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Celebrating 10 years of Graphix!
Graphix titles have become bestsellers around the world, and our authors and illustrators continue to receive awards and critical acclaim:• 14 New York Times bestsellers, including: Smile, Drama, Amulet, and The Lost Boy• Edgar Allan Poe nominee for Best Juvenile: Greg Ruth• Eisner Award for best publication for teens: Smile
Since 2005, Scholastic’s graphic novel imprint, Graphix, has published over 50 groundbreaking and award–winning books for children of all ages.
Celebrating 10 years of Graphix!Celebrating 10 years of Graphix!
Table of Contents
Multiplatform .....................................................2
Young Adult ........................................................4
Middle Grade ......................................................8
Branches ...........................................................14
Picture Books ...................................................15
Graphic Novels .................................................18
Nonfiction ........................................................20
Brands ..............................................................21
Klutz® ...............................................................24
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Your Rights Team
TOMBQUESTMICHAEL NORTHROP
From the team that brought you The 39 Clues™ and Spirit Animals™ comes a fi ve-book series fi lled with the magic of ancient Egypt!
A New York Times Bestseller!
Read the book, then continue the adventure online!
The epic adventure continues as Alex and Ren head to the Valley of Kings, deep in the Egyptian desert to stop the Death Walkers. There, they discover that Egypt is in the grips of madness.
New York Times Bestseller!
PUBLICATION SCHEDULE February 2015 Book 1: Book of the Dead
May 2015 Book 2: Amulet Keepers
September 2015 Book 3: Valley of Kings
January 2016 Book 4
April 2016 Book 5
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opportunities for the
international game!
Five internationaldeals to date!
Read the book, then continue the adventure online!Read the book, then continue the adventure online!Read the book, then continue the adventure online!
Publication Schedule: September 2015 Book 1 by Eliot SchreferJanuary 2016 Book 2 by Victoria SchwabMay 2016 Book 3 by Varian JohnsonSeptember 2016 Book 4 by Jonathan Auxier
A new four-book installmentof the New York Times bestselling international sensation!
More than 1.3 million copies in print!
17 foreign language deals signed to date
International momentum for the original series continues!
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Emotionally gripping, FACELESS is like WONDER for a YA audience
This page-turning story with gorgeous writing challenges readers to think about identity.
When Maisie gets into a terrible accident, her face is partially destroyed. She’s lucky enough to get a face transplant—but how do you live your life when you can’t even recognize yourself anymore?
Fall 2015 • Pages: 288 • Ages: 12+
A fearless portrayal of bullying that shows its long-term effects
With a unique photographic format, a stunning original voice, and a provocative portrayal of bullying, YOUNG MAN WITH CAMERA is a book to get people talking.
T —is used to getting grief. He gets it from his mom, who blames herself for his accident years earlier. He gets it from Mr. Lam, who suspects every kid of stealing from his shop. Worst of all, he gets it from Joined at the Hip, a trio of bullies so vicious that they leave T—terrifi ed of even using his entire name.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 256 • Ages: 12+
Emil Sher
Young Man with Camera
Alyssa SheinmelFaceless
Gripping Teen Reads
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Gripping Teen Reads
MISS PEREGRINE meets ASYLUM in this spooky thriller with unexpected twists at every turn
A riveting tale of ghosts, secrets, and family, from master of suspense Katie Alender.
Delia’s new house isn’t just a house. It used to be an insane asylum, a place to lock up “troubled” young women long ago. And a restless, wicked spirit is still at play—and it doesn’t want defi ant girls like Delia to go anywhere. So the house kills her.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 304 • Ages: 12+
Katie Alender
The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall
The author of MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD returns with a brave and moving novel about living when life doesn’t seem worth it, and the ways we go on anyway
Victoria Cruz is tired of living…and so she tries to stop, with thirty sleeping pills hoarded over time. When her suicide attempt fails, she wakes up in the Lakeview Hospital Mental Disorders ward. What follows is a powerful story that will serve as a valuable discussion and teaching tool for those struggling with depression or thinking about suicide.
Spring 2016 • Pages: 304 • Ages: 12+
Francisco X. Stork
The Memory of Light
Rights sold in
10 languages!
Dramatic rights sold!
The Memory of LightFrancisco X. Stork
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Gripping Teen Reads
Fairy-tale YA horror in the vein of ONCE UPON A TIME, GRIMM, and CINDER
Ripe with action, suspense, and romance, DEAD UPON A TIME is destined to have wide appeal.
When a fairy tale–style killer strikes a small town, it’s up to one girl to solve the twisted clues—before the villain writes his own wicked ending.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 304 • Ages: 12+
Elizabeth Paulson
Dead Upon a Time
A haunting, romantic, and wholly original story with adult crossover potential
After the untimely death of her aunt Laura, Cecilia Cross is forced to return to Sanctuary, a rambling, old French-Gothic mansion that crowns a remote island off the coast of Maine. Cecilia is both drawn to and repulsed by Sanctuary. When a mysterious guest arrives, Cecilia wonders whether she can trust her feelings for him, and whether he can help her make peace with her haunted, tragic past.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 320 • Ages: 12+
Jennifer McKissackSanctuary
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Bestselling Young Adult
The Raven King (Book IV of The Raven Cycle)
The fourth and fi nal installment in the spellbinding series from the irrepressible, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater
• The fi rst three books in THE RAVEN CYCLE have already received 14 starred reviews!
• Stiefvater was awarded the Printz Honor for THE SCORPIO RACES
• Her SHIVER trilogy is a #1 New York Times bestseller that has been translated into 37 languages!
Fall 2015 • Pages: 400 • Ages: 14+
Maggie Stiefvater
17 foreign licenses sold!
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Masterful Middle Grade
The Marvels
A moving and mesmerizing epic adventure about the power of story
Two seemingly unrelated stories—the fi rst in pictures, the second in words—together create a beguiling narrative puzzle. The book opens with an uninterrupted illustrated story that sweeps us through fi ve generations of a legendary family.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 640 • Ages: 10+
Brian Selznick
2008 Randolph Caldecott Medal
#1 New York Times bestseller
National Book Award Finalist
USA Today Bestseller
A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2007
#1 New York Times Bestseller
USA Today Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book
Schneider Family Book Award Winner
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2011
Over 50 combined
foreign rights deals!
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Masterful Middle Grade
A bright, bold debut about a girl who happens to have been born a boy, but refuses to let that stand in the way of her dream
More than anything else, George wants to play Charlotte in her fourth-grade class’s production of Charlotte’s Web. The problem is, her teacher won’t let her, because George is a boy. But George isn’t about to let that squash her dream. With the help of her best friend, George must learn to stand up for her wish…and brave a few bullies along the way.
Transcending all categories and genres, GEORGE is a pertinent and poignant middle-grade read for kids of all backgrounds.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 240 • Ages: 8–12
Alex Gino
George
From bestselling authors Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce comes an exciting new series full of magical creatures, whimsical adventures, and quirky illustrations
Pip is a girl who can talk to magical creatures. Her aunt is a vet for magical creatures. And her new friend Tomas is allergic to most magical creatures. When things go amok—and they often go amok—Pip consults JEFFREY HIGGLESTON’S GUIDE TO MAGICAL CREATURES, a reference work that Pip fi nds herself constantly amending.
Summer 2015 • Pages: 192 • Ages: 8–12
Jackson Pearce and Maggie Stiefvater
Illustrations by Maggie Stiefvater
Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures
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Masterful Middle Grade
PERCY JACKSON meets THE DA VINCI CODE in this exciting thrill ride of a story!
Cassie Arroyo, an American studying in Rome, has her world ripped apart when someone tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an Italian university. Is she their next target?
Christina Diaz Gonzalez has created a smart and action-packed modern-day adventure, full of mystery, legends, and danger, that young readers will not want to put down.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 352 • Ages: 8–12
Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Moving Target
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen brings her signature storytelling prowess to this action-packed thriller
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta fi nds her family divided overnight. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can’t help herself. An amazing piece of writing about the cold war, laced with intrigue and suspense.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 384 • Ages: 8–12
Jennifer A. Nielsen
A Night Divided
The Ascendance
Trilogy has been translated into 17
languages!
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Middle Grade Series
A funny, accessible, heavily illustrated new series about a boy whose new dog may or may not be a crimefi ghting vampire
Jimmy’s self-involved older sister and workaholic Mom think he needs to stop obsessing already! But when his Dad fi nally allows Jimmy to get a puppy before school starts, everything changes and Jimmy has something new to focus on: his amazing dog, Abby, who seems to have some very unusual habits.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 208 • Ages: 8–12
Tommy Greenwald
Crimebiters! #1: My Dog Is Better Than Your Dog
From a trio of New York Times bestselling authors comes the hilarious and heartfelt story of a group of magical misfi ts
This offbeat new three-book series from hit authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins chronicles the misadventures of nine-year-old Nory Horace and her oddball friends, who prove that upside-down magic defi nitely beats right side up.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 240 • Ages: 8–12
Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
Upside-Down Magic
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Continuing Middle Grade Series
The twelfth epic novel in the bestselling Captain Underpants series!
George and Harold, and their doubles, Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold, have a good thing going. Two of them go to school, while the other two hide in the tree house and play video games all day—then they switch! But when their malicious gym teacher, Mr. Meaner, creates a method of mind control that turns their fellow students into attentive, obedient, perfect children, the future of all humanity will be in their hands!
Fall 2015 • Pages: 208 • Ages: 7+
Dav Pilkey
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot
Blizz Richards and his band of wacky cryptids are back for another illustrated adventure!
Everyone thinks the Loch Ness monster is one-of-a-kind. But that just means Nessie’s lonely. And only yeti Blizz Richards and his team of cryptozoologists can help her fi nd a friend just like her. With a little help from a time-traveling leprechaun, the gang travels back 65 million years to the age of dinosaurs to begin the search.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 128 • Ages: 7–10
Kevin Sherry
The Yeti Files #2: Monsters on the Run
More than 70 million books in
print!
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Continuing Middle Grade Series
In this companion to THE BEST FRIEND BATTLE, Sylvie Scruggs faces hockey sticks and mean-girl tricks—and still comes out on top
Sylvie Scruggs is fi nally in fourth grade, and that means she’s old enough to join her town’s junior ice-hockey team. Sylvie is thrilled to discover her years of skating pay off, as she quickly becomes one of the best players on the squad. But someone else is still better: Jamie Redmond, a fi fth grader who notoriously doesn’t like fourth graders. And, it turns out, she really doesn’t like Sylvie.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 160 • Ages: 7–10
Lindsay Eyre
The Mean Girl Meltdown
On a once-in-a-lifetime race through the animal kingdom, it takes smarts, strength, and skill to win!
Dev has always liked watching the world through the lens of his camera. Because if he isn’t participating, he can’t ever fail. But to win a race through the frozen Arctic tundra, where animals are ferocious and nature is extreme, the red team needs everyone to give it their all—even Dev! And if he doesn’t, his new friends may be giving him the cold shoulder....
Fall 2015 • Pages: 144 • Ages: 7–10
Kristin Earhart
Race the Wild #3: Arctic Freeze
Illustrator: Sydney Hanson
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• Illustrations on every page
• High-interest, fast-paced stories
• Strong, relatable characters
• Series that keep children reading
• Challenging but manageable length of 80–96 pages to build profi ciency
Illustrated Early Chapter Books for Ages 5-8
BRANCHES books have
been licensed in 6 foreign languages
OVER 10 SERIES, INCLUDING:
Creative Picture Books
Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld
A book that celebrates the gift of friendship
The bestselling creators of EXCLAMATION MARK! are back with a book that delivers a timeless message about the beauty and challenges of friendship. This joyous book introduces a triangle, circle, square, and rectangle who celebrate the gift of friendship, and reminds readers of all ages that it’s good to have a group of pals.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 40 • Ages: 3–5
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Friendshape
An exciting new book by Caldecott honoree Jon J Muth!
Leo and Molly love their new neighborhood. Best of all is their friend Stillwater, a giant panda who lives across the way! Stillwater teaches Molly about patience. Leo teaches Stillwater about sharing. And Molly shows how one act of kindness can make a world of difference.
Jon J Muth’s warm, compassionate stories and light-fi lled pictures encourage patience, understanding, and achieving goals. Whether young or old, we all learn from one another in the most surprising ways…
Fall 2015 • Pages: 40 • Ages: 4–8
Jon J Muth
Zen Socks
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Creative Picture Books
A new and exciting page-turning, lift-the-fl ap, search-and-fi nd extravaganza by Walter Wick!
Curious seekers will expand the fun as they lift up the pages of ten gatefold spreads to discover that something has changed and it’s time to solve a brand-new riddle! All of Walter Wick’s beautiful photographs include the character of Seymour (from the Can You See What I See? series) and introduce Seymour’s new dog, Buttons. Join Seymour and Buttons on their search-and-fi nd adventure!
Fall 2015 • Pages: 32 • Ages: All
Walter Wick
Hey, Seymour!A Search & Find Fold-Out Adventure
In a sequel to her bestselling WHEN SOPHIE GETS ANGRY…, Caldecott Honor illustrator Molly Bang asks: What hurts your feelings, and what do you do about it?
Everyone’s feelings get hurt, and it’s especially painful in childhood. In this story, Bang’s popular character Sophie is hurt when the other children laugh at her and tell her she’s wrong. Here is a simple story that tackles the common issue of hurt feelings as it gently helps us to be more kind.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 40 • Ages: 4–8
Molly Bang
When Sophie’s Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt
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Creative Picture Books
The international bestselling author and illustrator of DEAR DUMB DIARY, brings out the funny in love
Jim Benton presents a sweet but humorous new heart character to deliver a lovely message that the love from a parent can follow a child everywhere! Perfect for curious toddlers ready to giggle and be delighted. Fans of Sandra Boynton will rejoice in this fresh, silly take on love!
Fall 2015 • Pages: 18 • Ages: 0–3
Jim Benton
Love Is Everywhere
Introducing Lovemeez, a brand new series of interactive board books by bestselling author and illustrator Caroline Jayne Church!
Lovemeez stories help foster social and emotional growth for the preschool set. And with touch-and-feels, heart melting illustrations, and preschool-friendly text, these are special books to love and read again and again!
Fall 2015 • Pages: 10 • Ages: 2–4
Caroline Jayne Church
I Love My Dinosaur (Lovemeez Series)
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Celebrating 10 years of Graphix!
The companion to Raina Telgemeier’s #1 New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award–winning graphic memoir, SMILE
Raina uses her signature humor and charm in both present-day narrative and perfectly placed fl ashbacks to tell the story of her relationship with her sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado.
• More than 1.5 million copies of SMILE in print!
• SMILE won the Will Eisner Award and received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor
• SMILE, DRAMA, and SISTERS are #1 New York Times bestsellers
Fall 2014 • Pages: 208 • Ages: 8–12
Raina Telgemeier
Sisters
From the groundbreaking and award-winning sister-brother team behind BABYMOUSE comes a middle-grade, graphic-novel memoir
A poignant yet funny story of a young girl who is sent to live with her grandfather in a retirement community when her brother’s behavior disrupts the family.
By sister-brother team Jennifer and Matthew Holm, this 200-page, full-color graphic novel will appeal to fans of Raina Telgemeier’s SMILE.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 224 • Ages: 8–12
Illustrator: Matthew Holm
Sunny Side UpJennifer L. Holm
8 foreign licenses
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Celebrating 10 years of Graphix!
Kazu Kibuishi’s #1 New York Times bestselling series continues!
Emily, Navin, and their friends continue to battle the Elf King in hopes of destroying him forever. The next installment of this bestselling series promises more adventure, masterful plotting, and humor!
Winter 2016 • Pages: 224 • Ages: 8–12
Kazu Kibuishi
Amulet #7: Firelight
Four Goosebumps Graphix tales by master of horror R.L. Stine are adapted into full-color comics and feature a brand-new Slappy story by bestselling author, Dave Roman
The talented Dave Roman creates the horrifying drawings for “The Night of the Living Dummy,” the origin story about that most evil of all ventriloquist dummies, Slappy!
This is the fi rst Goosebumps Graphix book available in four colors and a perfect companion to the upcoming Goosebumps movie from Sony Pictures.
Fall 2015 • Pages: 176 • Ages: 8–12
R.L. StineIllustrated by Dave Roman, and others
Goosebumps Graphix: Slappy’s Tales of Horror
Rights sold in 14
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Nonfi ction for a new generation
Something for every explorer!
Scholastic’s groundbreaking, highly visual, and immersive non-fi ction titles introduce today’s kids to fascinating new worlds and motivate them to become lifelong readers.
Scholastic non-fi ction titles are expertly written, easy to translate, and available in a wide range of formats.
Covering high-interest topics from sharks to dinosaurs to the human body, our fact-packed text and high-impact images will engage readers used to surfi ng and swiping.
More than 5.2 million
copies in print!
Jim Benton
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Dear Dumb Diary,Dear Dumb Diary,Jim Benton
With more than 9.5 million copies in print and 18 foreign
licenses sold to date, the original laugh-out-loud
illustrated diary series is going strong! This
New York Times bestselling series features
18 books chronicling Jamie Kelly’s hilarious
middle school adventures:
• 12 books in Year One
• 6 books in Year Two
illustrated diary series is going strong! This
With more than 9.5 million copies in print and 18 foreign
Norman Bridwell
Formats available: • 7 Big Red Readers • 30 8x8s • 21 Board Books
• 8 Spanish Titles • 5 Coloring and Activity Books
Scholastic’s premier preschool brand has been entertaining children, parents, and teachers for over 50 years. The great Norman Bridwell’s legacy lives on in this literary classic, with more than 129 million books in print, published in 13 languages, and beloved by kids and parents worldwide.
Norman Bridwell
• 8 Spanish Titles • 5 Coloring and Activity Books
entertaining children, parents, and teachers for over 50 years. The great Norman Bridwell’s legacy
129 million books in print, published in 13 languages, and beloved by
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For almost thirty years, The Magic School Bus® has been helping chil-dren learn about science. With more than 89 million books in print and available in 9 languages, The Magic School Bus continues to
engage and educate generations of children around the world.
engage and educate generations of children around the world.
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JOANNA COLE & BRUCE DEGENJOANNA COLE & BRUCE DEGEN
GOOSEBUMPS® ranks among the top-selling series of all time, with more than 400 million books in print worldwide!
With a feature fi lm scheduled for release October 16, 2015, and a continuing publishing program, internationalbestseller and master of horror R.L. Stine is going strong!
• 9 books in the series
• All-new full-color illustrations
• Early chapter books for ages 4–8
• More than 6 million books in print
Out-of-this-world friendship adventures from Dav Pilkey and acclaimed artist Dan Santat!
• 9 books in the series
• All-new full-color illustrations
• Early chapter books for ages 4–8
• More than 6 million books in print
Out-of-this-world friendship adventures from Dav Pilkey and acclaimed artist Dan Santat!
The New York Times bestselling Captain Underpants series is going strong!
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Captain Underpants series is going strong!
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• Over 70 million books in print worldwide!
• 24 international publishers
• A DreamWorks movie slated for 2017!
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Kick-startingcreativity worldwide
• Sony Pictures Entertainment will release the eagerly anticipated
Goosebumps feature fi lm on October 16, 2015
• The Film to be released in most major territories
More than 400 million English Language books in print worldwide
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Scholastic will support with a fi ve-book movie tie-in program, coming in summer 2015:
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