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*First book in new teen series from Random House, Dead Serious*

I TEXT DEAD PEOPLE (June 9, 2015)

You can’t block the dead.

Annabel Craven hopes she’ll fit in—maybe even be popular—at the Academy. She’s worried she’ll stay friendless and phoneless (it’s true). But when she finds a mysterious phone in the woods near the cemetery, one of her problems is solved . . . and another one is just beginning.

Someone won’t stop texting her. And that someone seems . . . dead. How is Annabel supposed to make friends when her phone keeps blowing up with messages from the afterlife? And what will happen if she doesn’t text back?

Kirkus Reviews
2015-02-16
Thirteen-year-old Anna has just moved into the creepy mansion next to the cemetery and has hopes of making friends in her posh new school.She finds a cellphone that might replace the one she lost, but it only works sporadically, sending her cryptic texts. Meanwhile she meets Millie, a nice girl in school, who warns her about the twin queen bees, Olivia and Eden, who manipulate Anna into doing their homework. Everyone in her new town seems to be rich except Anna's family, though, as long as she continues to do their homework for them, Olivia and Eden tolerate her. But when Lucy, a girl with a delusional crush on a classmate, is accidentally killed in the cemetery, Anna begins receiving texts from her on the phone. Not understanding that she's dead, Lucy demands that Anna help her, haunting her ever more intrusively. Cooper writes with a light style and demonstrates keen insight into the social anxieties of middle schoolers. She occasionally includes her own whimsical line drawings that add to the humorous tone of the book. A really nice plot twist at the end should please readers. Good, ghostly fun. (Paranormal suspense. 9-12)

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Foreign Rights: Spanish

THE UNGRATEFUL DEAD (2016)
2nd book in the Dead Serious series

Foreign Rights: Spanish

Gossip From The Girls' Room
A Blogtastic! Novel (hardcover)
Delacorte/Random House
January 11, 2011

If there's anything going on at Middlebrooke Middle School, Sofia has it all right here, in her super-secret notebook...

Sofia Becker "accidentally" overhears gossip in the girls' room. She jots down all the juicy gossip in her notebook so her brain won't forget any super single important detail. Filled with text and hilarious sketches, follow Sofia on her dramatic journey to finding gossipy goodness for her blog while surviving 6th grade, gaining the attention of her crush, taking down the Popular Pretties and staying true to her BFF. Whew, what's next--taking on the world?

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Foreign Rights: Spain, China (Simple & Traditional), Vietnam,  Portugual, Greece, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Turkey

Rumors From The Boys' Room
A Blogtastic! Novel (hardcover)
Delacorte/Random House
October 11, 2011

Sofia Becker, Middlebrooke Middle School blogger extraordinaire, is back! And this time her gossip isn't only from the girls' room. The rumor mill is out of control at Sofia's school, so it's a good thing Sofia and her super-secret notebook can set everyone straight. Entertaining and funny, this second novel in the BLOGTASTIC! seriesfeatures super-cute black-and-white illustrations . . . girls will love passing this book around with their friends!



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Foreign Rights: Spain, Vietnam, Greece, Brazil

Secrets from the Sleeping Bag
A Blogtastic! Novel (hardcover)Delacorte/Random House
July 10, 2012

Sofia is spending the summer at Camp Krakatow! S'mores, crafts, bug juice, water sports, boys(!) . . . Sofia doesn't want to forget one second of sleepaway camp!

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Foreign Rights: Greece, Spain

 Spanish versions can be purchased online at: Amazon.es / Barnes & Noble