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Scholastic Authors Win Big!

Congratulations to the most recent award-winning Scholastic authors Matthew Kirby, winner of the Edgar Award for Icefall > Trent Reedy, winner of the Christopher Award for Words in the Dust > Pete Hautman, winner of the Los Angeles Times Young Adult Literature prize for The Big Crunch > and Brian Selznick, winner of the Children's Choice Book Award for Illustrator of the Year for Wonderstruck. Check out Brian's acceptance speech here.
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New 39 Clues Reading Club

Host an official The 39 Clues Reading Club in your school or library. Start by registering your club and receive everything you need to run a fun book club, including a free starter kit, theme ideas, activities, and a monthly newsletter.
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Bring Graphic Novels into your Classroom

Are graphic novels for you? Should you be taking a more serious look at this format? How might graphic novels fit into your library collection, your curriculum, and your classroom? Want to know more? If so, this guide is for you.
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Like the Dogs of Scholastic on Facebook

Be sure to "Like" our new Facebook app on the Scholastic Parents Facebook page. This new Facebook app houses book trailers, downloadable activities, reviews, and more. Each month, a new Scholastic picture book will be featured as the “Top Dog of the Month” with catered family activities.
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Nonfiction Series from Scholastic Library Publishing

Rookie Toddler: Will You Wear a Blue Hat?
Encourage a love of reading with these new board books!
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Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers ? Kids Like Me (Global Awareness): This is the Way We Go to School
Learn how children around the globe go to school!
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Featured Books for May 2012

Ocean Sunlight

Ocean Sunlight

by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm
PreK-3


“An awe-inspiring lesson in photosynthesis goes under the sea.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
The Letter Q
The Letter Q
by Edited by Sarah Moon
9-12
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“In this lovely, often funny, and always heartfelt book, celebrated writers send letters to their teenage selves.” — Booklist, starred review
Game Changers
Game Changers
by Mike Lupica


“Action packed…Readers who live and breathe football will enjoy.” — Publishers Weekly

Author Spotlight


Meg Cabot’s many series and books for adults, teens, and tweens have included multiple 1 New York Times bestsellers and have sold over fifteen million copies worldwide. Inspired by the myth of Hades and Persephone, Underworld, the second book in the Abandon series, is out now.

 

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Alex loves baseball. So does his dog, Homer. One starry night, after Alex goes to sleep, Homer and his canine friends get ready for their big baseball game. Find out who will be the champions of the dog baseball world when Homer and the Doggers take on the mighty Hounds. Can Homer hit a home run and save the day? 
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Malin Alegria
Malin Alegria uses her background in education and theater to create presentations that engage, entertain, and inspire. Her workshops aim to embolden her audiences to follow their dreams, demystify the life of a writer, and learn to set their creativity loose.
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Critics Corner

By Jonah Winter
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
PreK-3

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Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
By Deborah Hopkinson
6-8
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Horn BooHorn Book
Kirkus Reviews
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
By Shana Corey
Illustrated by Hadley Hooper
K-3
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School Library Journal
By Jordan Sonnenblick
9-12
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By Siobhan Vivian
8-12

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