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Curtis Brown Australia

Frankfurt special

Rights Newsletter

- titles for Children

and Young Adults

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‘ONES TO WATCH’


| CHILDREN’S FICTION 8-12yrs | 336 pp | PUBLISHED SEPT 2014 |

THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Terry Denton

Who wouldn’t want to live in a treehouse?

Publisher: Pan Macmillan | Paperback

Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation,

Audio, Film/TV

Agent: Fiona Inglis ([email protected])

Description: Andy and Terry's incredible, ever-expanding treehouse has 13 new

storeys, including a watermelon-smashing level, a wave machine, a life-size snakes

and ladders game (with real ladders and real snakes), a rocket-powered carrot-

launcher, a Ninja Snail Training Academy and a high-tech detective agency with

all the latest high-tech detective technology, which is lucky because they have a

BIG mystery to solve - where is Mr Big Nose???

Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!

ANDY GRIFFITHS ~ AUSTRALIA’S NUMBER ONE CHILDREN’S AUTHOR

WINNER OF MORE THAN FIFTY CHILDREN’S CHOICE AWARDS

TREEHOUSE SERIES:

- TOP-TEN BESTSELLERS WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD IN AUSTRALIA TO DATE

- SOLD INTO FIFTEEN TERRITORIES

ANDY GRIFFITHS and TERRY DENTON are a creative partnership that began with Just Tricking! in 1997 and

now extends to seven Just books, the award-winning The Bad Book, the off-the-wall success of The Cat

On The Mat Is Flat, the bestselling The Very Bad Book, and over 50 children’s choice awards. They have

sold over 5 million copies of their books worldwide and are published all over the world including the US

where Andy’s Bum books have made the New York Times bestseller lists, and are now being developed

as an animated series by Scholastic Entertainment. Andy has also collaborated on Just Macbeth! a

stage production, with Bell Shakespeare Company, which was published in book form in 2009. The first

book in their new series, The 13-Storey Treehouse, was released in 2011 and has been followed by The

26-Storey Treehouse, The 39-Storey Treehouse and The 52-Storey Treehouse – with more to come!

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/


| YA FICTION | 288 pp | PUBLISHED AUG 2015 |

ARE YOU SEEING ME? Darren Groth

This road trip will have earth-shattering consequences ...

Publisher: Woolshed Press, Random House | Paperback

Rights available: US & Canada, Film/TV

Agent: Tara Wynne ([email protected])

Description: Twins Justine and Perry are about to embark on the road trip of a

lifetime in the Pacific Northwest.

It's been a year since they watched their dad lose his battle with cancer. Now, at

only nineteen, Justine is the sole carer for her disabled brother. But with Perry having

been accepted into an assisted-living residence, their reliance on each other is set

to shift. Before they go their separate ways, they're seeking to create the perfect

memory.

For Perry, the trip is a glorious celebration of his favourite things: mythical sea

monsters, Jackie Chan movies and the study of earthquakes.

For Justine, it's a chance to reconcile the decision to ‘free' her twin, to see who she

is without her boyfriend, Marc – and to offer their mother the chance to atone for

past wrongs.

But the instability that has shaped their lives will not subside, and the seismic event

that Perry forewarned threatens to reduce their worlds to rubble . . .

‘A funny and beautiful story about love, life and other disasters, told with the help of

Robinson Crusoe and Jackie Chan. I think what we're “seeing” here is a writer at the

top of his game. Just wonderful.'

Michael Gerard Bauer, author of The Running Man

DARREN GROTH is a prominent Australian author, speaker and mentor now living in Canada. His

novel, MVP – Most Valuable Potential, was shortlisted for Best Young Adult Book at the Queensland

Premier’s Literary Awards and selected for the ‘Books From Our Backyard: 100 Must-Read Books From

Queensland’ list. The Umbilical Word was released in June 2008 and Hachette Australia

published Kindling in 2010, to rave reviews. His latest work, Are You Seeing Me?, was published by

Random House in 2014.



| YA FICTION | 480 pp | PUBLISHED AUG 2014 |

THE SHIP KINGS #3: THE

WAR OF THE FOUR ISLES Andrew McGahan

Dow Amber faces terrifying monsters and devastating

betrayal as he is drawn into a battle that threatens to

destroy everything he has ever loved. The third gripping

instalment in the epic Ship Kings adventure series.

Publisher: Allen & Unwin | Paperback


Audio, Film/TV

Agent: Fiona Inglis ([email protected])

Description: Nearly three years have passed since Dow Amber escaped the ruin of

the Twelfth Kingdom. In that time, war has raged across the Four Isles, but Dow

himself has been hidden away by his Twin Islands hosts, relegated to a backwater

of the war in the company of the beguiling Cassandra.

But when word reaches Dow that Ignella of the Cave has been imprisoned on the

infamous Ship Kings dungeon-isle of Banishment, he can be patient no longer. He

sets forth on an epic voyage that will take him halfway around the world -- defying

storm and monster, betrayal and despair -- to the heart of the greatest battle of the

age, and to the discovery at last of his true purpose upon the high seas.

Listen to Andrew McGahan discussing The Coming of the Whirlpool on ABC Radio

National's The Book Show

ANDREW McGAHAN is one of Australia's finest fiction writers. His first novel, Praise, won the

1992 Australian/Vogel Literary Award. The White Earth won the 2004 Miles Franklin Literary Award, the

Commonwealth Writers' Prize, The Age Book of the Year and The Courier Mail Book of the Year Award. In

2009 Andrew was shortlisted for the Manning Clark House National Cultural Awards for his contribution to

Australian Literature.

The Coming of the Whirlpool, book one in the Ship Kings series, was shortlisted for an Indie Award, an

ABIA, an Aurealis Award, a Golden Inky and a 2012 CBC award. Book two, The Voyage of the Unquiet

Ice was Highly Commended in the 2012 Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards -

Christina Stead Award, a 2013 CBC Notable Book and shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards.

Book three, The War of the Four Isles, was released in August 2014. Andrew lives in Melbourne.


http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2011/3354930.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2011/3354930.htm


| AUTHOR FEATURE |

JEN STORER is a talented and prolific writer for children whose award-winning mystery/comedy Truly Tan

series (illustrated by Claire Robertson) includes Truly Tan, Truly Tan: Spooked!, Truly Tan: Jinxed!, with Truly

Tan: Freaked! due out in late 2014 (HarperCollins). The bestselling Truly Tan was chosen as a Notable

Book for Younger Readers in Children’s Book Council Awards; Truly Tan: Spooked! won Best Children’s

Novel at Sisters in Crime Australia’s 14th Davitt Awards.

Jen Storer’s gothic fantasy, Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children (Penguin), was shortlisted for

several awards including the inaugural Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and the CBCA Book of the Year.

Jen’s homage to Enid Blyton, The Accidental Princess (Penguin), was Highly Commended in the Prime

Minister’s Literary Awards (paperback edition forthcoming). Jen’s new series for older readers,

the Crystal Bay Girls, includes Quincy Jordan and Romy Bright (Penguin).

| CHILDREN’S FICTION 9-12yrs | 268 pp | PUBLISHED AUG 2011 |

THE ACCIDENTAL PRINCESS

Fans of The Magic Faraway Tree and the Narnia series won't be able to resist The

Accidental Princess!

Publisher: Puffin, Penguin | Paperback

Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation

Agent: Clare Forster ([email protected])

Description: Inside the lilac hedge, two sets of glittering emerald eyes observed

Matilda through the heart-shaped leaves. 'It is the princess!' whispered a tiny voice . . .

When the pixies and fairies of the lilac hedge mistake Matilda for royalty, she is drawn into a wondrous

world. But evil forces threaten the hedge and its folk, and Matilda must fight to save her new friends.

She can't do it alone, but could it mean losing her sister forever? See the internals here.

| CHILDREN’S FICTION 9-12yrs | 288 pp | PUBLISHED FEB 2011 |

TENSY FARLOW AND THE HOME FOR MISLAID CHILDREN

Could it be that a plucky, flame-haired orphan with a mysterious past is precisely

what this dark world needs?

Publisher: Puffin, Penguin | Paperback

Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Translation


Description: Dumped in the River Charon, hunted by an accursed river creature

and betrayed by the wicked Matron Pluckrose, Tensy Farlow is in mortal danger. She has no

parents. Worse still, she has no guardian angel.

When she is thrown into the Home for Mislaid Children – a gloomy orphanage where ravens attack,

Watchers hover over your bed, and even the angels cannot be trusted – it seems that all hope is lost.

Luckily, Tensy isn’t prepared to meekly accept the fate that life has handed to her! Watch the book

trailer here.

'Deliciously menacing, deliciously funny . . . a glorious read'

Australian Booksellers' Association

http://www.jenstorer.com/


http://youtu.be/tJCd0IKdeiQ


http://youtu.be/5HNXppMc3rQ


RECENTLY DELIVERED


| CHILDREN’S RFICTION 5+ | 32 pp (per book) | DUE OUT MAY 2015 |

LILY THE ELF Anna Branford

A delightful new four book series for younger readers

from the award-winning author of the Violet Mackerel

series.

Publisher: Walker Books


Audio, Film/TV

Agent: Pippa Masson ([email protected])

Description: Lily the Elf lives with her dad in a tiny elf house, hidden in a bridge in a

busy city. In the moss garden behind Lily’s tiny house, is an even tinier house called

a granny-flat. And in the granny-flat lives Granny Small – Lily’s granny!

From finding hidden treasures to wishing upon dandelion seeds, Lily and her family

share four delightful adventures for younger readers.

ANNA BRANFORD was born in 1975 on the Isle of Man and spent her childhood in Sudan, Papua New

Guinea and Australia. She has spent most of her adult life in Melbourne working in crèches, lecturing in

Sociology and making dolls and other small things.

The first book in her series, Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot, received a CBCA Honour award in 2011 and

has since been followed by Violet Mackerel’s Remarkable Recovery, Violet Mackerel’s Natural

Habitat, Violet Mackerel’s Personal Space, and Violet Mackerel’s Possible Friend, with new titles coming

soon. The Violet series has been published by Walker Books Australia, Walker Books UK and Atheneum

(Simon & Schuster) in the USA and will be translated into French and Turkish. Her new series for younger

readers, Lily the Elf, is due to be published in Australia in May 2015.


http://www.annabranford.com/


| CHILDREN’S FICTION 9+ | 55,000 words (approx) | DUE OUT MAY 2015 |

THE MONEY TREE Tiffiny Hall

Imagine living in a world where money really DOES grow

on trees! But only Maxine knows …

Publisher: HarperCollins

Rights available: English language excl ANZ, Translation,

Audio, Film/TV


Photo credit: Marina Oliphant

Description: Twelve-year-old Maxine Edwards comes from a family that overflows

with love, but isn't blessed with a lot of money. They have just moved to a new area,

in an affluent neighbourhood, but the house they rent is mysteriously cheap.

Maxine and her sister Fleur don’t have the cool things the other kids at their new

school take for granted, and they are embarrassed about their run-down house.

When Maxine finds a fifty-dollar note between the gaping floorboards in her

bedroom, she can't believe it. As more and more money continues to poke through

the cracks in her bedroom floor she discovers a real life money tree sprouting ten,

twenty, fifty and one hundred dollar bills from its thick, lucrative branches.

Maxine thinks money will solve all her problems. Finally she will be rich, popular and

cool! But as the money tree grows, greed also flourishes. As it becomes harder to

hide the secret from her parents Maxine realises being rich doesn't equate to

happiness - especially not for a family whose currency is love.

When still at school, TIFFINY HALL won the John Marsden Award for creative writing. She is the author of

the Roxy Ran children’s fiction series with HarperCollins Publishers, including White Ninja, Red

Samurai and Black Warrior. Tiffiny has a Bachelor of Arts/Media and Communications and Diploma of

Modern Languages (French) from the University of Melbourne, Certificate III & IV in Fitness and a

Diploma of Sport (coaching) with a specialization in martial arts. Tiffiny is a 5th Dan black belt in

Taekwondo with over 25 years of training and more than 15 National titles. Tiffiny worked as a journalist

before writing her first health book, How to create the Ultimate Body. This was followed by Weightloss

Warrior, Fatloss for Good – the secret weapon and her Lighten Up cookbook (Hardie Grant). Tiffiny was a

trainer on two series of The Biggest Loser and continues to be a positive media role-model for health

and fitness.


http://www.tiffinyhall.com.au/


| YA FICTION | 55,000 words (approx) | DUE OUT JULY 2015 |

RISK Fleur Ferris

What if your best friend went on a date with a mystery

guy – and didn’t come back?

Publisher: Woolshed Press, Random House

Rights available: English language (excl ANZ), Audio,

Film/TV

Agent: Tara Wynne ([email protected])

Description: Best friends Taylor and Sierra meet a hot guy in a chat room online.

Both fall for Jacob’s charms, but as usual, the more outgoing and vivacious Sierra

overshadows Taylor and wins his attention. Taylor’s devastated – Sierra already

kissed Callum, Taylor’s secret crush, over the summer holidays. Life’s not fair,

especially when Sierra’s around.

Moving quickly, Sierra sets up a date with Jacob on Friday after school. She asks

Taylor and their friends to cover for her. Even though she’s upset, Taylor is still Sierra’s

best friend and agrees to help. But Sierra abuses the favour and calls to say she’s

going to spend the night with her date. She doesn’t come home all weekend,

doesn’t answer her phone and nobody’s heard from her . . .

Taylor is torn. She doesn’t want to betray Sierra by telling her parents but at the

same time she’s concerned for her welfare. Finally, Callum convinces her to tell. The

police are called and their worst fears are confirmed when Sierra’s body is found

miles from Melbourne a week later . . .

Devastated, Taylor becomes obsessed with finding Sierra’s killer. As clues emerge,

Taylor races against time to try and save the predator’s next victim.

FLEUR FERRIS spent the first seventeen years of her life on a farm in Patchewollock, North West Victoria.

She then moved twenty times in twenty years. During this time, Fleur sometimes saw the darker side to

life whilst working for Police and Ambulance Services. She now lives a more settled lifestyle on a rice

farm in Southern New South Wales, with her husband and three young children.

Fleur’s colourful and diverse background has given her unique insight into today’s society and an

endless pool of experiences to draw from. When she isn’t weaving this through young adult fiction,

reading or spending time with her family, you will find her with friends, talking about art, books and

travel. Fleur’s first book, a contemporary teen drama about the risks of online chat rooms and the

internet, will be published by Random House in 2015.



| YA FICTION | 44,000 words (approx) | DUE OUT LATE 2015 |

DOUBLE AGENT Jack Heath

The explosive, mind-bending new series from Jack

Heath, acclaimed author of The Lab.

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Rights available: English language (excl ANZ),

Translation, Audio, Film/TV


Photo credit: Ash Peak

Description: Fero is an ordinary teenager, struggling to fit in at his new school -- until

he is chased down and arrested. Apparently he bears an eerie resemblance to Troy

Maschenov, a ruthless young spy from a neighbouring nation.

When Fero proves his identity to the police, his problems only get worse. He is

recruited by the Library, a secret intelligence organisation. They need him to

impersonate Troy Maschenov long enough to sneak across the border, rescue a

Librarian who's stuck behind enemy lines, and bring her home in time to stop a

devastating terrorist attack.

Hastily trained and loaded up with gadgetry, Fero has no choice but to accept the

mission. The future of his country is on the line...

Packed with explosive action and shocking twists, Double Agent is a fast-paced

roller coaster for boys aged ten and up. Fero's journey pits him against spies, police,

soldiers and terrorists as he escapes from one deadly situation after another. It

poses, too, a vital question about the consequences of endless warfare: can we be

held responsible for the crimes of our ancestors?

JACK HEATH is the author of many sci-fi-action novels for young adults, including The Lab, Money Run,

Hit List and Replica. He has been shortlisted for the Nottinghamshire Brilliant Book Award, two Aurealis

Awards, the National Year of Reading “Our Story” Collection, a Young Australians Best Book Award, a

Kids Own Australian Literature Award and the Young Australian of the Year. He lives in Canberra.


jackheath.com.au

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