Posts by Nadia

Illustration of Jamie and Claudia by E.L. Konigsburg On Friday, April 19, E.L. Konigsburg passed away at 83, just one year older than Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the eccentric a narrator of her Newbery Medal winning novel From the Mixed-Up Filesmore… full post

At Scholastic, we have summer on the brain (and the fact that it’s been so warm out lately certainly helps!) We are counting down the days until May 6th (26 days away!), when Scholastic Summer Challenge begins! This FREE global summer readingmore… full post

We all know the dangers of the Summer Slide – when students don’t read over the summer, they suffer from summer learning loss. Teachers often spend 4-6 weeks re-teaching material to get their students back on track. That’s why it’s somore… full post

Today is Awkward Moments Day. That’s right, an entire day to celebrate our awkwardness, clumsiness, klutziness, and everything else. Everyone has their moments. Some of us (myself included) have more than others. In The Hunger Games, even Katniss,more… full post

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” – Juliet Capulet, Romeo and Juliet At OOM, we love to celebrate fun and random days. Last week, Lauren wrote about Celebrate Your Name Week. Well,more… full post

A few weeks ago, I wrote about joining the Month of Letters Challenge. And I’m happy to say…I DID IT! I wrote a letter every day (except Sundays) in February. It was a more difficult project than I anticipated. I thought it would be a great waymore… full post

Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Have a good weekend! Valentine’s Day was yesterday, but we can’t resist sharing these Hunger Games Valentine!more… full post

When was the last time you mailed a letter? Sure, I’ve sent birthday cards and graduation cards. But a real letter? Growing up, I loved having pen pals – I think I had 4 at one point! I would write letters on Lisa Frank stationary to my cousins,more… full post

Today, Scholastic announced the fourth edition of our Kids & Family Reading ReportTM. Kids age 6-17 and their parents shared their views on reading in the increasingly digital landscape and the influences that impact kids’ reading frequencymore… full post

January is Get Organized month. As someone who loves lists, color coding, post-its, and general organization, I quickly jumped on the opportunity to write about it. After talking to my friends, exploring book stores, and searching on Pinterest,more… full post