Marvel is entering the Young Adult fiction arena with its first release, Mary Jane, a hardcover scheduled for July. Directed at 9-12 year old girls, the novel will be written by romance author Judith O'Brien. Illustrations are by Mike Mayhew. The format will be 224 pages, 5-3/8' x 8' at $14.99. Marvel described initial orders from the book trade as 'pretty good' and seemed pleased with the response.
With Mary Jane
Posted by ICv2 on June 2, 2003 @ 11:00 pm CT
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