21st March 2025
Marjacq Scripts
They Own the Night Amy McCaw A dark YA supernatural thriller set in 1990s Scotland, “perfect for those eagerly awaiting that Buffy reboot”. Mia’s brother Johnny disappears on a secret journalist assignment. With her penchant for true crime (her dad is a serial killer, after all) Mia decides to investigate. But what she uncovers has a little bit more bite than she was expecting…
Agent Sandra Sawicka World English Bonnier
The Case of the Native Prince Gita Ralleigh ( 5) “Enola Holmes meets Katabasis” in the newest in the Ana and the Lightseekers YA series of supernatural detective mysteries.
Agent Catherine Pellegrino
Mulcahy Sweeney
Survival Show: Dollhouse Juno Dawson ( 6) Sing for your life: a dystopian thriller follows Taryn Beck as she competes to win Starmaker, the most watched TV show in the New Alliance.
Agent Sallyanne Sweeney World Rights Simon & Schuster
Free Mum Nathan Bryon The middle-grade debut from the award-winning picture-book author: a comedy heist adventure starring Dexter and his school choir as they attempt to break his mum out of prison.
Agent Sallyanne Sweeney UK & Commonwealth Puffin
This Song Is About Us Sara Barnard The YA Book Prize- winner’s escapist romance is set over three summer festivals, charting the relationship between Drew, a burgeoning rock star, and his long-term girlfriend, Ruby.
Agent Sallyanne Sweeney UK & Commonwealth Walker
Murder at the Ivy Hotel Emily Hourican Only Murders in the Building for middle-grade readers, a charming new mystery series featuring sister sleuths.
Agent Sallyanne Sweeney
The Cosmic Club Nicola Colton A “humorous, fun-filled” graphic novel series that celebrates difference and inclusivity: embrace your inner space cadet and join The Cosmic Club.
Agent Sallyanne Sweeney
Originate Literary Agency
Untitled series Alexis Ffrench A series of children’s books inspiring kids to harness the power of music to learn and create, by classical soul pioneer, composer, producer and pianist Ffrench, who is one of the world’s biggest classical artists in the world with over a billion streams.
Agent Natalie Jerome
You, Me and Lots and Lots of Love Leon Wenham A diverse, “heartfelt” children’s picture book celebrating family. Wenham’s personal story about being a single, gay, adoptive father has been featured in a number of outlets such as BBC Radio, the Metro and the Daily Mail.
Agent Natalie Jerome
US & Canada Simon & Schuster, UK UCLan, audio
The Lost Saint Rachael Craw An action-packed, time-travel romance, “perfect for young fans of Outlander and romantasy such as Powerless”.
Agent Silvia Molteni
Australia Allen & Unwin, US & Canada 8th Note, Ukraine, audio
The Night of Borrowed Time Iqbal Hussain Middle-grade family love story with a time travel twist; when Zubair discovers his ability to revisit events from the past, he uses it to try to “fix” his family, with unexpected consequences.
Agents Silvia Molteni, Lucy Irvine UK Puffin Press
Tastes Like Teen Spirit Eleanor Drage A dark, queer YA romance with supernatural elements, steeped in 1990s nostalgia and “perfect for fans of Midnight Sun and Beautiful Creatures”. Winner of the PFD Queer Fiction Prize 2024.
Agents Silvia Molteni, Lucy Irvine
The Skeleton Puzzle Lisa Thompson The stars of Thompson’s The Goldfish Boy are back, cracking clues and solving a mystery on Chestnut Close. This time the story is told from Jake’s perspective.
Agent Adam Gauntlett UK Scholastic, audio 5 6 08 7
Peters, Fraser + Dunlop
The Moss
Lisa Lueddecke “Harrowing, atmospheric” YA horror, in which a girl returns to her hometown and the sinister bogland surrounding it in search of her missing sister, “perfect for fans of Shea Ernshaw and The Haunting of Hill House”.
Agent Silvia Molteni
Pickled Ink
Stormheart KC Collinson YA fantasy debut set in a parallel Scottish world full of clan rivalry, fierce warrior trials and mythical beasts and goddesses: “Outlander meets Powerless from an exciting new voice in YA fantasy.”
Agent Helen Boyle
Floblins Phil Corbett Enrol at Underling Academy and meet the Flobins in a new, funny, comic adventure series from the creator of Kitty Quest. Goblins meets the Minions, told in two- colour comic panels with break-out illustrations.
Agent Helen Boyle UK Walker, US Candlewick
The Poisoned King Katherine Rundell “Dazzling” sequel to Rundell’s bestselling, multi-award winning Impossible Creatures.
Agent Claire Wilson
UK Bloomsbury, US Knopf, Germany Sauerländer, France Gallimard Jeunesse, Spain Planeta, Italy Rizzoli and 18 others
Local Gods Melinda Salisbury “Sinister, beautiful” newest from the four- time Carnegie-nominated and bestselling author about Sylvie, a girl hated by her small town for her father’s crimes. She must decide whether to save her friends and neighbours or let it all burn down when a dying god hidden in the woods warns her of an impending catastrophe.
Agent Claire Wilson UK David Fickling
The Rebel and the Rose Catherine Doyle ( 7) “Sizzling” second instalment of the bestselling enemies-to- lovers romantasy series The City of Fantome.
Agent Claire Wilson
UK & US Simon & Schuster, France Bayard, Germany Bastei Luebbe, Italy Il Castoro, Spain Hidra, Brazil, Czechia, Denmark, Netherlands, Poland
RCW
Small Wonder Ross Montgomery “War Horse meets The Letter for the King” from the Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year winner in a death-defying race against time for one boy to save a kingdom.
Agent Claire Wilson
Bologna Children’s Book Fair Agents’ Hotlists
EIVIND HANSEN
JULIA DUNIN
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