THE ARKADIANS
(1995)
First edition of this characteristically charming and subtle children's adventure by the beloved and much-honored Alexander.
20th century
BEYOND THE WESTERN SEA. Book One: The Escape From Home
(1996)
Signed first edition of this first half of the two-part BEYOND THE WESTERN SEA historical duology by the popular and prolific young adult novelist.
PHOEBE DARING
(1912)
First edition of the 2nd book in Baum's YA detective series, with a striking ombre binding design.
FIFTEEN
1956
Scarce first edition of Cleary's classic young adult novel, a light-hearted but sensitive treatment of teenage problems and teenage love.
NEEDLE
1950
Early printing of Clement's story of a teen who unknowing hosts a parasitic alien life-form, issued as part of Doubleday's Young Moderns series following the publisher's first edition.
THE ANGRY PLANET
(1946)
First US edition of this young adult Mars expeditionary adventure by Cross, an influential author, editor, and producer of fantasy, science fiction, and horror novels, radio plays, and television adaptations.
THE YEAR AFTER TOMORROW: An Anthology of Science Fiction Stories
(1954)
Uncommon first edition of this mid-'50s illustrated young adult science fiction anthology in the scarce dust jacket, with stories by del Rey, Carl H. Claudy, Peter van Dresser, and Robert Moore Williams.
ANNIE ON MY MIND
(1984)
First paperback edition of the first lesbian romance meant for the YA market.
JULIE
(1994)
Signed first edition of this sequel to George's classic Newbery Award-winning JULIE OF THE WOLVES.
JULIE'S WOLF PACK
(1997)
Lovely signed first edition of this third book following the wolf pack from George's Newbery Award-winning JULIE OF THE WOLVES.
ARILLA SUN DOWN
(1976)
Inscribed first edition of the classic '70s YA novel about a sensitive adolescent exploring her own identity and her family's history, published the year after Hamilton became the first Black author to be awarded the Newbery Medal.
LOOK FOR THE STARS
(1956)
First edition, a young adult novel about a girl's trials and tribulations as a displaced person after WWII, rare in the original dust jacket.
LITTLEJIM
(1990)
Signed first edition of Houston's Appalachian historical novel, with the scarce signature of illustrator and noted bluegrass album cover artist Thomas Burt Allen.
LITTLEJIM'S DREAMS
(1997)
First edition of this middle grade historical novel of a young would-be aviator in 1920s Appalachia, scarce signed by the Tennessee-born illustrator and former head of the Ringling College of Art and Design.
DINKY HOCKER SHOOTS SMACK
(1972)
First edition, first printing of this provocative and fascinating young adult story. This is the first young adult work by Kerr, one of the pseudonyms of Marijane Meaker.
A SEPARATE PEACE
1960
Review copy of the first US edition, in the scarce first-issue dust jacket.
FINDING MY VOICE
1992
Inscribed first printing of this YA romance, about a Korean-American girl facing everyday racism in her Minnesota high school while her relationship with a white classmate blossoms.
TAASH AND THE JESTERS
(1992)
Reissue of the classic 1968 young adult fantasy, in the uncommon dust jacket; McKenzie was an accomplished musician and the author of eight other children's books written between the 1960s and the 1990s.
WAR HORSE
(1982)
First printing of the acclaimed YA novel, in which one brave horse connects the lives of people over the course of WWI — the basis for the award-winning play and the film of the same name by Steven Spielberg.
JACOB HAVE I LOVED
(1980)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning novel, in the first issue jacket (without the award sticker), a coming of age tale set on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
JACOB HAVE I LOVED
(1980)
First printing of this Newbery Medal-winning novel, warmly inscribed to fellow author Barbara Elleman.
THE SUBTLE KNIFE
(1997)
First US edition of the second book in the HIS DARK MATERIALS trilogy, with bookplate signed by Pullman tipped onto half title.
HENRY REED'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE
(1966)
First printing of the third HENRY REED title, following entrepreneurial Henry's efforts at starting a new business with his friend Midge.
HENRY REED'S JOURNEY
(1963)
First printing of the second HENRY REED title, in which a cross-country road trip with his friend Midge inspires him to try his hand at guidebook-writing.
HENRY REED, INC.
(1958)
First printing of the first title in the beloved HENRY REED series, following the entrepreneurial boy on his first several ventures.
