Simon & Schuster Children’s 2025-2026 Kaleidoscope Diverse Titles
TitleWe Go Slow
AuthorTallie, Mariahadessa Ekere
IllustratorBecker, Aaron
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatPicture Book
Category Full 1JUVENILE FICTION / Family/Multigenerational
Category Full 2JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play
ISBN-139781665950602
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages32
A Golden Kite Award Winner for Picture Book Text

A walk through their bustling city neighborhood brings a girl and her grandfather closer together in this gentle, contemplative picture book that’s “a reminder of the importance of being in the world with unhurried attention and open hearts” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
TitleVote for the G.O.A.T.
AuthorTerese, Ali
Illustrator
ImprintAladdin
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction
Category Full 1JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes/Friendship
Category Full 2JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes/Activism & Social Justice
ISBN-139781665960489
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$17.99
CDN Price$24.99
Pages336
An unlikely duo falsely accused of goat-napping their school mascot must clear their names in this hijinks-fueled middle grade “joyful slice-of-life romp about finding oneself and uplifting others” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from the National Book Award–longlisted author of Free Period.
TitleA Bite of Pepper
AuthorLorinczi, Balazs
IllustratorLorinczi, Balazs
ImprintMargaret K. McElderry Books
SubformatGraphic Novel/Teen
Category Full 1YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age
Category Full 2YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance/LGBTQ+
ISBN-139781665970464
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$13.99
CDN Price$18.99
Pages224
A skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist as they combine their talents to create a skating brand in this lightly paranormal coming-of-age young adult graphic novel romance for fans of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and The Girl from the Sea.
TitleA Bite of Pepper
AuthorLorinczi, Balazs
IllustratorLorinczi, Balazs
ImprintMargaret K. McElderry Books
SubformatGraphic Novel/Teen
Category Full 1YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age
Category Full 2YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance/LGBTQ+
ISBN-139781665970471
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$23.99
CDN Price$32.99
Pages224
A skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist as they combine their talents to create a skating brand in this lightly paranormal coming-of-age young adult graphic novel romance for fans of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and The Girl from the Sea.
TitleLa escuela secreta de Nasreen (Nasreen's Secret School)
AuthorWinter, Jeanette
IllustratorWinter, Jeanette
ImprintBeach Lane Books
SubformatPicture Book NF
Category Full 1JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places/Middle East
Category Full 2JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education
ISBN-139781665972406
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$9.99
CDN Price$12.99
Pages40
Ahora disponible en español, la renombrada creadora de libros ilustrados, Jeanette Winter, narra la historia de una niña pequeña que asiste a una escuela clandestina para niñas en Afganistán.
TitleLa escuela secreta de Nasreen (Nasreen's Secret School)
AuthorWinter, Jeanette
IllustratorWinter, Jeanette
ImprintBeach Lane Books
SubformatPicture Book NF
Category Full 1JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places/Middle East
Category Full 2JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education
ISBN-139781665972413
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages40
Ahora disponible en español, la renombrada creadora de libros ilustrados, Jeanette Winter, narra la historia de una niña pequeña que asiste a una escuela clandestina para niñas en Afganistán.
TitleLost on Doll Island
AuthorRamos-Gomez, Cassandra
Illustrator
ImprintS&S Books for Young Readers
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction
Category Full 1JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places/United States/Hispanic & Latino
Category Full 2JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure/General
ISBN-139781665975124
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$7.99
CDN Price$10.99
Pages192
Rick Riordan meets R. L. Stine in this fast-paced debut middle grade horror packed with adventure about a Mexican American boy who starts hearing the voice of a haunted doll while visiting family in Mexico City.
TitleLost on Doll Island
AuthorRamos-Gomez, Cassandra
Illustrator
ImprintS&S Books for Young Readers
SubformatMiddle-Grade Fiction
Category Full 1JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places/United States/Hispanic & Latino
Category Full 2JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure/General
ISBN-139781665975131
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$18.99
CDN Price$26.99
Pages192
Rick Riordan meets R. L. Stine in this fast-paced debut middle grade horror packed with adventure about a Mexican American boy who starts hearing the voice of a haunted doll while visiting family in Mexico City.
TitleDark Dude
AuthorHijuelos, Oscar
Illustrator
ImprintAtheneum Books for Young Readers
SubformatTeen Fiction
Category Full 1YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places/United States/Hispanic & Latino
Category Full 2YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes/Prejudice & Racism
ISBN-139781665990998
On Sale08/26/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$22.99
CDN Price$32
Pages448
From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Oscar Hijuelos comes a “frank, gritty, vibrant, and wholly absorbing” (Booklist, starred review) young adult novel set in the late 1960s about a haunting choice and an unforgettable journey of identity, mis-identity, and all that we take with us when we run away. Now with a stunning new look!
TitleBy Invitation Only
AuthorChang, Alexandra Brown
Illustrator
ImprintMargaret K. McElderry Books
SubformatTeen Fiction
Category Full 1YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fashion & Beauty
Category Full 2YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Royalty
ISBN-139781665972437
On Sale09/02/25
Title StatusAS
US Price$19.99
CDN Price$27.99
Pages368
An instant New York Times bestseller
“Utterly unputdownable.” —Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies

A hardworking teen hoping to land a college scholarship and a nepo baby looking to prove herself collide at the world’s most high-profile debutante ball in Paris in this “beguiling, stylish” (Shelf Awareness) young adult romance perfect for fans of American Royals and Better Than the Movies.