Candlewick imprint: 734 books

The sampler includes chapters from Sean Beaudoin’s The Infects, Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Tantalize, and L. A. Weatherly’s Angel Burn.The InfectsA feast for the brain, this gory and genuinely hilarious take on zombie culture simultaneously skewers, pays tribute to, and elevates the horror genre....

The sampler includes chapters from Steve Watkins’s Juvie, John M. Cusick’s Cherry Money Baby, and Jo Knowles’s Living with Jackie Chan. JuvieHeart-wrenching and real, Juvie tells the story of two sisters grappling with accountability, sacrifice — and who will be there to help you after you take...

The sampler includes chapters from three of Patrick Ness’s celebrated novels: More Than This, A Monster Calls, and The Knife of Never Letting Go. More Than ThisFrom two-time Carnegie Medal winner Patrick Ness comes an enthralling and provocative new novel chronicling the life — or perhaps afterlife...

The sampler includes chapters from three Michael L. Printz Honor Books: Sally Gardner’s Maggot Moon, Adam Rapp’s Punkzilla, and Sonya Hartnett’s Surrender.Maggot MoonIn Sally Gardner’s stunning novel, set in a ruthless regime, an unlikely teenager risks all to expose the truth about a heralded...

The sampler includes chapters from Alison Croggon’s Black Spring, Deborah Noyes’s Plague in the Mirror, and Brian Yansky’s Homicidal Aliens and Other Disappointments.Black SpringInspired by the gothic classic Wuthering Heights, this stunning new fantasy from the author ofthe Books of Pellinor is...

The sampler includes chapters from Ursula Dubosarsky’s The Golden Day, Patrick Ness’s More Than This, and Todd Mitchell’s Backwards.The Golden DayWhen their teacher goes missing during an outing, eleven girls grapple with the aftermath in this haunting, exquisitely told psychological mystery....

The sampler includes chapters from three of M. T. Anderson’s satirical novels: Feed, Thirsty, and Burger Wuss.FeedM. T. Anderson’s not-so-brave new world is a smart, savage satire that has captivated readers with its view of an imagined future that veers unnervingly close to the here and now. ThirstyA...

The sampler includes chapters from three of Don Calame’s hilarious novels:Swim the Fly, Beat the Band, and Call the Shots.Swim the FlyThree adolescent boys with a single goal: see a real live naked girl. The result? Razor-sharp, rapid-fire, and raunchy, of course. And beyond hilarious. Beat the BandGet...

The sampler includes poems from Ron Koertge’s Coaltown Jesus and chapters from Susann Cokal’s The Kingdom of Little Wounds and David Almond’s The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean.Coaltown JesusWhen Jesus shows up in Walker’s life, healing triumphs over heartbreak in Koertge’s finest and...

In an intergenerational keepsake volume, witnesses to World War II share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences will never be forgotten. The Second World War was the most devastating war in history. Up to eighty million people died, and the map of the world was redrawn....

Candlewick relaunches a modern classic for this generation with an all-new, beautifully illustrated edition. Features an audio read-along! Heather’s favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first time,...

One of two hilarious early reader chapter books illustrated with scenes from the movie! When Shaun the Sheep and Bitzer are captured by the evil animal-control officer in the Big City, the Flock tries to break them out of the Animal Containment Center. But no one has ever escaped from there. No one.

One of two hilarious early reader chapter books illustrated with scenes from the movie! After an accident causes the Farmer to lose his memory, he winds up in the Big City, where he finds an outrageous new use for his sheep-shearing skills!

From mischievous child prodigy to the dynamic Lord of the Dance, an engaging look at the life of Revels founder John Langstaff. On Christmas Eve in 1920, John Meredith Langstaff was born into a music-filled home where a rousing, wassailing carol party was the peak of his family’s year. Half...