Scholastic Reads recently celebrated its first anniversary, and we wanted to mark the occasion by sharing some of our favorite moments from the last year! In this short episode, we'll hear clips from Lauren Tarshis (I Survived series), Sonia Manzano (Becoming Maria), Edwidge Danticat (Untwine), Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants series), Ann M. Martin (The Baby-sitters Club series), Arthur A. Levine (publisher and editor), David Levithan (author and editor), Cheryl Klein (editor), and Pam Muñoz Ryan (Esperanza Rising). Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or visit scholasticreads.com to listen to all of our episodes! Links to the full episodes for each clip are below.
- Lauren Tarshis: Episode #19, "Stories of Survival with Lauren Tarshis"
- Sonia Manzano: Episode #8, "Sonia Manzano: Shaping a Life Story"
- Edwidge Danticat: Episode #18, "Edwidge Danticat: Beating the Darkness"
- Dav Pilkey: Episode #29, "Dav Pilkey: Using Humor to Get Kids Reading"
- Ann M. Martin: Episode #20, "The Baby-sitters Club Turns 30"
- Arthur A. Levine: Episode #16, "We Have Diverse Books"
- David Levithan: Episode #17, "Drag Teen with Jeffery Self"
- Cheryl Klein: Episode #1, "The Magic of Harry Potter"
- Pam Muñoz Ryan: Episode #27, "Pam Muñoz Ryan: Getting Readers to Turn the Page"
Special thanks:
- Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
- Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson
- Produced by Emily Morrow
