Querido Rights Guide fall 2021

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QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

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Fall 2021 Judith Vanistendael & Peter De Roy What’s in That Hat A highly original counting book

2 years and up

Picture book click here to preview this title

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, here he comes: a magician made of wooden blocks! He conjures 1 rabbit, 2 elephants, 3 badgers… out of his hat. On every page, different animals come jumping, crawling or flying out of the hat. All the way up to 10 ducks. Join in with the counting!

But what’s going to happen to this menagerie now? And is the magician ever going to get his hat back?

A unique and dazzling book of animals and counting – with a surprising conclusion.

What’s in That Hat? is a collaboration between a typesetter and an artist.

The result is a successful combination of graphics and flair.

Judith Vanistendael is both a graphic novelist and a children’s book illustrator. Her work in both genres is lauded and widely translated. Her deeply human stories and her elegant style with its judicious use of watercolour and pencil have earned her a solid reputation. She has been nominated for three Eisner Awards as well as the Grand Prix in Angoulême and was the recipient of the Jenny Smelik-IBBY Prize.

• a counting book for young readers • by an award-winning artist • funny and surprising

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Published in September 2021 | hardcover | 18 x 18 cm | 48 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Harriët van Reek Mie’s Little Book of Animals A warm and snuggly life among the animals

3 years and up

Picture book click here to preview this title

Sixteen little stories about Mie, a girl who spends every day with animals. She goes to the sea with the cow or keeps an eye on the hen, who has just had chicks. She tickles the pig, brushes the cow and strokes the cat while it rains outside. When the pony does pony stuff, Mie tries to copy everything. And at the end of an exhausting day, Mie falls asleep in the grass.

An enchantingly soft and simple book with a very calming effect.

‘Van Reek’s stories are little whispers, they’re soap bubbles that shine beautifully and then, after two pages, float away. Just like real soap bubbles, they bring happiness and good fortune – for anyone who knows how to look.’ – Edward van de Vendel

• short stories to read aloud • an honest and easy relationship between a girl and her animal friends • words and pictures by Gouden Penseel winner Harriët van Reek

Ze stak de grasspriet een stukje in het varkensoor, om het varken te kriebelen. Het varken flapperde met zijn oren. Die dacht natuurlijk dat het een vlieg was. Mie kriebelde nog een keer.

Toen werd het varken wakker en zag Mie zitten.

‘Ik zal je pakken!’ knorde het varken, maar hij keek lief, met grappige blauwe ogen en witte wimpers.

In het bos Mie liep samen met de poes in het bos.

‘Laten we onder die boom gaan liggen,’ zei Mie. Ze lagen onder de boom. Ze luisterden naar het ritselen van de blaadjes. De struiken piepten een beetje als de wind langs de takjes streek.

Mevrouw Stip, die langs kwam lopen, vroeg: ‘Wat doen jullie daar?’

‘Wij liggen,’ zei Mie.

Published in June 2021 | hardcover | 19 x 25 cm | 48 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Hadi Mohammadi Pomegranate Girl A poetic story about loss and mourning

4 years and up

Picture book click here to preview this title

When Grandma is suddenly no longer there one day, her grand­ daughter doesn’t understand at first what could have happened.

She looks everywhere, but Grandma isn’t in her chair on the porch, and she’s not up on the roof feeding the birds either.

In the seasons that follow, the girl has to get used to life without Grandma. Or is she still around? Maybe in the big pomegranate tree, once planted by Grandma herself, which is full of fruits a year after her death?

This poetic story from Iran about loss and mourning has a very strong comforting effect, in part because of Neda Rastinmehr’s beautiful illustrations.

‘What an honour and a pleasure it was getting to know this work.’

– Jaap Friso on Het meisje en haar zeven paarden

• by the author of Het meisje en haar zeven paarden • part of the Read with me-project • English translation available

Toen ik die ochtend wakker werd zag ik oma niet.

Haar stok stond in een hoek van de veranda.

Ik wilde hem naar oma brengen, maar ik vond haar nergens.

Ze was niet in de kelder.

Niet bij de vijver met de vissen.

Niet in de takken van de granaatappelboom.

Niet in het zwaluwnest.

Oma was niet bij haar bloempotten en ik zag haar ook niet in de spiegel.

Turkish rights sold to Erdem Yayınlari via KIA Literary Agency Published in August 2021 | hardcover | 21.5 x 29 cm | 32 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Bibi Dumon Tak and Ingrid & Dieter Schubert A Tiger in Your Bed Engaging non-fiction for beginning readers

6 years and up

Early readers

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There was once a tiger who slept in a real bed. You don’t believe it?

But it’s true!

Bibi Dumon Tak has written a book for children who are just learning to read, with true stories and things you need to know if you want to talk about tigers. For example, did you know that tigers’ skin is as stripy as their fur? And that a tiger in Russia once gave up its sleeping place to a goat? Cool stuff like that.

Bibi Dumon Tak has been writing non-fiction about animals for years, and with great success. Her children’s books were awarded six Zilveren Griffels and a Golden Griffel. She received the prestigious Theo Thijssen Prize for her oeuvre in 2018. Her work has been published in more than ten languages.

Echt gebeurd Er was eens een tijger.

Echt.

Het stond in de krant.

Dus geloof het maar.

Dit verhaal is waar.

• a non-fiction book for beginning readers • packed with funny and fascinating facts and stories • by Gouden Griffel winner Bibi Dumon Tak • beautifully illustrated by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert • English sample available soon

Is de zee diep?

Ja, die is diep.

Is de lucht blauw?

Ja, die is blauw.

Staat de maan ver weg?

Ja, die staat ver weg.

Is dit verhaal dus waar?

Ja, dit verhaal is waar.

Published in September 2021 | hardcover | 14 x 20 cm | 64 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Tjibbe Veldkamp & Emanuel Wiemans Stinky For lovers of fartpower, unhealthy amounts of sweets – and most of all: jokes!

6 years and up

Early readers click here to preview this title

Do you know those books about girls who love horses? Who dream of having their own pony called Pinky? And then the dream comes true? And in the end, they win a competition?

Well, this used to be a book just like that! But fortunately, it’s been improved… Someone has crossed out words and added speech bubbles and drawings.

Meet Pip and her farting vampire pony, Stinky...

Tjibbe Veldkamp is a fulltime children’s book author and translator for over 20 years. He writes picture books, children’s books and much more, and with great success: his books have been awarded several Zilveren Griffels, the Kinderboekenwinkelprijs and the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, and are available in fifteen languages.

Pip houdt van paarden.

Niet een beetje, maar heel veel.

Elke dag gaat ze naar de wei.

Ze kijkt bij de paarden.

Vaak denkt ze: had ík maar een paard...

Dat is haar droom.

Maar Pip is arm.

En een paard is duur.

• a hilarious story that works on two levels • by the successful author of Grapman and Agent en Boef • with funny and colourful illustrations

by Emanuel Wiemans

Op een dag ziet Pip een paardje.

Hij staat op het pad.

Niet in de wei.

Dat is gek.

Wat doet hij daar?

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Published in June 2021 | hardcover | 14 x 20 cm | 48 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Maranke Rinck & Martijn van der Linden Popcorn Bob in America

Early readers

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Maranke Rinck & Martijn van der Linden

Look out, America! Here comes Popcorn Bob!

7 years and up

Ellis and Bob have made an important discovery: Bob isn’t the only Ellis, Dante en Bob Popcorn living grain of corn!hebben There are other ones, who live in America. And iets belangrijks ontdekt: Bob is niet de enige levende maiskorrel!

Bob would love to meet them.

3 Er bestaan er nog meer, in Amerika.

Luckily, Ellis and her dads are going to stay on Farmer Bill’s farm.

In En Bob wil ze dolgraag ontmoeten. the summer vacation, they fly togaan America, where it becomes clear In de zomervakantie ze naar boer Bill.

Bill woont vlak de popcornfabriek waar Bob is even meaner that Coraline, the director ofbijthe popcorn factory, vandaan komt. than Ellis and Bob thought.

Will they manage to stop her and save Zullen ze de andere maiskorrels vinden? all the living pieces of popcorn?

Dit is het derde boek over Bob Popcorn. Het eerste boek werd bekroond met de Kinderboekwinkelprijs.

‘Een personage om voorgoed in je hart te sluiten.’

– Het Parool

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Ellis houdt enorm van popcorn.

Ze maakt het iedere middag in de magnetron.

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Maar op een dag gebeurt er iets raars.

Een maiskorrel wil niet poffen.

Hij groeit en groeit, tot hij zo groot is als een kiwi.

Uit de korrel ploppen twee beentjes en twee armpjes!

Het wordt een mannetje.

En hij kijkt heel erg boos…

Over 25.000 copies sold of part 1 and 2

‘Dit boek mag van mij heel populair worden.’

– Pjotr van Lenteren in de Volkskrant ‘Bob Popcorn is een personage om voorgoed in je hart te sluiten.’ – Het Parool

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• a brand-new story in the popular series • a funny and explosive adventure for slightly more experienced readers • with lots and lots of illustrations by Martijn van der Linden • third part in a series • part 1 and 2 are are available in English

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IK WEET HEUS WEL WIE BOB IS Kijk, dit is mijn eerlijke gezicht.

Goed hè?

Zie je die lieve glimlach?

Die vrolijke ogen?

Ik heb er lang op geoefend.

Dit is het gezicht van een gewoon meisje van negen.

NIET van een bedrieger.

Translation rights sold to America and Germany Rights under option: World-English (Levine Querido) and German (Schaltzeit Verlag)

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Published in September 2021 | hardcover | 14 x 20 cm | 184 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Jan Paul Schutten & Anne Stalinski How to Become Filthy Rich

7 years and up

Non-fiction click here to preview this title

What do you want to be when you grow up? And what do you not want to be?

You could become an astronaut or a vet or prime minister, of course. But everyone wants to do those jobs, and they’re pretty dull. So, the next time someone asks what you want to be when you grow up, tell them you’re going to earn your living by calling people names. Or that you’re training to be a poo assistant. Or doing a course to become an armpit plucker.

These are all real jobs, although there are no vacancies for most of them in the 21st century. But you can still become a dog-food taster, a wasp trainer or a nose. These are jobs that will amaze everyone.

And Jan Paul Schutten knows all there is to know about them!

• for readers of 7 and up • happy, colourful – and educational too • another very appealing book by Gouden Griffel-winner Jan Paul Schutten • with illustrations by Zilveren Penseel winner Anne Stalinski

Zouden er ook wekkers zijn geweest die de wekkers wekten?

Wat doe je als je vroeg op moet? Duh. Dan zet je de wekker. Maar wat doe je als je geen wekker hebt? Tja. Niet alle mensen hadden vroeger een wekker. Maar ze moesten wel vroeg op.

Daarom werden ze door iemand anders wakker gemaakt. Die ‘wekker’ stond heel vroeg op en had een lijst met namen van mensen die gewekt moesten worden. Zij werden dan uit hun slaap gehaald met een boon of een steentje tegen hun raam. Of gewoon door met een hamer op de deur te kloppen.

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Published in August 2021 | hardcover | 14 x 20 cm | 80 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Tjibbe Veldkamp & Kees de Boer Funnyman. The Battle with Sci-Girl The return of Funnyman – now even funnier!

8 years and up

Graphic novel click here to preview this title

Nik and Noor are safely back from the 19th century, but unfortunately for Nik, Mr Staple is also back at school after his sick leave. His teacher still has no sense of humour and after yet another excellent joke from Nik, he becomes absolutely furious. He sends Nik more than 200 years back in time. Nik is going to have to work hard as a chimneysweep to survive. That’ll teach him a lesson! But Nik has his super-humour to get him out of all kinds of scrapes.

Even though he does have a formidable opponent: Sigh Girl – sorry, Sci-Girl…

Ik zat heerlijk te denken, toen meester Nietje me bruut stoorde.

‘Maar jij deed dus niet mee?’ zei meester Nietje. ‘Jij dacht: ik heb die toets niet nodig? Jij dacht: ik weet alles wel? Dat is dan goed nieuws! Ik zou zeggen: verlos ons uit onze geografische onwetendheid!

Etaleer jouw topografisch talent! Verbaas ons met jouw verbluffende kennis van buurtschappen, dorpen, steden, agglomeraties en waterwegen! Vertel om te beginnen maar eens: waar loopt de Rijn?’

• second book in the super-humour series • with added science and humour • with even more illustrations • for even more readers • unfortunately not suitable for anyone with a penguin allergy

‘We hadden les?’ raadde ik.

Dat leek me een veilige gok. We hadden @KSHIC les.

‘Heel goed!’ zei meester Nietje. ‘En waren we soms ook een toets aan het maken?’

‘O ja!’ zei ik. ‘We hadden een toets van eh... iets.’

Published in August 2021 | hardcover | 14 x 21,5 cm | 176 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Henna Goudzand Nahar & Hedy Tjin On Bigi Kayman’s Back

8 years and up

Children’s book

Two brave children in the days of slavery

Kofi and Afi have to work all day long. Like their parents, they are enslaved. One day, when they hear that their father might be sold, they decide to escape. They have a risky journey through the wilderness, where they come face to face with dangerous animals.

When they finally reach the swamp where people who have escaped are said to be living, there’s no one to be seen. Have they come all that way for nothing? Their hearts sink – until they spot the big caiman…

Writer Henna Goudzand Nahar took inspiration for this book from the lives of the Brooskampers, who lived as enslaved people in Suriname and found their freedom by escaping to swampland between the Suriname River and the Upper Commewijne. Legend says that an enormous caiman with grass on its back carried the first Brooskampers across the water.

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Afi en Kofi woonden in een land met veel grote boerderijen.

Plantages heetten ze daar.

Op elke plantage was er iemand die zichzelf slavenmees­ ter noemde. Hij hield kinderen, vrouwen en mannen gevan­ gen en liet hen heel hard voor zich werken.

Zij waren zijn slaven, zei hij.

Afi en Kofi werden, met hun vader en moeder, gevangen gehouden op de plantage van meester Jan. Daar moesten zij leven als slaven. Al het geld dat meester Jan verdiende aan hun werk, en aan dat van een boel andere mensen, stopte hij in zijn eigen zak.

Afi en Kofi vonden het leven op de plantage van meester Jan verschrikkelijk. Ze wilden niets liever dan vluchten. Maar dat was niet gemakkelijk. Vluchtte je, dan stuurde meester Jan valse honden en gemene soldaten achter je aan. Kregen die je te pakken, dan liet meester Jan je heel hard door de opzichter straffen.

Soms zorgde hij er zelfs voor dat je nooit meer kon lopen.

Daarom bleven Afi en Kofi met hun ouders op de plantage, al haatten ze die plek…

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• unique: a read-aloud story about slavery • a beautiful combination of fiction and truth • with stunning illustrations by Hedy Tjin

Published in November 2021 | hardcover | 17 x 24 cm | 64 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Michael De Cock Bahar Bizar

8 years and up

Children’s book click here to preview this title

Knowing who you are, becoming what you want

Bahar has two mums and no dad. She tells people at school that her dad’s a tadpole.

And that one of her mums is a world-famous rockstar, who’d be happy to visit Bahar’s school between a couple of tour dates and perform a drum solo for everyone. The class goes crazy. But what’s Bahar going to tell her family? Both of her mums do all kinds of stuff, but they’re not world-famous…

A bright and sparkling story about growing up, making choices and trusting that everything will turn out right.

• by the author of Rosie en Moussa • a happy story about growing up in a diverse world Agnes en over juf Katrien die een spoorweg in haar mond heeft.

‘Juf Katrien wilde ook weten wat we later willen worden.’

‘Vertel!’ zei mams terwijl ze rechtop kwam zitten. ‘Ik ben vreselijk benieuwd.’

Ik haalde mijn schouders op.

‘Soms denk ik dat ik kok wil worden, dan weer ruimtevaarder.’

‘Als je ruimtevaarder wordt, ga ik je wel missen.’

‘Ik kan een kaartje sturen,’ opperde ik.

‘Zonnige groetjes vanaf de maan,’ geeuwde mams en ze wilde zich weer op de bank nestelen, als een poes op een warm kussen. ‘Ik ben heel blij dat alles in orde is.’

‘Het enige wat niet in orde is, is dat jij hier languit op de bank ligt,’ zei ik streng. ‘Drommels! Grijp je stokken! En sla op die trommels!’

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Published in October 2021 | hardcover | 14.5 x 21 cm | 96 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Jef Aerts Ronke’s Night

9 years and up

Children’s book

A poetic adventure about making your dreams come true

Ronke loves astronomy and running. Although she’s blind, she’d love to run in the open air, without anyone helping her. And there’s lots of room for that out on the heath, where Ronke is taking part in star camp. Her buddy Nouri challenges her to practise running there. Meanwhile, Ronke tries to convince Nouri to get in touch with his grandfather, who he’s never met. The result is a risky and exciting adventure, in which imagination and science are playfully intertwined. Maybe the impossible really is possible after all!

‘It wouldn’t surprise me if Ronke’s Night is awarded a Silver Pencil.’ – Friesch Dagblad ‘A poetic adventure about making your dreams come true.’

– De Standaard ‘Empathic and exciting children’s book’. – De Morgen

• an exciting and poetic story about pushing your limits • set against the background of the world of astronomy • by three-time Griffel winner Jef Aerts • sample translation available

Jef Aerts previous childrens book The Blue Wings was published in English, German, Turkish, Slovene, Italians and Japanese

Rights under option: World-english, German, Japanese, Italians, Slovene and Turkish

Published in May 2021 | hardcover | 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 132 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Yvonne Jagtenberg Wandert

10 years and up

Middle grade

The cheerful childhood of a budding artist

Wandert wants only one thing, and that’s to become an entertainer like his dad. His dad doesn’t approve of the idea at all, and he doesn’t even want Wandert to learn how to play an instrument.

But even without an instrument, Wandert turns every day of his life into a cheerful performance. He acts, tap-dances, improvises and conjures his way out of every uncomfortable situation. And there are plenty of situations like that, with a mum and dad who have their own unusual lifestyle and get into huge arguments. But Wandert’s sense of humour brings lightness to everything that’s heavy!

‘Jagtenberg has written a flawless story about a 1950s childhood in an artistic family.’ – Trouw ‘The often hilarious adventures of Wandert never become heavy because of the right amount of humor. A loving portray of an unusual, cheerful boy who speaks up for himself.’ – NBD Biblion ‘Wandert is a spot on! The style is pure and the theme is original [..] Jagtenberg writes about her characters with love and humour, without becoming stereotypical.’ – Het Parool ‘Jagtenberg writes in a smooth and exact style a portrait of a carefully obstinate boy who discovers along the way that he should listen mainly to himself to find his own way in life.’

– NCR Handelsblad

• hilarious stories about an unusual childhood • by the creator of Mijn wonderlijke oom (Gouden Penseel) and Hup Herman!

(Gouden Penseel) • sample translation available soon

Published in June 2021 | hardcover | 12.5 x 20.5 cm | 160 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Annet Schaap The Girls – Seven Fairy Tales

11 years and up

Middle grade

Surprising fairy tales that will touch heads and hearts

A sleeping beauty who never wakes up, a frog who won’t turn into a prince, a girl who’s a monster: Annet Schaap has adapted seven well-known fairy tales, five by the Brothers Grimm and two by Charles Perrault, to create surprising and original stories about seven girls, all with their own dreams and desires, girls who are no longer fairy-tale figures, but real people of flesh and blood.

Annet Schaap has been illustrating children’s books for many years. Her debut novel Lampje and was an immediate success. It was highly praised by the press and the readers, and is already a modern classic.

• original adaptations of seven well-known fairy tales • by the author of Lampje • touching and riveting stories • beautifully illustrated • sample translation available

Over 100.000 copies sold

One of the most successful debuts of the past decade.

Published in 20 languages.

Film rights sold. Awarded the Golden Pencil, the Woutertje Pieterse Prize, the Book Lion and the Nienke van Hichumprize.

Rights under option: World-English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian, African, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Latvian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Rumanian, Turkish, Czech, Vietnamese and Catalan

Published in September 2021 | hardcover | 12.5 x 16.5 cm | 256 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Anna Woltz The Tunnel

12 years and up

Young Adult

An exciting and poignant story full of intriguing characters September 1940: it’s the start of the Blitz. For months on end, London is bombed. Every night, tens of thousands of people take refuge in the Underground: they sleep on the platforms, on the escalators, next to the tracks. There, deep under the ground, four young people get to know each other.

Quinn is fifteen. She’s run away from home with a bag full of jewellery, and she wants to change the world. Jay has lost everything, so he doesn’t care about the rules. Sebastian is Quinn’s big brother, but she never says his name. As far as his family is concerned, he no longer exists. Fourteen-year-old Ella tells the story. She’s just been ill for a year and feels invisible – but then the tunnel happens.

Anna Woltz has written 25 books for young children, from adventurous stories to picture books and from early readers to young adult. Her books have been translated into 23 languages and have won many awards. She wrote the children’s book week gift of 2019, with a print run of 582,000 copies. This year she has been nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for the second time already.

‘An extremely original narrative setting for a YA novel, in which style, plot, action and depth are beautifully balanced.’

– NRC Handelsblad ‘Great dialogues, vivid characters, touching scenes, and beautiful insights about making your own choices.’ – Trouw

• a captivating historical YA novel with modern themes • by Gouden Griffel winner Anna Woltz • for readers of Honderd uur nacht • sample translation available soon

Rights Under option: German, World- English, French, Italian, Russian, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese, Slovak, Czech, Japanese, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Korean, Albanian

Published in May 2021 | paperback | 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 232 pages

QUERIDO CHILDREN’S BOOKS Luciënne van der Leije, rights manager, l.van.der.leije@singeluitgeverijen.nl Weteringschans 259, 1017 xj Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.querido.nl singelpublishers

Fall 2021 Marita de Sterck Miracle

15 years and up

Young Adult

An impressive YA novel about resilience and love

Ruben is intrigued by Nuri, the mysterious student who comes to lodge with his grandfather, Emiel. Nuri hits it off with the old man, who is having problems with his memory. They both struggle at night and with old pain that they are unable to speak about. When Emiel goes with Ruben to visit the place of pilgrimage where, long ago, he met his wife, disturbing memories surface. Nuri, too, is taken back in time, the time where she left her country and came to Belgium as a refugee. Her memories take her back to a place she want to escape, no matter what it takes.

Three people with secret sources of pain, each in search of a miracle.

‘De Sterck packages the theme of memory in a context of folk beliefs, rituals and family secrets, and the result is one of the best books of her career.’ – Jaap leest

• by an acclaimed author who has won awards including the Gouden Uil and the Boekenleeuw • both historical and modern: two stories flow together • a contemporary theme – a girl on the run

Published in June 2021 | paperback | 13.5 x 21.5 cm | 176 pages

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