Presented by: CamCat Books, Image Comics, Yen Press, and School Library Journal
Presented by: CamCat Books, Image Comics, Yen Press, and School Library Journal Event Date and Time: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT | Join us as Image Comics, Yen Press, and CamCat unveil their latest teen and YA releases for spring and summer, offering a tantalizing glimpse into captivating stories, diverse characters, and thought-provoking themes that will resonate with today's youth. From gripping thrillers to heartwarming romances and empowering coming-of-age tales, discover a treasure trove of new titles that are sure to ignite the imaginations and passions of your young patrons this spring and beyond! Featured Titles: | The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, Vol. 1 by Irinbi, illustrated by Grrr From cooking to alchemy to even brewing tea, Ailette Rodeline is a certifiable child prodigy—but she’s got a secret weapon on her side: she’s a transmigrator! Having purchased an insurance package at the moment of her untimely death, Ailette has the perks of a top-tier support system and item shop to fall back on…and she’s going to need all the help she can get! Will Ailette be able to survive in the world of a notoriously brutal time-loop novel or will she rise to the challenge and prove herself to be an S-class heroine? | A Misfortune of Lake Monsters by Nicole M. Wolverton. An ambitious teen girl is forced to continue her family’s legacy of secretly impersonating the town’s famous lake monster, but suddenly finds a real monster in the lake who wants to eat its way through the populace. | Petrol Head, Volume 1 TP by Rob Williams, illustrated by Pye Parr The Iron Giant meets Mad Max: Fury Road in this pedal-to-the-metal, action-packed sci-fi series. In a climate crisis-ravaged future metropolis, an old, grumpy, obsolete, smoke-belching, cigar-chomping, HOTROD-RACING ROBOT is one 12-year-old girl’s only hope. Together, can they outrace the chasing Robo-Cops with an invention that might just save humanity? |
Presenters: Abigail Miles, Sales & Marketing Associate, CamCat Publishing Chloe Ramos, Book Market & Library Sales Manager, Image Comics Mark de Vera, Sales and Marketing Director, Yen Press | Can't make it to a session? No problem! Register now and we will email you when the webcast is available for on-demand viewing. | |