On the subject of books for kids (and their parents) in general, really, I just ran across this USA Today article , which mentions the new Christopher Paolini and Rick Riordan titles, but also the following upcoming releases:

•Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: A Giant Problem by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi follows the fantasy and movie (Sept 16, Simon & Schuster, 350,000 copies).

•The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, imagines a boy raised by ghosts and werewolves (Sept. 30, HarperCollins, 250,000 copies).

•The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins stars a 16-year-old girl drafted for a new kind of reality TV: a fight to the death (Oct. 1, Scholastic, 200,000 copies).

•Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke completes the fantasy series that began with Inkheart (Oct. 7, Scholastic, 350,000 copies).

•Science Fair by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson matches middle-school scientists against foreign terrorists (Oct. 14, Disney, 250,000 copies).

•Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Do It Yourself Book by Jeff Kinney offers an interactive journal to fans of The Wimpy Kid series (Oct. 15, Abrams, 500,000 copies).

And don't count out Rowling. Scholastic is releasing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Special Anniversary Edition (Sept. 23) and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Dec. 4), wizard fairy tales handwritten and illustrated by Rowling, originally auctioned for charity last year.

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