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 in...
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
For Joseph Flood, life is tough. Tough because of Mama's addiction to drugs and alcohol. Tough because Daddy is away with the army fighting in Iraq. Tough because it looks like there's no way out once you're living in a...
Good Fortune
By: Noni Carter
Cover By: Caitlin Dundon
This edition: Hardcover, 496 pages
Publication date: January 5, 2010
Ages: above 12
Brutally kidnapped from her African village and shipped to America, Ayanna Bahati struggles to come to terms with her new life as a slave. Rising from the cotton fields to her master's house, Anna is threatened by the...
The Rock and the River
By: Kekla Magoon
This edition: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 9 - 14
The Time: 1968The Place: ChicagoFor thirteen-year-old Sam it's not easy being the son of known civil rights activist Roland Childs. Especially when his older (and best friend), Stick, begins to drift away from him for no...
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
Cover By: Brian Floca / 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
This book is ripe with poetrees,They're grown to educate and please.You'll see a cedar.Oak tree too.Birch and banyan,Pine and yew.Palm and gumAnd willow tree,Plus more you'll love tree-mendously!
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
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
Tweak
Growing Up on Methamphetamines
By: Nic Sheff
This edition: eBook, 352 pages
Publication date: May 12, 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...
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...
Tweak
Growing Up on Methamphetamines
By: Nic Sheff
This edition: Hardcover, 336 pages
Publication date: February 19, 2008
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...
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
A MURDER DRIVENto the edge by the sound of his victim's still-beating heart ÉA MENTAL INSTITUTIONrun by someone other than its staff...A MYSTERIOUS BOXaboard a ship, with a ghastly secret...The HYPNOTIST'S STAREthat, perhaps,...
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 from...
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 Twelve Dates of Christmas
(Part of Romantic Comedies, The)
By: Catherine Hapka
Cover By: Amy Saidens
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 for...
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,...
Other Formats: eBook
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
This book is ripe with poetrees,They're grown to educate and please.You'll see a cedar.Oak tree too.Birch and banyan,Pine and yew.Palm and gumAnd willow tree,Plus more you'll love tree-mendously!
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 a clever Tro-o-don.There's Spinosaurus and T. rex,Plus plesiosaurs with giant necks,And others from an ancient age.Want to...
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 deadly snowstorm Alice faces...
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 happenswhen after almost 15 pathetic years of loserdom,the girl of my dreams finally falls for me.That seems like it would bea good thing, right?Only it turns...
Other Formats: Hardcover
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 a clever Tro-o-don.There's Spinosaurus and T. rex,Plus plesiosaurs with giant necks,And others from an ancient age.Want to...
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 deadly snowstorm Alice faces...
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 happenswhen after almost 15 pathetic years of loserdom,the girl of my dreams finally falls for me.That seems like it would bea good thing, right?Only it turns...
Other Formats: Hardcover
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
The Time: 1968The Place: ChicagoFor thirteen-year-old Sam it's not easy being the son of known civil rights activist Roland Childs. Especially when his older (and best friend), Stick, begins to drift away from him for no...
Black Pioneers
An Untold Story
By: William Loren Katz
This edition: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publication date: May 1, 1999
Ages: above 12
Out of a past little noted in history texts comes this tale of African American pioneers in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. These pathfinders were slaves, poets, runaways, missionaries, farmers, teachers, and soldiers. For...
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
Cover By: Amy Saidens
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...
Other Formats: eBook
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. He’s...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
