SPONSORED BLOG ENTRY: Pokemon

This blog post is sponsored by Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs.

Your Official Tour of Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs

Get a feel for the region you'll be protecting in Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs, the third installment of this distinctive and exciting action-adventure series that positions you in the center of the story. This time around, you're always traveling in good company—Ukulele Pichu will pitch in with its electrifying "Pichu's Assist," and four players can now connect via Nintendo DS Local Wireless Connection to go on Wireless Multiplayer Missions. As a Pokémon™ Ranger, it's up to you to work with Pokémon™ to stop the nefarious plans of the Pokémon™ Pinchers!

Have a look at these FIVE colorful screenshots from Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs for a head start on what you’re UP AGAINST.

SPONSORED BLOG POST: Pokemon

This blog post is sponsored by Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs.

Your Official Tour of Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs

Get a feel for the region you'll be protecting in Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs, the third installment of this distinctive and exciting action-adventure series that positions you in the center of the story. This time around, you're always traveling in good company—Ukulele Pichu will pitch in with its electrifying "Pichu's Assist," and four players can now connect via Nintendo DS Local Wireless Connection to go on Wireless Multiplayer Missions. As a Pokémon™ Ranger, it's up to you to work with Pokémon™ to stop the nefarious plans of the Pokémon™ Pinchers!

Have a look at these FIVE colorful screenshots from Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs for a head start on what you’re UP AGAINST.

Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt Answers

Last week I posted a Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt. The Harry Potter website is newly redesigned with a magical new vibe, just in time for the 7th movie - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I. So how did you guys fare on the scavenger hunt? Answers are below!

 1. What house would the Sorting Hat put you in? (Hint: Browse the Year 1 section).
ANSWER:

SPONSORED BLOG POST: Pokemon

This blog post is sponsored by Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs.

Gearing up for Pokémon™ Ranger: Guardian Signs? The next game in the Pokémon Ranger series is an action-adventure game with a detailed story—let's have a look at who you'll be running into on your quest to save the Oblivia region from the powers of darkness!

 

Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt

November 19, 2010. Or as many of us like to call it, the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I release date! To get you in the mood for Harry dropping out of Hogwarts and hunting down all the Horcruxes to destroy Voldemort once and for all. . . we thought we'd challenge you to a duel on our Harry Potter website. Wield your wands for this cyber-scavenger hunt (your mouse even turns into a wand!). You'll find the answers by exploring around the different sections on the Harry Potter site. But be warned: it's addictive. You might lose yourself in its deep dark confines.

Get Goosebumps Mall Tour

The Get Goosebumps Mall Tour has been traveling around the country all month helping fans of all ages Get Goosebumps!

The most popular activity on the Tour has been the customized prank video that fans can make to send to all their friends and family. If you were at the mall at one of these events, you surely couldn't miss it.

New Goosebumps Game: Tombstone Challenge

You may have noticed a new game on THE STACKS called the Get Goosebumps Tombstone Challenge, and you may be wondering why a "Tombstone Challenge?" Well, you know how in the book Goosebumps HorrorLand: Revenge of the Living Dummy when Mr. Molloy tells the legend of the Mind Stealer doll and it sends chills down Britney's spine? Then when Britney takes a closer look at the doll, she hears it say something leaving her terrified only to find out on the next page that it was Ethan playing a prank to scare her? Just like in the Goosebumps books, we wanted to create a prank game that Goosebumps fans can use to give their friends Goosebumps anytime they want. And who better to pull the prank than the ultimate Goosebumps prankster himself, Slappy the Living Dummy!

I SPY Spooky Mansion Wii Game

INSIDE TRACK: I SPY SPOOKY MANSION

You know when a new gadget comes out and there's tons of people who wait on line to get their hands on it? Well, I admit I was one of those people when the Wii first came out. I woke up at 2am to camp outside the store until it opened to be one of the first (I was the fifth, in case you're wondering) to get my hands on a Wii. So it's pretty cool to have a job creating video games every day!

I SPY Spooky Mansion is Scholastic's latest Wii game. It is inspired by the best-selling book, I SPY Spooky Night by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick—who basically started the hidden object craze in the early 90s before "hidden object" even became a game genre. Wii is my absolute favorite platform for I SPY games because we can create a virtual 3D experience versus a flat, 2D experience. Since the setting of I SPY Spooky Mansion is a haunted house, we could make the entire house 3D and have players explore it, making it seem as if you are actually walking through each room in the house.

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? 

R.L. Stine vs. Iceland Volcano

You know I love writing scary stories. But I don't like it when the scary stories happen to ME!

My wife Jane and I went to London for a short vacation that turned out to be longer than we planned. Yes, the Iceland volcano erupted, the airports all closed, and we were stranded in London for days. Not a bad place to be stranded. But the idea of not being able to go home when we wanted was very scary.

So, now I'm finally home and getting excited about the Summer Challenge Ultimate Author Showdown Webcast. Having faced down a spewing volcano, I'm ready to face down the other contestants. I'm ready to face the unexpected and unpredictable. Bring it on!

WHEN: Friday, April 30th at 1:00pm (ET)/10:00am (PT)
Your teacher can sign up in advance at www.scholastic.com/summer

WHERE: Scholastic Summer Challenge Website

WHO:

• Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Elijah of Buxton, Bud Not Buddy, and The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
• Gordon Korman, author of The 39 Clues: One False Note, Swindle, and Zoobreak
• Lisa Yee, author of Millicent Min, Girl Genius, and Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time
• and me, R.L. Stine
  

I'll be there. Will you?

— R. L. Stine, Goosebumps Author

It's Almost Summer!

To celebrate the arrival of warm weather and unlimited free reading time, the Scholastic Summer Challenge will be kicking off soon with the Ultimate Author Showdown Webcast.

Four amazing authors will compete in the Ultimate Author Showdown, a game show all about books. Each author will represent a different category, and YOU can help make up the questions. Think you can stump the authors? Submit your question.

WHO:

• Representing People & Places: Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Elijah of Buxton, Bud Not Buddy, and The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
• Representing Fantasy & Adventure: Gordon Korman, author of The 39 Clues: One False Note, Swindle, and Zoobreak
• Representing Thrills & Chills: R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Goosebumps HorrorLand
• Representing Friends & Fun: Lisa Yee, author of Millicent Min Girl Genius, and Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time

WHEN: Friday, April 30th at 1:00pm (ET)/10:00am (PT)
I know it's during the school day, but try to convince your teacher to sign up. It's about reading! Your teacher can sign up in advance at www.scholastic.com/summer

WHERE: Scholastic Summer Challenge Website

Hope to see you there!

Ultimate Author Showdown

It's only March and in lots of places it still feels very much like winter, but here at the STACKS we are already dreaming about Summer! With that in mind, we are happy to announce that the Scholastic Summer Challenge will be kicking off soon with a Live Webcast.

Here's the lowdown - it's gonna be a showdown! Four amazing authors will compete in the Ultimate Author Showdown, a game show all about books. Each author will represent a different category, and YOU can help make up the questions. Think you can stump the authors? Submit your question.

WHO:

• Representing People & Places: Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Elijah of Buxton, Bud Not Buddy, and The Watsons Go to Birmingham.
• Representing Fantasy & Adventure: Gordon Korman, author of The 39 Clues: One False Note, Swindle, and Zoobreak
• Representing Thrills & Chills: R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and HorrorLand
• Representing Friends & Fun: Lisa Yee, author of Millicent Min Girl Genius, and Stanford Wong Flunks Big Time

WHEN: Friday, April 30th at 1:00pm (ET)/10:00am (PT)
I know it's during the school day, but try to convince your teacher to sign up. It's about reading! Your teacher can sign up in advance at www.scholastic.com/summer

WHERE: Scholastic Summer Challenge Website

Hope to see you there!