Margi Preus's VILLAGE OF SCOUNDRELS (Abrams, 2020), a

riveting story of French teens involved in the WWII resistance,

is on KIrkus's Best Middle-Grade Novels of 2020 list.

Congratulations, Margi!

Margi Preus has won the 2020 Northern Lights Award 

for Middle-Grade Historical Fiction for her novel, THE 

LITTLEST VOYAGEUR (Holiday House, 2020).

Congratulations, Margi!

Congratulations to authors Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones! Their bestselling BAILEY SCHOOL KIDS series has been optioned for a live-action TV series by Bardel Entertainment, Inc. and Rainbow S.p.A. Brokered at auction, the deal was negotiated by Marie Lamba and Jennifer De Chiara at Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, and film agent Stephen Moore of Paul Kohner, Inc.

Congratulations to clients Marie and Baldev Lamba! Their picture book GREEN GREEN: A COMMUNITY GARDENING STORY was featured on BookRiot's list of 10 Picture Books for the Budding Environmentalist.

​Formerly an assistant with The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, Tori has also worked as a freelance illustrator. Her debut middle-grade graphic memoir, JUST PRETEND, is forthcoming from Little, Brown in spring 2021. Tori holds a BFA in Sequential Art from SCAD. Find more about Tori, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

Congratulations to Debbie Dadey! O-The Oprah Magazine selected her chapter books series MERMAID TALES as one of the 21 Best Books About Mermaids.

Congratulations to client Caroline Noonan, whose manuscript ECLIPSED took first place in the contemporary category of RWA's 2020 Rosemary Contest for Excellence in YA Fiction!

​Formerly a literary agent apprentice at Corvisiero Literary Agency and a literary assistant at Holloway Literary Agency, Amy is also the author of THE BLEEDING HEART. Find more about Amy, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

Formerly an associate agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency, Tara has been in the publishing industry since 2017, which included an internship at Entangled Publishing. Find more about Tara, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

Astronaut Dr. Kathy Sullivan, the first U.S. woman to walk in space, has just become the first woman to reach the deepest spot in the ocean! Her achievement was covered in The New York Times. Dr. Sullivan and Carmella Van Vleet co-authored the picture book TO THE STARS! about her historic space walk.

The Historical Novel Society has selected Margi Preus's THE LITTLEST VOYAGEUR (Holiday House/Margaret Ferguson Books) as an Editor's Choice in their May issue. Their rave review called the middle-grade novel "a highly recommended, fast-moving story that will amuse, inform, and entertain young readers." Congratulations, Margi!

Just days after its release by HarperCollins, NOTHING GENERAL ABOUT IT: How Love (and Lithium) Saved Me On and Off General Hospital has hit the New York Times Bestseller List!  Congratulations, Maurice!

Mary Cronk Farrell's STANDING UP AGAINST HATE: HOW BLACK WOMEN IN THE ARMY HELPED CHANGE THE COURSE OF WWII (Abrams) was chosen as a Bank Street Best Book of the Year!

Formerly an intern with P.S. Literary Agency and Folio Literary Management, Megan has also worked as an editor and copywriter. Megan holds a BA in English (with a concentration in Creative Writing) from Hollins University. Find more about Megan, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

The Elf on the Shelf has returned to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! We hope you and your family enjoy the parade and the coming holiday season.

Janice Harrington’s picture book biography, BUZZING WITH QUESTIONS: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner (Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Kane, 2019) has been selected for the 2020 Best STEM Books by the National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council. Congratulations, Janice!

Newbery Honor-winning and New York Times' bestselling author Margi Preus’s (HEART OF A SAMURAI) new middle-grade novel, VILLAGE OF SCOUNDRELS, due out from Abrams/Amulet on February 25, 2020, has just been chosen as a Junior Library Guild selection. Congratulations, Margi!

Newbery Honor-winning and New York Times' bestselling author Margi Preus's (HEART OF A SAMURAI) new middle-grade noveL, VILLAGE OF SCOUNDRELS (Abrams), due out on February 25, 2020, has already received a starred review in Kirkus. Congratulations, Margi!

Janice Harrington's (CATCHING A STORYFISH) picture book biography of African-American entomologist Charles Henry Turner, BUZZING WITH QUESTIONS (Boyds MIlls Kane/Calkins Creek), which is due out November 5, has received a starred review from School Library Journal. Congratulations, Janice!

Formerly an agent with Corvisiero Literary Agency, Erin has also worked as a copy editor and recipe editor in the magazine industry and was general manager of Turtleback Books. Erin holds a BA in English Literature from Mississippi State University and an MA in Children’s Literature from Hollins University. Find more about Erin, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

GREEN GREEN: A COMMUNITY GARDENING STORY by agent and client Marie Lamba, Baldev Lamba, and illustrator Sonia Sanchez was placed on BookRiot's September 2019 list of 25 of the Best Children's Books About Health and Safety.

THE JUMBIE GOD'S REVENGE, which comes out September 3rd through Algonquin Books, was honored as a Publishers Weekly Noteworthy Novel Sequel. Congratulations, Tracey!

Congrats to author Tracey Baptiste for her wonderful Opinion piece in The New York Times. "Mermaids Have Always Been Black" addresses how the uproar over Disney casting Halle Bailey as the Little Mermaid overlooks generations of Caribbean and African folklore.

New York Times bestselling client Margi Preus's Newbery Honor Medal-winning novel, HEART OF A SAMURAI (Abrams, 2010) will be produced on stage and shown on TV in Japan. Congratulations, Margi!

Brent Hartinger's novel, PROJECT SWEET LIFE, about three teen friends who are forced by their parents to get summer jobs and decide to invent fake jobs, then embark on a series of get-rich-quick schemes to make the money they should be earning, but the "sweet life" proves much more difficult than anticipated, is now filming in Pennsylvania!  Greg Koorhan at Crossbow Studio Films is producing.

Congratulations to authors Carmella Van Vleet and Dr. Kathy Sullivan! Their picture book TO THE STARS! (Charlesbridge), which is about Sullivan, the first US woman to walk in space, is on the PBS Youth List in celebration of the moon landing's 50th anniversary.

On March 26, 2019, Claudia Mills received the Kerlan Award from the University of Minnesota for her outstanding contribution to children’s literature. She is the author of more than 50 books for children and a former professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Congratulations, Claudia!

Congrats to client Erin Teagan! Her middle grade novel SURVIVOR GIRL, which comes out in July 2019 through Clarion Books, has just been honored as a Junior Library Guild Selection.

We're bursting with pride that client Nick Vallelonga's movie, GREEN BOOK, which he wrote and produced (and acted in!), won three Oscars - for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali)! 

We couldn't be more thrilled that client Nick Vallelonga's movie GREEN BOOK won three Golden Globes - for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali)!

Congratulations to client Tracey Baptiste! Her middle-grade novel THE JUMBIES was featured on the TODAY SHOW as one of the "8 Best Books to Read This Spring According to Best-Selling Authors." Tracey's title was picked by THE HATE U GIVE author Angie Thomas. To see her recommendation, click here.

Savannah Brooks joins the Jennifer De Chiara team after interning for a year and a half. She's an MFA candidate at Hamline University focusing in creative nonfiction as well as an editor at Red Bird Chapbooks, a teaching artist at the Loft Literary Center, and a reader for multiple literary magazines. Find more about Savannah, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

Marlo Berliner is an award-winning young adult author, freelance editor, and bookseller. She joined The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency in March 2018 as an editorial intern after having completed a previous internship with The Bent Agency. She is a member of SCBWI, RWA, NJ-RWA, and YA-RWA. Find more about Marlo, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

WHITE ROSE by Kip Wilson has been selected for ABA's Indies Introduce program for Winter/Spring 2019! Booksellers are raving about this novel in verse, coming April 2, 2019 from Versify, the new imprint from Kwame Alexander. Click here for more information.

On October 3, client Margi Preus will accept the Midwest Booksellers Choice Award for her young adult mystery THE CLUE IN THE TREES (University of Minnesota Press). Congratulations, Margi!

Congratulations to client Jim Kristofic! His middle grade BLACK SHEEP WHITE CROW AND OTHER WINDMILL TALES: STORIES FROM NAVAJO COUNTRY (University of New Mexico Press) has been named a 2018 SKIPPING STONES HONOR BOOK. The award honors titles that promote an understanding of cultures, cultivate cooperation and/or encourage a deeper awareness of nature, ecology, and diversity.

Zabé Ellor previously interned for the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency and at Inklings Literary, and served as a publications assistant at IOP Publishing. He graduated from Cornell University in 2016 with a dual degree in biology and English. Find more about Zabé, his interests, and his submission guidelines here. Welcome!

Congratulations to client Tracey Baptiste!  Her MINECRAFT novel THE CRASH (Del Rey) hit #5 on The New York Times children's bestsellers list in its first week of sales!

Congrats to client Carmella Van Vleet! Her middle grade novel ELIZA BING IS (NOT) A STAR, which came out in September 2018 through Holiday House, has just been honored as a Junior Library Guild Selection.

Marion Ross stopped by the Today Show, where she was interviewed by Megan Kelly about her just-released memoir, MY DAYS: HAPPY AND OTHERWISE.  With a foreword by Ron Howard and interviews with former Happy Days castmates, Marion shares heart-rending recollections of her life.  She was surprised on the show by Anson Williams and Don Most!

We're thrilled to announce Todd Fisher's memoir, MY GIRLS: A LIFETIME WITH CARRIE AND DEBBIE, written with NYT bestselling author Lindsay Harrison, a revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, his sister and mother, sold by Jennifer De Chiara in a high-powered auction between four major publishing houses to Lisa Sharkey at HarperCollins, to be published on June 5, 2018.  Congratulations, Todd!

Congratulations to Tracey Baptiste! Tracey's RISE OF THE JUMBIES (Algonquin Books for Young Readers, 2017) has been chosen as a Bank Street 2018 Best Book of the Year.

Deborah Kops's ALICE PAUL & THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS

(Boyds Millls Press, 2017) was selected as a Bank Street 2018 Best Book of

the Year. Congratulations, Deborah!

Mary Cronk Farrell's outstanding middle-grade nonfiction book, FANNIE NEVER FLINCHED (Abrams), made the 2018 Amelia Bloomer list. Congratulations, Mary!

Alex Barba, previously with Inklings Literary Agency, has degrees in political science and public policy, and worked as a literary scout in New York and in story development in Los Angeles. A traveler at heart, she’s lived in Spain and studied in Southeast Asia and Germany, but her favorite journeys always seem to be into the pages of a good book. Find more about Alex, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

Colleen Oefelein is an author of YA, picture books, and author promotion guides, a devourer of books, and the owner of the book review site North of Normal. Formerly an associate agent and PR manager with Inklings Literary Agency, Colleen has hosted numerous “Pitch Perfect” and “Rejection Correction” workshops on Facebook and at conferences nationwide. Find more about Colleen, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

Janice Harrington’s middle-grade verse novel, CATCHING A STORYFISH (Boyds Mills Press, 2016), is an Arnold Adoff Poetry Award Honor Book. This award is given by Kent State University in honor of African-American poet Arnold Adoff. Congratulations, Janice!

So proud of our author Tracey Baptiste, who's featured in the March 2018 issue of Real Simple magazine! In the article "5 Family Traditions from Around the World Worth Trying," she talks about the Trinidadian tradition of sharing culture through stories. 

Client Janice Harrington's verse novel CATCHING A STORYFISH

(Boyds Mills Press) has won the Alabama Authors Award for Children's 

Fiction. She will be presented with the award at a ceremony in Florence,

AL in April 2018.

Tracey Baptiste's middle-grade novel RISE OF THE JUMBIES (Algonquin) has just been listed as a Best Book of 2017 by NPR!

M-E Girard's young adult novel GIRL MANS UP has made the Texas Library Association's 2018 TAYSHAS list. Congratulations, M-E!

Tracey Baptiste's middle-grade novel RISE OF THE JUMBIES (Algonquin) has also been chosen as a Best Middle Grade Fantasy of 2017 by Kirkus!

Tracey Baptiste's middle-grade novel RISE OF THE JUMBIES (Algonquin) has been cited as a Best Book of 2017 by School Library Journal! Congratulations to Tracey!

The Elf on the Shelf has returned to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! We hope you and your family enjoy the parade and the coming holiday season.

Audiobook, OPENLY STRAIGHT (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, 2013) by Bill Konigsberg wins the Parent's Choice Award! Congratulations, Bill!

Tracey Baptiste, author of the middle-grade novels THE JUMBIES, and RISE OF THE JUMBIES (Algonquin Books), was interviewed for NPR's Weekend Edition. The segment will air November 12th.

The picture book GREEN GREEN: A COMMUNITY GARDENING STORY (Farrar, Straus Giroux) by Marie and Baldev Lamba, illustrated by Sonia Sanchez, is featured as one of the National Aquarium's favorite conservation-themed books and it's part of their 2017 Reef to Read Book Club list.

Client Jackie Azua Kramer's debut picture book, THE GREEN UMBRELLA (North-South) is the 2017 Children's Choice Silver Medal winner. Congratulations, Jackie!

M-E Girard's Young Adult novel, GIRL MANS UP, just won the Lambda Award!  Congratulations, M-E!

Client Margi Preus’s (Newbury Honor-winning HEART OF A SAMURAI) middle-grade novel SHADOW ON THE MOUNTAIN was awarded the Premio ITAS del Libro di Montagna 2017, a cash prize for best children’s novel awarded by ITAS Assicurazioni, on May 1 in Italy. Congratulations, Margi!

Client Jackie Kramer's debut picture book, THE GREEN UMBRELLA (North-South Books), was selected as a Bank Street 2017 Best Children's Book of the Year! Congratulations, Jackie!

Client Janice Harrington's middle grade verse novel CATCHING A STORYFISH (Boyds Mills Press) has been selected as a CCBC 2017 Best Book of the Year!

Janice Harrington's CATCHING A STORYFISH (Boyds Mills Press)

has won the 2017 Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers 

(grades 4-6), given by the Poetry Center of Passaic County

Community College.

Congratulations to M.E. Girard, whose novel GIRL MANS UP (HarperTeen) was a finalist for ALA's William C. Morris Award. The award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens.

TO THE STARS! (Charlesbridge) by Carmella Van Vleet and Dr. Kathy Sullivan has been named a 2017 Amelia Bloomer List title. The list, created by ALA's Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table, recognizes children's titles that affirm the power of hearing, sharing, and trusting women’s voices.

Deborah Kops's latest middle grade nonfiction book, ALICE PAUL & THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS (Boyds Mills Press) has received its third starred review from the Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books (BCCB)! Congratulations, Deborah!

We're thrilled - and not surprised at all - that client Eric Braeden's memoir, released by HarperCollins on February 7th, has been quickly rising up the charts. Full of never-before-seen photographs from the Young and the Restless star's life and career, Braeden's I'LL BE DAMNED is a poignant and beautiful must-read.  Congratulations, Eric!

Congratulations to client Jennifer Hamburg! Her just-released middle grade novel, HAZY BLOOM AND THE TOMORROW POWER, was announced an Amazon Best Book of the Month! Jennifer is a two-time Emmy Award-winning children's television writer and the author of the picture books A MOOSE THAT SAYS MOO (FSG), MONKEY AND DUCK QUACK UP (Scholastic), and the upcoming BILLY BLU GETS STUCK IN GOO (SCHOLASTIC). HAZY BLOOM AND THE TOMORROW POWER is her debut middle grade novel, and the first of a series at Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. HUZZAH!

Janice Harrington's CATCHING A STORYFISH (Boyds Mills Press, 2016) is on the CCBC 2017 Choices list

Janice Harrington's middle grade novel CATCHING A STORYFISH (Boyds Mills Press) was selected as a 2017 NCTE Notable Verse Novel, one of only eight books chosen.

The Elf has returned to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We hope your family enjoys the parade and the coming holiday season!

Guillermo Diaz, from TV's hit show SCANDAL, did a lively reading of TURKEY TRICK OR TREAT for viewers of the kid show BOOKABOO. The book, published by Two Lions, is written by Wendi Silvano and illustrated by client Lee Harper, and the episode is available for streaming online now.

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Claudia Mills's fifth FRANKLIN SCHOOL FRIENDS chapter book, CODY HARMON, KING OF PETS (6/14/16, FSG), was selected for the Amazon books of the month list.

Bill Konigsberg's THE PORCUPINE OF TRUTH made the American Library Association's 2016 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list and also the Rainbow Book List. The Rainbow Book List presents an annual bibliography of quality books with significant and authentic GLBTQ content. Thank you, librarians, for all the PORCUPINE love!

Bill Konigsberg's THE PORCUPINE OF TRUTH has won the American Library Association's Young Adult Stonewall Book Award for 2016! The Stonewall Book Awards are given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit for children and teens relating to the GLBT experience. Find the full press release here.

We are so pleased and proud to see Bill Konigsberg’s THE PORCUPINE OF TRUTH (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic 2015) on a number of end of year favorite lists! School Library Journal’s Teen Librarian Toolbox; Booklist’s Editor’s Choice Books for Youth; and the New York Public Library’s Best Books for Teens 2015. Well done, Bill!

Client Jackie Azua Kramer's debut picture book, THE GREEN UMBRELLA (North-South) is the 2017 Children's Choice Silver Medal winner.

Bill Konigsberg's Openly Straight (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013) has been showered by accolades and awards! It's has been included on the YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List for 2014 and the ALA Rainbow List. It is also a Lambda Literary finalist for Children's/Young Adult Literature. We couldn't be prouder of Bill Konigsberg and Openly Straight!

Matthew J. Kirby's ICEFALL has won many prestigious awards: PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children’s Literature; Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery; the Judy Lopez Memorial Award; finalist for an Agatha Award; winner of a Parents Choice Gold Medal; named as a New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing; and named an ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults. 

Bill Konigsberg, author of Openly Straight (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2013), accepted SCBWI's prestigious Sid Fleischman Humor Award at the annual convention in Los Angeles. Click here to see his acceptance speech, and click here for Bill's personal thoughts. Congrats, Bill!

M.P. Barker's Mending Horses (Holiday House, 2014) is a hit! Kirkus writes "Fluid writing and a true sense of history—including fascinating insights into early circuses—raise this well above the usual" (read full review). Booklist says "Barker skillfully evokes the realities of class, racial, and gender oppression in the nineteenth century through a rich cast, lifelike setting, and complex, compelling plot." 

Jennifer, Steve, Marie, Linda, and Roseanne are teaming up with Writer's Digest to teach Writing and Selling Your Children's Book. This event includes two webinars (one on picture books, one on middle grade and young adult books), interactive discussions, and a critique from one of our agents. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/KidLitBootCamp See you there!

With a strong background in business ownership, Vicki comes to The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency as an Associate Agent with over six years of actively working as a volunteer and Regional Advisor for SCBWI Northern Ohio. Find more about Vicki, her interests, and her submission guidelines here. Welcome!

M. P. Barker's novel Mending Horses (Holiday House) has just been selected as a 2014 Top Shelf book by VOYA Magazine. This honor is given each year to only a few titles that clearly raise the bar for outstanding storytelling.

We are thrilled to celebrate Stephen's 10-year anniversary with The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency. He brings tenacity, a sharp editorial eye, and devotion to his clients. We are truly lucky to have him. Congratulations!

Danny Aiello's memoir, I ONLY KNOW WHO I AM WHEN I AM SOMEBODY ELSE, has received an Earphones Award from Audiofile. "With his raspy voice, Danny Aiello brings the Manhattan of his childhood to life . . . . Throughout this gem, Aiello's integrity, grit, and, yes, polish come through loud and clear."  Read the full review: http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/96950/  Congratulations, Danny!

"As always, Kirby delivers a fast-paced, intense story, " writes Publishers Weekly 

and "Intrepid readers will be rewarded with an action-packed, intriguing story," raves School Library Journal.

Look for the first book, Arctic Code, on April 28!

Tracey Baptiste's new middle grade fantasy THE JUMBIES (Algonquin Books for Young Readers) is featured in the April 2015 issue of Essence magazine as a top pick. Reviewer Patrik Henry Bass calls THE JUMBIES an "endlessly addictive and hypnotic new read."

New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author Margi Preus's third novel, WEST OF THE MOON, has just won the Society of Midland Authors award for children's fiction. The award will be presented to Margi in Chicago, Illinois on May 1st.

On Saturday, April 18th, Margi Preus accepted the Minnesota Book Award for Young People's Literature for her middle-grade novel, WEST OF THE MOON (Abrams/Amulet). The award (now in its 27th year) drew from 250 nominees. This is Margi's third major award for this novel, which also received five starred reviews.

Author Carmella Van Vleet's middle-grade ELIZA BING IS (NOT) A BIG FAT QUITTER (Holiday House, 2014) has won a 2015 Christopher Award. The award is given out annually to creative works that affirm "the highest values of the human spirit."

Author M.P. Barker's YA novel MENDING HORSES (Holiday House, 2014) is a 2015 Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth title. Booklist calls it a "skillful evocation of race, class, and gender in nineteenth-century New England."

A sake was made in honor of the Newbery Honor winning novel HEART OF A SAMURAI by Margi Preus. What a tribute!

M.P. Barker's YA historical Mending Horses (Holiday House, 2014) has been named a "Must Read" for 2015 by the Massachusetts Center for the Book.

Author Tracey Baptiste's spooky middle-grade The Jumbies (Algonquin Books for Young Readers, 2015) is one of 8 titles selected for The Washington Post's KidsPost Summer Book Club, to be read by kids all across Washington, DC.

Bill Konigsberg's award winning young adult novel, Openly Straight, just won honorable mention in the 2015 Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award. More info here.

The Mazza Museum in Ohio has purchased 6 original illustrations and 14 sketches by author/illustrator Lee Harper. Harper's work will become part of the museum's permanent collection, which highlights excellence in children's illustration.

Janice Harrington's middle grade novel, Catching a Storyfish (Boyds Mills Press) was selected as an NCTE Notable Verse Novel for 2017, one of only eight books chosen.

Congratulations to Tracey Baptiste! Her middle-grade novel THE JUMBIES (Algonquin Books for Young Readers) is included on the 2015 New York Public Library Top 100 Notable Titles list, and also on the We Need Diverse Books 10 Must Reads list for 2015.

Simon & Schuster has launched a special online site for client Debbie Dadey's chapter book series MERMAID TALES. The site features a host of fun mermaid activities kids will love. http://simonandschusterpublishing.com/mermaid-tales/

Congratulations to clients Jennifer O'Connell (HARVEST PARTY!), Lee Harper (TURKEY TRICK OR TREAT), and Tracey Baptiste (THE JUMBIES) who each have their books featured in Scholastic Book Club fliers this season! Baptiste's novel is part of Scholastic's special We Need Diverse Books edition.

Brent Hartinger's 2003 novel, Geography Club, is now a movie! Starring Cameron Deane Stewart, Justin Deeley, Meaghan Martin, Nikki Blonsky, Ana Gasteyer, and Scott Bakula, Geography Club is available on DVD as well as streaming on Netflix and Amazon.

Matthew J. Kirby's ICEFALL has won so many prestigious awards: PEN Center USA Literary Award for Children’s Literature; Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery; the Judy Lopez Memorial Award; finalist for an Agatha Award; winner of a Parents Choice Gold Medal; named as a New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing; and named an ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults.