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- Baby Steps, by Maggie Edkins Willis, where a teen finds herself caring for her new baby sibling when her mother has depression, Roaring Brook, spring 2026.
- First Kiss With Fangs, by Marker Snyder, in which a teen vampire gets his adult fangs as he starts school, Holiday House, fall 2025.
- Momo, by Ranran Zhou, about a young witch who wants to be a detective but finds crime-solving can be difficult, Atheneum, 2026, sequel to follow.
- My Tokyo Summer, by Abby Denson and Utomaru, a graphic memoir about an American art student visiting Tokyo and collaborating on a comic for the biggest comic show in Japan, Scholastic/Graphix, spring 2026.
- Sky & Ty, by Steve Breen, a chapter book graphic novel about a cowgirl running a delivery service with her dinosaur, Pixel+Ink, spring 2024, sequel to follow in spring 2025.
Source: Publishers Weekly Rights Report, May 22 and May 29.
Filed under: Graphic Novels, News
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