Blog - First Second Books

Happy book birthday to The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long, Jim Demonakos, and Nate Powell! This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967 Texas, against the backdrop of the fight for civil rights. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's [...]

We are so excited that all of the covers for our Fall 2018 books have been revealed! We didn't want you to miss any, so we're posting them all here. Check out the official reveal here. Kitten Construction Company: Meet the House Kittens by John Patrick Green, out 9/4/2018! Castle in the Stars: The Moon King by [...]

Happy book birthday to the forth and last book in the grotesque and wonderful Demon series, Demon Volume 4 by Jason Shiga. Reminder:  Jason’s four-volume epic is NOT for kids. SERIOUSLY. Demon follows Jimmy Yee, a man who cannot die, no matter how hard he tries. Although he’s seemingly immortal, Jimmy’s real super power is his brain. He’s [...]

Happy Book Birthday to Cici's Journal by Joris Chamblain and Aurélie Neyret! Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She’s been watching them and taking notes. Cici's Journal is interwoven with journal notes, scrapbook pieces, and doodles, Cici assembles clues about the odd and wonderful people she’s uncovered, even as she struggles to [...]

Happy book birthday to Science Comics: Dogs by Andy Hirsch! In this volume we follow an adorable Cocker Jack named Rudy on a exciting trip to the dog park. There he introduces us to to his friends and works through key scientific principles from Gregory Mendel, Charles Darwin, and Dmitir Belyaev to explain dog taxonomy, [...]

Happy book birthday to Head Games by Craig McDonald and Kevin Singles! Aging crime novelist Hector Lassiter thought that his adventures were long behind him. But then he’s delivered a treasure worth killing for: the skull of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa. Join him as he makes a mad dash across the American southwest.! Originally published [...]

Happy book birthday to Pele by Eddy Simon and Vincent Brascaglia! Known by his fans as "O Rei" (The King), Pelé is  widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time. But he's more than just an athlete: he also traveled the world as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Pelé is the living symbol of [...]

Happy book birthday to Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky and Anissa Espinosa! Greg is new to Lancaster, but he can already tell things aren't all right in this quiet, gloomy little town. When Greg finds a creepy abandoned house in the center of town, he thinks maybe he's getting closer to Lancaster's secret. But [...]

Happy book birthday to Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom by Gigi D.G.! Join nerdy magician Cucumber and his feisty knight-in-training little sister, Almond, as they set out to retrieve the Dream Sword, the only weapon powerful enough to defeat Evil Queen Cordelia’s Nightmare Knight. Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom is the first of a series of [...]