangle, qui sera diffusé sur Netflix cet hiver, sera la première comédie musicale produite par la plateforme. Le film raconte l’histoire de Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker), un excentrique fabriquant de jouets qui invente des objets fantaisistes et merveilleux. Lorsqu’un ancien protégé (Keegan-Michael Key) le trahit, Jeronicus se referme sur lui-même et seule sa petite-fille, la brillante et aventureuse Journey (Madalen Mills), pourra sauver la situation grâce à une invention magique remarquable qui pourrait bien changer leur vie. Parmi les acteurs du film, nous retrouverons aussi Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose et Keegan-Michael Key.

Razorbill publiera en décembre prochain un roman middle-grade, JINGLE JANGLE: THE INVENTION OF JERONICUS JANGLE, et un album, THE SQUARE ROOT OF POSSIBLE: A JINGLE JANGLE STORY. Un deuxième album est prévu pour l’automne 2021. Les droits de langue française sont toujours disponibles.

NEW KID bientôt adapté au cinéma dans un film produit par LeBron James

La société de production de LeBron James, joueur de basket de la NBA, et Universal Pictures ont acquis les droits audiovisuels du roman graphique NEW KID de Jerry Craft, paru en 2019 chez Harper. L’écriture du scénario devrait commencer sous peu. (Lire l’article de Deadline)

Dans NEW KID, un garçon issu d’un milieu modeste fait l’expérience du choc des cultures lorsqu’il intègre une prestigieuse école privée où la diversité est mal représentée. Le livre a remporté le prix Newbery Medal, le Coretta Scott King Award, le Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature, et reçu de nombreuses distinctions (Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2019, New York Times Best Children’s Books of 2019, Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Books of the Year…) Un companion book intitulé CLASS ACT paraîtra en octobre prochain.

Les droits de langue française sont toujours disponibles.