James Maslow from Big Time Rush

I know you are huge Big Time Rush fans, so when I saw this interview with James Maslow from the show, well I just knew that you would love it.

Q: Was the auditioning process hard?
James: It was. I think the hardest part was the wait. It was two years. I was seventeen when I first started auditioning and nineteen by the time we started filming the first season officially. It was pretty crazy.

Bones: Skeletons & How They Work

Welcome to Scholastic Booktalks where we recommend brand new Scholastic books that we think you will love. Today's booktalk: Bones: Skeletons & How They Work by Steve Jenkins.

Skeletons are creepy and scary, but what do you really know about them? Here is an interesting fact: there are 206 bones in a human adult skeleton. But babies have 300 bones where they are born. Why does the amount shrink when you get older? This book will tell you!

Dav Pilkey Ook & Gluk Game

Hi! You may know by now that Dav Pilkey, the creator of the Captain Underpants series has a new book out called The Adventures of Ook and Gluk: Kung Fu Cavemen From the Future. There were some hilarious comments about the book cover when we previewed it a few months ago. And now Dav Pilkey created this Spot the Difference game with an image from the book. There are 26 differences between the two images. Can you find them all? 

Baseball Trivia Answers

Think you answered all of last week's Baseball Trivia questions correctly? Did you strike out with a runner on 3rd? Or, did you hit a grand slam home run out of the park to bring everyone safely home? Here are the answers to last weeks questions. How'd you do?

 

Ask an Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix

UPDATE 9/2/10: I did the interview with Margaret on video and she was SO nice! Watch the video interview here!

Hi guys! I have AMAZING news!! Margaret Peterson Haddix will be coming to Scholastic on August 31 for The 39 Clues webcast, and I will have a chance to interview her for THE STACKS!!!!!!!! Do I have the best job ever, or what? Yes, I do, but stay with me here, because I need your help.

If you have read Margaret Peterson Haddix's books, then you understand why I'm so excited. They are AWESOME! If you haven't read them yet, you should definitely check them out. They are un-put-down-able action-filled page-turners. Read our reviews of Running Out of Time, and Found to see what I mean.