The novel is full of energy, and loaded with all sorts of anthropomorphic emotions, yet you never lose the sense that these are wild animals. “In the past, he made readers fall in love with the most unlikely animals, like weasels, groundhogs, and rats. “When I read Firstborn, I thought to myself, ‘Tor has done it again,’ ” she said. The editor was also thrilled to learn that Seidler, whose most recent book was 2008’s Gully’s Travels, had written a new novel. These are real American classic stories that every kid should read, and to have the chance to give them a new life and get them out to a new generation of kids is very exciting.” “Since I also represent the estate of Fred Marcellino and Jon Agee, I happen to hold all the pieces, and I’m hoping to relaunch those books worldwide.” Alex Webb of Rights People has sold Chinese rights to Firstborn on McGhee’s behalf, and both agents expect other foreign sales to follow for all three books.ĭlouhy, who recalls that Mean Margaret was a book that enticed her daughter, once a reluctant reader, to read on her own, says that when she heard that the rights to that novel and The Wainscott Weasel were available, “My heart gave a little leap. McGhee was well positioned to conduct the contract negotiation. “I had worked with Michael on The Wainscott Weasel and Mean Margaret, I knew how good they are, and the idea they would be available again made me very happy.” “This was a very special and meaningful submission for me,” she said. McGhee, a longtime friend of Seidler, was an editor at HarperCollins when the two earlier books were published. Holly McGhee, creative director of Pippin Properties, brokered the three-book deal with Caitlyn Dlouhy, v-p and editorial director at Atheneum. The publisher tentatively plans to release the reissues in summer 2014, and Firstborn in summer 2015. Atheneum Books for Young Readers has acquired rights to Firstborn, a new middle-grade novel featuring a wolf pack, and to The Wainscott Weasel and National Book Award finalist Mean Margaret, originally published by Michael di Capua Books at HarperCollins in the 1990s and currently out of print. Tor Seidler, who demonstrated his talent for creating beguiling anthropomorphic animal characters in such novels as A Rat’s Tale, The Wainscott Weasel, and Mean Margaret, will soon have a renewed presence on bookstore shelves.
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