News in 2025
They Battled in Blizzards
In this World War II Close Up companion to They Saved the Stallions, Deborah Hopkinson brings to life America’s largest military fight: the Battle of the Bulge. On December 16, 1944, deep in the forests of the Ardennes, a desperate German army launched a surprise attack on mostly young and inexperienced US soldiers. Deborah makes use of memoirs, family photos, and unpublished accounts to bring readers into the midst of one of the most crucial battles of World War II. Published by Scholastic Focus on 9/2/25.
Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America
has won the Children’s Literature Association’s Phoenix Award.
This award recognizes books published twenty years earlier that did not win a major award at the time of publication but are deemed worthy of special attention.
Highlights of Deborah’s 2024 Books
illustrated by Kenard Pak
On a Summer Night
” … a luminous, intentionally paced work that captures a slow-moving encounter with the majestic dance of the natural world.” Publishers Weekly, starred review
2025 Margaret Wise Brown Honor Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection
illustrated by Nik Henderson
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
“A page-turning medical mystery that makes a compelling case for following the facts.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
Starred reviews also in Publishers Weekly and The Horn Book
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Finalist for the 2025 Oregon Book Award
ALA Notable Book
illustrated by Jen Hill
Determined Dreamer:
The Story of Marie Curie
“Together Hopkinson and Hill have created a window into the life and times of an acclaimed scientist for a young audience.” (School Library Journal)
Named to ALA’s 2025 Rise a Feminist Project Book List
They Saved the Stallions
“This riveting account will hold readers spellbound.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Set Sail with Trim!
Launch into adventure with four early readers inspired by the life of Trim,
the first ship’s cat to circumnavigate Australia (and maybe the world!)
Trim Sets Sail
JLG Selection
Trim Helps Out
JLG Selection
Trim Saves the Day
Trim Sails the Storm
JLG Selection