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Our Agents
Our Agents
AWARD WINNERS
Randolph Caldecott Medal
2023 Honor
written by
Angela Joy
2021 Honor
illustrated by
Cindy Derby
2021 Winner
written by
Carole Lindstrom
2021 Honor
written by
Zetta Elliott
2020 Honor
written by
Kelly Starling Lyons
John Newbery Medal
2021 Honor
illustrated by
Michele Wood
2019 Winner
by Meg Medina
2015 Honor
by Cece Bell
National Book Award
2020 Longlist
Aiden Thomas
2017 Longlist
Mitali Perkins
2017 Longlist
Meg Medina
2016 Winner
Neal Shusterman
Michael L. Printz Award
2017 Honor
by Neal Shusterman
2012 Honor
Maggie Stiefvater
Hugo Award
2022 Astonishing Award Winner &
Best Novel Finalist
Shelley Parker-Chan
2020 Lodestar Finalist
Aiden Thomas
2025
Life After Whale by Lynn Brunelle
Winner of the Robert F Sibert medal
Abuelo, the Sea, and Me illustrated by Tatiana Gardel
Pura Belpré honor for illustrations
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson
Scott O'Dell Award
The Rock in My Throat illustrated by Jiemei Lin
APALA Honor
No More Señora Mimí by Meg Medina and illustrated by Brittany Cicchese
Charlotte Zolotow Award
For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga
2024
WHAT'S A GERM, JOSEPH LISTER? by Lori Alexander
Golden Kite Award Distinguished Fiction for Older Readers
EL DEAFO by Cece Bell
Odyssey Award
EVERY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT by Peter Cheong
CBCA Book of the Year notable title, CBCA Shadow Judging Book of the Year
I'M AFRAID SAID THE LEAF by Danielle Daniel
Governor General’s Literary Award Finalist
AT THE POLES by David Elliott
Claudia Lewis Winner for Poetry
THE GARDENER OF ALCATRAZ illustrated by Jenn Ely
Towner Award
WE WHO PRODUCE PEARLS by Joanna Ho
Kirkus Prize for Young People's Literature Finalist
INVISIBLE SON by Kim Johnson
LA Times Book Prize finalist
CHOOSING BRAVE by Angela Joy
Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Award
THIS TIME IT'S REAL by Ann Liang
Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year notable title
MY POWERFUL HAIR by Carole Lindstrom and Steph Littlebird
Carter G. Woodson Award
A LONG TIME COMING by Ray Shepard
Golden Kite Award Distinguished Fiction for Older Readers, Malka Penn Honor
COURAGE TO DREAM by Neal Shusterman
Sydney Taylor Book Award Silver Medal
Neal Shusterman
Margaret A. Edwards Award
LISTENING TO TREES by Holly Thompson
California Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Gold Medal
ODE TO A BAD DAY by Chelsea Lin Wallace
2024 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor
NOT HE OR SHE, I'M ME illustrated by Kah Yangni
Stonewall Honor
2023
CHOOSING BRAVE by Angela Joy
Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Illustrator Award, Sibert Honor
LOWRIDERS TO THE RESCUE by Cathy Camper and Raúl the Third
Golden Kite Award Finalist for Illustrated Book for Older Readers
OR ELSE by Joe Hart
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original
ESME'S BIRTHDAY CONGA LINE by Lourdres Heuer and Marissa Valdez
Golden Kite Award Finalist for Illustrated Book for Older Readers
THE SILENCE THAT BINDS US by Joanna Ho
Asian/Pacific American Award Honor
SOME KIND OF HATE by Sarah Darer Littman
Sydney Taylor Honor
SWEET JUSTICE by Mara Rockliff
Sibert Honor
STRONG by Eric Rosswood (and Rob Kearney)
Stonewall Honor
FISH AND WAVE by Sergio Ruzzier
Geisel Honor
STUNTBOY, In the Meantime illustrated by Raúl the Third
Odyssey Award
2022
2021
IN THE SHADOW OF THE FALLEN TOWERS by Don Brown
YALSA Excellence in Non-Fiction
BIG IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD by Don Brown
AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize
I HOP by Joe Cepeda
Geisel Honor
CONCEALED by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Edgar Allan Poe Best Juvenile Winner
CHOOSING BRAVE by Angela Joy
Orbis Pictus Honor, Walter Award Winner, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
STRONG AS FIRE FIERCE AS FLAME by Supriya Kelkar
Jane Addams Childrens Book Award Honor
IF YOU MISS ME by Jocelyn Li Langrand
CLC Award Winner
A BIRD WILL SOAR by Alison Green Myers
Schneider Award
SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by Shelley Parker-Chan
Astounding Award Best New Author, Hugo Finalist Best Book, British Fantasy Award Best Book
PURA'S CUENTOS by Annette Bay Pimentel
Goddard Riverside CBC Youth Book Prize for Social Justice
RUNAWAY: The Daring Escape of One Judge by Ray Anthony Shepard
Jane Addams Childrens Book Award Honor
STUNTBOY, In the Meantime illustrated by Raúl the Third
Schneider Honor
¡VAMOS! Let's Cross the Bridge by Raúl the Third
Pura Belpre Winner
WE ARE WATER PROTECTORS by Carole Lindstrom
Caldecott Medal, Jane Addams Peace Award, Kirkus Prize Finalist, 2020 Charlotte Huck Honor Award
OUTSIDE IN illustrated by Cindy Derby
Caldecott Honor
A PLACE INSIDE OF ME by Zetta Elliott
Caldecott Honor, Skipping Stones Honor Award
BOX illustrated by Michele Wood
Newbery Honor
ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER by Tami Charles
Golden Kite Award Winner
SCRITCH SCRATCH by Lindsay Currie
Friends of American Writers Award
BOY, EVERYWHERE by A.M. Dassu
Crystal Kite Award Winner, Skipping Stones Honor Award
EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS by Joanna Ho
CALIBA Golden Poppy Award
THE BOY AND THE GORILLA illustrated by Cindy Derby
Crystal Kite Award Winner
BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR by Angela Joy
Jane Addams Peace Award Honor
OCEAN SPEAKS by Jess Keating
Jane Addams Peace Award Honor
RECIPE FOR DISASTER by Aimee Lucido
Carnegie Medal Longlist
TY'S TRAVELS: Zip Zoom! by Kelly Starling Lyons
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor
EVELYN DEL REY IS MOVING AWAY by Meg Medina
Crystal Kite Award Winner
OLD ROCK (IS NOT BORING) by Deb Pilutti
Crystal Kite Award Winner
ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP by Annette Bay Pimentel
Schneider Family Book Award Honor
BRICK BY BRICK by Heidi Woodward Sheffield
Ezra Jack Keats Award, Skipping Stones Honor Award
THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL, illustrated by Simone Shin
Skipping Stones Honor Award
BOXITECTS by Kim Smith
Blue Spruce Honoree
WILLIAM STILL AND HIS FREEDOM STORIES by Don Tate
Golden Kite Award Winner
¡VAMOS! Let's Go Eat by Raúl the Third
Pura Belpré Illustration Winner
SQUAD by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
CALIBA Golden Poppy Award
PRIVATE LESSONS by Cynthia Salaysay
California Book Award Gold Medal
2020
GOING DOWN HOME WITH DADDY written by Kelly Starling Lyons
Caldecott Honor
ALL IN A DROP written by Lori Alexander
Robert F. Sibert Honor
CHICK AND BRAIN: Smell My Foot! written by Cece Bell
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor
THE VERY IMPATIENT CATERPILLAR by Ross Burach
Sunshine State Young Reader Award
FREEDOM SOUP by Tami Charles
Parents Choice Awards Silver Award Winner, Jane Addams Peace Award
THIS PROMISE OF CHANGE written by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy
Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Winner, Robert F. Sibert Honor
DOG DRIVEN written by Terry Lynn Johnson
Violet Downey Award
DREAM BUILDER by Kelly Starling Lyons
Jane Addams Peace Award
THE NEXT PRESIDENT by Kate Messner
Cybils Award Winner
FORWARD ME BACK TO YOU by Mitali Perkins
South Asia Book Award Winner
BETWEEN US AND ABUELA written by Mitali Perkins
Américas Award Winner, Charlotte Huck Award Honor
MARIO AND THE HOLE IN THE SKY written by Elizabeth Rusch
Golden Kite Award Winner
CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas
National Book Award Longlist, Cybils Award Winner
¡VAMOS! Let's Go to the Market written by Raúl the Third
Pura Belpré Medal Honor
2019
MERCI SUÁREZ CHANGES GEARS written by Meg Medina
John Newbery Medal Winner, Charlotte Huck Award Honor
THE MAGIFICIENT MYA TIBBS by Crystal Allen
Sid Fleischman Humor Award
THE UNWANTED: Stories of the Syrian Refugees written by Don Brown
Robert F. Sibert Honor, Yalsa Excellence in Nonfiction for YA Award Winner
THE KEY FROM SPAIN by Debbie Levy
Sydney Taylor Honor
THE BRILLIANT DEEP by Kate Messner
Green Earth Award Winner
FOX + CHICK: The Party and Other Stories by Sergio Ruzzier
Theodore Suess Geisel Honor
BACK TO THE FUTURE illustrated by Kim Smith
Children's Choice Award 3rd-4th Grade Winner
DRY by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman
Green Earth Award winner, La Provence Prix winner
2018
HATCHING CHICKS IN ROOM 6 written by Caroline Arnold
Cybils Award Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction Winner
BEASTLY BRAINS written by Nancy Castaldo
Crystal Kite Award
NIKO DRAWS A FEELING illustrated by Simone Shin
Charlotte Zolotow Award
THE MUSIC OF LIFE written by Elizabeth Rusch
Orbis Pictus Honor
DRESS CODES FOR SMALL TOWNS written by Courtney Stevens
Golden Kite Honor, Kirkus Best Books of the Year Winner, Rainbow Book List Top Ten of 2017
IF YOUR MONSTER WON'T GO TO BED written by Denise Vega
Crystal Kite Award
A MILLION WAYS HOME by Dianna Dorisi Winget
William Allen White Award
MY KITE IS STUCK! And other Stories written by Salina Yoon
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor
2017
SCYTHE written by Neal Shusterman
Michael L. Printz Honor, Cybils Award YA Speculative Fiction Winner,
THE STORY OF SEEDS written by Nancy Castaldo
Green Earth Award Winner
I DISSENT written by Debbie Levy
Crystal Kite Award Winner, National Jewish Book Award Winner, Orbis Pictus Honor, Sydney Taylor Award Winner
BURN BABY BURN written by Meg Medina
National Book Award Longlist, Kirkus Best Books of the Year Winner
KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES by Shannon Messenger
California Young Reader Medal
YOU BRING THE DISTANT NEAR by Mitali Perkins
National Book Award Longlist, South Asia Book Award Winner
2016
CHALLENGER DEEP written by Neal Shusterman
National Book Award Winner, Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist, Boston Globe/Horn Book Award Winner, California Book Award Gold Medal Winner YA Literature, Golden Kite Award Winner
ROOK written by Sharon Cameron
Parent's Choice Gold Award Honor
LOWRIDERS TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH by Cathy Camper and Raúl the Third
Cybils Award Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novel Winner, Pura Belpré Medal Winner
ENDANGERED written by Lamar Giles
Edgar Award Best YA Nominee
GEORGE by Alex Gino
Stonewall Award Winner, Lambda Literary Award, Juvenila California Book Award
THE DETECTIVE'S ASSISTANT written by Kate Hannigan
Golden Kite Award Winner
I, FLY written by Bridget Heos
Cybils Award Elementary/Middle Grade Nonfiction Winner
STRICTLY NO ELEPHANTS written by Lisa Mantchev
Charlotte Huck Award Honor
MANGO, ABUELA, AND ME written by Meg Medina
Pura Belpré Medal Honor
THE SACRED LIES OF MINNOW BLY written by Stephanie Oaks
Golden Kite Honor, William C. Morris Award Finalist
TIGER BOY written by Mitali Perkins
Charlotte Huck Award Honor, South Asia Book Award Winner
MESMERIZED written by Mara Rockliff
Golden Kite Honor, Orbis Pictus Honor, Parent's Choice Gold Award Honor
EVERY LAST WORD written by Tamara Ireland Stone
Buxtehuder Bulle Winner
THE AMAZING AGE OF JOHN ROY LYNCH illustrated by Don Tate
Carter G. Woodson Award, Parent's Choice Silver Honor
POET written by Don Tate
Carter G. Woodson Award Winner, Christopher Winner, Crystal Kite Award Winner, Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner
WHEREVER YOU GO illustrated by Eliza Wheeler
Crystal Kite Award
2015
EL DEAFO written by Cece Bell
John Newbery Honor, Charlotte Huck Honor, Cybils Award, Illinois Bluestem Award, Kirkus Prize finalist, Will Eisner Award
SNIFFER DOGS written by Nancy Castaldo
Crystal Kite Award Winner
THE ART OF SECRETS written by James Klise
Edgar Award Best YA Winner
THE NEXT WAVE written by Elizabeth Rusch
Green Earth Honor
FAKING NORMAL written by Courtney Stevens
Crystal Kite Award Winner
THE MILK OF BIRDS written by Sylvia Whitman
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist
2014
FAKE MUSTACHE written by Tom Angleberger
Edgar Award Best Juvenile Nominee
RAIN! written by Linda Ashman
Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner
MY COLD PLUM LEMON PIE BLUESY MOOD written by Tameka Brown
Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor
ONCE UPON A MEMORY written by Nina Laden
Crystal Kite Award Winner
HANUKKAH BEAR Written by Eric Kimmel
National Jewish Book Award Winner
THE CASE OF THE VANISHING HONEYBEES written by Sandra Markle
Green Earth Honor
YAQUI DELGADO WANTS TO KICK YOUR ASS written by Meg Medina
Pura Belpré Medal Winner
ME AND MOMMA AND BIG JOHN written by Mara Rockliff
Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor, Golden Kite Award Winner
MY HEART WILL NOT SIT DOWN written by Mara Rockliff
Ezra Jack Keats Honor
THE DOLPHINS OF SHARK BAY written by Pamela S. Turner
Golden Kite Honor
MY BLUE IS HAPPY written by Jessica Young
Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended
2013
RABBIT AND ROBOT written by Cece Bell
Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor
THE DARK UNWINDING written by Sharon Cameron
Crystal Kite Award Winner
CAPTURE THE FLAG written by Kate Messner
Crystal Kite Award Winner
GET REAL: What Kind of World Are You Buying? written by Mara Rockliff
Green Earth Honor
HOW TO BABYSIT A GRANDPA
Crystal Kite Award Winner, Parent's Choice Award Winner
THE MIGHTY MARS ROVERS written by Elizabeth Rusch
Orbis Pictus Honor
2012
THE SCORPIO RACES written by Maggie Stiefvater
Michael L. Printz award honor, Odyssey Audio Award
HORTON HALFPOTT written by Tom Angleberger
Edgar Award Best Juvenile Nominee
PERFECT written by Ellen Hopkins
Rainbow Book List Best of 2012
TÍA ISA WANTS A CAR written by Meg Medina
Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended, Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner
OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW written by Kate Messner
EB White Read-Aloud Award Picture Book Honor, Golden Kite Award Winner
HOT, HOT ROTI FOR DADA-JI illustrated by Ken Min
Apala Asia/Pacific Literature Picture Book Honor
ORCHARDS written by Holly Thompson
Apala Asia/Pacific Literature YA Award Winner, Crystal Kite Award Winner
THE CAZUELA THAT THE FARM MAIDEN STIRRED by Samantha R. Vamos
Pura Belpré Medal Honor (illustrations)
2011
THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA written by Tom Angleberger
Cybil Award Middle Grade Fiction Winner, EB White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Award Winner, Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
WOLVES, BOYS, & OTHER THINGS THAT MIGHT KILL ME written by Kristen Chandler
Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Finalist
SUGAR AND ICE written by Kate Messner
Crystal Kite Award Winner
ME, FRIDA written by Amy Novesky
Pura Belpré Medal Honor
BAMBOO PEOPLE written by Mitali Perkins
Apala Asia/Pacific Children's Literature Honor, EB White Read-Aloud Young Adult Honor, Indies Choice Honor
MOSTLY MONSTERLY written by Tammi Sauer
Crystal Kite Award Winner
2010
ONCE UPON A TWICE written by Denise Doyen
EB White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Picture Book Honor
TRICKS written by Ellen Hopkins
Rainbow Book List Best of 2010
FLASH BURNOUT written by L.K. Madigan
William C. Morris Award Winner
THE BRILLIANT FALL OF GIANNA Z. written by Kate Messner
EB White Read-Aloud Middle Reader Older Readers Award Winner
SHIVER written by Maggie Steifvater
Indies Choice Honor
THE FROG SCIENTIST written by Pamela Turner
Cybil Award YA Nonfiction Winner
2009–2000
RAIN STORM by Barry Eisler
Barry Award Winner, Gumshoe Award: Best Thriller
THE DOWN-TO-EARTH GUIDE TO GLOBAL WARMING written by Laurie David
Green Earth Award Winner
PAY IT FORWARD written by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Ila Teacher's Choice Reading List 2000, Yalsa Best book for YA Winner
LOVE IN THE PRESENT TENSE written by Catherine Ryan Hyde
British Book Best Read of the Year Finalist
BECOMING CHLOE written by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Rainbow Book List Best of 2008
A LIFE IN THE WILD written by Pamela S. Turner
Golden Kite Award Winner
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