Game Changers Book #2 by Mike Lupica

Game Changers Book #2: Play Makers by Mike Lupica

Attention, sports fans! For those of you who love a good sports story, the latest book in Mike Lupica's Game Changers series is out now! It's called Play Makers.

Ben McBain and his friends are still riding high after winning their football championship, but basketball season isn’t going as smoothly, especially when their cross-town rival, Chase Braggs, starts causing trouble on AND off the court.

Read an excerpt.

Head over to the STACKS Sports site to play the new Game Changers basketball game! How many shots can you make?  

-- Vanessa, Scholastic Staffer

Naked Mole Rat Trivia Quiz

Naked Mole Rat Trivia Quiz

I don't like to be mean, but the naked mole rat is quite possibly the ugliest animal I have ever seen. But looks aren't everything. These guys may not be pretty, but they do amazing things, like they can move their teeth back and forth like chopsticks! And. . . uhh. . . they eat their own poop to get extra nutrients into their diets. Two meals for the price of one! (I'm pretty sure it doesn’t work for humans, so do not try that at home, boys and girls.) Do take this quiz to find out more about the naked mole rat.

Writing Prompt: A Room Without Books

Writing Prompt: A room without books is like . . .  

Do you know this guy? Meet the ancient philosopher and political statesman, named Marcus Tullius Cicero, Cicero for short. He lived in the 1st Century B.C.E., yet he was not so different from you or me. He had a great quote that people who love books . . . well . . . love! He said:

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

So true, right? But if you were going to update this quote for the 21st century, what would you say? Complete this sentence in the Comments with YOUR deep thoughts:

--Ratha, STACKS Writer