Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast

Kevin gets serious about Tina Zabinski, the Most Beautiful Girl in the World. Finally, finally, he's worked up his courage—he's going to ask her out. Or will his trademark scheming get in his way?

As Mr. Bing's new pet "doughnut dog," Arnie couldn't be happier. When Mr. Bing joins a bowling league, Arnie gets to go along to practices and competitions. But then Mr. Bing starts rolling gutter balls. Someone or something is behind the madness. Arnie, together with his team of goofball friends, must sort through the shenanigans and solve the mystery. Get ready for some sleuthing and even some magic.

Twelve-year-old Maya is miserable when she has to move from California to Paris. Not speaking French at a school full of snobby French girls is bad enough, but Maya believes there is something sinister going on in her new city. A purple-eyed man follows Maya and her younger brother, James. Statues seem to have Maya’s face. And an eerie cabinet filled with mysterious colored bottles calls to her. When James becomes the target of dark forces, Maya decides she must answer the call of the Cabinet of Earths, despite the danger.

Everyone says guys and girls can't be just friends, but for Macallan and Levi, it was friends at first sight. They hang out after school, share tons of inside jokes, and Levi even starts dating one of Macallan's friends. Eventually they realize they're best friends -- which wouldn't be so bad if they didn't keep getting in each other's way. Guys won't ask Macallan out because they think she's with Levi, and Levi spends too much time joking around with Macallan, and maybe not enough time with his date. They can't help but wonder . . . are they more than friends or are they better off without making it even more complicated?

There is another party in the works in this spicy companion book to MAÑANA, IGUANA. This time it is Snake’s birthday, and Iguana, Tortoise, and Rabbit are shopping for birthday gifts to bring to his fiesta. What presents should they buy for Snake? In a sneaky twist, Rabbit convinces them to buy gifts that aren’t for Snake at all – but for him! With a clever text, a spattering of Spanish vocabulary, and lively illustrations, this author-illustrator team presents quite the fiesta fiasco. Glossary included.

Splash! This time, Abby's magic mirror sucks her into the tale of the Little Mermaid. Talk about being a fish out of water! Abby and Jonah are not in their element in this underwater world. And when they accidentally mess up the Little Mermaid's story, they must figure out a way to restore her happily ever after. A hilarious, fractured-fairy-tale adventure under the sea!

Ani believes she is just an insignificant whisper of a 12-year-old girl in a loud world. This is what her mother tells her anyway. Her father made her feel important, but he's been off fighting in Spain's Civil War, and his voice in her head is fading. Then she meets Mathias. His family has just moved to Guernica, and he's as far from a whisper as a 14-year-old boy can be. Ani thinks Mathias is more like lightning. A boy of action. Mathias's father is part of a spy network, and soon Ani finds herself helping him deliver messages to other members of the underground. She's actually making a difference in the world. And then her world explodes. The sleepy little market town of Guernica is destroyed by Nazi bombers. In one afternoon Ani loses her city, her home, her mother. But in helping the other survivors, Ani gains a sense of her own strength. And she and Mathias make plans to fight back in their own unique way.

Award-winning author and illustrator Mark Teague tells his humorous version of "The Three Little Pigs" with a zany twist. In this retelling of the classic tale, everyone is afraid of the Big Bad Wolf – until the pigs feed him potato chips and sody-pop! Find out what happens when the wolf is no longer hungry.

It's bedtime in the woods of Burrow Down, and all the animals are ready for their bedtime story, but books are mysteriously disappearing. Eliza Brown decides to stay awake and catch the book thief. It turns out to be a little creature called the Snatchabook, who has no one to read him a bedtime story. All ends up well when the books are returned and the animals take turns reading bedtime stories to the Snatchabook.

After Ben Warner is recruited to join a "science camp" led by the eccentric quantum physicist Dr. Madeleine Hughes, he quickly realizes it's no regular science camp. Along with his new friend, Peter, Ben discovers the secret, powerful art of Actuation - the ability to change reality by simply imagining it differently. When a mysterious group of men invade Dr. Hughes's laboratory, abducting her and stealing her precious equipment, Ben and Peter are suddenly caught up in a turf war between dangerous actuators desperate for Dr. Hughes's innovative technology. And as Ben and Peter are pulled into a perilous, hidden world full of impossibilities now made possible, will their combined powers be enough to save Dr. Hughes and vanquish their enemies before it's too late? From Edgar Award-winning author Matthew J. Kirby comes a fast-paced, boldly imagined tale of friendship, deadly adventure, and the infinite power of imagination

Ten-year-old Poppy, born to ordinary parents, inherits her famous Great Aunt Mabel’s genes - GAM was a famous witch. In Poppy’s world, witches work for good and are much valued, with powers both coveted and praised. But Poppy does not want to be a witch - she wants to be a baker, and she is extremely good at baking. Her parents insist Poppy follow in the footsteps of her great aunt, but Poppy has plans of her own. Part magic, part adventure, and wholly delicious, this spirited story includes more than a dozen recipes that readers - and budding bakers - can try at home

Twelve-year-old Deza Malone is the smartest student in her class, told by her teachers that she’s destined for a special path in life. Her older brother, Jimmie, is no angel, but he can sing like one, and when he does, people stop to listen. The Great Depression has hit Gary, Indiana hard, and there are few jobs – especially for black men like Mr. Malone. After their father leaves Gary to find work, Deza, Jimmie, and their mother set out in his wake, always holding out hope that they will catch up to him.

DK Adventures is a new line of full-color chapter books that blend fiction and nonfiction! In this adventure, two marine biologists set off to explore the deepest ocean trench in the world!

This inventive book follows the stories of five girls who have nothing in common - and everything in common. They're at war with each other, but through their clothes, they reveal (and conceal) themselves and make peace with what it means to be a teen. Over the course of a school year, the struggles and successes of these teens intersect to weave a novel that's funny, honest, and all-girl fabulous.

A legend in surfing, Chick’s dad ruled the Roost. Chick’s dream was to learn every move he produced. So Chick and her dad go to the beach so she can finally learn how to surf. At first, Chick struggles through some gnarly waters, but soon she is catching waves and doing righteous tricks, just like her rad dad! Filled with cool surf lingo, this sweet rhyming picture book is perfect for celebrating the love between a father and a daughter.

Lenny Norbeck is a die-hard baseball lover. Unfortunately, he's no player himself (according to him, he's "the worst there ever was.") But he'd make a heck of an announcer. He gets a lot of practice sitting with his best friends, Mike and Other Mike, watching Phillies games from their lawn couch--a sweet outdoor TV arrangement Mike's dad hooked them up with. Being a real announcer is his dream, and he gets his chance to prove himself when he enters an "Armchair Announcer" contest and wins. The prize: he gets to be the broadcaster, live, for one inning at a real Phillies game. The game goes very wrong, though. Before Lenny gets to do his inning, a young, promising pitcher fresh out of the minors literally drops dead on the mound. The official verdict is that he died of a heart attack, but Lenny has a hunch there's something more going on. So he and the Mikes set out to investigate. The suspects are many, and though the trio barks up the wrong tree a few times, they are always right on the heels of the real kil

In the world of Erdas, only a rare few are able to summon a spirit animal in the way Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have. The bond they share with their animals is a partnership that allows them to access more-than-human abilities. But what if there was another way to create a spirit animal - to force the bond, giving the human partner total control? And what if someone with selfish intentions was offered this gift… with a catch? The four young heroes have barely had time to come together as a team, and their own spirit animal bonds are still greatly untested. But now they face a brutal confrontation against an enemy who will break any rule to defeat them.

Paul is the new kid at Mortingham Boarding Academy, and he has a dark secret. Caitlyn admires Paul from afar and resents that he only has eyes for Erika. Erika thinks that she and Caitlyn are best friends, but she's wrong. Adam is a bully with a major chip on his shoulder. Mark is outgrowing his old friends but doesn't know how to make new ones. In a few short hours, none of this will matter. Without warning, a horrifying infection will spread across the school grounds, and a group of students with little in common will find themselves barricaded in a classroom, fighting for their lives. Some will live. Some will die. And then it will get even worse. Fast-paced and frightening, SILVER is a tale set on the fringes of science and horror - a story about the struggle to survive in the face of impossible odds.

Meet the cutest animals in this Scholastic Level 1 reader. This book includes cute and intriguing information about sheep, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and even miniature ponies. An accompanying downloadable digital book features fun text-based questions and activities, plus audio and video enhancements. Includes a link to free online digital activities, fun facts, videos, quizzes, and more.

Dad and Ben haven't been getting along recently, and Dad hopes a road trip to rescue a border collie will help them reconnect. But Ben is on to Dad's plan and invites Ben's thuggish buddy, Theo. The family dog, Atticus, comes along too, and the story is told by Ben and Atticus. When their truck breaks down, they commandeer an old school bus along with its mechanic, Gus. Next, they pick up Mia, a waitress escaping a tense situation. Only sharp-eyed Atticus realizes that Theo is on the run - and someone is following them!