KELLY SONNACK'S
REPRESENTATIVE BOOKS
Some client books Kelly feels represent her tastes
kelly@andreabrownlit.com
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LIGHTHEARTED JUVENILE GRAPHIC NOVEL: James Burks' Bird & Squirrel series, starting with ON THE RUN and followed by ON ICE; ON FIRE; ON THE EDGE; and ALL TANGLED UP. These graphic novels tell the adventures of two unlikely friends: a carefree (and reckless) bird and a pragmatic (and neurotic) squirrel. (Scholastic, 2012-ongoing)
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MG GRAPHIC NOVEL WITH DASH OF MAGIC: Sophie Escabasse’s The Witches of Brooklyn, a middle grade trilogy about a girl who comes to live with her great-aunts in Brooklyn and finds out they’re witches as she adjusts to her new home. (Graphic/PRH, starting in 2021)
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ATMOSPHERIC YA FANTASY: Christine Lynn Herman’s THE DEVOURING GRAY and sequel THE DECK OF OMENS, about a group of four teens with the power to protect their town from a monster, if their families’ dark secrets don’t devour them first. (Disney*Hyperion, 2019 and 2020)
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NOVELS IN VERSE: David Elliott's thought-provoking novels-in-verse, including VOICES: THE FINAL HOURS OF JOAN OF ARC; and BULL, a retelling of the Theseus and Minotaur myth. BULL, which one reviewer said, "does for Greek mythology what Lin Manuel-Miranda's Hamilton did for U.S. history." (Houghton Mifflin/HMH, 2017 and 2019)
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HILARIOUS, COMMERCIAL PICTURE BOOK: Jessika von Innerebner’s Kevin the Unicorn series, starting with IT’S NOT ALL RAINBOWS, about Kevin the Unicorn who discovers that life isn’t always perfect – and that’s okay. (Dial/PRH, 2019 and 2020)  
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POETIC, MOVING PICTURE BOOK: Ilima Loomis’s ‘OHANA MEANS FAMILY, in which preparations for a family lū’au are a celebration of Hawaii and its culture. Illustrated by Kenard Pak. (Holiday House, 2020)
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JOYFUL BUT MEANINGFUL EXPLORATIONS OF REAL-KID EMOTIONS: Kimberly Gee’s Bear’s Feelings books, including MAD, MAD BEAR and GLAD, GLAD BEAR, about a little bear who experiences big feelings. (Beach Lane/S&S, 2018 and 2019)
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TUG-ON-YOUR-HEART-STRINGS PICTURE BOOK: Diane Adams' LOVE IS, about a child’s love for a pet duckling that reflects the love a parent has for their child. Illustrated by Claire Keane. (Chronicle, 2017)