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Funny Girl

د.إ32.24

Sharyn November at Viking has acquired Funny Girl, a humor anthology for girls ages 9-12, curated by Betsy Bird and featuring short stories, personal essays, comics, and poetry from nearly 30 female writers, including Lisa Graff, Cece Bell, Jenni Holm, Shannon Hale, and Rita Williams-Garcia. A portion of the proceeds will support WriteGirl, a creative writing and mentoring organization for teen girls. Publication is set for spring 2017; Stephen Barbara at Inkwell did the deal for U.S., Canadian, and open market rights.

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Review

Timely . . . girl-power humor for the middle-grade set.–The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“These stories are bound to engage most readers and tickle ribs.”–School Library Journal

Hilarious and heartfelt, this won’t only appeal to future funny girls and boys, it’ll inspire them.–Booklist

About the Author

Betsy Bird is the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library, and the former Youth Materials Specialist of New York Public Library. Betsy is the author of the picture book Giant Dance Party (Greenwillow, 2013) illustrated by Brandon Dorman, and a co-author on the nonfiction book Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature (Candlewick, 2014) which she wrote with fellow bloggers Julie Danielson and Peter Sieruta.

Additional information

Author

Betsy Bird

Book Formats

Paperback

Condition

New

Ideal age

9 Years and up

Language

English