# Walden Pond Press

Walden Pond Press, established in 2008, is the co-publishing venture of film production company Walden Media and book publisher HarperCollins. The venture operates as an imprint of HarperCollins Children's Books, and its logo, a skipping stone on Walden Pond, is derivative of the Walden Media logo.

## Background

Walden Pond Press publishes "middle-grade classics". For example, Root Magic (2021) by Eden Royce and The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy (2021) by Anne Ursu were both published by Walden Media.

## Audience

Walden Pond Press publishes a small, targeted list of middle grade book titles every year. Notable titles include Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (2010); The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander (2011); Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu (2011); The Hero’s Guide series by Christopher Healy (2012–2015); Ms. Bixby’s Last Day by John David Anderson (2016); National Book Award longlist nominees The Real Boy by Anne Ursu (2013) and Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder (2017); A Boy Called Bat and sequels by Elana K. Arnold (2017–2020); York: The Shadow Cipher and sequels by Laura Ruby (2019–2021); Love Sugar Magic and sequels by Anna Meriano (2018–2020); and A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem: The Dastardly Plot and sequels by Christopher Healy (2018–2020), among others.

## Prior partnership

Walden Pond Press is Walden Media's second co-publishing venture with a major US publishing house. From 2004 to 2008 Walden Media worked across all imprints at Penguin Young Readers Group, publishing the Newbery Honor-winning Savvy by first-time author Ingrid Law (Dial/Walden Media), Mike Lupica's The Comeback Kids series (Philomel/Walden Media), Lauren St John's The White Giraffe series (Dial/Walden Media), and Michael Reisman's Simon Bloom series (Dutton/Walden Media), among other titles.

## Authors

The publisher has published books by authors including Paul Adam, Steven Knight, Anne Ursu, Kevin Emerson, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, John David Anderson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Elana K. Arnold, Laura Ruby, and Laurel Snyder.

## Walden Pond Press publishing history

| Year | Title | Author | Publication Date |
| 2023 | No One Leaves the Castle | Christopher Healy | August 15, 2023 |
| 2023 | Conjure Island | Eden Royce | June 23. 2023 |
| 2023 | The Greatest Kid in the World | John David Anderson | June 13, 2023 |
| 2023 | The Witch of Woodland | Laurel Snyder | May 16, 2023 |
| 2023 | Harriet Spies | Elana K. Arnold | February 7, 2023 |
| 2022 | Homebound | John David Anderson | August 22, 2022 |
| 2022 | The Hurricanes of Weakerville | Chris Rylander | June 28, 2022 |
| 2022 | Drifters | Kevin Emerson | May 10, 2022 |
| 2022 | Just Harriet | Elana K. Arnold | February 1, 2022 |
| 2022 | Riley's Ghost | John David Anderson | January 11, 2022 |
| 2021 | The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy | Anne Ursu | October 12, 2021 |
| 2021 | Stowaway | John David Anderson | August 3. 2021 |
| 2021 | Hollow Chest | Brita Sandstrom | June 8, 2021 |
| 2021 | The House That Wasn't There | Elana K. Arnold | March 30, 2021 |
| 2021 | The In-Between | Rebecca K. S. Ansari | January 26, 2021 |
| 2021 | Root Magic | Eden Royce | January 5, 2021 |
| 2020 | A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #3 | Christopher Healy | December 1, 2020 |
| 2020 | York: The Map of Stars | Laura Ruby | May 1, 2020 |
| 2020 | One Last Shot | John David Anderson | May 5, 2020 |
| 2020 | Love Sugar Magic: A Mixture of Mischief | Anna Meriano | February 4, 2020 |
| 2019 | A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #2 | Christopher Healy | November 5, 2019 |
| 2019 | My Jasper June | Laurel Snyder | September 3, 2019 |
| 2019 | Two Truths and a Lie: Forces of Nature | Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson | June 25, 2019 |
| 2019 | York: The Clockwork Ghost | Laura Ruby | May 14, 2019 |
| 2019 | Finding Orion | John David Anderson | May 7, 2019 |
| 2019 | Bat and the End of Everything | Elana K. Arnold | March 26, 2019 |
| 2019 | The Missing Piece of Charles O'Reilly | Rebecca K. S. Ansari | March 5, 2019 |
| 2019 | The Shores Beyond Time | Kevin Emerson | February 12, 2019 |
| 2019 | The Lost Girl | Anne Ursu | February 12, 2019 |
| 2019 | Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits | Anna Meriano | February 5, 2019 |
| 2018 | A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem #1 | Christopher Healy | September 25, 2018 |
| 2018 | The Treasure of Mad Doc Magee | Elinor Teele | August 21, 2018 |
| 2018 | Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysteries | Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson | June 26, 2018 |
| 2018 | Bat and the Waiting Game | Elana K. Arnold | March 27, 2018 |
| 2018 | Granted | John David Anderson | February 13, 2018 |
| 2018 | The Oceans Between Stars | Kevin Emerson | February 12, 2018 |
| 2018 | Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble | Anna Meriano | January 2, 2018 |
| 2017 | The Sea of The Dead | Barry Wolverton | December 12, 2017 |
| 2017 | Two Truths and a Lie: It's Alive | Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson | June 27, 2017 |
| 2017 | Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth | Frank Cottrell-Boyce | June 20, 2017 |
| 2017 | Orphan Island | Laurel Snyder | May 30, 2017 |
| 2017 | York: The Shadow Cipher | Laura Ruby | May 16, 2017 |
| 2017 | Posted | John David Anderson | May 2, 2017 |
| 2017 | Guys Read: Heroes and Villains | Jon Scieszka | April 4, 2017 |
| 2017 | A Boy Called Bat | Elana K. Arnold | March 14, 2017 |
| 2017 | Last Day on Mars | Kevin Emerson | February 14, 2017 |
| 2016 | The Dragon's Gate | Barry Wolverton | November 1, 2016 |
| 2016 | Ms. Bixby's Last Day | John David Anderson | June 21, 2016 |
| 2016 | The Mechanical Mind of John Coggins | Elinor Teele | April 12, 2016 |
| 2016 | Crisis Zero | Chris Rylander | February 2, 2016 |
| 2015 | The Astounding Broccoli Boy | Frank Cottrell-Boyce | September 8, 2015 |
| 2015 | The Vanishing Island | Barry Wolverton | September 1, 2015 |
| 2015 | Guys Read: Terrifying Tales | Jon Scieszka | September 1, 2015 |
| 2015 | The Dungeoneers | John David Anderson | June 23, 2015 |
| 2015 | Platypus Police Squad: Last Panda Standing | Jarrett J. Krosoczka | May 5, 2015 |
| 2015 | Countdown Zero | Chris Rylander | February 3, 2015 |
| 2014 | Guys Read: True Stories | Jon Scieszka | September 16, 2014 |
| 2014 | Disappearance at Hangman's Creek | John Thompson | September 2, 2014 |
| 2014 | Minion | John David Anderson | June 24, 2014 |
| 2014 | Platypus Police Squad: The Ostrich Conspiracy | Jarrett J. Krosoczka | May 6, 2014 |
| 2014 | The Hero's Guide to Being An Outlaw | Christopher Healy | April 29, 2014 |
| 2014 | The Dyerville Tales | M. P. Kozlowski | April 22, 2014 |
| 2014 | Codename Zero | Chris Rylander | February 4, 2014 |
| 2013 | The Real Boy | Anne Ursu | September 24, 2013 |
| 2013 | Guys Read: Other Worlds | Jon Scieszka | September 17, 2013 |
| 2013 | Sidekicked | John David Anderson | June 23, 2013 |
| 2013 | Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked | Jarrett J. Krosoczka | May 7, 2013 |
| 2013 | The Girl from Felony Bay | John Thompson | April 30, 2013 |
| 2013 | The Hero's Guide to Storming The Castle | Christopher Healy | April 29, 2013 |
| 2013 | The Fellowship for Alien Detection | Kevin Emerson | February 26, 2013 |
| 2013 | The Fourth Stall Part III | Chris Rylander | February 5, 2013 |
| 2012 | Guys Read: The Sports Pages | Jon Scieszka | July 10, 2012 |
| 2012 | The Mask of Destiny | Richard Newsome | May 15, 2012 |
| 2012 | The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom | Christopher Healy | May 1, 2012 |
| 2012 | Neversink | Barry Wolverton | March 27, 2012 |
| 2012 | The Fourth Stall Part II | Chris Rylander | May 1, 2012 |
| 2011 | Breadcrumbs | Anne Ursu | September 27, 2011 |
| 2011 | Guys Read: Thriller | Jon Scieszka | September 20, 2011 |
| 2011 | Juniper Berry | M. P. Kozlowski | April 26, 2011 |
| 2011 | The Fourth Stall | Chris Rylander | February 8, 2011 |
| 2010 | Guys Read: Funny Business | Jon Scieszka | September 21, 2010 |
| 2010 | The Last Words of Will Wolfkin | Steven Knight | May 25, 2010 |
| 2010 | The Billionaire's Curse | Richard Newsome | May 18, 2010 |
| 2010 | Cosmic | Frank Cottrell-Boyce | January 19, 2010 |