What is JacketFlap

  • JacketFlap connects you to the work of more than 200,000 authors, illustrators, publishers and other creators of books for Children and Young Adults. The site is updated daily with information about every book, author, illustrator, and publisher in the children's / young adult book industry. Members include published authors and illustrators, librarians, agents, editors, publicists, booksellers, publishers and fans.
    Join now (it's free).

Publisher Statistics

Titles by Reading Level
from 2010-2012
Baby-PreK  0
Ages 4-8   2
Ages 9-12   15
Young Adult   16
(Unknown)   7
All Ages   2

Titles by Year
20
15
27
0
1
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Top Subjects by Titles
 1. Graphic novels 36 
 2. Comics & Graphic Novels ... 28 
 3. General 26 
 4. Juvenile Fiction 26 
 5. Fiction 25 
More Subjects

New Authors by Year
8
11
12
0
1
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Recent Posts

(in Children's Publishing Blog Reader)
Publisher Information

First Second

(Imprint of Roaring Brook Press)

FIRST SECOND aims for high quality, literate graphic novels for a wide age-range, from Middlegrade to Young Adult to Adult readers. FIRST SECOND is an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, which owns some of America's most prestigious publishers, known for great integrity and literary quality. These include Henry Holt, FSG, St Martin's Press, Tor and Picador, all of which have garnered the most coveted prizes in publishing.

Main Address: 175 Fifth Avenue 10th Floor
New York NY 10010 USA
Phone: 646 307-5297
Fax: 646 307-5290
Updated 8/15/2010

While JacketFlap strives to maintain up-to-date information, we recommend that you contact the publisher using the information here to confirm that the contact information is current. If you have more up-to-date information, please click the Edit or Add links on this page to edit this publisher's information and earn points, which you can redeem for Amazon.com or BookSense gift certificates.

 
Manuscript Submissions
Contact Information:Mr. Neal Porter
Editorial Director
First Second
175 Fifth Avenue 10th Floor
New York NY 10010
USA
Updated 10/22/2008
Recent Blog Posts
7/9/2012First Second's Blog Has Moved!
Are you looking for the First Second Blog? We've moved! Update your RSS Feeds and your bookmarks, kids, because we have a new home, and it is splendid. Read our new blog right here! All old blog content will stay here, on the good old typepad... Read the rest of this post
6/28/2012ALA 2012, Artists Alley: graphic novel folks
Lovely recap from ALA 2012 in Anaheim, filmed by author Derek Kirk Kim! Graphic Novel authors discuss the differences between ALA and comics conventions, and more—here's a great way to get a few flavors from a memorable and exceptional... Read the rest of this post
View more First Second Blog Posts | Add First Second Blog to My JacketFlap
All Books   Books by JacketFlap members
Sort by:     Ages:
Results 1 - 25 of 156     # per page:
Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews Ages Date Published
1. Legends of Zita the Spacegirl (Paperback)
    Author: Ben Hatke
Ages 9-12 09/04/2012
Add 
94 Reviews  
2. Adventures in Cartooning: Christmas Special (Paperback)
    Author: James Sturm, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Andrew Arnold
Ages 4-8 09/18/2012
Add 
8 Reviews  
3. Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics (Paperback)
    Author: James Sturm, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Andrew Arnold
Ages 4-8 03/31/2009
Add 
86 Reviews  
4. Poseidon: Earth Shaker (Olympians) (Paperback)
    Author: George O'Connor
Ages 9-12 03/19/2013
Add 
27 Reviews  
5. Adventures in Cartooning Activity Book (Paperback)
    Author: James Sturm, Alexis Frederick-Frost, Andrew Arnold
Ages 4-8 08/03/2010
Add 
Add Review       
6. Giants Beware! (Paperback)
    Author: Jorge Aguirre
    Illustrator: Rafael Rosado
Ages 4-8 04/10/2012
Add 
78 Reviews  
7. Zeus: King of the Gods (Olympians) (Paperback)
    Author: George O'Connor
Ages 9-12 01/05/2010
Add 
145 Reviews  
8. Three Shadows (Paperback)
    Author: Cyril Pedrosa
(Unknown)  04/01/2008
Add 
16 Reviews  
9. The Photographer: Into War-torn Afghanistan with Doctors Without Borders...
    Author: Emmanuel Guibert
(Unknown)  05/12/2009
Add 
132 Reviews  
10. Zeus: King of the Gods (Olympians) (Hardcover)
    Author: George O'Connor
Young Adult 01/05/2010
Add 
Add Review       
11. The Eternal Smile: Three Stories (Paperback)
    Author: Gene Luen Yang
    Illustrator: Derek Kirk Kim
(Unknown)  04/27/2009
Add 
213 Reviews  
12. Laika (Paperback)
    Author: Nick Abadzis
    Illustrator: Nick Abadzis
Young Adult 09/04/2007
Add 
178 Reviews  
13. Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians) (Hardcover)
    Author: George O'Connor
Young Adult 04/13/2010
Add 
Add Review       
14. Kampung Boy (Paperback)
    Author: Lat
    Illustrator: Lat
Ages 9-12 09/05/2006
Add 
76 Reviews  
15. Town Boy (Paperback)
    Author: Lat
    Illustrator: Lat
Ages 9-12 10/02/2007
Add 
38 Reviews  
16. City of Spies (Paperback)
    Author: Laurence Klavan, Susan Kim
    Illustrator: Pascal Dizin
(Unknown)  04/27/2010
Add 
Add Review       
17. Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess (Olympians) (Paperback)
    Author: George O'Connor
Young Adult 04/13/2010
Add 
98 Reviews  
18. Robot Dreams (Paperback)
    Author: Sara Varon
    Illustrator: Sara Varon
Young Adult 08/07/2007
Add 
438 Reviews  
19. Resistance: Book 1 (Paperback)
    Author: Carla Jablonski
    Illustrator: Leland Purvis
Young Adult 04/27/2010
Add 
Add Review       
20. Little Vampire (Paperback)
    Author: Joann Sfar
    Illustrator: Joann Sfar
Ages 9-12 04/29/2008
Add 
23 Reviews  
21. Sardine in Outer Space 3 (Paperback)
    Author: Emmanuel Guibert
    Illustrator: Joann Sfar
Ages 4-8 04/03/2007
Add 
4 Reviews  
22. Garage Band (Paperback)
    Author: Gipi
Young Adult 04/03/2007
Add 
3 Reviews  
23. Brain Camp (Paperback)
    Author: Laurence Klavan, Susan Kim
    Illustrator: Faith Erin Hicks
Young Adult 08/03/2010
Add 
153 Reviews  
24. American Born Chinese (Hardcover)
    Author: Gene Luen Yang
Young Adult 10/30/2007
Add 
2,728 Reviews  
25. Sardine in Outer Space 5 (Paperback)
    Author: Emmanuel Guibert
Ages 4-8 06/10/2008
Add 
4 Reviews  
Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm)
Videos


Neither artistic, dreamy Jenna nor surly, delinquent Lucas e...