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Jill Marshall Books
Jill Marshall is the author of the popular middle-grade series about Sensational Spylet, Jane Blonde, and many other titles and series for tweens, teens, YA and adult. Jill’s books have been published by Macmillan Children’s Books, Penguin and Hachette, in 22 countries, 11 languages and paperback, ebook and audio formats. Jane Blonde has been optioned for film and TV, with significant film interest in other Jill Marshall titles. Jill has also been an editor and manuscript assessor for trade publishers and societies, a creative writing teacher for over 1000 clients, and works in corporate communications. During lockdown in 2020, and with all rights for all titles successfully re-acquired, Marshall fulfilled two long-term ambitions. The first – to create an independent publishing house of her own titles, rebranded and re-imagined for a digital world. The second – to pull together Jane Blonde and three other ‘superhero’ characters, all with their own origin series, into an ensemble series, S*W*A*G*G (swaggbooks.com). The third ambition was one that she couldn’t have foreseen: the wish to provide quality fiction for tween readers and upwards, in readily accessible digital formats and for free, in a world ravaged by a global pandemic. In May 2020, Jill Marshall Books was born, and all three ambitions met. JMB has gathered momentum and fandom during those months, and it’s now time to partner with like-minded book people – innovative, passionate, caring – to extend the reach of JMB titles across formats, locations and media. Welcome to Jill Marshall Books. We look forward to connecting at Frankfurt 2020.
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Children's & YAMarch 2020Amelie Trott and the Earth Watchers
by Moyra Irving
This is the extraordinary story of how one small girl stopped a planetary catastrophe. It’s a very timely book, written for the child in us all, with a forceful message about the power of young people to transform the world - a theme currently demonstrated by brave young heroes like Greta Thunberg. And with magical synchronicity, the very week Greta began her lone vigil outside the Swedish government last year, over 1,000 miles (1,897 km) away in the fictional world of books, Amelie Trott took to Parliament Square, London - on a mission to avert the End of the World. It’s a family drama with an international feel - set mainly in England but with episodes in Washington DC and around the world.
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Educational materialThe Bake-Off
by Samantha Montgomerie
Stace and Carlo have perfected their marshmallow slice for the Saltspray Bake-Off. Pumpkin and Curly are baking a monster chocolate cake. But something goes terribly wrong. Hari knows why and who is responsible.
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December 2020Tyler's Lunchbox Treat
Book Four in the Tyler, the Rabbit series
by Author/illustrator M. C. Abushar, Ed.D.
Tyler, the Rabbit, woke up one morning feeling very refreshed and alert. A sweet aroma was spreading through the air in his bedroom. He concluded right away that this was the appetizing scent of freshly-baked krispy-marshmallow squares that his mother was baking for him. This was his most favorite treat. It smelled so good that he wanted to have one as soon as his mother had finished baking them. When they were ready to eat, it was time for him to go out to the school bus stop. The story here creates suspense as Tyler waits with anticipation all morning for the school lunch break. The conflict in this episode develops when Tyler discovers that the lunchbox of his companion was missing. This issue, according to Tyler, had only one good solution, since he couldn't share his peanut-butter sandwich with his friend, who was allergic to peanuts. After Tyler gave away his krispy marshmallow square while feeling good that his friend wouldn't go hungry that day, he still had the craving to eat one of them himself. The story concludes happily but with some turns after Tyler goes home after school and find his dad having some squares at the kitchen table.
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Historical fictionJune 2021The Admiral's Baths
by Dana Gynther
The Admiral’s Baths is composed of four inter-connected stories, each told from the perspective of a different woman in her own time period. The story opens as a contemporary historian conducts research at the baths, making discoveries which lead us back in time. History unfolds through the stories of the struggles, desires, tragedies, and triumphs of these four protagonists. Although they are separated by hundreds of years, we find that what connects them is more powerful than the passage of time. The Admiral’s Baths (102,300 words) revolves around an actual monument in Valencia, Spain, a medieval public bathhouse which was open for nearly seven centuries and is now a museum. Some years ago, I translated several articles about the monument, covering its history, owners, architecture, and restoration. I became fascinated with the subject, and was particularly struck by its longevity. The Baths’ long history became an integral part of the story; instead of choosing one moment in the Baths’ – and Spain’s—history, I chose four: the 14th, 16th, and 19th centuries as well as the 21st.
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THE SAGA OF SOULS #1 THE BLUE SOUL
When Oksana meets Max, the attraction she feels for him is instantaneous, almost too strong. But Max is fierce and difficult to understand. What does he hide deep inside?
by Océane Ghanem
One winter evening, Oksana goes to a nightclub to celebrate her best friend Steeve’s birthday. To get away from his sister Camelia, she sits at the bar and orders a beer. Oksana eventually notices a man in the crowd who catches her eye. He fascinates her upon first glance. She herself doesn’t understand this obsession of hers, this want to know his every move throughout the evening. She only wishes to rid herself of the sadness she feels deep down.As for Max, he enjoys his evening with his friends and roommates. However, the constant gaze of this woman at the bar intrigues and disturbs him much more than he would like. He tests her reactions, sometimes by slipping away from the dance floor while she looks away, sometimes by provoking her with mindless flirting and dancing. This curiosity will finally drive him to join her at the bar. A relationship develops between them over time, creating a strong and powerful bond.Despite this, both protagonists have secrets they would rather keep to themselves. How far will they be willing to go to prevent the other from knowing?
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Classic crimeJanuary 2016Ein MORDs-Team - Der Fall Marietta King 1: Die vergessenen Akten / The Young Investigators - The Case of Marietta King 1: The forgotten Files
by Andreas Suchanek, Nicole Böhm, Ute Bareiss
Mason, Olivia, Randy and Danielle are four teenagers as diverging as they could be. When Mason is wrongly accused of a crime, a cascade of events is set in motion which unites all four in friendship. Together they try to identify the mastermind behind the crime. During their investigations, the team discover a secret room in an old mansion, which houses files about a 30-year-old murder. They are shocked to learn that their parents are also part of an enormous mystery which stretches all the way into the present. They start investigating to answer the one question overshadowing everything: Who killed high school student Marietta King 30 years ago? An obscure crime boss, a murder from the 1980s, a secret room in an old mansion and an all-encompassing mystery are now governing the lives of the four friends. The Preview and supporting information are available in english language.
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FictionApril 2017Hear Me
by Julia North
After yet another shameful one-night stand Lissa has to accept that her sisters are right – she is an alcoholic and it’s time for rehab. She hates the idea of therapy, doesn’t want to examine her past, but just as she begins to see reasons for her drinking, life takes a brutal turn. Who are her fellow patients? Why is one of them so damned perfect? Hear Me is a powerful story about life and death, addiction and sobriety, racism and the fight for justice – but above all it is a story about love.
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Picture booksThe dragon who breathed anything but fire
by Brice Follet, Sylvain Zorzin
Bernard is a strong and brave dragon. But one day, the most unbelievable thing happens: he can’t breathe fire anymore. He breathes all sorts of things except beautiful, scorching flames: out of his terrible mouth comes out a vase, an electric guitar, a boomerang, a basketball… How will he defend himself against knights in shining armours, how will he roast his marshmallows? And more importantly, what’s going on?
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In Case You Come Back
Poems, Confessions, Apologies, and Promises
by Reese Lansangan, Marla Miniano
This book of poetry contains musings on:adventure, anniversaries, the beach, breakfast, childhood, clouds,constellations, courage, delayed gratification, dragonflies, eating alone,falling in love, first dates, frenemies, goodbyes, growing up, half-truths,heartbreak, holding hands, homecomings, insecurities that follow youaround, the internet, jealousy, kisses, marshmallows, memory, mornings,mortality, newsletters, opposites, paper cuts, pixie dust, plane crashes,popularity, queues, rain, report cards, room service, science, a sea ofco!ee, shipwrecks, sick days, souvenirs, space, tattoos, tense luncheswith mom, trains, travel, waiting, weekends, white dresses, yoga
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May 2020Daddy Dragon Can't Be Cured
by Sascha Groen
Daddy Dragon teaches Sizzle how to fly, blow fire, and lots more. But one day Daddy Dragon falls ill. So very ill that he can not be cured anymore. Sizzle, her big brother Spark and Mommy Dragon are very sad but try to help Daddy Dragon as much as possible. Daddy Dragon gets helper-wings to help him fly for a little while longer. Until flying with helper-wings does not help anymore and the family has to go on without Daddy Dragon. In this loving picturebook illness, death and griefing are described in an honest way. The colourful story allows for humor, despite the heaviness of the tough subject.
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May 2020Siha Tooskin Knows the Gifts of His People
by Bearhead, Charlene
Transportation, housing, agriculture, communications…there are so many modern conveniences. But are they really modern? Where did they really come from? Paul Wahasaypa—Siha Tooskin—will learn about their origins and more on his walk home from school with Ade (his father). There’s so much to learn about the earliest forms of technology, travel, medicine, and food from right here on Turtle Island. Come along with Paul and Ade to hear all about the gifts of his people. The Siha Tooskin Knows series uses vivid narratives and dazzling illustrations in contemporary settings to share stories about an 11-year-old Nakota boy.
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Adventure stories (Children's/YA)September 2019Winnie and the Mystery of the Missing Moontones
by Coman, J.P.||Maïlys Pitcher -illustrator
Dad’s decision to go camping late in the season leaves Winnie and Jerry with nothing to do but bicker and annoy each other. But when Winnie storms off in anger, she accidentally rescues a real live troll! All the trolls’ moonstones were stolen, and they need Winnie’s help to get their magic back! Winnie and Jerry start off on a whirling adventure with their new friends, Oola and Humphry, encountering new dangers with each step of their journey. Even if they find the treasure, how will they get home?
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FictionNovember 2018THE NAME OF THE ROSE
ROSE AVENUE WINE CLUB MYSTERY
by Christine E. Blum
The ladies of the Wine Club take a break from sipping their rosé to put a cork in murder. . . Annie "Halsey" Hall could get used to this—sitting around the pool in her backyard in Southern California, savoring the latest wine flights with the ladies of the Rose Avenue Wine Club: her best friend Sally, frozen yogurt shop owner Aimee, widow Peggy, and their newest member, journalist Mary Anne. Even Bardot, Halsey’s yellow lab, is in attendance, eyeing the pool as if contemplating a dive. But the peaceful pleasure of the afternoon is soon shattered by the boom of a small plane crash at nearby Santa Monica Airport. Sometime later, a sour-faced detective shows up, holding a package of illegal drugs found on the plane—with Sally's address on it! Being suspected of drug smuggling is bad enough, but when a young mechanic who works at the airport is found murdered, the club springs into action. To get their investigation off the ground, they're going to have to wing it, but they're determined to unmask a killer . .
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AdventureJanuary 2014King's Crusade
Seventeen Book 2
by AD Starrling
The exciting, action-packed follow-up to Soul Meaning and the second installment in the award-winning supernatural thriller series Seventeen. The perfect immortal warrior. A set of stolen, priceless artifacts. An ancient sect determined to bring about the downfall of human civilization.When a team of scientists unearth scriptures older than the Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave in the Eastern Desert mountains in Egypt, a mystery lost to the tides of time is uncovered. Heading the expedition is Crovir noble Dimitri Reznak. But the discovery is spoiled by evidence of looting and half the priceless artifacts Reznak has been seeking for centuries have disappeared.Alexa King is a covert agent for the Crovir First Council. When she is approached by her godfather for a mission that could help elucidate the enigma of her lost past, she finds herself delving into the dangerous and shadowy world of secret religious societies. Assigned by Reznak to assist her is Zachary Jackson, a gifted human and Harvard archaeology professor.In their search for the missing artifacts, King and Jackson travel from North Africa to the doors of Vatican City itself, where they unveil a centuries-old plan that aims to shatter the very structure of civilized society.With the help of Reznak and a group of unexpected allies, they must stop the enemy and uncover the astonishing truth behind the missing artifacts and King's own unearthly origins before all is lost.
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Food & DrinkTikim
Essay on Philippine Food and Culture
by Doreen G. Fernandez
Doreen Gamboa Fernandez represents “the compleat writer” – her incisive yet soulful writing, coupled with her keen understanding of the Filipino’s culture and psyche, has brought her (and us fortunate readers) into the very essence of Filipino cooking. According to her, “Writing about food should not be left to newspaper food columnists, or to restaurant reporters. It should be taken from us by historians of the culture, by dramatists and essayists, by novelists, and especially by poets. For it is an act of understanding, an extension of experience. If one can savor the word, then one can swallow the world.”
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The Whiskey Handbook
The Essential Guide to All Things Whiskey
by Daniel O'Sullivan
Enjoy this world-wide celebration of whiskey. Discover the history of whiskey, learn how it is made, explore whiskey from all over the world, and learn how best to serve and drink it.
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Classic crimeJune 2016Ein MORDs-Team - Der Fall Marietta King 2: Spiel im Schatten / The Young Investigators - The Case of Marietta King 2: A Game of Shadows
by Andreas Suchanek
In the aftermath of the shocking revelations uncovered in the course of their last case, Mason, Olivia, Randy and Danielle are more determined than ever to solve the Marietta King Case. A note from Olivia’s contact at the Barrington Cove Gazette leads the four young investigators to an old orphanage in a nearby village. Did Marietta give birth to her child there? The investigation continues...
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Classic crimeJuly 2017Ein MORDs-Team - Der Fall Marietta King 3: In den Trümmern / The Young Investigators - The Case of Marietta King 3: Burried
by Andreas Suchanek
Founding Day ends in disaster. A bomb deposited at the school by Kaminski tears through the building in a massive explosion. Trapped inside, the survivors must fight to survive. And as Chris Archer’s life hangs in the balance, Olivia pushes herself to the limit to help her friends in the schoolhouse.
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Classic crimeApril 2018Ein MORDs-Team - Der Fall Marietta King 4: Das Echo des Schreis (Finale Case 1) / The Young Investigators - The Case of Marietta King 4: Echo of a scream (Finale Case 1)
by Andras Suchanek
Following Marek’s death, Mason, Olivia, Randy and Danielle are determined to unmask the murderer. The four investigators team up with Sonja to chase down several leads. But the earl (Barrington Coves Moriarty) and the murderer have plans of their own. A race against time begins that only one person can win...
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FantasySleeping Sapphire
by T J Gristwood
Sleeping Sapphire is a fantasy story for adult women. Sapphire Whittaker is no ordinary thirty something woman. For a start her dreams have started to become reality. Meeting the mysterious "Fox" has turned her world upside down, a world suddenly full of magic, passion, dance, drugs and danger. After moving to a new life in the countryside, she begins to realise that even the local village is not what it seems: everyone is up for a party and her name is on the door to enter a Wonderland she never knew existed. Sapphire begins to discover that whilst sleeping and dreaming she is able to travel to new dimensions and worlds. This magical ability to "dream travel" also becomes possible when she blows caution to the wind and tries a new kind of drug she has never experienced before. Sapphire is changing in ways she never thought were even possible, reality and fantasy becoming a crazy mix of adventure, madness, and mayhem. Enter her world and open your mind to the endless possibilities of dreaming. Sleep will never seem the same again!
