First Second Books

First Second launched in U.S. stores and online in May 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/70626-graphic-novel-publisher-first-second-celebrates-ten-years.html|title=Graphic Novel Publisher First Second Celebrates Ten Years|access-date=December 9, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221014934/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/70626-graphic-novel-publisher-first-second-celebrates-ten-years.html|url-status=live}} It was distributed by Macmillan in the rest of the English-speaking world. After the merger in 2010, Macmillan distributes all of the books.

In 2006, First Second published American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang,{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/6014-it-s-time-for-first-second.html|title=It's Time for First Second|work=Publishers Weekly|access-date=February 8, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129040315/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/6014-it-s-time-for-first-second.html|url-status=live}} the first graphic novel ever nominated for a National Book Award,{{Cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Heidi |date=January 23, 2007 |title=Syndicated Comics |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/american-born-chinese-wins-award/ |access-date=October 16, 2022 |website=The Beat |language=en-US |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016222040/https://www.comicsbeat.com/american-born-chinese-wins-award/ |url-status=live }} and the first ever to win the American Library Association's Michael L. Printz Award.YALSA, [http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326175223/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/printzaward/previouswinners/winners |date=March 26, 2014 }}.George Gene Gustines, [https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/books/library-of-congress-anoints-graphic-novelist-as-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature.html Library of Congress Anoints Graphic Novelist as Ambassador for Young People’s Literature] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202194928/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/books/library-of-congress-anoints-graphic-novelist-as-ambassador-for-young-peoples-literature.html |date=December 2, 2022 }}, The New York Times, January 4, 2016.

In 2015, First Second published This One Summer by cousins Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, the first book in any format ever nominated as a finalist for both the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Award, and the American Library Association's Edward L. Printz Award.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/02/caldecott-printz-honors-this-one-summer-co-authors-grateful-for-graphic-novel-milestone-as-honor-book/|title=CALDECOTT, PRINTZ HONORS: 'This One Summer' co-authors 'grateful' for graphic-novel milestone as Honor Book|last=Cavna|first=Michael|date=February 2, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=April 14, 2018|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=November 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101225035/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/02/02/caldecott-printz-honors-this-one-summer-co-authors-grateful-for-graphic-novel-milestone-as-honor-book/|url-status=live}}

Some of First Second's biggest hits include the [https://investigatorsbooks.com/ InvestiGators] series and the [https://us.macmillan.com/series/friends Real Friends] trilogy.

Series published by First Second include:

• The Adventure Zone graphic novel series{{Cite magazine |title=Entertainment Weekly: First Look at First Second's Spring 2018 Graphic Novels |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=http://ew.com/books/first-second-spring-2018-cover-reveal/first-seconds-upcoming-graphic-novels/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810014033/http://ew.com/books/first-second-spring-2018-cover-reveal/first-seconds-upcoming-graphic-novels/ |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |access-date=August 9, 2017}}
• The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi
• Delilah Dirk, by Tony Cliff
• Demon, by Jason Shiga
• Cucumber Quest, by Gigi D.G.

• {{cite book|title=Laika|date=2007|author-link=Nick Abadzis|first=Nick|last=Abadzis}}
• {{cite book|author-link=Emmanuel Guibert|first=Emmanuel|last=Guibert|title=Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope|date=2008}}{{cite news|title='Alan's War': A Graphic Novel Revisits WWII|date=May 24, 200|department=WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY|work=NPR|first= Eleanor |last=Beardsley|url=https://www.npr.org/2009/05/24/104436362/alans-war-a-graphic-novel-revisits-wwii}}
• {{cite book|title=The Photographer|date=2009 |author-link1=Emmanuel Guibert|first1=Emmanuel|last1=Guibert|author-link2=Didier Lefèvre|first2=Didier|last2= Lefèvre|first3= Frédéric |last3=Lemercier}}
• {{cite book|title=Prince of Persia|date=2008|author-link1=Jordan Mechner |first1=Jordan|last1=Mechner|first2=A.B. |last2=Sina|author-link3=LeUyen Pham|first3=LeUyen|last3=Pham|first4=Alex |last4=Puvilland}}
• {{cite book|author-link1=Joann Sfar|first1=Joann|last1=Sfar|author-link2=Emmanuel Guibert|first2=Emmanuel|last2=Guibert|title=Sardine in Outer Space |date=2006–2008}}
• {{cite book|author-link1=Joann Sfar|first1=Joann|last1=Sfar|author-link2=Emmanuel Guibert|first2=Emmanuel|last2=Guibert|title=The Professor's Daughter|date=2007}}
• {{cite book|title=American Born Chinese|date=2006|author-link=Gene Luen Yang|first=Gene Luen|last=Yang}}

• Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
• Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
• Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang
• The Cute Girl Network, by Greg Means and M. K. Reed, with art by Joe Flood
• This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
• The Divine by Boaz Lavie, Asaf Hanuka, Tomer Hanuka
• Spinning by Tillie Walden
• The Hunting Accident by David Carlson and Landis Blair{{Cite magazine |title=See the Covers for 14 Graphic Novels by Gene Yang, Jason Shiga, and More |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/08/first-second-graphic-novels-fall-2017-cover-reveals |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209204711/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/08/first-second-graphic-novels-fall-2017-cover-reveals |archive-date=December 9, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Book Deals: Week of October 24, 2016 |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/71842-book-deals-week-of-october-24-2016.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207034227/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/71842-book-deals-week-of-october-24-2016.html |archive-date=December 7, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2016 |title=First Second Exclusive: David Carlson and Landis Blair Announce the Hunting Accident, A Crime Family Drama |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/10/first-second-exclusive-david-carlson-and-landis-bl.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220112324/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/10/first-second-exclusive-david-carlson-and-landis-bl.html |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}
• Check, Please!: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu{{cite web |date=January 8, 2018 |title=Fall 2018 First Second Cover Reveal |url=http://firstsecondbooks.com/uncategorized/fall-2018-first-second-cover-reveal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092131/http://firstsecondbooks.com/uncategorized/fall-2018-first-second-cover-reveal/ |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |access-date=March 12, 2018 |website=First Second Books}}
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll{{Cite web |last=Gagliano |first=Gina |date=May 9, 2017 |title=Winter 2018 First Second Cover Reveal |url=https://firstsecondbooks.com/uncategorized/winter-2018-first-second-books/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121115123/https://firstsecondbooks.com/uncategorized/winter-2018-first-second-books/ |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2020 |website=First Second Books |language=en-US}}
• The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki
• Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A. F. Venable

• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang

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