Tag: You Are What You Read
“One day, I’m gonna write something as good as this”: A “My Bookprint” guest post
By Guest Blogger on July 27th, 2012
Rebecca En-Szu Hu-Van Wright, a summer Scholastic Art & Writing Fellow, shares her Bookprint. Growing up as the kid of two children’s book illustrators meant that throughout my childhood our tiny little apartment was packed, literallymore… full post
Summer means books: A My Bookprint guest post
By Guest Blogger on July 19th, 2012
Today, Miryam Coppersmith, one of the Scholastic Art & Writing Fellows, is sharing the five books that most influenced her. We call this a Bookprint, and we have hundreds of them from “names you know” right here on You Are What You Read. Thanks,more… full post
On the threshold: A “My Bookprint” post
By Guest Blogger on July 12th, 2012
Our summer intern Katia Diaz is here, talking about the five books that most influenced her life! Do you share any with her? Check out You Are What You Read to create your own Bookprint. Thanks, Katia! I’ve always found myself at the thresholdmore… full post
Writing about reading: a “My Bookprint” guest post
By Guest Blogger on June 28th, 2012
Our summer intern Catherine Wang is here, talking about the five books that most influenced her life! Do you share any with her? Check out You Are What You Read to create your own Bookprint! Deciding what to write your college application essaymore… full post
What we’re reading this summer
By Megan on May 28th, 2012
What do you get when you inflate a giant beach ball in your company’s cafeteria, give away free lemonade and Hawaiian leis to employees passing by, and invite Word Girl to come hang for the afternoon? A long list of great bookmore… full post
Are you what you read?
By Morgan on May 15th, 2012
In 2010, Scholastic launched You Are What You Read, an online book community where people decide which five books most influenced their lives and then connect with others who share the same books. So it’s probably pretty obvious that we’ve alwaysmore… full post
Books with a sense of adventure, in honor of Lewis and Clark
By Megan on May 14th, 2012
208 years ago today, Lewis and Clark set out on their ”Corps of Discovery Expedition” up the great Missouri River. Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, the two fearless travelers began their two-year journey, which was to become the firstmore… full post
Match your summer vacation with a book
By Megan on May 10th, 2012
Going away this summer? Pack a book to match! Travel guides are great and obviously informative, but why not take along an applicable fiction read, one that has a connection with your travel destination, and also satisfies your want for a compellingmore… full post
Let’s celebrate The Kentucky Derby: a horse-lovers roundup
By Megan on May 4th, 2012
The Kentucky Derby is this weekend! For 137 years, people have come from around the world to gather at Churchill Downs and watch this classic American horse race. When I think of this annual event, wide-brimmed hats, potent mint juleps, and ofmore… full post
To include in his Bookprint or not to include in his Bookprint, that is the question…
By Lia on April 23rd, 2012
As one of the most influential poets and playwrights of all time, William Shakespeare left a lasting imprint on the literary world. Though some people still question whether or not Shakespeare actually penned all 37 plays and 154 sonnets himself,more… full post
