The Inner Sanctum

Sharon M. Draper is at it again, and this time with a page-turning novel for teens. PANIC is a riveting exploration of power: how quickly we can lose it — and how we can take it back.

Diamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger. But what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome? On his way to meet his wife and daughter? And casting a movie that very night—a movie in need of a star dancer? What then? Then Diamond might make the wrong decision.

Sharon Draper’s most recent book, OUT OF MY MIND, was  on the New York Times bestseller list for over six months. It’s also received phenomenal reviews. The Denver Post said, “If there’s only one book teens and parents (and everyone else) can read this year, OUT OF MY MIND should be it.”

We hope you’re as excited as we are for PANIC to hit the shelves on this month!

Panic by Sharon M. Draper

Jodi Picoult, the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of numerous books, and her daughter Samantha Van Leer, have teamed up to write a new teen novel: Between the Lines, planned for release in the Summer 2012 season.

Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several adult novels, including My Sister’s Keeper, House Rules, Handle With Care, Change of Heart and Nineteen Minutes. Her daughter, Samantha Van Leer, is a junior in high school and pitched the idea of the book to Picoult, while she was in the middle of a book tour.

Between the Lines will be published jointly by Simon Pulse and Emily Bestler Books, and will be released on June 2012. This will be Van Leer’s debut book, while it will serve as Picoult’s debut teen book.

And another internationally bestselling adult author, Philippa Gregory, will also publish a series of young adult historical romance titles with Simon Pulse! Her first title is scheduled to release in Summer 2012.

Gregory is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Red Queen, with her Tudor series being adapted as a TV drama and The Other Boleyn Girl as a major film in 2008.

With this new deal, Gregory, and her historical and storytelling expertise, will be exposed to a new generation of young adult readers around the world.

Perfect by New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins is on sale now! A companion novel to the bestselling book Impulse, Perfect is a deeply empathetic and riveting portrait of teens striving past the possible to be perfect—and their quest to let perfection go and follow their hearts.

Ellen’s new revamped site has a bunch of online assets include the video trailer, a video interview, an excerpt of the book, as well as video excerpts of the audiobook. Click to get to Ellen’s new YA focused site: http://ellenhopkins.com/YoungAdult/perfect/

Also, Banned Books Week is coming up on 9/25! Visit our Banned Book Weeks site for PDFs of Ellen’s manifesto and more! Visit: http://pages.simonandschuster.com/bannedbooksweek

Elizabeth Miles’ big teen debut, Fury, shows why sometimes sorry isn’t enough…In Ascension, Maine, mistakes can be deadly. And three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—are here to choose who will pay.

Visit The Fury Series website at http://thefuryseries.com/ to learn more about the series and Elizabeth Miles.

Fury, 9781442422247, Simon Pulse, Hardcover

Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry, the exciting sequel to Rot & Ruin, brings Tom, Benny and Nix together and ready to leave their home forever in search for a better future. While it may seem easy, in the great Rot & Ruin everything wants to kill you.

Visit http://books.simonandschuster.com/Dust-Decay/Jonathan-Maberry/9781442402355 to read more about Dust & Decay and Rot & Ruin.

Dust & Decay, 9781442402355, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Hardcover

In Vengeance, Kate Brian brings her bestselling Private series to a shocking conclusion.  For the many fans of the Private series, they will be sure to recognize what it means to go out with a bang.

Visit The Private Series Website at http://www.privatetheseries.com/ to learn more!

Vengeance 9781416984733, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Paperback

Michael Vey, the new teen novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans is on sale today!

Richard is kicking off his tour with some major media, all happening today:

Glenn Beck’s Nationally Syndicated Radio program—live in-studio
GBTV (Glenn Beck’s syndicated internet show)—live in-studio
Radio Satellite Tour

Watch the trailer here: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150260801012129

Read the first 100 pages and get more assets here: http://pages.simonandschuster.com/michaelvey/

MICHAEL VEY
Written by Richard Paul Evans
Publication Date: 8/9/11 (laydown)
Simon Pulse/Mercury Ink
ISBN: 9781451656503
Ebook ISBN: 9781451658224
$17.99, Ages 12 up

Dreams of Significant Girls by Christina Garcia (9781416979203), has just received this stellar review from The New York Times Book Review in the July 17th edition!

“Let’s call them the original Gossip Girls. In Cristina Garcia’s first young adult novel, three wealthy and adventurous ninth-grade girls from different worlds converge upon a Swiss boarding school for a summer of discovery…(DREAMS OF SIGNIFICANT GIRLS) takes you breathlessly and painfully back to the time when womanhood shimmered before you, always just out of reach, and you lunged for it, stupidly and bravely, with your first cigarette, your first kiss, your first swill of liquor, your first boy crush and your first girl crush.”

Breaking News!

The first teen novel from bestselling author Richard Paul Evans, Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 (9781451656503), is on sale 8/9/11!

There is a lot to say about this fantastic novel, but instead of hearing from me, I thought it would be better to let the author do the honors.

From Richard Paul Evans:

Four years ago, I wrote a novel called The Gift, the story of a young boy with the power to heal. A superhero. It was the most fun I’d had writing in years. About a year later an idea for a book began forming in my mind. The novel had everything I wanted to read when I was a boy. The main character, Michael Vey, was shy, small for his age, and moved around a lot, and he had Tourette’s syndrome—all of which pretty much describes my childhood.

But Michael also had a special gift: He was born with electric powers.

I have already shared Michael Vey with over five hundred middle school students from three different schools, in three different cities. The response has been, pardon the pun, electric. Not since the The Christmas Box have I seen such an overwhelmingly positive reaction to one of my books.

On a personal level, I’m very pleased to have created a protagonist with Tourette’s syndrome. I have TS. So does my son. In our test schools, the teachers reported that Michael Vey had helped students suffering with disabilities, from Tourette’s to Asperger’s, feel more accepted.

Like all my novels, Michael Vey, ultimately, is about hope. It’s about the power and beauty each of us has inside, even when our outsides tell us different. It’s a story, not about darkness, dysfunction, or dystopian worlds, but about light, loyalty, and friendship. In short, Michael Vey is the kind of message I want to deliver to today’s youth.

You can read the eGalley by clicking this link: http://www.galleygrab.com/?asset_url=9781451661835

MOONGLASS is the debut novel for Jessi Kirby!

Don’t miss what Sarah Dessen calls “an incredible first novel.”

Moonglass by Jessi Kirby

9781442416949, S&S BFYR, Hardcover

Also out today is WHERE THINGS COME BACK by debut author John Corey-Whaley.

Kirkus Reviews calls it a “multilayered debut for sophisticated readers. Unexpected, thought-provoking storytelling.”

Where Things Come Back by John Corey-Whaley

9781442413337, Atheneum, Hardcover

Jenny Han’s bestselling Summer series comes to an end today! The final book, We’ll Always Have Summer, is on sale today! Belly will have to confront her feelings for Jeremiah and Conrad and face a truth she has possibly always known: she will have to break one of their hearts.

Plus, find out which boy is perfect for you with the Summer quiz: http://dearjennyhan.com/always-summer/

Summer I Turned Pretty, 9781416968290, Paperback, $9.99
It’s Not Summer Without You, 9781416968290, Paperback, $9.99
We’ll Always Have Summer, 9781416995586, Hardcover, $17.99