Poetry
Pub Month: September 2019
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TitleThe Balcony
AuthorCastrillon, Melissa
IllustratorCastrillon, Melissa
ImprintBeach Lane Books
SubformatPicture Book
ISBN-139781534405882
On Sale09/24/19
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$25.99
Pages48
“Castrillón offers riotous sprouting life through soft forms, stylized shapes, and bright colors.” —Publishers Weekly
“Elegant...A charmingly verdant tale in classic style.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Lovely...delightful.” —School Library Journal

From internationally acclaimed illustrator Melissa Castrillon comes a magical story of how a girl’s garden in her new home changes her life and the lives of people all around her.
TitleGulp, Gobble
AuthorSinger, Marilyn
IllustratorDurst, Kathryn
ImprintSimon Spotlight
SubformatReady to Read Pre-Level 1
ISBN-139781534421332
On Sale09/24/19
US Price$4.99
CDN Price$6.99
Pages32
Award-winning author Marilyn Singer opens up an entire world of imagination in only twenty-four rhyming words in this Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read about how animals eat!
TitleGulp, Gobble
AuthorSinger, Marilyn
IllustratorDurst, Kathryn
ImprintSimon Spotlight
SubformatReady to Read Pre-Level 1
ISBN-139781534421349
On Sale09/24/19
US Price$17.99
CDN Price$23.99
Pages32
Award-winning author Marilyn Singer opens up an entire world of imagination in only twenty-four rhyming words in this Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read about how animals eat!
TitleLifeboat 12
AuthorHood, Susan
Illustrator
ImprintS&S Books for Young Readers
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction
ISBN-139781481468848
On Sale09/03/19
US Price$8.99
CDN Price$11.99
Pages336
“This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most.”—Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus
“Brilliantly told in verse, readers will love Ken Sparks.” —Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time Newbery Honor winner
“Lyrical, terrifying, and even at times funny. A richly detailed account of a little-known event in World War II.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Middle grade Titanic fans, here’s your next read.” —BCCB
“An edge-of-your seat survival tale.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

A Junior Library Guild Selection
The 2019 Golden Kite Middle Grade Fiction Award Winner
A 2019 ALSC Notable Childrens Book
The 2019–2020 Lectio Book Award Winner
The 2020–2021 Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award List
The 2020 Oklahoma Library Association’s Children’s Sequoyah Book Award Winner
The Connecticut Book Award Winner


In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella By Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boy’s harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II.