Clients  and  Sales We represent clients writing everything from very young picture books to adult fiction and nonfiction. Our clients range from first-time authors to award winning, best selling authors with over one hundred titles. We protect our clients' confidentiality, so we don't give out personal information, but the following are some of our recent big deals: Jay Asher Jay Asher's THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, a New York Times Bestseller! A debut about a high school student who receives a box of mysterious audiotapes from his first love, and follows her recorded voice on a strange night journey to discover why she committed suicide two weeks before, to Razorbill, in a six-figure deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Laura Rennert. Audio rights sold, in a multiple offer situation, to Random House's Listening Library, by Laura Rennert. Robin Brande Robin Brande's EVOLUTION, ME, AND OTHER FREAKS OF NATURE, a debut about a high school girl kicked out of her church group, who then gets caught up at school in a controversy involving intelligent design, evolution, religion, and freedom, all the while trying to deal with a heart-racing crush, to Knopf, at auction, in an almost six-figure two book deal, by Laura Rennert. Audio rights sold, in a multiple offer situation, to Random House's Listening Library, by Laura Rennert. Sasha Cohen Olympic Silver Medalist figure skater, autobiography, FIRE ON ICE (HarperCollins), in a mid-five figure deal by Andrea Brown. Ying Compestine Cookbook and picture book author Ying Chang Compestine's debut work of fiction REVOLUTION IS NOT A DINNER PARTY, pitched as "Anne Frank in the Cultural Revolution," to Holt for cross publication in their adult and children's book catalogue, at auction, for publication in fall 2007, by Laura Rennert. Audio rights to Random House's Listening Library. Sarah Cross Sarah Cross' YA debut DULL BOY, in which a high school boy discovers that he, along with three other teens, has super powers and has to contend with the usual high school difficulties and the unusual ones of being tracked by a bizarre super-villainess and her super-powered son, to Dutton, by Laura Rennert. Laurie David and Cambria Gordon Juvenile nonfiction THE DOWN TO EARTH GUIDE TO GLOBAL WARMING by environmental activists Laurie David and Cambria Gordon. DOWN TO EARTH will be the definitive guide to global warming for children eight years old and up, in a mid-five figure deal by Jennifer Jaeger to Orchard Books, Scholastic. Nate Evans (author and illustrator), Vince Evans (illustrator), and Paul Hindman (author) HUMPTY DUMPTY, JR. HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE is a noir-style, highly illustrated chapter book series, in which Detective Humpty Dumpty, Jr. and his sidekick, Rat, solve crimes in "New Yolk City." The first three books in the series were sold to Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky by Caryn Wiseman. Nate Evans has also co-authored a picture book with Laura Numeroff, THE JELLYBEANS, which was sold to Abrams. Kathryn Fitzmaurice Kathryn's middle-grade debut THE YEAR THE SWALLOWS CAME EARLY about an eleven-year-old who plans to use an inheritance to attend cooking school in the future only to discover that her father has gambled away the money, to appear on Brenda Bowen's debut list at the Bowen Press (HarperCollins), in a mid-five figure deal, for two books, by Jennifer Jaeger. Debra Garfinkle Debra Garfinkle's SUPERNATURAL RUBBER CHICKEN series, in which twins inherit a magical and ornery rubber chicken from their surfer dude older brother that can grant a power decided on by the chicken's owners, if they can ever agree, to those in need, to Mirrorstone, in a six-book deal, by Laura Rennert. Two YAs, STUCK IN THE SEVENTIES and STORKY: HOW I LOST MY NICKNAME AND WON THE GIRL, to Putnam, and a YA series three book deal, THE BAND, to Berkley, by Laura Rennert. Ellen Hopkins Award winning and NY times bestselling author of CRANK (Simon & Schuster), BURNED (Margaret McElderry/Simon & Schuster); IMPULSE (Margaret McElderry/Simon & Schuster), and GLASS (Margaret McElderry/Simon & Schuster). IRA Young Adults' Choices YALSA Teens Top Ten (TTT) Nominee 2005 Quills Award Nominee 2006 National Book Award Nominee Author of CRANK, Ellen Hopkins' new YA novel IDENTICAL, about the complex relationship of a pair of identical twins whose father is obsessed with one of them, though things may not be as they seem, to Margaret McElderry/Simon & Schuster, for six-figures, by Laura Rennert. Katerina Makris and Shelley Frost Katerina Makris and Shelley Frost's YOUR ADOPTED DOG: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RESCUING AND CARING FOR A BEST FRIEND IN NEED, to Lyons Press, by Laura Rennert. Responding to the plight of millions of homeless dogs and the many humans who struggle to help them, the authors provide upbeat step-by-step guidance for rescuing, adopting, and caring for homeless dogs. Catherine Ryan Hyde Best selling author of PAY IT FORWARD and ten other critically acclaimed novels, Catherine Ryan Hyde's CHASING WINDMILLS, about a Manhattan teenager's relationship with an older woman, again to Phyllis Grann and Suzanne Herz for Flying Point, for six figures, for publication in early 2008, by Laura Rennert. Catherine Ryan Hyde's young adult novel, THE DAY I KILLED JAMES, about a beautiful senior in high school whose neighbor kills himself because of unrequited love for her, again to Knopf, for publication in summer 2008, by Laura Rennert. LOVE IN THE PRESENT TENSE, about a teenage mother who drops off her asthmatic son with a twenty-five-year-old guy with commitment issues and never returns, to Doubleday, in a pre-empt, in a six-figure deal, by Laura Rennert. LOVE IN THE PRESENT TENSE was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club 2007 and shortlisted for the British Book Awards. Author of PAY IT FORWARD (Simon & Schuster Feb. 2000), ELECTRIC GOD (Simon & Schuster Nov. 2000), and WALTER'S PURPLE HEART (Simon & Schuster 2002). PAY IT FORWARD has been translated into 20 languages for publication in more than 30 countries, and was chosen among the Best Books for Young Adults 2001 by the American Library Association. The mass market paperback was released in October 2000 and quickly became a national bestseller. PAY IT FORWARD was made into a major motion picture, by Warner Brothers, starring Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey. ELECTRIC GOD and WALTER'S PURPLE HEART are also optioned for film and currently in development, with Hyde retained to adapt Walter's Purple Heart. On April 21, 2005, Variety announced that Nicolas Cage has signed on to play Hayden Reese in the film adaptation of ELECTRIC GOD, which will be produced by Mission Pictures and Cage's Saturn Films, and directed by Mark Pellington. The film is now in production. Two more young adult novels, THE YEAR OF MY MIRACULOUS REAPPEARANCE, the story of a young girl who faces tough choices about family, obligation, and temptation, and BECOMING CHLOE, the story of two homeless teens, a guy and a girl, who embark on an unforgettable road trip across American in an effort to save the girl's life, to Knopf, in a six-figure deal, by Laura Rennert. Kevin Markey Middle-grade fiction, THE GREAT WALLOPER series, with funny and folkloric stories featuring crackerjack third baseman Banjo H. Bishbash, known as the Great Walloper for his slugging prowess, and his baseball team, the Rambletown Rounders, to HarperCollins, in a four book deal, for mid-five figures, by Caryn Wiseman. Meg Medina Meg's middle-grade debut MILAGROS: THE GIRL FROM AWAY about a girl whose life on a Caribbean Island is turned upside down when inhabitants of a neighboring island attack, to appear on Christy Ottaviano's debut list at Christy Ottaviano Books (Holt). Christina Meldrum Christina Meldrum's debut YA, MADAPPLE, sold at auction for six-figures, to Knopf, in a two book deal, by Laura Rennert. A literary mystery in the vein of SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS, about a sixteen-year-old girl from rural Maine on trial for murder, who may be innocent, delusional, or something far worse, and who inhabits a world where virgin births may be commonplace, where mythology and runic symbols are more real than the trappings of the modern world, and where plants are necessary to survival but may also be deadly weapons. Jenny Meyerhoff Chapter book THIRD GRADE BABY, about a girl whose out-sized personality makes up for her under-sized height, and YA novel, GIRL IN WAITING, a contemporary retelling of the Book of Esther on the high school football field, to FSG in a five-figure deal by Michelle Andelman. Cheryl Peevyhouse Debut middle-grade fiction, THE MELANCHOLY CHRONICLES OF KEEN AND RODDER, a dystopian sci-fi/fantasy in which the St. Doon family must keep the world from ending each year on Last Midnight, to Hyperion Children's in a five-figure deal by Michelle Andelman. Mitali Perkins Award winning author of THE NOT-SO-STAR-SPANGLED LIFE OF SUNITA SEN (Little Brown), MONSOON SUMMER (Delacorte/Random House), BAMBOO PEOPLE (Charlesbridge), RICKSHAW (Charlesbridge), and ASHA MEANS HOPE (Delacorte/Random House). FIRST DAUGHTER: AN EXTREME AMERICAN MAKEOVER, a YA series about an adopted Pakistani-American young woman whose father campaigns for, and eventually wins, the American presidency, in a two book deal, for mid-five figures, to Dutton, by Laura Rennert. Laura Preble Laura Preble's next book in the QUEEN GEEK SOCIAL CLUB series, Mean Girls meets Princess Diaries, about high school girl geeks who start a club to find others of their kind and to wrestle control of the campus from the popular kids, again to Berkley, by Laura Rennert. Sam Riddleburger Middle-grade fiction, THE QWIKPICK ADVENTURE SOCIETY, about a group of bored, smart, poor kids in southwestern Virginia who go on an epic quest to sneak into the sewage treatment plant and see the famed "fountain of poop" in their hometown, in a two book deal to Dial, for mid-five figures, by Caryn Wiseman. Rachel Rodriguez Rachel Rodriguez's untitled picture book on Antoni Gaudi, a follow-up to the acclaimed THROUGH GEORGIA'S EYES. This whimsical journey through Gaudi's work reveals the way his sources of inspiration and idiosyncratic way of looking at the world found expression in his architecture, to Reka Simonsen at Holt, for publication in Fall 2009, by Laura Rennert Tammi Sauer Tammi Sauer's NO BOLOGNA and LAUNCH TIME, a funny picture book series about a frog who wants go where no frog has gone before: school and space camp, to Stephanie Owens Lurie at Dutton, by Laura Rennert Neil Shusterman Boston Globe/Horn Book Award winner for THE SCHWA WAS HERE (Dutton), DOWNSIDERS, EVERLOST (Simon & Schuster), DARK FUSION series (Dutton), in six-figure deals, by Andrea Brown, and many other titles including screenplays for Disney and Universal. Andrew Smith Andrew Smith's debut YA GHOST MEDICINE, exploring the friendship of three remarkable young men on the cusp of adulthood in ranch country, while tracing the terrible and tranformative events set in motion by a long-standing rivalry, sold at auction for six-figures, to Feiwel and Friends (Holtzbrinck), in a two book deal, by Laura Rennert. Jeff Stone Jeff Stone's THE FIVE ANCESTOR series, set in China 350 years ago, following the adventures of five young monks, each of whom specializes in a different style of 'animal' kung fu, who alone manage to escape a brutal attack on their secret Shaolin Temple that is led by a renegade 'dragon' brother monk (Random House Books For Young Readers) for over half a million dollars, for seven books, by Laura Rennert. Rights to Jeff's books have sold in Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Slovakia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Jeff Stone's THE FIVE ANCESTORS series has been sold to Nickelodeon Pictures for development as a film franchise. Randy Sutton Randy Sutton's TRUE BLUE, PROTECT AND SERVE, a follow up to to True Blue, portraying the adrenalized, gritty behind-the-scenes world of law enforcement, with first-hand accounts of officers killed in the line of duty, of the humorous side of law enforcement, of the toll of daily police work on officers, to George Witte at St. Martin's, for publication in spring 2008, by Laura Rennert. Melissa Thomson Melissa Thomson's series KEENA FORD, TROUBLE MAKER OF THE SECOND GRADE, an African-American Ramona, Keena is a spunky second grader with a funny perspective on the world and an inadvertent capacity for winding up in the middle of trouble, this time when she accidentally gives her new teacher the wrong date for her birthday, to Nancy Mercado at Dial, in a two-book deal, by Laura Rennert. Pamela S. Turner Non-fiction, A LIFE IN THE WILD: GEORGE SCHALLER'S STRUGGLE TO SAVE THE LAST GREAT BEASTS, by award-winning author Pamela S. Turner to Melanie Kroupa at Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This middle-grade biography will explore Dr. Schaller's career both as a scientist and as an advocate for vanishing wildlife. Deal by Caryn Wiseman. A non-fiction picture book, COMET CHASER: CAROLINE HERSCHEL SEARCHES THE SKY was also sold to FSG/Melanie Kroupa Books by Caryn Wiseman. It is the story of Caroline Herschel, the first professional female astronomer, who, built telescopes along with her brother and discovered eight comets. Another non-fiction project by Pamela Turner, WANDERING THE DEEP, a photo-essay about the tagging of deep sea creatures and what scientists have discovered by tracking them, was sold to Walker, in a two-book deal, by Caryn Wiseman. Deborah Underwood SUGAR PLUM BALLERINAS is a chapter book series about a group of friends in Harlem, written with Whoopi Goldberg. The first six books in the series were sold to Hyperion by Caryn Wiseman. Rebecca Woolf Rebecca Woolf's ROCKABYE, FROM WILD TO CHILD. This memoir by a young author well-known in the blogosphere is "Sex in the City" meets "My So-Called Life" with a baby. It's a fish out of water story about a sexy wild girl who goes from life as a writer/odd-job-working/commitment-phobic/ carefree/chain-smoking/table-dancing/thinker who finds herself and learns to grow up through an unanticipated pregnancy, to Seal Press/Avalon by Laura Rennert.