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Tag: 5 Questions

5 Questions with Meg Cabot!

By Morgan on May 17th, 2013

We’re closing out Children’s Book Week with a bang: Meg Cabot stopped by to answer our 5 Questions! If you don’t know Meg, get ready. She’s the bestselling author of books like the Allie Finkle series, The Princess Diaries, and the Abandonmore… full post

5 Questions with Scholastic’s biggest fan, 8-year-old Spencer!

By Scholastic on September 26th, 2012

A few weeks ago, Michael told us about Spencer, an 8-year-old superfan who LOVES to read and LOVES to visit The Scholastic Store in SoHo. Spencer is so skilled in books that he often calls The Store just to chat about what’s new and what everyone’smore… full post

5 Questions with our summer interns!

By Morgan on June 19th, 2012

Ah, summer. A time of heat, sun, and sand. And of course…summer interns! Each year a swath of eager college students joins our ranks and dives into the worlds of publishing, education, and media. This year, the Corporate Communications team ismore… full post

5 Questions with Sara Sinek: finding the right balance

By Ivy on July 8th, 2011

Being a working mom and having a toddler at home has its challenges. But being a working mom with a toddler AND a newborn? That really requires being able to find the “just right” balance between work and family. You may recall that a few monthsmore… full post

5 Questions with K.A. Applegate: A morph for Animorphs

By Ivy on May 19th, 2011

When I was in 5th grade (no need to do the math) it was rare for a Scholastic Book Clubs box to arrive without an Animorphs book inside. Usually, there were several. Everyone in my class was obsessed with the sci-fi adventure series that taught usmore… full post

5 Questions with Shaun Tan: Author, illustrator, Oscar winner

By Dante on April 20th, 2011

Update: Shaun also sent us his Bookprint – the five books that most influenced him – for YouAreWhatYouRead.com! We encourage you to check it out, join the site, create your own Bookprint and Bookmate Shaun! Award-winning Australian author andmore… full post

Words in the Dust: 5 Questions and an extraordinary campaign

By Morgan on January 25th, 2011

There’s something special about debut author Trent Reedy. For starters, his book Words in the Dust has been roundly praised, and a fascinating profile of him in the Los Angeles Times helps explain why: Trent was a soldier in Afghanistan, and hismore… full post

5 Questions with Matthew Kirby: author of The Clockwork Three

By Ivy on January 12th, 2011

When author Matthew Kirby stopped by Scholastic HQ for his book The Clockwork Three, the OOM team was eager to meet this debut author. Since then, we’ve spotted rave reviews of his book everywhere from School Library Journal’s Fuse #8′s review to amore… full post

Best of the year: OOM 5 Questions

By Morgan on December 28th, 2010

Armed with our trusty Flip cameras, we’ve filmed a lot of videos this year, thanks to the incredible guests who’ve graced the halls of Scholastic and agreed to sit down with us for a few mintues. (Psst — you can find the archive of all of themmore… full post

5 Questions: The one in which we ask a Pilgrim about underwear

By Ivy on November 23rd, 2010

I never thought that one day I would get to ask a Pilgrim what kind of undergarments they wear. You heard right. And the answer was quite a fun surprise! The silly question came about when we caught up with Goodwife Elizabeth Hopkins from Plimothmore… full post