Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying
By: Scott Starkey
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image? Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can’t help it. So naturally he’s...
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The Unwanteds
(Part of Unwanteds, The)
By: Lisa McMann
This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic...
Michael Vey
The Prisoner of Cell 25 (Part of Michael Vey)
By: Richard Paul Evans
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: August 9, 2011
Ages: above 12
My name is Michael Vey, and the story I’m about to tell you is strange. Very strange. It’s my story. To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old. In fact, the only thing that...
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Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
How to Beat the Bully Without Really Trying
By: Scott Starkey
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
When luck gives a new kid a false reputation as a tough guy, can he find the strength to live up to his image? Rodney Rathbone is a self-admitted coward. Things scare him, and he can’t help it. So naturally he’s...
Other Formats: eBook
The Unwanteds
(Part of Unwanteds, The)
By: Lisa McMann
This edition: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their deaths Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic...
Michael Vey
The Prisoner of Cell 25 (Part of Michael Vey)
By: Richard Paul Evans
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: August 9, 2011
Ages: above 12
My name is Michael Vey, and the story I’m about to tell you is strange. Very strange. It’s my story. To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old. In fact, the only thing that...
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Back To School
Start the year off right with these school stories from Simon & Schuster!
Troublemaker
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: July 26, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
There’s a folder in Principal Kelling’s office that’s as thick as a phonebook and it’s growing daily. It’s filled with the incident reports of every time Clayton Hensley broke the rules. There’s...
Lost and Found
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publication date: May 18, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
Identical twins Ray and Jay Grayson are moving to a new town. Again. But at least they’ll have each other’s company at their new school. Except, on the first day of sixth grade, Ray stays home sick, and Jay quickly...
No Talking
By: Andrew Clements
Illustrated by: Mark Elliott
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
It’s boys vs. girls when the noisiest, most talkative, and most competitive fifth graders in history challenge one another to see who can go longer without talking. Teachers and school administrators are in an uproar,...
Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month this February with books from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing!
Eliza's Freedom Road
An Underground Railroad Diary
By: Jerdine Nolen
Illustrated by: Shadra Strickland
This edition: Hardcover, 160 pages
Publication date: January 4, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
It is 1852 in Alexandria, Virginia. Eliza’s mother has been sent away and it is Abbey, the cook, who looks after Eliza, when Eliza isn’t taking care of the Mistress. Eliza has the quilt her mother left her and the...
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Joseph
By: Shelia P. Moses
This edition: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
Publication date: March 23, 2010
Ages: above 12
Fourteen-year-old Joseph Flood is the victim of his mother Betty's addictions to crack and alcohol. An African American boy living in a North Carolina ghetto neighborhood, Joseph has little chance for survival if his soldier...
Good Fortune
By: Noni Carter
This edition: Hardcover, 496 pages
Publication date: January 5, 2010
Ages: above 12
Ayanna Bahati lives in a small African village when she is brutally kidnapped, along with her brother, and forced onto a slave ship to America. As Ayanna, renamed Anna, rises from the cotton fields to the master’s house,...
Christmas
Ho Ho Ho! We think these Simon & Schuster Christmas books will definitely be on Santa's Nice List!
A Very Ninja Christmas
(Part of Amelia Rules!)
By: Jimmy Gownley
Illustrated by: Jimmy Gownley
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: October 6, 2009
Ages: 7 - 12
In A Very Ninja Christmas, join Amelia and the gang for holiday-themed fun. With Amelia, of course, even Christmas is anything but typical!
The True Gift
A Christmas Story
By: Patricia MacLachlan
Illustrated by: Brian Floca
This edition: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publication date: October 6, 2009
Ages: above 7
All year long Lily and Liam look forward to Christmas on their grandparents' farm. It's always the perfect trip -- walking to the lilac library, trimming the tree, giving gifts. But this year, thanks to a white cow alone in...
The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa
By: Bill Wallace
This edition: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publication date: October 7, 2008
Ages: 8 - 12
The Nose Knows
Don Franklin's dog, Frank, is a bloodhound, so he can smell when something's wrong. And a lot seems to be wrong in Don's family. Mom and Dad are worried about money, especially with Christmas right around...
Earth Day
Share the importance of protecting our earth with your students. Read a book this Earth Day!
Seeing Green
Book Three in the Eco Mystery Trilogy (Part of Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective)
By: Carolyn Keene
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: April 6, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
In Green with Envy, book two in the Eco Mystery trilogy, Nancy continues her investigation into the ecological abuses at the Casa Verde resort in Costa Rica. Everything’s not as shiny and clean as it seems, and Nancy...
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Poetrees
By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated by: Douglas Florian
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: above 6
Seeds are sprouting, roots are spreading, and branches are swaying in this tree-mendous poetry collection. From coconut palms and bristlecone pines to baobabs and banyans, Douglas Florian explores the arboreal world with his...
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Green with Envy
Book Two in the Eco Mystery Trilogy (Part of Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective)
By: Carolyn Keene
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: February 9, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
In Green with Envy, book two in the Eco Mystery trilogy, Nancy continues her investigation into the ecological abuses at the Casa Verde resort in Costa Rica. Everything’s not as shiny and clean as it seems, and Nancy...
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Easter
Fill your Easter basket with these egg-ceptional books.
Hello, Bunny!
(Part of Paint Me Pals)
By: Kris Hirschmann
Illustrated by: Victoria Hutto
This edition: Novelty, 24 pages
Publication date: January 26, 2010
Ages: above 6
Hop on over and say hello to Hello, Bunny!, a springtime novelty kit that comes with a keepsake bunny to decorate and display, four pots of paints, a pot of glaze, and a mini paintbrush, all packaged with an activity book...
Fourth of July
Oh say can you see... this wonderful collection of patriotic stories from Simon & Schuster!
Countdown to Independence
By: Natalie S. Bober
This edition: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publication date: September 6, 2007
Ages: above 12
For fifteen years between 1760 and 1775, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington and Concord, ideas were the weapons with which Americans and Englishmen waged a revolution. Words of protest did not become deeds of...
Freshman Reading/First Year Experience
Suggested titles for college common book programs as part of the Freshman First Year Experience
Copper Sun
By: Sharon M. Draper
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2008
Ages: above 14
M. Sindy Felin's National Book Award finalist is in paperback for the first time. Karina has plenty to worry about on the last day of seventh grade: finding three Ds and a C on her report card again, getting laughed at by...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Graduation Day
Get Ready for Graduation Day with Inspiring Books from Simon & Schuster!
It's All Too Much, So Get It Together
By: Peter Walsh
Illustrated by: John Hendrix
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: September 15, 2009
Ages: above 12
Peter Walsh has helped thousands of adults clear mental and physical clutter from their lives, and now he's turning his focus to the unique issues teens face. The stresses of making important decisions and controlling personal...
The Secret to Teen Power
By: Paul Harrington
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: September 15, 2009
Ages: above 12
The Secret is an international phenomenon that has inspired millions of people to live extraordinary lives. The Secret to Teen Power makes that knowledge accessible and relevant to today's teens. It explains the law of...
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In Their Shoes
Extraordinary Women Describe Their Amazing Careers
By: Deborah Reber
Designed by: Lisa Fyfe
This edition: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publication date: April 10, 2007
Ages: above 12
FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF AMAZING WOMEN WHO HAVE THE JOBS OF YOUR DREAMS!
Find out what you really want to know about your career choices:
What will I do every day?
Will I wear Prada or Old Navy?
Play with kids on...
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Halloween
Get in the spirit of Halloween with these spook-tacular stories!
Ghost Mysteries
Unraveling the World's Most Mysterious Hauntings
By: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Illustrated by: Nathan Hale
This edition: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: 9 - 13
Ghosts are a part of our lives-in the spookiest of ways! In GHOST MYSTERIES, Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld takes readers on an amazing trip though the history of ghosts and their place in literature, movies, and television. From...
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Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Death and Dementia
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated by: Gris Grimly
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: above 11
Stories of lost love, lost ways . . . and lost minds! Gris Grimly’s mysterious, morbid, and macabre illustrations capture four Poe classics with an unmatchable ghoulish charm. This second installment of illustrated Poe...
Night of the Living Lawn Ornaments
By: Emily Ecton
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
When Arlie, Ty, and the ever-present Mr. Boots discover an old dragonfly pendant, they don't think much of it -- it's just another thing to keep mr. Boots from trying to swallow. But when the pendant turns out to have odd...
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Holiday
Tis the season to be…reading! December is here bringing with it snow days, gingerbread houses, sleigh rides and carol singing; all the great things that lead up to our favorite holidays - Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
Home for the Holidays
(Part of Mother-Daughter Book Club, The)
By: Heather Vogel Frederick
This edition: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publication date: October 4, 2011
Ages: 9 - 12
This Christmas season, join the girls of the mother-daughter book club for a variety of holiday-themed adventures! Becca, Megan, Emma, Cassidy and Jess have plenty of reading material to bring on their trips, too, because the...
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Holiday Spirit
(Part of Cheer!)
By: Zoe Evans
Illustrated by: Brigette Barrager
This edition: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publication date: October 4, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
January 4 My teeny, weenie hotel room Holiday Spirit Level: Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place A spur-of-the-moment invite had me flying on New Year's Day with my dad and his girlfriend, Beth, to New York City! I was super...
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The Christmas Genie
By: Dan Gutman
Illustrated by: Dan Santat
This edition: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publication date: October 5, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
It’s the last day of school before Christmas vacation and Alex, Chase, and the rest of Mrs. Walter’s fifth-grade class couldn’t wish more for the final bell to ring. But the day takes a crazy turn when a...
Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day! Celebrate all the wonderful women in your life this May.
Beneath My Mother's Feet
By: Amjed Qamar
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: June 17, 2008
Ages: above 12
"Our lives will always be in the hands of our mothers, whether we like it or not." Nazia doesn't mind when her friends tease and call her a good beti, a dutiful daughter. Growing up in a working-class family in Karachi,...
Music
Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month! Share the joy of making music with your students.
Zebrafish
By: FableVision
Illustrated by: Peter H. Reynolds
This edition: Hardcover, 128 pages
Publication date: May 4, 2010
Ages: 10 - 14
Making the world a better place totally rocks! Meet Zebrafish, a garage band with a lofty goal. Zebrafish is not exactly your typical garage band—especially because only one member can play an instrument! But that...
The Sound of Music
A Classic Collectible Pop-Up
By: Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lindsay & Crouse
This edition: Novelty, 14 pages
Publication date: October 27, 2009
Ages: above 3
Watch the hills literally come alivein this magnificent pop-up adventure drawn fromRodgers & Hammerstein’s classic, The Sound of Music.With paper engineering as unforgettable as eachtimeless melody, The Sound of Music...
The Opposite of Music
By: Janet Ruth Young
This edition: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publication date: May 20, 2008
Ages: above 12
when i am well
i will take you
At first Billy's father just seemed distant, as if he had something on his mind. Then he stopped listening to music, saying it hurt his ears. After a while he stopped eating and sleeping. And...
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Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month! Celebrate in your school or library with these books from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Seeing Green
Book Three in the Eco Mystery Trilogy (Part of Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective)
By: Carolyn Keene
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: April 6, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
In Green with Envy, book two in the Eco Mystery trilogy, Nancy continues her investigation into the ecological abuses at the Casa Verde resort in Costa Rica. Everything’s not as shiny and clean as it seems, and Nancy...
Other Formats: eBook
Poetrees
By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated by: Douglas Florian
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: above 6
Seeds are sprouting, roots are spreading, and branches are swaying in this tree-mendous poetry collection. From coconut palms and bristlecone pines to baobabs and banyans, Douglas Florian explores the arboreal world with his...
Other Formats: eBook
Green with Envy
Book Two in the Eco Mystery Trilogy (Part of Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective)
By: Carolyn Keene
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: February 9, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
In Green with Envy, book two in the Eco Mystery trilogy, Nancy continues her investigation into the ecological abuses at the Casa Verde resort in Costa Rica. Everything’s not as shiny and clean as it seems, and Nancy...
Other Formats: eBook
Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month! Share some poems with your students today!
Dinothesaurus
Prehistoric Poems and Paintings
By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated by: Douglas Florian
This edition: Hardcover, 56 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: above 6
This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You’ll find a big Iguanodon, As well as clever Tro-o-don. There’s Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks . . . Step back in time in...
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What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
By: Sonya Sones
This edition: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publication date: December 16, 2008
Ages: above 12
My name is Robin. This book is about me. It tells the story of what happens when after almost 15 pathetic years of loserdom, the girl of my dreams finally falls for me. That seems like it would be a good thing, right?...
America at War
Poems Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Edited By: Lee Bennett Hopkins / Illustrated by: Stephen Alcorn
This edition: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publication date: March 4, 2008
Ages: above 8
In this ever-timely collection of more than fifty poems and paintings
divided into eight sections, one of America's most distinguished poets
and anthologists, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and internationally acclaimed
painter and...
Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month! Share some poems with your students today
Spinster Goose
Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children
By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by: Sophie Blackall
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 8, 2011
Ages: above 5
Some children are simply too naughty for Mother Goose to handle. Luckily her sister Spinster Goose knows just how to deal with these uncouth urchins. Her school is home to some world-class troublemakers: they bite and pinch,...
Dinothesaurus
Prehistoric Poems and Paintings
By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated by: Douglas Florian
This edition: Hardcover, 56 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: above 6
This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You’ll find a big Iguanodon, As well as clever Tro-o-don. There’s Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks . . . Step back in time in...
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What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know
By: Sonya Sones
This edition: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publication date: December 16, 2008
Ages: above 12
My name is Robin. This book is about me. It tells the story of what happens when after almost 15 pathetic years of loserdom, the girl of my dreams finally falls for me. That seems like it would be a good thing, right?...
Presidents' Day
Pump up your patriotic pride with these titles perfect for Presidents' Day!
Cleared for Takeoff
(Part of Liberty Porter, First Daughter)
By: Julia DeVillers
Illustrated by: Paige Pooler
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 12, 2011
Ages: 8 - 12
When your father is the President of the United States, and you've taken your own oath to represent the kids of America . . . well, that's a lot of responsibility for one girl. Luckily, Liberty Porter is up to the job! There's...
New Girl in Town
(Part of Liberty Porter, First Daughter)
By: Julia DeVillers
Illustrated by: Paige Pooler
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: July 6, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
Liberty Porter is your average eight-year-old girl. Except for the fact that her dad is the newly-elected President of the United States. She just moved into her new house--the White House. And she's about to start at her new...
My Brother Abe
Sally Lincoln's Story
By: Harry Mazer
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
Virtually nothing is known about Sarah Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's older sister. This novel will follow the few known facts of the Lincoln family's early life, starting with the Lincolns' move from Kentucky to Indiana when...
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with these special books.
The Rock and the River
By: Kekla Magoon
This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 9 - 14
In 1968 Chicago, it’s not easy for thirteen-year-old Sam to be the son of known civil rights activist Roland Childs. Especially when his older brother, Stick, starts keeping to himself. Then, one day, Sam finds something...
Coretta Scott King
First Lady of Civil Rights (Part of Childhood of Famous Americans)
By: George E. Stanley
Illustrated by: Meryl Henderson
This edition: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publication date: December 16, 2008
Ages: 8 - 12
Coretta Scott King is well known for being the wifeÊof Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and for her own civil rights and world peace activism. She also received many awards and honorary degrees. But before she did all of...
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Martin Luther King Jr.
(Part of 10 Days)
By: David Colbert
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: November 25, 2008
Ages: 8 - 13
You're about to be an eyewitness to the ten crucial days in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, including
His faith in peace leads to a surprising protest.
Police injustice shocks the nation awake.
A personal sacrifice...
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Valentine's Day
Share a story with someone you love this Valentine's Day.
Hard to Get
(Part of Romantic Comedies, The)
By: Emma Carlson Berne
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: February 23, 2010
Ages: above 12
Val Rushford has it all: The boyfriend, the looks, the grades, the friends--she's perfect. But when she dumps her cheating boyfriend, Dave, she's bombarded with all types of advances from boys all over school! Totally...
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Love Off-Limits
(Part of Romantic Comedies, The)
By: Whitney Lyles
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 304 pages
Publication date: August 4, 2009
Ages: above 12
Breaking up is hard to do!
Natalie should be on top of the world dating Jeremy. He's totally perfect by everyone's standards. But the seemingly fl awless couple have been dating since freshman year, and now Natalie fears...
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The Secret Life of Prince Charming
By: Deb Caletti
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: April 7, 2009
Ages: above 12
A thoughtful, funny, and layered teen novel by National Book Award Finalist Deb Caletti.
