HOUSE PARTY
June 2023, Joy Revolution/Random House, 384 pp
Welcome to HOUSE PARTY! The biggest event of the year is happening tonight, and you’re invited! Join us for Florence Hills High seniors’ last hurrah before graduation.
Over a few wild, transformative hours, all the drama ensues. Kisses are swapped between old friends, new friends, and could’ve-sworn-they-were-enemies kind of friends. Relationships get tested. Animals roam free. Plastic cups overflow while secrets are spilled. Add dope music that’s thumping, and there’s a good chance the whole neighborhood will be disrupted.
Told from interwoven perspectives, and written by ten bestselling and critically acclaimed authors, House Party follows a group of teens as they get ready to say goodbye to high school and hello to the next chapter in their lives. Each classmate is prepared to make this night one to remember.
Featuring:
Justin A. Reynolds (Editor, Contributor)
Angeline Boulley
Jerry Craft
Natasha Diaz
Lamar Giles
Ryan La Sala
Jasmine Warga
Randy Ribay
Christina Hammonds Reed
Yamile Saied Méndez
STARRED REVIEWS
BOOKLIST – “This book is the perfect tool for harnessing empathy. It shows the world that no matter your identity or culture, you are still worthy of love, hope, and the promise of a good time.”
DRAMATIC RIGHTS
Please contact Dana Spector at CAA.
EARLY DEPARTURES
September 2020, Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, 320 pp
Jamal’s best friend Q does not know he’s about to die . . . again.
He also doesn’t know that Jamal tried to save his life, rescuing him from drowning only to watch Q die in the hospital. Even more complicated, Jamal and Q haven’t been best friends in two years—not since Jamal’s parents died in a car accident for which Jamal blames Q. But a new healthcare technology allows Q to be reanimated—brought back to life like the old Q. Here’s the catch: Q will only reanimate for a short time before he dies . . . forever, this time.
Jamal is determined to make things right with Q, but grief is hard to shake. And Q’s mother won’t let anyone tell Q he died and ruin the miracle, so Q doesn’t understand why Jamal is suddenly trying to be his friend. With the clock ticking, how can Jamal fix his friendship with Q if he can’t tell him the truth?
Justin A. Reynolds weaves together loss, grief, friendship, and love to form a wholly unique homage to the bonds that bring people together for life—and beyond.
STARRED REVIEWS
KIRKUS – “This thoroughly satisfying novel of love, loss, and reconciliation is not to be missed.”
BOOKLIST – “This sophomore novel is a virtuoso performance.”
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL – “Highly recommended for anyone who is searching for light at the end of the tunnel.”
ACCOLADES
- Junior Library Guild Selection
- A Kirkus Reviews Best YA Book of 2020
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS
| Arabic | Aser Al-Kotob |
| French | Pocket Jeunesse |
| Italian | Mondadori Edizioni Piemme |
| Spanish | Montena/Penguin Random House Spain |
| Turkish | Pegasus |
| UK | Macmillan UK (rights sold by Gemma Cooper at the Bent Agency) |
OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS
March 2019, Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins, 464 pp
STARRED REVIEWS
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL – “This is a love story about friendship with a “choose your own adventure” twist.”
BOOKLIST – “…this charming, wry novel packed with witty, crackling banter is propulsively readable.”
ACCOLADES
- Spring 2019 ABA Indies Introduce pick
- Indies Introduce Top Ten Debut
- A School Library Journal best book of 2019
- Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2019
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS
| Arabic | Aser-Elkotob |
| Chinese | Beijing White Horse |
| Czech | Albatros |
| Dutch | HarperCollins |
| French | Pocket Jeunesse |
| German | Carlsen |
| Greek | Psichogios |
| Hungarian | Könyvmolyképző |
| Italian | Edizioni Piemme |
| Polish | Zysk |
| Portuguese/Portugal | Presenca |
| Romanian | Epica |
| Russian | AST |
| Serbian | Publik |
| Slovak | Albatros |
| Spanish | Montena/Penguin Random House Spain |
| Taiwan | Delight Press |
| Turkish | Pegasus |
| UK | Macmillan UK (rights sold by Gemma Cooper at the Bent Agency) |
DRAMATIC RIGHTS
Represented by Dana Spector at CAA and optioned by Paramount Players
NOTE: Sold at auction. Digital comic book rights sold to Webtoons (via Publisher). Audio exploited by Publisher.