Get Lost with Author Matthew J. Kirby!
Today’s post comes to us from Matthew J. Kirby, author of The Lost Kingdom. Read on to discover how he came to write this awesome book, from the first bit of inspiration to the finished product! Ideas...
View ArticleCelebrate Teen Literature Today
April 17 is Support Teen Literature Day, part of National Library Week 2014. The honorary chair of National Library Week this year is Judy Blume, an author who has arguably done the most to support...
View ArticleHolocaust Remembrance Day
While I remember my grandfather fondly year round, this time of year these memories are particularly important to me. Born in Mannheim, Germany, he came to the United States through Ellis Island when...
View ArticleMy Childhood Summer Reading
One of the books I remember most clearly from growing up is If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson. I read the book during the summer that I was 15, the same age as the protagonists, Ellie and Miah....
View ArticleChildhood Summer Reading: Peaches
Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson is actually the first book in a trilogy, but the original has always been my favorite and can easily stand by itself as a satisfying novel. What first attracted me to...
View ArticleWhat Would You Ask Gayle Forman?
Have you watched the trailer for If I Stay about 29 times already? Does it make you cry each time, right around when the song kicks in? Us too! We’re so excited to see this page-to-screen...
View ArticleGayle Forman Q&A and Give-Away!
For the past few weeks it seemed like there was one book—and movie—we kept seeing everywhere. From the pages of Entertainment Weekly, to our Tumblr feed, to our Reading Club flyer for Teens, If I Stay...
View ArticleHow to Be Popular
Every new school year brings new challenges. Meeting new classmates, new teachers, and adjusting to increasingly difficult classes can be scary and overwhelming. The best advice for students might come...
View ArticleRaina Telgemeier on SISTERS
In this companion to the graphic novel Smile, a weeklong family road trip forces Raina to find a way to get along with her younger brother and sister. Scholastic Book Clubs Online Video Player....
View ArticleWelcome to Finishing School!
It’s one thing to curtsy properly, but it’s quite another to do it whilst throwing a knife at the same time. At Mademoiselle Geraldine’s, each student must learn to finish another before she’s finished...
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