Simon Schuster: 4797 books
Eliza's Freedom Road
An Underground Railroad Diary
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
It is 1852 in Alexandria, Virginia. An orphaned slave, twelve-year-old Eliza has only the quilt her mother left her and the memory of the stories she told. Stories become Eliza’s lifeline to freedom after she takes to the night upon learning she will soon be traded. “Go East. Your back to the...
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
with audio recording
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Young Hewitt Anderson is sweet, smart, polite—and very, very small. This warmly humorous tale with audio is “proof that, when it comes to heart, physical size isn’t the whole story” (Kirkus Reviews).
Young Hewitt Anderson is his parents' pride and joy, and they love him so. Hewitt is...
by Alexandra Diaz
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
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“An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live...
by Nancy Krulik
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2006
Twenty-four hours.
That's all the time Sarah has to tell Tim everything. With the usual end-of-school festivities, then all the packing and preparation, it's been so hard to put her feelings into words.
She needs to tell him how proud she is of his dedication and courage. How much she'll...
Eloise in Paris
With Audio Recording
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Bonjour! Here's the thing of it: Paris has just been discovered by Eloise the little girl from the Plaza...
Here is what Eloise does in Paris: everything.
The effect is rawther extraordinaire.
If you come to Paris with Eloise you will always be glad you did.
When Washington Crossed the Delaware
A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
"This is the story that I tell my grandchildren at Christmas. I hope that this book will bring the tradition of sharing history to families all across America."
-- Lynne Cheney
Christmas night, 1776, was a troubled time for our young country. In the six months since the Declaration of...
Thank You, Sarah
The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving (with audio recording)
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
From the author of Speak and Fever, 1793, comes the never-before-told tale of Sarah Josepha Hale, the extraordinary "lady editor" who made Thanksgiving a national holiday!
Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth's shore. But by the 1800s America's observance was waning....
Little Green
Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
I was born in a small city near the East Sea,
when the Great Cultural Revolution began.
My name is Little Green,
my country Zhong Guo, the Middle Kingdom.
When I was ten years old,
our leader had died and the revolution ended.
And this is how I remember it.
When Chun Yu was born...
by Kennedy Center, The, Ronald Kidd
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Imagine if you lived in the White House! The first book centers around three of Theodore Roosevelt's children, Kermit, Ethel and Archie. Their mother is away and they are left in the charge of a comical nanny named Mrs. Duffit and their President father, who is very preoccupied with the visit from...
by Katherine Rundell
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this “gripping, magical, and heartwarming tale of resilience, friendship, and hope” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Wilhelmina Silver’s world is golden. Living half-wild...
Earmuffs for Everyone!
How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs (with audio recording)
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
As a young boy, Chester Greenwood went from having cold ears to becoming a great inventor in this nonfiction picture book from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Pop! and Daredevil.
When your ears are cold, you can wear earmuffs, but that wasn’t true for Chester Greenwood back in 1873. Earmuffs...
by Edie Colon
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2011
When six-year-old Gabriella hears talk of Castro and revolution in her home in Cuba, she doesn’t understand. Soon the day comes when she and her parents move to a new place called the Bronx. Life isn’t the same. It isn’t warm like Havana. They have something called “snow” and food called...
What Zeesie Saw on Delancey Street
with audio recording
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Zeesie feels very grown-up indeed! For on this night, her seventh birthday, Zeesie is going to her first package party with Mama and Papa. She even has a brand new dress and a dollar bill -- her birthday gift -- all for herself!
The package party is grand, with great towers of wrapped surprise packages...
by Karen Strong
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
“Readers of Turnage’s Three Times Lucky will appreciate this well-wrought, atmospheric mystery.” —BCCB
“A stirring Southern middle grade book that burns brighter than fireworks on the Fourth.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A must for readers who appreciate a heartfelt mystery.”...