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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, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 NY 10020

www.simonsaysteen.com

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 and SHRIMP as well as newcomers seeking vividly different leisure fiction will relish the ongoing saga of Cyd Charisse in CUPCAKE (1416912177, $15.99), telling of Cy'd move from San Francisco to New York, in which she leaves behind family and her true love Shrimp. Cyd finds plenty of trouble in the Big Apple, from a broken leg to the problems of sharing an apartment with an older brother. Just when her life seems to be settling down, Shrimp re-enters the picture with complicate results. This is the third book about Cyd and prior fans will find it just as memorable and powerful as the others. Deb Caletti's THE NATURE OF JADE (1416910050, $16.99) tells of Jade, who has been diagnosed with Panic Disorder Panic Disorder Definition

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 and who finds it difficult to remain calm in the face of life's many uncertainties. When she becomes involved with a strange boy who stops by to watch the elephants at the nearby zoo--a boy carrying a baby who is raising his son alone--she finds something new and different to focus on in this vivid story of secrets and recovery. Gretchen Moran Laskas's THE MINER'S DAUGHTER (1416912622, $15.99) tells of the backbreaking back·break·ing  
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 work of a miner's daughter who feels she'll never win against the family's daily struggles to survive. She longs for a better life and romance against all odds--and suddenly it seems hopeful it'll all come true. THE MINER'S DAUGHTER is a moving story of survival against all odds and will delight any young adult leisure reader looking for Looking for

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 stories of courage.
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Date:May 1, 2007
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