Rights People

Rights People now representing Stimola Literary Studio in the UK

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:11 +0000

As of April 2008, Rights People will handle UK and Commonwealth excluding Canada for Rosemary Stimola’s fiction titles.

THE DEVIL’S KISS sold in five territories

admin — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:00:30 +0000

Following a very busy Bologna Book Fair, Rights People has sold rights to debut novelist Sarwat Chadda’s YA novel THE DEVIL’S KISS to Blanvalet/Penhaligon (Part of Random House) in Germany, Pocket Jeunesse in Fance, Arnoldo Mondadori in Italy, Livanis Publishing Organization in Greece and Editora Rocco in Brazil.

Immortal Beloved

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:51:56 +0000

New name, new town, new life. Nastasya has done it too often to count. And there’s no end in sight. Nothing ever really ends . . . when you’re immortal. But this time is different: Nastasya knows that this new town must hold her salvation-or her death. It’s time to turn towards the light, but it’s not going to be easy after centuries of feeding from the lives of the innocents around her, of living with little care for others. With the help of a willing teacher and two other students who may be friends or may be foes, Nastasya struggles to overcome her nature and forge her own legacy and a destiny that leaves darkness behind forever.

This is a gritty urban fantasy series for teens from the author of the SWEEP and BALEFIRE series.

Immortal Beloved
Cate Tiernan
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
12+ years
3 titles
Proprietor: Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Rights Available: UK & Commonwealth, Translation

Reggie Mcknight, Superzero

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:49:12 +0000

Reggie “Pukey” McKnight is a middle-school nobody who isn’t sure he wants to be more than a nobody. After all, the last time he got a lot of attention in school, it was for throwing up in the lunchroom on the first day of the year after eating too much of his mom’s traditional Jamaican breakfast. At the same time, he’s restless and tired – tired of the same old stuff from the same old people, tired of being looked down on, and tired of having the only bright spot in his days be the time he spends writing stories for Night Man, the comic book hero he created.

When time for class elections roll around, it’s just one more “same old” – but is it? Guys like him who are “thisclose” to last pick for teams do not become president except on TV or in stupid movies. Guys like him wonder about it, though. Just a little. Being the president. The superstar. The hero. Maybe if Reggie took a chance, he’d be able to make a change in his school, his community, and most importantly, himself.

This debut novel for ages 10 and up has a dry sense of humor and a lot of heart.

Reggie Mcknight, Superzero
Olugbemisola Rhuday Perkovich
Arthur A Levine/Scholastic
10+ years
1 title
Proprietor: Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Rights Available: UK & Commonwealth, Translation

Warriors

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:44:40 +0000

For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to laws laid down by their ancestors. But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger as the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. In the midst of this turmoil appears a housecat called Rusty, who may turn out to be the bravest warrior of all.

Warriors is a New York Times best-selling series.

Warriors
Erin Hunter
HarperCollins UK/US
10+ years
300 pp
18 titles
Proprietor: WP
Rights Available: translation

Vampire Plagues

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:43:41 +0000

The bats aren’t the only things to leave the ship that foggy London night in 1850. A small, frightened figure scurries down the gangplank and staggers on to the docks. Ben has been on board for the whole voyage and what he has seen will haunt him for the rest of his life. Jack befriends him and listens to his story. As the boys talk, little do they know what they face. London is falling into the terrifying grip of a the vampire plagues and only they can prevent its total destruction…

Vampire Plagues
Sebastian Rook
Scholastic UK/US
9 - 12 years
200 pp
6 titles
Proprietor: WP
Rights Available: translation

Vampire Beach

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:42:49 +0000

DeVere High is about the coolest high school you could find – rich students, a postcard-perfect Malibu setting, and raging parties. But new student Luke Freeman is about to discover that in sunny Malibu, things aren’t always as they seem. At DeVere High, black is always the new black, parties are a serious business, and the cool kids are ice cold. At DeVere High, everyone has a secret…

Vampire Beach
Alex Duval
Simon& Schuster/Random House
12+ years
250 pp
4 titles
Proprietor: WP
Rights Available: translation

Unicorn School

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:42:00 +0000

In the enchanted world of Arcadia, where rainbows stretch across the sky and magic creatures live in tranquillity, the unicorns are the guardians of the land. Every unicorn must attend school from the age of two (the equivalent of the human age of ten) to learn how to use their magical skills. For Willow, Storm, Sapphire and Troy, starting at Unicorn School will mean making new friends, learning new lessons and having new adventures!

A spin-off series from the hugely successful MY SECRET UNICORN, this is sure to appeal to fans and new readers alike.

Unicorn School
Linda Chapman
Puffin/Penguin
7 - 9 years
116 pp
6 titles
Proprietor: WP
Rights Available: translation

Timespinners

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:41:12 +0000

Twins Fig and Allie are having a miserable summer in New York while their mother is in hospital in a coma and their father is consumed by his worry. One afternoon, while they are in the Museum of Natural History as usual, Fig and Allie experience something strange and find themselves in 1913 France! When they try to return to their own time, they go even further back and end up in the Ice Age. As they try to find a way back to 2003, they discover they’re not the only ones who have accidentally travelled back in time!

‘An enjoyable ride for fans of science-tinged fantasy.’ Kirkus Reviews

Timespinners
Luli Gray
Houghton Mifflin
8 - 12 years
150 pp
1 title
Proprietor: Liza Dawson Associates
Rights Available: UK & Commonwealth excl Canada, translation

The World According to Kaley

admin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:40:25 +0000

In The World According to Kaley, this spunky nine-year-old uses her world history notebook for more than just her world history essays. She considers her imagination the perfect ‘alternative source’ for research, and readers are treated to Kaley’s thoughts on all kinds of things – the Ice Age, the Roman Empire, teachers, friends, and even annoying new siblings!

The World According to Kaley
Dian Curtis Regan
Darby Creek Publishing
8 - 10 years
112 pp
2 titles
Proprietor: Lerner Books
Rights Available: UK & Commonwealth, Translation