Who says JK Rowling is the one author making money targeting young adults? After reading these deals I only have one question: anyone have a clever idea for a children’s book?

For this one, know that the term “significant deal” translates into an advance in the $251,000 - $499,000 range:

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NYT bestselling author of the Echo Falls Mystery series Peter Abrahams’s TROPHY KID, asking How far will an overachieving teenager go to solve the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend?, to Laura Geringer at Laura Geringer Books, in a significant deal, in a four-book deal, by Molly Friedrich at Friedrich Agency (World).

My eyes bugged a bit on this one:

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Lily Archer’s THE POISON APPLES, about three teenaged girls who battle the Evilest Stepmothers in the Cosmos, to Jean Feiwelat Feiwel and Friends, for six figures, on an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2007, by Melissa Flashman at Trident Media Group.

And, what exactly is Jean Feiwelat Feiwel and Friends? Well, Jean Feiwel was Editor-in-chief and publisher of Scholastic Books and had a hand in the Goosebumps and Baby-Sitters Club books. She left at the end of last year and is now working on her own imprint. Yeah, I googled her.

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