Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
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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Addie on the Inside
By: James Howe
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 26, 2011
Ages: 10 - 14
The Gang of Five is back in this third story from Paintbrush Falls. Addie Carle, the only girl in the group of friends is outspoken, opinionated, and sometimes…just a bit obnoxious. But as seventh grade progresses,...
Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood
By: Eileen Cook
This edition: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publication date: September 21, 2010
Ages: above 14
Popularity is the best revenge. In the final weeks of eighth grade, Lauren Wood made a choice. She betrayed her best friend, Helen, in a manner so publicly humiliating that Helen had to move to a new town just to save face....
Anti-Bullying Books
Books that address the topic of bullying and promote tolerance and acceptance.
Cracked
By: K. M. Walton
This edition: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publication date: January 3, 2012
Ages: above 14
In this gripping debut, a teen takes a bottle of pills and lands in the psych ward with the bully who drove him to attempt suicide.Victor hates his life. He’s relentlessly bullied at school and his parents constantly...
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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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Addie on the Inside
By: James Howe
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: July 26, 2011
Ages: 10 - 14
The Gang of Five is back in this third story from Paintbrush Falls. Addie Carle, the only girl in the group of friends is outspoken, opinionated, and sometimes…just a bit obnoxious. But as seventh grade progresses,...
Back To School
Start the year off right with these school stories from Simon & Schuster!
School Bugs
An Elementary Pop-up Book by David A. Carter
By: David A. Carter
Illustrated by: David A. Carter
This edition: Novelty, 20 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: above 3
We're ready for school. We're on our way. We can't wait to see what we'll learn today! Who’s heading to school? The Bugs, of course! From the Spelling Bees and the Counting Bugs to the Sandwich Bug with a big bug surprise...
Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month this February with books from Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing!
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,...
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...
Christmas
Ho Ho Ho! We think these Simon & Schuster Christmas books will definitely be on Santa's Nice List!
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...
Earth Day
Share the importance of protecting our earth with your students. Read a book this Earth Day!
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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Generation Green
The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life
By: Linda Sivertsen and Tosh Sivertsen
This edition: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: above 12
We all know about the Earth's environmental crisis, but there is someone who can truly make a difference: you. If you text your friends or chat with them online, download music to your iPod, or toss bottles and papers into...
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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
The Pregnancy Project
A Memoir
By: Gaby Rodriguez
with: Jenna Glatzer
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: January 17, 2012
Ages: above 14
It started as a school project…but turned into so much more.Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom. After all, her mother and her older sisters had gotten pregnant as teenagers; from an...
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Three Little Words
A Memoir
By: Ashley Rhodes-Courter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publication date: May 5, 2009
Ages: above 14
"Sunshine, you're my baby and I'm your only mother. You must mind the one taking care of you, but she's not your mama." Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent nine years of her life in fourteen different foster homes, living by those...
Tweak
Growing Up on Methamphetamines
By: Nic Sheff
This edition: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: above 15
Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always...
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!
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...
Halloween Party
(Part of Fear Street Superchillers)
By: R.L. Stine
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: August 8, 2006
Ages: above 14
FEAR STREET -- WHERE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES LIVE... The invitation arrived in a black-borderred envelope and was delivered by the beautiful and mysterious transfer student. The inside showed a coffin with the inscription...
Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Madness
By: Edgar Allan Poe
Illustrated by: Gris Grimly
This edition: Hardcover, 144 pages
Publication date: August 10, 2004
Ages: above 11
A sweet little cat drives a man to insanity and murder.... The grim death known as the plague roams a masquerade ball dressed in red.... A dwarf seeks his final revenge on his captors.... A sister calls to her beloved twin...
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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.
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 Twelve Dates of Christmas
(Part of Romantic Comedies, The)
By: Catherine Hapka
This edition: Mass Market Paperback, 272 pages
Publication date: October 7, 2008
Ages: above 12
Lexi's feeling a little holidazed this winter....
Lexi's been going out with Cameron for way too long. Sure, he's a nice guy, but there's a spark missing between them. So she comes up with the perfect plan: get him to fall...
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Last Christmas
The Private Prequel (Part of Private )
By: Kate Brian
This edition: Hardcover, 272 pages
Publication date: October 7, 2008
Ages: above 14
Ariana Osgood has everything an Easton Academy girl could want: straight A's, the perfect boyfriend, and a coveted spot in exclusive Billings House. But on the first night of Christmas vacation, a blizzard traps her on campus...
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.
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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Generation Green
The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life
By: Linda Sivertsen and Tosh Sivertsen
This edition: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: above 12
We all know about the Earth's environmental crisis, but there is someone who can truly make a difference: you. If you text your friends or chat with them online, download music to your iPod, or toss bottles and papers into...
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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Far from You
By: Lisa Schroeder
This edition: Hardcover, 368 pages
Publication date: December 23, 2008
Ages: above 14
Lost and alone€¦down the rabbit hole. Alice thought she knew what solitude was: Her mother—gone Her father—remarried with a newborn daughter. Now€¦ trapped in the icy embrace of a...
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?...
Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month! Share some poems with your students today
Chasing Brooklyn
By: Lisa Schroeder
This edition: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
Publication date: April 19, 2011
Ages: above 14
Restless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She...
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,...
Chasing Brooklyn
By: Lisa Schroeder
This edition: Hardcover, 432 pages
Publication date: January 5, 2010
Ages: above 14
Restless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She...
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...
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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Something, Maybe
By: Elizabeth Scott
Designed by: Lisa Fyfe
This edition: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publication date: February 23, 2010
Ages: above 14
Another funny, romantic teen novel by the author of bloom and Perfect You, hailed as "The best love story I've read in ages" by Sarah Dessen
Gone
(Part of Wake)
By: Lisa McMann
This edition: Hardcover, 224 pages
Publication date: February 9, 2010
Ages: above 14
Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she’d made her peace with it. But she can’t handle dragging Cabel down with her. She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams....
