Katherine Tegen Books

01/11/2022

⭐️ "A gorgeous story of being true to oneself that will brighten any shelf." -Booklist
Happy book birthday to Marc Majewski's BUTTERFLY CHILD, a joyful celebration of creativity, self-expression, and family!

11/10/2022

Happy book birthday to The DECOMPOSITION OF JACK, the latest from Award-winning author Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, the funny and moving middle grade novel all about family, friendship, and how things fall apart.

08/09/2022

If you are in or near Indianapolis, please come see me at Kids Ink on Wednesday, Sept. 21 during my SECRET LETTERS book tour! This will be a fun stop and (fittingly, given one theme of the book) a little bit like going home. Some random facts about my connections to Indianapolis and Kids Ink:

1. Indianapolis was the first place I worked as a professional writer after college. I was a reporter at the (now-defunct) Indianapolis News for four years, and also had my first fiction publication while I was there.
2. The Indiana State Library still kindly recognizes me as an Indiana writer, even though I moved away decades ago. (Shh. Don’t tell Ohio I’m also loyal to other states.)
3. Kids Ink is very close to Conner Prairie living history museum, where I got the idea for my first book, RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
4. I *think* the last time I did a book-signing at Kids Ink was in 2005—I am way overdue to return! Especially since it’s such a great store!

Even if you can’t make it on Sept. 21, if you are looking for a place to order a signed copy of THE SECRET LETTERS, Kids Ink would be a great option! The other four bookstores I’m working with on my book tour would also be good choices: Let’s Play Bookshop in Emmaus, Pa; Anderson’s in the Chicago area; The Novel Neighbor in the St. Louis area, and Cover to Cover in Columbus, Ohio.

THE SECRET LETTERS is the first book in a new series I’m launching, MYSTERIES OF TRASH AND TREASURE, and it’s about junk, families, and secrets that won’t stay hidden.

(And thank you to Kids Ink for this graphic, which I am re-using.)

06/09/2022

Inspired by the life and craft of Mary Oliver, MY POET celebrates the joy of connecting perception and experience with words, with glowing artwork by Jen Hill and profound text by Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan. Happy book birthday to MY POET!

06/09/2022

A team of five girls must stop a powerful villain by finding their mythical familiars in the first book of this new highly illustrated middle grade fantasy series. Happy book birthday to THE MYTHICS written by Lauren Magaziner and illustrated by Mirelle Ortega!

06/09/2022

Former NBA All-Star Caron Butler and acclaimed author Justin A. Reynolds tip off the first book in a new middle grade series about a young boy trying to make his mark on an AAU basketball team coached by a former NBA star in his hometown. Happy book birthday to SHOT CLOCK!

06/09/2022

"Jackson’s expert reshaping of this tale highlights the genuine horrors of both internalized and externalized anti-Blackness. Horror done right." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Happy book birthday to Tiffany D. Jackson and THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD!

16/08/2022

"Delightfully nightmarish. A hauntingly truthful view of secrets and strength." -Kirkus Reviews
A haunted house story about grief and healing from Ally Malinenko, author of GHOST GIRL! Happy book birthday to THIS APPEARING HOUSE!

16/08/2022

Return to the world of NIGHTBOOKS . . . if you dare. Dead stories—and dead witches—are back to haunt Alex and Yasmin. Can they write a happy ending to this terrifying tale? Happy to GRAVEBOOKS and J. A. White!

02/08/2022

“No one said becoming a man was easy." The paperback edition of the novel based on the groundbreaking musical by Jason Robert Brown and Dan Elish, 13—a story about friendship, fitting in, and what it means to turn thirteen—is out today. Read the book before it streams online next week!

02/08/2022

A gently poetic story about new siblings and how families get to know and, with time, love each other from the celebrated author Patricia MacLachlan. Happy book birthday to MY LIFE BEGINS!

02/08/2022

Falling for a superhero is dangerous. You have to trust that they’ll catch you. Happy book birthday to HOW TO DATE A SUPERHERO (AND NOT DIE TRYING), an origin story that proves you don't need superpowers to be the hero—a super-powered debut from Cristina Fernandez!

12/07/2022

"There's no choice here. Buy it!" — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Powerful." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This true story of courage and resiliency is sure to inspire young advocates everywhere." — The Horn Book
Happy book birthday to IF YOU'RE A KID LIKE GAVIN with words by Gavin Grimm and Kyle Lukoff and illustrations by J Yang.

21/06/2022

Happy book birthday to Stacey Lee and this new paperback edition of THE SECRET OF A HEART NOTE, a romantic teen novel about a girl who works as an aromateur, matching up couples with scent elixirs, all while protecting her own heart.

21/06/2022

Building, building. That is what beavers do best.
Happy book birthday to Henry Cole's BUILDING, a beautiful nonfiction picture book companion to NESTING, all about beavers!

14/06/2022

Celebrate the natural world and our connection with it through new eyes with this new edition of THERE IS A FLOWER AT THE TIP OF MY NOSE SMELLING ME written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist Alice Walker and illustrated by Queenbe Monyei!

14/06/2022

Bessie Lee is on a mission to save the pandas in this third easy-to-read chapter book about a little girl with big ideas written by Katrina Moore and illustrated by Zoe Si. Happy book birthday to TEENY HOUDINI #3: THE GIANT PANDA PLAN!

14/06/2022

Mischief and Mayhem are BACK to tackle middle school and cursed bunny heads in this sequel from author-illustrator Ken Laumg. Happy book birthday to MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM #2: THE CURSED BUNNY!

14/06/2022

Sports put Hudi to the test. Now he’s about to face his greatest trial . . . summer camp. Happy book birthday to Yehudi Mercado and CHUNKY GOES TO CAMP!

13/06/2022

Teachers MAKE Readers and Writers!

I arrived in Mr. P’s kindergarten classroom not knowing how to read and not knowing that by patiently sitting with me, he would be the key to unlock my ability to parse words and sentences and the …

31/05/2022

Gather, make, wait. Happy book birthday to TO MAKE, a stunning picture book ode to the joys of the creative process and the spirit of collaboration from Danielle Davis and Mags DeRoma!

31/05/2022

Happy book birthday to New York Times bestselling Kelly Yang’s PRIVATE LABEL, a powerful love story about two teens searching for their place in the world!

31/05/2022

The first rule of watching K-dramas: Never fall in love with the second lead. But when the script isn’t working, two teens decide it's time to rewrite it themselves. Happy book birthday to Lyla Lee's FLIP THE SCRIPT!

24/05/2022

Happy book birthday to Q***R DUCKS by Eliot Schrefer, the illustrated YA nonfiction well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of q***r behaviors observed in animals!

17/05/2022

The wait is over! Happy book birthday to Lauren Magaziner's fourth Case Closed book, DANGER ON THE DIG! YOU pick which suspects to interview, which questions to ask, and which clues to follow. Can you crack the case?

17/05/2022

A retired boy detective. A girl with a case. Can these two solve the mystery, fix their friendship—and can Gideon prove that he's worthy of the trench coat and fedora? Happy book birthday to Katie Henry and GIDEON GREEN IN BLACK AND WHITE!

10/05/2022

Bella Fades is taking on corruption and gentrification with a can of spray paint, her neighbors, and her unfadeable heart. Happy book birthday to Maurice Broaddus's UNFADEABLE!

10/05/2022

Time to dig in—THE FIRST CAT IN SPACE is on sale today! Happy book birthday to the New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris!

10/05/2022

Every friENDship has an end, and Eleni is determined to figure out what went wrong in each of her failed friendships in this latest from TBH and Friendship List author Lisa Greenwald. Happy book birthday to DEAR FRIENDS!

05/04/2022

Remembering and honoring the incredible legacy of beloved children's book author Patricia MacLachlan.

Author of the Newbery Medal and Scott O’Dell Historical Fiction Award-winning SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL, MacLachlan wrote more than sixty children’s books during her illustrious career.

March 3, 1938 - March 31, 2022

28/03/2022

Congratulations to Bobbie Pyron and STAY, a Nile Book Award winner!

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2021-2022 Nile Delta: The Boy Who Grew a Forest by Sophia Gholz and Kayla Harren Blue Nile: Stay by Bobbie Pyron White Nile: When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

22/03/2022

The big sea’s littlest mischief-maker, Oona, is back in another delightful tale from Kelly DiPucchio and Raissa Figueroa. Happy book birthday to OONA AND THE SHARK!

22/03/2022

"Superb." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Deeply moving." -Booklist (starred review)
"Evocative." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Happy book birthday to L.M. Elliott's LOUISA JUNE AND THE N***S IN THE WAVES!

15/03/2022

The wait is over. The second book in Mindy McGinnis's dark and twisty Edgar Allan Poe-inspired duology that began with THE INITIAL INSULT is here. Happy book birthday to THE LAST LAUGH!

01/03/2022

From master of suspense Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adventure. Happy book birthday to THE SCHOOL FOR WHANOTS!

22/02/2022

"A fiercely feminist fantasy that takes on the patriarchy and the toxicity of hate." -Booklist
Happy book birthday to EXTASIA by Claire Legrand, a bone-chilling YA horror novel about a girl who joins a coven to root out a vicious evil that’s stalking her village!

15/02/2022

Esquire and Mr. Pepper are back for another ANIMAL RESCUE AGENCY adventure! Happy book birthday to THE PANGOLIN POP STAR and Eliot Schrefer!

15/02/2022

Have you seen Leslie Connor's new book? Happy book birthday to ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE?, a big-hearted and beautiful novel about neurodiversity, friendship, and community.