Kids' galleys to grab: here are just some of the hotly anticipated titles that publishers will be touting at BEA this year.(ARCs to Watch Out For)(Book Expo America)(Recommended readings)

DEBUTS TO WATCH

The Cabinet of Wonders by Marie Rutkowski (FSG). Won at auction, this novel follows a 12-year-old's quest to rescue her father's stolen, enchanted eyes.

Creepers by Jeanne Dahme (Running Press Teen). Dahme's story of a girl who finds herself in an eerie adventure in a new house is just the third fiction title Running Press has published.

Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin (Random House) has a premise sure to turn heads: each time teenage Jill gets her period, she turns into a boy.

Discovering Pig Magic by Julie Crabtree (Milkweed) won the house's 2008 prize for children's literature and stars three friends who discover a book of spells.

Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith (Feiwel & Friends) centers on the friendship among several teenage cowboys.

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Harcourt). A girl, the niece of a king, discovers that her "Grace" (or skill) is the ability to kill.

The Lost Island of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar (Feiwel & Friends). After a violent storm, three siblings steer their boat to a mysterious island.

FAVORITE AUTHORS, NEW DIRECTIONS

Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (Random/ Fickling) The team behind the Edge Chronicles heads to a more Victorian setting in a new …