Simon & Schuster.Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. 1230 Avenue of Americas, NY NY 10020 www.simonsayskids.com Summer's here, and with it a host of wonderful summer leisure reads for teens and pre-teens. Julie Hearn's The Minister's Daughter (0689876904, $16.95) tells of an unusual association between a 'wild child' and a Puritan minister's daughter. Grace is sweet, beautiful, and hiding a shameful secret from her family; Nell is a healer, wild child and herbalist--and perhaps a witch. Their lives join during the English Civil War English civil war, 1642–48, the conflict between King Charles I of England and a large body of his subjects, generally called the "parliamentarians," that culminated in the defeat and execution of the king and the establishment of a republican commonwealth. when witchcraft fear is at its height in an engrossing engrossing, in English law, practice of acquiring a monopoly of goods in order to sell them at an inflated price. The offense was ordinarily limited to monopolies of foods. Related practices were forestalling, i.e. drama of a bygone era. Pete Hautman's Invisible (06-89868006, $15.95) also focuses on unusual friendship connections: this taking a contemporary setting in telling of a school freak and model train hobbyist and his best friend, a popular football star. A secret also connects them--and threatens them--in this story of buried demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. . Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Alice On Her Way (0689870906, $15.95) presents another maturing Alice story: here Alice and her pals are headed to New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , sans parents, for the weekend on a school trip. Their plans include escaping their teacher chaperones in this provocative new Alice adventure, especially recommended for prior and maturing Alice teen readers. Jane Louise Curry's The Black Canary Black Canary is a fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine. Created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in Flash Comics #86 (August 1947). (0689864787, $16.95) presents an unusual setting: biracial bi·ra·cial adj. 1. Of, for, or consisting of members of two races. 2. Having parents of two different races. bi·ra pre-teen James has grown up in a musical family, yet he wants to do something different. His visit to London leads to a portal to the past, trapping him in a world where the musical talents he has denied are pushed to their limits. Only by acknowledging and using these talents will he be able to return to his own time. Joyce Maynard's The Cloud Chamber (068987152X, $16.95) tells of a family broken when a father is wounded by a gunshot, taken away by police, and the truth buried. Underlying family worries is the big science fair, and Nate has a plan: by winning with his cloud chamber project, he can get to the state finals and visit the hospital where his father has been locked away--if he can overcome his project partner, an unpopular girl with crazy ideas.Hilary McKay's Permanent Rose (1416903720, $15.95) is a recommended pick for prior fans of McKay's family stories about an offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. , zany set of siblings. Continuing the saga, Permanent Rose focuses on Rose, who enters a life of petty shoplifting Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Florida caught shoplifting at sears 12/05/05, first time, 20yearsold, have no criminal record. as she remains determined to locate Tom. A set of changing family conflicts and relationships keeps prior fans of Saffy's Angel and Indigo's Star on their toes. T. Diterlizzi and H. Black's The Spiderwick Chronicles: Note Book For Fantastical Observations (1416903453, $9.95) is also a recommended pick for prior fans of Spiderwick adventures who relish good fantasy. Here's something different, though: a set of interactive stories featuring fourteen mini-adventures with pages for reads to add their own stories, maps, charts and lists. These blank encouragements will unfortunately make this title less recommendable to library lending situations as for home use, but parents will surely want to add this to the young Spiderwick enthusiast's home library. |
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