Specializing in children’s literature and publishing
My editorial experience runs the gamut from photographic, award-winning nonfiction to highly commercial, older YA and everything in between. This is a small sample of the wide range of books and projects I have recently worked on (click on a book jacket to learn more), as well as award-winning backlist titles I’m proud to have edited.
By Edward Snowden
Young Readers edition adapted by Catherine Frank
“Skillfully adapted from his best-selling adult book.”—Booklist
“An absorbing read about digital privacy and one man’s fateful choice to disclose government secrets.\” ―Kirkus Reviews
“A fascinating look behind the scenes of real-life espionage.” ―School Library Journal
By Ann Bausum
“An eye-opening look at an unforgettable historical event. Highly recommended.” ―Booklist, starred review
“A well-researched, detailed account of a part of World War II that remains unknown to many today.” ―School Library Journal, starred review
By Tom Rinaldi
Awards and Honors include:
• The Christopher Award
• An ILA-CBC Children’s Choices Book selection
• An NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book selection
“A moving, deeply felt tribute to a courageous individual who sacrificed his life to save others.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“At times a documentation of history, at others an emotional journey, this remarkable true story of bravery and heroism places readers directly inside the South Tower as events unfolded...” - School Library Journal, starred review
By Karen Blumenthal
Awards and Honors include:
• BCCB Blue Ribbon selection
• Booklist Editors' Choice
• Booklist Top 10 Romance Fiction for Youth List
• New York Public Library Best Books for Teens
“An extraordinarily successful resource about a painful time in history and a complicated, infamous pair.”- Booklist, starred review
“An extraordinarily successful resource about a painful time in history and a complicated, infamous pair.” - School Library Connection, starred review
By Steven Johnson
Awards and Honors include:
• 2019 Best STEM Trade Books List selection
• Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 for 2019 list selection
“The intriguing information here (Louis XIII didn't bathe at all until he was seven!) will inform and fascinate report writers and casual browsers.” - Booklist
By Elizabeth Partridge
Awards and Honors Include:
• SCBWI Golden Kite Winner for Nonfiction for Older Readers winner
• National Book Award nominee
• YALSA Nonfiction Award nominee
• Hornbook Fanfare selection
• Kirkus Best of the Year list
• Booklist Editors’ Choice list
• Publishers Weekly Best of the Year list
• BCCB Blue Ribbon selection
• 6 starred reviews
“A personal, moving foray into the Vietnam War and its impact...Partridge’s narrative storytelling is incisive and masterfully woven together.” – Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Partridge unpacks this turbulent time with clarity and compassion...This indispensable volume brings a wise and humane lens to a confused and brutal conflict.” – The Horn Book, starred review
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