In the category of better late than never, (the awards were announced on May 1st) these are the books which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for best Juvenile and Young Adult Mystery Novel for 2008.
The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh published by Hyperion.
Ratt Life by Tedd Arnold, published by Dial Books.
Showing posts with label juvenile mysteries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label juvenile mysteries. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Friday, August 17, 2007
Hubin's Crime Fiction
A just got my copy of Hubin's Crime Fiction 1749 to 1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography, and have been browsing to my hearts content. A great reference book, I realize the print had to be small to fit all the information in at 712pgs, but I wish they had invested in some darker ink... I've got a serious case of eye strain.
I wonder if anyone has done a bibliography, or even a biblio checklist of juvenile mysteries?
(shameless & crass marketing link to my juvenile mystery catalog listed above.)
I wonder if anyone has done a bibliography, or even a biblio checklist of juvenile mysteries?
(shameless & crass marketing link to my juvenile mystery catalog listed above.)
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
2007 Edgar Mystery Award -Juvenile and Young Adult
The winner of the 2007 best juvenile mystery went to Room One by Andrew Clements. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2006. Illus by Chris Blair.
and the winner of the 2007 Edgar award for best young adult mystery went to:
Buried by Robin Merrow MacCready. NY: Dutton, 2006.
(I need to catch up on my reading, I did not know of either of these titles before the award announcement.)
and the winner of the 2007 Edgar award for best young adult mystery went to:
Buried by Robin Merrow MacCready. NY: Dutton, 2006.
(I need to catch up on my reading, I did not know of either of these titles before the award announcement.)
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Genre Collecting- Juvenile Mysteries
I was visiting with another children's book specialist the other day and we were doing the usual free association book natter, the topic being the books that seem to be most sought by collectors in the juvenile mystery genre. The list below does not cover the series books (Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden etc.) and is by no means complete:
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. (This book won the Newbery Award and is probably my single most requested mystery title.)
Enid Blyton's Fabulous Five stories, especially from the 1940's and 1950's. Published by Hodder Stoughton. (My dealer friend is from the UK, I'm not sure these were even published in the U.S., though I remember reading them in California in the 60's.)
Elizabeth Honness. Her books were all "Mystery of" Mystery of the Secret Message, Mystery of the Maya Jade etc. Mostly published by Lippincott.
Phyllis Whitney wrote juveniles, including juvenile mysteries, as well as adult mystery/romances. She won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for juvenile mystery in 1961 for Mystery of the Haunted Pool and in 1964 for Mystery of the Hidden Hand. Whitney's juvenile mysteries were published by Westminster Press which sold almost exclusively to libraries, so finding first edition or even early edition of her mysteries that are not library discard is a major feat.
As I said, this is mostly an off the top of my head observation based on personal experience, not on market research. The flaw with working this way is that it tends to be a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy; these are some of the books I loved growing up, so I scout them as a dealer and find collectors who share the same interest.
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. (This book won the Newbery Award and is probably my single most requested mystery title.)
Enid Blyton's Fabulous Five stories, especially from the 1940's and 1950's. Published by Hodder Stoughton. (My dealer friend is from the UK, I'm not sure these were even published in the U.S., though I remember reading them in California in the 60's.)
Elizabeth Honness. Her books were all "Mystery of" Mystery of the Secret Message, Mystery of the Maya Jade etc. Mostly published by Lippincott.
Phyllis Whitney wrote juveniles, including juvenile mysteries, as well as adult mystery/romances. She won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for juvenile mystery in 1961 for Mystery of the Haunted Pool and in 1964 for Mystery of the Hidden Hand. Whitney's juvenile mysteries were published by Westminster Press which sold almost exclusively to libraries, so finding first edition or even early edition of her mysteries that are not library discard is a major feat.
As I said, this is mostly an off the top of my head observation based on personal experience, not on market research. The flaw with working this way is that it tends to be a bit of a self fulfilling prophecy; these are some of the books I loved growing up, so I scout them as a dealer and find collectors who share the same interest.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
even as x-libris
With a nod both to the legion of series collectors and my own childhood memories:
Robert Arthur's Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle. NY: Random House, 1964. Issued without a dust jacket. This is the first book written in The Three Investigator's juvenile mystery series.
(I loved this series as a kid and judging from the large number of fan sites I'm not the only one who remembers it fondly.)
Robert Arthur's Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle. NY: Random House, 1964. Issued without a dust jacket. This is the first book written in The Three Investigator's juvenile mystery series.
(I loved this series as a kid and judging from the large number of fan sites I'm not the only one who remembers it fondly.)
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