Erin Murphy Literary Agency

Feb 5th, 2012

We've Got a Job
Cynthia Levinson

We are so thrilled for this wonderful news! Booklist chimes in with a third star for Cynthia Levinson's WE'VE GOT A JOB, due out this month from Peachtree:

Even with the many fine books out there about the role of young people in the Civil Rights era, this highly
readable photo-essay will hold YA readers with its focus on four young people who participated in the
Birmingham Children’s March, set against the big picture of the fight against segregation and the roles of
adults. At nine, Audrey Hendricks was the youngest of nearly 4000 black children who marched,
protested, and sang their way to jail, and she had the support of her church, teachers, and middle-class
parents. Washington Booker lived in poverty in the projects; for him the police were the ultimate terror.
Smart, academic James Stewart chose not to do sit-ins, but marching felt right. Arnetta Streeter went to
young activists’ training. Important adult leaders on all sides are included in the story, from Martin Luther
King, Jr. and the Reverend Shuttlesworth to Bull Connor, and Levinson points out not just the individuals
with extreme viewpoints, but also the “moderates” who kept quiet about the insulting “separate but equal”
policies. The format will hook readers with spacious type, boxed quotes, and large black-and-white photos
on almost every double-page spread, from the horrifying view of the Klan marching with children to the
young protestors waiting to be arrested. A fascinating look at a rarely covered event for both curriculum
and personal interest. Chapter notes, a timeline, and a bibliography conclude.

—Erin

Welcome, February 2012 releases!

Feb 1st, 2012

Is the unusually balmy weather in the East soothing you into thinking spring is on the way? Has the record snowfall and ice in the West reminded you that it's still winter? Whatever the season, check out our new books for February!

We've Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson tells the true story of the Birmingham Children's March in May 1963, where children, voluntarily arrested and put in jail, brought desegregation to an entire city, published by Peachtree.

The Jade Notebook by Laura Resau wraps up her Notebook series (The Indigo Notebook, The Ruby Notebook), continuing the story of Zeeta searching for her father and learning a lot about herself along the way, published by Delacorte/Random House.

Clorinda Plays Baseball! by Robert Kinerk (Steven Kellogg, illus.) continues the story of the amazing cow, Clorinda, and how she fares playing bovine baseball, published by Paula Wiseman Books/S&S.

So You Want To Be a Rock Star by Audrey Vernick (Kirstie Edmunds, illus.) is the essential primer on everything rock ’n’ roll, published by Walker/Bloomsbury.

We wish these book into readers' hearts!

—Erin

Awards A-Plenty

Jan 25th, 2012

Making a Big HULLABALOO!

Jan 19th, 2012

Another Star for Grave Mercy!

Jan 18th, 2012

Debut Deal for Melanie Crowder

Jan 12th, 2012

A Star for Liar's Moon

Jan 11th, 2012