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Victoria Justice plays Tori on the Nickelodeon show, Victorious. We had the chance to find out more about her life, her most treasured possession, most embarrassing moment, and her strange talent you probably didn't know about. . . until now!
Q: What were you like when you were in middle school?
Welcome to Scholastic Booktalks where we recommend brand new Scholastic books that we think you will love. Today's booktalk is: The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang.
Everything is nearly in place for Lucy Wu to have an absolutely perfect year. As a sixth grader, she would finally be one of the oldest kids at school. Basketball season, Lucy's favorite time of year, is quickly approaching and she is considering going out for captain of the team. The icing on the cake though, is that Regina, Lucy's older sister, is about to go off to college, meaning Lucy will finally have a bedroom all to herself, and she will finally hear less of the whole Regina is beautiful, Regina is so smart, Regina blah blah blah. Lucy is set to enjoy her perfect year.
Have you ever been on a Top 10 List? Well, now might be your chance. Here are the top 10 most popular baby names of 2010. Maybe you'll even see your own name!
And now for the Trivia Quiz. Can you guess what they mean?
Ladies first:
10. Abigail means:
Continue reading "Trivia: Popular Names and their Meanings" »
Last fall, we announced the exciting news that there will be a second 39 Clues series coming in April. Now we have a first look at the book. Take a look at the video trailer for book #11, Vespers Rising.
As you may or may not know, the Scholastic headquarters are in New York City. I have been living here for about 9-10 years. . . yeah, very long time! A couple months ago I went with my sister-in-law to one of my most favorite places in New York - an art museum. Here she is looking at a sculpture of a giant rose. What do you guess she's thinking?
Carly's Create-a-Caption comment: "Hmm. . . I can't tell if this statue smells like a rose or hand sweat?"
