Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 30 books including 16 novels for children and young people. She recently wrote an essay for our Open...

Last week, Stephanie told you about some of the exciting books that we are featuring for Hispanic Heritage Month!

In 2010 the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a report that identified arsenic as a “major health concern” and called for urgent measures to reduce “human exposure to...

Dear OOMers,

Today on OOM we are celebrating “Dear Diary Day.” I’ve always loved writing and it is no surprise that growing up I kept countless journals detailing...

This week, art is coming to life at Scholastic! If you're in the SoHo area, stop by the Art.Write.Now.POP-UP! residency taking place all week in the...

Pop quiz: what do The Hunger Games, Captain Underpants, and BONE all have in common?

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!

All month, Maya & Miguel will be on OOM weekly to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! First up: cooking with Abuela! 

Ahoy, Mateys! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Literature is full of interesting pirates, like Captain Hook from J.M.

On 9/22, we say goodbye to summer, and on 9/24 we head in to a new zodiac: Libra! To celebrate, we've put together some literary horoscopes. See what's in your book future...

“I’ve learned all the course books by heart of course. I just hope it will be enough – I’m Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?”

Today, the 2014 class of the National Student Poets Program (NSPP), the nation’s highest honor for teen poets presenting original work, was...

We’re back for one last epic interview with 39 Clues fan favorite author and interviewer, Jude Watson. Jude is an author of six 39 Clues books and has been interviewing...

Last week, I rounded up 10 of my favorite Twitter accounts for Word Nerds; this week, I'm rounding up something else: my five biggest grammatical pet peeves.

It has been 225 years since the United States Constitution went into effect in 1789, and you can never have too many resources for teaching this essential...

Hi clue-hunters! We are thrilled that you’ve joined us for the next installment of our interviews featuring the new authors in The 39 Clues: Doublecross series...

Attention fans of The 39 Clues! We are so excited about The 39 Clues: Doublecross, a new 4-book spin-off the mega-popular series for tweens.  We’re also thrilled...

"No offense, but...I really didn't like this book." A member of my book club began our discussion in this way, looking apologetically at our meeting's host, who...

Yesterday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15). During this month, we recognize and celebrate the heritage, culture, and...

Time is running out to submit an application for the 2014-2015 Scholastic News Kids Press Corps!

Our kids are eating too much salt. In fact, most children are consuming more than twice the American Heart Association’s daily recommendation...

We are extremely excited to announce that the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards call for submissions is now open! We loved what the Alliance for Young Artists...

Happy Monday!

You know it's been a busy week when OOMers submit 13 links for the In Our Feeds round-up. (And that's not counting the three I found....) Looks like we've got ya...

As seen in Education Week, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, elementary students who participated in music programs for two years...