US EditionMattel and Alex Aster team up for Barbie young adult novel, 'Barbie: Dreamscape'
Mattel Publishing partners with million-selling author Alex Aster for a coming-of-age Barbie YA novel, marking its first young adult release since the imprint's 2023 launch.
- On July 28, Mattel Publishing will release Barbie: Dreamscape, its first young-adult novel since the imprint was announced three years ago.
- Earlier this week, Mattel Inc. announced an autistic Barbie in the Fashionistas line, and Thursday's announcement included plot excerpts amid wider Mattel updates.
- Mattel is teaming with Alex Aster, million-selling novelist and social media favorite, on the Barbie young-adult novel, and Mattel Press released an image of Aster, who said Barbie dolls shaped her childhood storytelling.
- Mattel clarified that the novel is not tied to the 2023 Barbie movie and no screen adaptation is currently planned, shaping expectations about cross-media plans.
- The book follows Barbie as she is declared 'Fateless' and must journey across treacherous lands in Heartland to earn a Fate and uncover buried truths, Mattel says.
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Come on Barbie, Let's Go Party! Alex Aster Announces New 'Barbie' YA Novel
The author of 'Summer in the City' and 'Lightlark' series is stepping into the world of Mattel Vic Yuen; Shutterstock / NightGliderSANEED TO KNOWAlex Aster and Mattel Inc. are partnering to create Barbie: Dreamscape, the first-ever original young adult Barbie novelAster is a New York Times bestselling author known for her young adult romantasy series Lightlark and her adult enemies-to-lovers novel Summer in the City Barbie Dreamscape is set to r…
Mattel Introduces 'Barbie: Dreamscape,' Its First Original YA Novel
Mattel reveals plans to launch its first original young adult novel for Barbie. This summer, Mattel Press brings consumers a new storyline and magical dreamworld with Barbie: Dreamscape. Written by New York Times bestselling author Alex Aster, this novel is a coming-of-age story made for the teen fiction genre. Readers see Barbie in a new light as she defies expectations, rewrites rules, and uncovers new possibilities. Written for kids ages 12…
PHOTOARTE: MERCA2.0 MATTEL Mattel announced the release of his first original youth novel starring Barbie. The book, titled Barbie: Dreamscape, will arrive at the bookstores of the United States and Canada on July 28, 2026 and will be written by Alex Aster, number one sales author of The New York Times and global publishing phenomenon thanks to the Lightlark saga. READ ALSO. Mattel launches the first autistic Barbie: this is how she looks and w…
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