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Posts by Ivy

Which books shaped the lives of today’s best-selling romance authors?

By Ivy on February 14th, 2012

In honor of Valentine’s Day we have a special romance novel quiz for our readers!  Who shall win? Who shall fail? Take the quiz  to see who shall prevail…. 1. Name 5 books that have influenced YA author Meg Cabot. (Hint: Meg wrote themore… full post

 

Sign up for a live classroom webcast on graphic novels

By Ivy on February 7th, 2012

If you teach or have considered teaching graphic novels in school, this is the perfect live event for your classroom. Scholastic is hosting a live webcast with graphic novelists Jeff Smith (Bone series), Raina Telgemeier (Smile), and Kazu Kibushimore… full post

 

Guess which books influenced Kristen Bell, Mark Teixeira, Dav Pilkey and more!

By Ivy on January 26th, 2012

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In Our Feeds: #1DayBook, Of Mice and Men bridges differences, and teacher evaluation

By Ivy on January 20th, 2012

Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Enjoy! “What’s the best book you’ve ever read in a single day?” A reader at Reddit asked the online communitymore… full post

 

Celebrating A.A. Milne after 130 years

By Ivy on January 18th, 2012

“Promise me you’ll never forget me because if I thought you would, I’d never leave.”- A.A. Milne from Winnie the Pooh Today is author A.A. Milne’s birthday. If you don’t recognize his name, I am sure you’ll recognize the loveable charactersmore… full post

 

Classic book titles with a canine twist

By Ivy on January 6th, 2012

Let’s face it. OOM bloggers (that’s us) find inspiration everywhere. And when inspiration strikes, it’s most definitely worth sharing. Recently, OOMer Nadia found an article on abebooks.com, where literary classics like The Great Gatsby weremore… full post

 

8 Simple and Meaningful Ways to Give Back this Holiday

By Ivy on December 20th, 2011

Forget that last-minute trip to the mall and take a break from countless hours of online shopping. If you really want to give a meaningful gift this holiday or if you want to celebrate a cause that you believe in, take a look at OOM’s Holiday Giftmore… full post

 

Giveaway: #BookElf is here to grant 10 book wishes!

By Ivy on December 16th, 2011

Even though there’s no snow in New York City just yet (*fingers crossed*), it doesn’t mean we can’t get into the holiday mood. In fact, we have a very special visitor here with us today. It’s #BookElf and he’s back to grant book wishes for ourmore… full post

 

Follow Scholastic on Pinterest to expand your interests

By Ivy on December 8th, 2011

Scholastic has joined Pinterest! We’re very excited to connect with this new and rapidly growing community. Pinterest — a social network where users “pin” images from around the web to virtual “pin boards” — can be very addicting! Considermore… full post

 

In Our Feeds: Hogwarts manners, Best Books of 2011, Special Education Day and more!

By Ivy on December 2nd, 2011

Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Enjoy! Don’t forget, this Saturday, December 3, is Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day! Today is the seventhmore… full post