SPONSORED POST: Dolphin Tale

This blog post is sponsored by Dolphin Tale.

The Dolphin Tale movie (rated PG) about the dolphin named Winter with a prosthetic tail, comes out in theaters on September 23. To prepare you for the movie, Abby Stone, Winter's actual trainer from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA), has answered some of YOUR questions. Read on to find out more about Winter, the amazing dolphin with a fake tail, and what the life of a dolphin trainer is like.

Q: How did Winter feel about the tail and what was her reaction?

EPIC Graphic Novel Series, Amulet!

If you love graphic novels with fantasy and adventure, then you definitely need to check out the Amulet series by Kazuo Kibuishi. As you can see from this video, it's EPIC!

Would You Rather. . .Back to School Style!

Hi! Happy new school year, everybody! I hope you love your new teachers and are having so much fun back in school again! We know you are big fans of the Would You Rather quizzes, so now that schools are open, I've got some Would You Rather. . .questions about school.

Would you rather. . .

1. Be homeschooled, or go to school outside the home?
2. Have your father be your teacher, or the principal of the school?
3. Go to school until 7pm but have more days off, or go to school until noon all year long?
4. Be a first grader, or a twelfth grader?
5. Get detention with Professor Umbridge, or Professor Snape?
6. Be the most popular kid in school, or be the nicest kid in school? (I know a lot of you are probably both, but pretend you have to choose one.)
7. Be the lead in the school play, or the captain of the soccer team?
8. Dance with your mom in front of the whole class, or spill your entire lunch on yourself in front of everyone?
9. Sing a solo in front of the school, or get detention for a week?
10. Fail a test, or have all your friends be mad at you?

 Leave your answers in the Comments. If you have your own Would You Rather. . . questions, write those in the Comments too! 

— Sonja, STACKS Staffer

Write On! Hunger Games Writing Prompt

Can't wait for The Hunger Games movie? Are you a Hunger Games fanatic? Suppose you've finished the books. . . and can't imagine how to pass the time until the movie?

Well, we've got a fix for you in this week's Write On! Writing Prompt. It comes from marytonga who asks:
You're in the Hunger Games. What are your thoughts as you wait to run into the Arena?

Wow, that’s a tough one. MY first thought would probably be “Get me the heck outta here!!!” If I gained my composure, maybe I’d try to see what resources I could grab to use later on. Then I’d run as far as I could to an area that looked semi-safe.

What about you guys? Leave your answer for marytonga in the Comments below!

--Ratha, Stacks Writer