BookEnds Jr. Summer 2024 Newsletter

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BOOKENDS QUARTERLY JUNE 2024 ISSUE NO. 1 BrowseourupcomingYA,MG,andpicturebooksubmissions! Seeourrecentsales Gettoknowouragents JR.
TableofContents MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS 03 Browseourrecentexcitingfictionandnon-fiction submissions! YOUNG ADULT 05 MIDDLE GRADE 07 GRAPHIC NOVELS 08 PICTURE BOOKS 09 ILLUSTRATORS 13 Browseourrecentexcitingnonfictionsubmissions!
TableofContents RECENT SALES 17 FICTION 19 NON-FICTION 21 SUBRIGHTS 22 MEET OUR AGENTS 23 CONTACT US 30

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SUBMISSIONS SUBMISSIONS

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YOUNGADULT

THEDEATHSEASONbySarahDobson

THE DEATH SEASON is a feminist horror novel by debut author Sarah Dobson. Every autumn,theDeathSeasonbringsthreedeathstoWaverleyIsland:anoldwomandiesinher sleep, a mainlander boy washes up on shore, and a teenage girl throws herself from the cliffs AdeadlycurseseemsacruelwayfortheuniversetorepayWaverleyafteritwasasafe haven for witches who fled anti-magic persecution that swept across the mainland in the 1920s. When Ellie Stanton witnesses the death of a friend, pushed off the cliffs by her boyfriend,shebelievestheDeathSeasonishappeningoutoforder.Searchingforanswers inadiarythatbelongedtoawitchwhosoughtsanctuaryinWaverley,Elliemustunearthold ghosts about Waverley's past before it's too late. But sometimes deaths don't have meaning Sometimestheyhappenjustbecauseyou'reagirl Agent:MoeFerrara

IGNITETHEDAWNbyTzeyiKoay

A thief born with the rare power to manipulate time falls victim to empathy when she refusestoassassinatetheheirtotheEmpire Herpunishmentsetsheronapathofrevenge that will force her to choose between who she is and who she’s been told she should be, andhowfarshe’swillingtogotorightthewrongsoftheEmpire’sdeeply-rootedinjustices, onceandforall.IGNITETHEDAWNbydebutauthorTzeyiKoayexploresthemesofracism, colonialism,andthesearchforbelongingsetinaworldinspiredbyJapaneseandChinese mythology Agent:NaomiDavis

AMERICANGIRL,RISEbySanaRafi

SanaRafi’sdebutnovelinverse,AMERICANGIRL,RISE,perfectforfansofThePoetXmeets AllMyRage.Aaliyahisacoder,notapoet.Butfollowingthedeathofherbelovedfather,she turnedtopoetrytoletalittlelightinthroughthecracks.Determinedtobreakthecycleof hardships she and her Amma have faced since, Aaliyah knows getting into Harvard is her bestshot ButhereffortscometoascreechinghaltwhenAmmaisshotattheconvenience store they work at. Without health insurance, they can’t pay for the mounting bills and Aaliyah becomes crushed by the weight of responsibility–of acing her classes, teaching code,gettingintoHarvard,beingagoodfriend,supportingherfamily,nursinghermother backtohealth.Aaliyahmustfindthecouragetoturnherangerintostrengthandbebrave enoughtoleanonothers Agent:JamesMcGowan

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YOUNGADULT

LETTHEROOFTOPSTAKEYOUbyDanielleBaranda

DanielleBaranda’sdebutLETTHEROOFTOPSTAKEYOU,isaadualPOVlovestorybetween thesonofamafiacrimebossandaperfectionistseconddaughterdeterminedtoleaveher sister’s shadow. He was willing to bet his life away. She just wanted to pass algebra. Following the footsteps of his infamous family, Nick Castiglione runs a an underground gamblingringathiseliteprivateschool,butafterbreakingonetoomanyrules,hefacesthe threat of suspension but is accidentally saved by perfectionist and golden girl Tracy Vanderbilt. The two strike a deal to help him stay under the radar with her school connectionsandinexchangehewilltutorherinstatisticstohelphergetthekindoffuture herfamilystresses.Agent:EmilyForney

THEGIRLWHOSAVEDMYLIFEbyJamesRamos

JamesRamos’sdarkfantasyhorror,THEGIRLWHOSAVEDMYLIFE,dissectsBlackrageina smallruraltown,knownforcoveringupBlacktrauma“forthegreatergood”Micahknows he’sgotwhatittakestobeamonsterhunterlikehisolderbrother,ifonlyMalachiwould give him the chance to prove it. Instead, while Mal is out vanquishing demons, Micah is stuck playing the role of new kid in town. When a string of grisly drownings lead the brotherstoatinybordertownwithlegendsofaterrifyingandalluringspirit,Micahfinally sees his opening But when he crosses paths with the ghostly girl who haunts the dark water, she’s nothing like what he’d imagined As Micah works to discover what’s keeping her around, he unearths secrets and finds himself as the anti-hero in his own family’s legacy.Agent:EmilyForney

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MIDDLEGRADE

NOVALANDbyMichelleA.Barry

Fresh off her most recent series Plotting the Stars comes a new project from Michelle A. Barry: NOVALAND a sci-fi retelling of Peter Pan in which the Wendy-inspired character takesoverthebandof“LostBoys”andgoeslookingforthe“LostGirls” Nowadays,science isn’tjustunnecessary,it’spracticallybanned BrandedaWannabeScientisthasn'thelped orphaned Wynn's adoption prospects. Until Wynn is startled by a boy knocking on her window...23storiesup.Thingsonlygetweirderfromthere.Theboy,ParkerPenly,fliesinto herroomandshowsheraspaceshiphoveringoutside.Throwingallherpracticalitytothe stars, Wynn agrees to visit his secret hideout, a planet-sized junkyard called Novaland. There,WynnmeetsParker’screwofmisfitboys Butwhenoneoftheboysiscapturedbythe military,everythingisthrownintoturmoilandnothingisasitseems Agent:MoeFerrara

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GRAPHICNOVELS

THEENDOFEVERYTHING...ALMOSTbyMatthewDowSmith

Author/Illustrator Matthew Dow Smith brings humor to this first-in-a-series MG graphic novelproposal,THEENDOFEVERYTHING....ALMOST.Peoplehavebeenarguingabouthow the world will end for as long as there has been a world Enter two very bored kids on summervacationwithnothingbuttimeontheirhands DannyWilsonandEmilyRowland causeenoughtroublewhenschoolisinsession,butnearlydestroyingtheworldisawhole new level for these two. The only thing standing between humanity and multiple apocalypse(s)isthesemi-responsiblekidintheirclass,PaulMontgomery,whichisalotlike counting on a piranha to save you from two other slightly less responsible piranhas. The class screwup, the school bully, the boy genius (who is almost as dangerous as the other two combined), and a full summer’s worth of potential armageddons This isn't going to endwellforanyone.Agent:MoeFerrara

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PICTUREBOOKS

PIERREISNOTASNAILbySpencerLottandGraceTownley

From the minds of a muppet (Spencer Lott) and a social worker (Grace Townley) comes their debut picture book, PIERRE IS NOT A SNAIL. Pierre is a rock. A rock who believes in himself And he believes he is a snail He’s sophisticated, just like a snail He likes organic produce,justlikeasnail Againsttheodds,Pierreisreadytolivehisbestsnaillife ifonlyhe hadashell.Except…Pierre’shuntforashellisadisaster.Sowhenhedecideshe’llbuildhis own (even if it’s admittedly slow-going for a rock), while the shell might not be what we expect, Pierre is so happy with the result. After all, it’s hard to argue with a snail. Agent:

MoeFerrara

THEHAUNTEDHOUNDbyBillCanterbury

Bill Canterbury’s side-splittingly funny new picture book, THE HAUNTED HOUND When Edgar’sownermakeshimthemostembarrassingHalloweencostume,hehasoneoption: bury it in the backyard like he does his bones. That kid gets to be something cool like a pirate and he has to be a parrot? A PARROT? But when that parrot– SQUAWK– starts haunting him from its hole in the yard, he wonders if he made the right choice. An ageappropriateretellingofTheTell-TaleHeartthatliterallybroughtmetotears.Agent:James McGowan

UNICORNVERSUSPOTATObyPhaeaCrede

From super-funny and multi-published Phaea Crede comes her newest manuscript UNICORN VERSUS POTATO. When perfect, sparkletastic unicorn Willow is followed by a mysteriouspotatoalldaylong,shetriestodealwiththeproblemtheonlywaysheknows how: by running as far away as her little hooves will take her. But... like most problems, runningawaydoesn'twork(dangit).Whenshefinallyfaceshertatertroubleheadon she quickly discovers that, like most problems, things aren't always what they seem Agent: MoeFerrara

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PICTUREBOOKS

ALLINONEBREATHbyJessicaKulekjian

Celebratedandmulti-publishedauthorJessicaKulekjian’snewestpicturebook,ALLINONE BREATH.Whatcanhappeninthespanofonewhale’sbreath.Abreaththatcanlast5,10,30, or even 90 minutes? As one whale takes a deep breath in and dives down, down, down undertheocean’ssurface,itunveilsaworldfewofushaveeverseeninperson Fishswim,, sharks hunt, turtles hide, jellies absorb…and you, a curious human breaths in and out, in andout,solongthatyoulosecount.Exhale…Agents:TracyMarchini&JamesMcGowan

TEMPLEFULLOFSTORIESbyNamitaMehra

Stories are passed down like precious gifts Asha’s favorite stories live in the walls of her temple: stories of gods and kings and victories, great and small When Asha’s father, the temple’s priest, tells her the story of a little squirrel who never gave up, she feels the squirrel’scouragelikeit’sherown.Butwhenagroupofkidslaughathertemple’sstories, Asha feels herself grow small. Can she summon her own courage and be as strong as the smallestsquirrel?InTEMPLEFULLOFSTORIES,authorNamitaMehra(TheLightWithinYou, 2023andnumerouspublishedandforthcomingtitles)weavesatouchingtaleofthepower ofstorytellinginthispicturebook Agent:NaomiDavis

COMEBACK,BALLbyTimKleyn

Author-illustrator of SET SAIL FOR PANCAKES! and GRILLED CHEESE? YES, PLEASE! Tim’s Kleyn’slatesthilariouspicturebook,COMEBACK,BALL.ArtVarkandAndyTeraretwobest friends who have been oh-so-patiently waiting for Storky's Delivery Service to deliver the besteverballinthehistoryofthewholeworld.JustasArtandAndyopenthebox,alarge gust from The Inconveniently Located Wind Factory pushes them flat on their bums! And worse - their beautiful, bouncing ball starts rolling down the hill Does it land in the unbelievablysoftandpoofymossofUnbelievablySoftandPoofyMossPark?Ofcoursenot! Instead it heads straight into the Treacherous Field of Suspiciously Large Amounts of Tripping Hazards, sending Art and Andy on the chase to retrieve their ball where they’ll learnthatsomethings-andsomefriendships-areworthbravingtheYuckyMuckTrench for.Agent:TracyMarchini

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PICTUREBOOKS

BREWHAHA!byDannaSmith

Award-winningauthorofoveradozenbooksforchildren,DannaSmith’sBREWHAHA!Luna thewitchworksattheGrandHotel,butbusinessisfarfrombooming.Hertwoghostlybest friends Earl and Pearl are scaring away all the hotel guests with their ghostly moans and badattitudes Whentraditionalwaysofcheeringupherfriendsdon'thelp,it'stimetobreak outthespellbookandmakeaBrewhaha!Afunandfunnyfriendshipstorythat'sperfectto "setyourgloomiesfree,"BREWHAHAwilldelightyoungreaderslookingforjustalittlebitof spookyandawholelotoffun.Agent:TracyMarchini

SAM’SSOCCERSHOTSbyJenMalia

In SAM’S SOCCER SHOTS, Sam loves soccer more than most kids love anything At least, that’s what his mom says But Sam’s brain works a little bit differently than some of the other kids, and when his friend brings a new kid over to play his favorite game, Sam is completelyoverwhelmed.Withhelpfromhisfamily,Sammustfindthesupportheneedsto calm himself down and make a new friend. Author Jen Malia focuses on books featuring neurodivergentchildreninbothpicturebook(TooSticky!)andchapterbooks(TheRainbow InfinityClub) Agent:NaomiDavis

COLDFEETbyAshleyBelote

The newest dummy from multi-published author/illustrator Ashley Belote is COLD FEET (withthecutestpenguinartever!)Yukithepenguinisalwaysthefirstinhercolonytomake a great…big…SPLASH into the ocean. But when she hears about a spectacular phenomenoncalledthesouthernlightsthatdazzleacrossthesky,shedesirestomakethe steeptrekup,up,uptheglaciertoseetheshow.Unfortunately,whenfacedwiththeclimb, Yuki gets COLD FEET! The height makes her tummy tumble, her heart pound, and her flippers tingle Paralyzed by her fear, Yuki must, with the help of some flippered friends, summonhercouragetoturnhercoldfeetintoboldfeet!Agent:MoeFerrara

PICTUREBOOKS

SIMONESAYSbyJulieGonzalez

AuthoroftheforthcomingPajamarama(HarperCollins),JulieGonzalez’sSIMONESAYS–an exciting reimagining of the age-old favorite game, Simon Says. In this delightful romp, an ordinarydayattheplaygroundturnsintoaparty,aparade,andaflashmobbroadcastall overtheworldasSimone’sjoyfulvibespreads AsthegamegoesviraltoEPICproportions, spunkySimonefindsherselfstretching,shaking,freezing,andchangingthewholeuniverse. SIMONESAYSisarhythmic,humorous,empoweringpicturebooksuretohavekidsgiggling, moving,andwantingtoplaySimonSaysthemselves.Agent:JamesMcGowan

SOMEBODY,EVERYBODY!byRozMacLean

In this beautiful picture book celebrating appreciation for all human bodies, Author Roz MacLean (More Than Words, Holt BFYR, 2023; I Am Odd, Schiffer 2021) shows abstract people with different shapes, sizes, and features, and ways of enjoying our bodies, discardingallstereotypesandlimitationsinfavorofpurejoy.SOMEBODY,EVERYBODY!is body-positivityandcelebrationoftheselfforyoungreaders.Agent:NaomiDavis

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ILLUSTRATORS

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RECENT RECENT

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SALES SALES

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FICTION

PhaeaCrede'sOHDEER!,illustratedbyEricaJ Chen,toBarbMcNallyatSleepingBearPress, forpublicationinspring2025,byMoeFerraraatBookEndsfortheauthor,andbyBecca LangtonatDarleyAndersonfortheillustrator(world).

VeronicaParkAnderson'sMOVEITORBRUISEIT,booktwointheBloodCityRollersgraphic novelseries,illustratedbyTatianaHill,toLiesaAbramsatLabyrinthRoad,forpublicationin spring2026,byPaigeTerlipatAndreaBrownLiteraryAgencyfortheauthor,andbyMoe FerraraatBookEndsfortheillustrator(worldEnglish).

EmilySunLi'sMR CHOW'SNIGHTMARKET,illustratedbyYu-TingCheng,toElizabethLeeat PenguinWorkshop,inatwo-bookdeal,forpublicationinspring2026,byEmilyForneyat BookEndsfortheauthor,andbySolSalinasatAstoundUSfortheillustrator(worldEnglish).

BillCanterbury'sFARMSHARK!,illustratedbyMaddieFrost,toFrancesGilbertatDoubleday Children's,forpublicationinsummer2026,byJamesMcGowanatBookEndsfortheauthor, andbyAndreaMorrisonatWritersHousefortheillustrator(world).

LauraLavoie'sTHETHIRTEENDOORSOFBLACKHOUSE,toArdyceAlspachatUnionSquare Kids,inatwo-bookdeal,forpublicationinspring2025,byJamesMcGowanatBookEnds (world).

G.F.Miller'sWHATIFYOUFALLFORMEFIRST,toJessicaSmithatAladdin,forpublicationin summer2025,byKimLionettiatBookEnds(world).

HanhBui'sISTANDINLINE,illustratedbyRongPhamandVinhNguyen,toNancyPaulsenat NancyPaulsenBooks,forpublicationinsummer2026,byNaomiDavisatBookEndsforthe author,andbyAuroraBarlamatAstoundUSfortheillustrators(world).

AmyLea'sSOMETHINGLIKEFATE,toCarmenJohnsonatSkyscape,forpublicationinearly 2025,byKimLionettiatBookEnds(world).

AlaaAl-Barkawi'sINTHECOUNTRYILOVE,toZoieKonnekeratPeachtreeTeen,for publicationinsummer2026,byJenissaGrahamatBookEnds(world)

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FICTION

Audrey Perrott's BAA HAA, a companion to MOO HOO, illustrated by Ross Burach, to Tracy Mack at Scholastic, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2025, by James McGowanatBookEndsfortheauthor,andbyLaraPerkinsatAndreaBrownLiteraryAgency fortheillustrator(world).

Author of THE GLORIOUS FOREST THAT FIRE BUILT Ginny Neil's SALAMANDER SONG, illustratedbyCharliVince,toSarahRockettatTilburyHouse,forpublicationinspring2025, byLisaAmstutzatStormLiteraryAgencyfortheauthor,andbyTracyMarchiniatBookEnds fortheillustrator(world).

Danna Smith's THE WELCOME BOOK, a follow up to THE THANK YOU BOOK, and EASTER BUNNY'S BASKET, illustrated by Kathryn Selbert, to Hannah Lambert at Little Simon, for publication in spring 2025, by Tracy Marchini at BookEnds for Smith, by Erica Rand SilvermanatStimolaLiteraryStudioforPerdomo,andbyAtlantaJappatAdvocate-Artfor Selbert(world)

NoahCorey'sCLEMENTINEH.HOPEFULISNOTAHERO,toEmilyShapiroatLabyrinthRoad, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Emily Forney at BookEnds (world English)

Chelsea M. Campbell's WHEN A DRAGON GOES TO A HOLIDAY PARTY, the follow up to the forthcoming WHEN YOU GO TO DRAGON SCHOOL, illustrated by Charlene Chua, to Emily SettleatFeiwelandFriends,forpublicationinfall2026,byHollyRootatRootLiteraryforthe author,andbyTracyMarchiniatBookEndsfortheillustrator(world)

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NON-FICTION

ValerieBolling'sAFLEAFORJUSTICE:MARIANWRIGHTEDELMANSTANDSUPFORCHANGE, toKarenBossatCharlesbridge,forpublicationinfall2025,byJamesMcGowanatBookEnds fortheauthor,andbySarahDillardatPaintedWordsfortheillustrator(world).

Debbie Zapata's A TAXI FOR EVERYONE, illustrated by Laura Sandoval Herrera, to Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee Books, for publication in summer 2026, by James McGowan at BookEndsfortheauthor,andbyAlizaHooveratTheCATAgencyfortheillustrator(world).

Indigenous author and niece-in-law of the late Ladonna Bravebull Allard Rae Rose's THE SACREDSTONECAMP,illustratedbyAlyMcKnight,toMichelleLeeatDial,inaverynicedeal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2025, by Naomi Davis at BookEnds (world).

APALAAward-winningauthorofQUEENOFPHYSICSTeresaRobeson'sDISGUSTOLOGY:THE SCIENCE OF GROSS, illustrated by Anna-Maria Jung, to Julia Sooy at Odd Dot, with Sarah Fabiny and Justin Krasner editing, for publication in July 2025, by Tracy Marchini at BookEndsfortheauthor(world).

KarenKrossing'sONECOSMICROCK,illustratedbyJuliaVasileva,toJenniferStokesatOwl Kids, with Stacey Roderick editing, for publication in spring 2026, by Ginger Knowlton at CurtisBrownfortheauthor,andbyTracyMarchiniatBookEndsfortheillustrator(world).

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SUBRIGHTS

AmyLea'sWOKEUPLIKETHIS,toAngelaWinteratKossuth(HUNGARY),byNorbertUzseka at Lex Copyright Office; also to Ayelen Mardones at VR Editoras (MEXICO), at auction, by SandraBrunaLiteraryAgency;toOzgurGuvencatNemesis(TURKEY),atauction,byNermin Mollaoglu at Kalem Agency; and to Daria Yefymchuk at BookChef (UKRAINE); on behalf of AlexLevenbergandHattyStilesatAmazonPublishingandKimLionettiatBookendsLiterary Agency

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MEET OUR MEET OUR

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OURAGENTS

Books I wish I’d worked on:

Check & Mate, The Inheritance Games, Camp by L.C. Rosen, Happily Ever Afters, Darius the Great is Not Okay, The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter

Books I wish I’d worked on:

Big, Jumper, The Fire of Stars, All Thirteen, Mel Fell, the Lightfall series, Gladys the Magic Chicken

EmilyForney(she/her)

Representing:YA/MG:fantasy,paranormal,contemporary;YA: historical,romance;MG:horror

Emilycallsherselfaprofessionalfangirl.AfterreceivingherMFAin CreativeWriting,sheworkedineditorialrolesuntilsherealizedshe wantedtostaywithherfavoriteauthorsthroughouttheircareers. ShewasapublishingandeditorialfellowfortheLAReviewof Books,whereshetrainedtoshiftintoagentingandfindingnew voices,previouslyunderrepresentedintheindustry.

JamesMcGowan(he/him)

Representing:Boardbooks,picturebooks,chapterbooks, illustrators,andselectmiddlegrade

JamesMcGowanisaliteraryagentatBookEndsLiteraryAgency, representingaward-winningauthorsandillustrators Overthepast decade,JameshasworkedacrossalldepartmentsatBookEnds includingthesocialmediaandfinancedepartments which informshistacticalapproachtorepresentingclients.

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OURAGENTS

Books I wish I’d worked on:

As Long As the Lemon Trees Grow, Me (Moth), Caraval

Books I wish I’d worked on:

Felix Ever After, Within These Wicked Walls, The Sun is Also a Star, A Step Towards Falling

JenissaGraham(she/her)

Representing:fantasy,sciencefiction,mystery/thriller, contemporary

JenissaGrahamisanAssociateAgentatBookEndsLiterary.Her Publishingcareerstartedin2020atWritersHousebeforeshe transitionedtoBookEndsLiteraryAgencyin2022.AsafirstgenerationJamaicanAmerican,Jenissaispassionateabout increasingtheBIPOCspaceinPublishingandisalwaysonthe lookoutfornewunderrepresentedauthors.Sheacquiresmiddle grade,YA,andAdultinSFF,Thriller,andContemporaryaswellas selectNonfiction.

KimLionetti(she/her)

Representing:YAcontemporariesandromance

AsthefirstliteraryagenttocharmBookEndsintohiringher,Kim hasbeenanintegralpartofgrowingtheagencyandherclients' careers Shegravitatestowardcommercial,unputdownablereads withcharactersshecangetwrappedupin.Kim’sbeenaromance readerherwholelifeandlovesbringingnewlovestoriestoreaders. Assuch,shecontinuestolookformoreYAromanceand contemporaries

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OURAGENTS

Books I wish I’d worked on:

Asylum, 6 Times We Almost Kissed, 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers, The Land of Yesterday, and anything by Adam Silvera

MoeFerrara(she/her)

Representing:contemporary,fantasy,lighthorror,rom-coms, queerfiction,thrillers&mystery

Moe is a Pennsylvania native and is the mum of a rambunctious corgi.SomeofMoe'spassionsaretheatre,wheresheplaysviolinin the orchestra for her favorite musicals, and Ted Lasso. Children's literature for all ages (and graphic novels) are her passion. She lovesagoodreimaginingoftheclassics(especiallythroughaqueer lens)andwillforeverwantherveryowncreepyMiddleGradenovel.

Books I wish I’d worked on:

Wings of Ebony, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

NaomiDavis(they/she)

Representing:YAfantasy,YAscifi,YAspeculative,picturebooks

Naomiisalwaysinterestedinnewspeculativefiction.Especially storiesthatfeaturecharacterswhoarerarelythestarofSFF.Give themunconventionalleads,standoutworldbuilding,real-life connectionsbetweentherealandfantastical,andallthequeerjoy youcanfitinthepages.Inpicturebooks,Naomiislookingto representauthor-illustratorswithfresh,heartwarmingstoriesto tellaboutfamily,culture,andthefullrangeofhumanemotions

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OURAGENTS

Books I wish I’d worked on:

Gwen and Art are Not in Love, What the River Knows, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

RachelBrooks(she/her)

Representing:YAfictionofallgenres,especially fantasy/romantasy

Rachel Brooks is a senior literary agent with over a decade in publishing. In that time, she's had the privilege of working with bestselling authors as well as wonderful debuts on both original and IP projects. With the occasional picture book or middle grade titlefindingitswayontoherlistthroughouttheyears,herpassion andfocusinthekidlitspaceisYAfiction.

Books I wish I’d worked on:

A Monster by

Know

RamonaPina(she/her)

Representing:YAcontemporaryandspeculativefiction,selective picturebooksandmiddlegradefiction

RamonaPinaisanassociateliteraryagent.Sheisinterestedin carvingaspaceforandelevatingunderrepresentedvoices In picturebooks,Ramona'slookingforhumorousstories,funcryptid tales,orupbeatstorieswithpositivemessaging.ForMG,she'dlike toseeaswitchupandreadsomeyoungdarkacademia.Think WednesdayAddamsataprepschoolmeantfordebauchery

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Not Claudia Guadalupe Martinez, I You’re Lying by Daphne Benedis-Grab, A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

OURAGENTS

Books I wish I’d worked on:

The Teeny Weeny Unicorn, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Spider in the Well

Books I wish I’d worked on:

Leave Me Alone by Vera Brosgol, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Lolo and Birdie: I’m Not Sleepy!/¡No tengo sueño!, Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman

SophieSheumaker(she/her)

Representing:picturebooksandillustrators

Sophie Sheumaker is the foreign rights literary assistant and assistant to to Naomi Davis. She studied writing, literature, and publishing at Emerson College, graduating in the spring of 2023. Shecanbefoundatthelibrarycheckingoutmorebooksthanshe could ever possibly read, crocheting like it's a full-time job, or taking her afraid-of-her-own-shadow dog for a walk through the streetsofBoston.Sheisafirmbelieverthateveryoneshouldread children'sbooks,walnutsshouldneverbeinbananabread,andthe 2005 Pride and Prejudice is better than the BBC version. Her favorite books have the ability to be read and reread by children and adults, have a bit of a humor and a bit of heart, and take childrenasseriouslyasadultstakethemselves.

TracyMarchini(she/her)

Representing: picture book, chapter book, middle grade and youngadultfiction,non-fictionandillustration

TracyMarchiniisaSeniorLiteraryAgentatBookEnds,Jr.anda publishedpicturebookauthor She’sthrilledtorepresentadiverse listofdebutandaward-winningcreatorsoffiction,non-fiction,and illustrationforchildren.Outsideofkidlit,she’sinterestedintextile arts(spinning,knitting,sewing,cross-stitch),localclimatechange activism,gardening/permacultureandbirds(particularlyducks)

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JessicaFaust

President&Founder

JFaust@bookendsliterary.com

KimLionetti

SeniorLiteraryAgent

KLionetti@bookendsliterary.com

JessicaAlvarez

SeniorLiteraryAgent &ForeignRightsDirector

JAlvarez@bookendsliterary.com

MoeFerrara

SeniorLiteraryAgent

MFerrara@bookendsliterary.com

TracyMarchini

SeniorLiteraryAgent

TMarchini@bookendsliterary.com

RachelBrooks

SeniorLiteraryAgent

RBrooks@bookendsliterary.com

NaomiDavis

SeniorLiteraryAgent

NDavis@bookendsliterary.com

AmandaJain LiteraryAgent

AJain@bookendsliterary.com

JamesMcGowan LiteraryAgent JMcGowan@bookendsliterary.com

EmilyForney LiteraryAgent EForney@bookendsliterary.com

RamonaPina

AssociateLiteraryAgent

RPina@bookendsliterary.com

JenissaGraham

AssociateLiteraryAgent JGraham@bookendsliterary.com

MadisonWerthmann

LiteraryAssistant MWerthmann@bookendsliterary.com

SophieSheumaker

LiteraryAssistanttoNaomiDavis& ForeignRightsAssistant SSheumaker@bookendsliterary.com

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LiteraryAssistanttoKimLionetti& FinanceManager MNambot@bookendsliterary.com

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