Found series by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A plane shows up out of no where. No pilot. No crew. Only 36 babies on board. Now, 13 years later those children are being sent a message "You are one of the missing". Follow the mystery is this exciting series by Margaret Peterson Haddix!

Author Tim Green

Former linebacker and now author Tim Green discusses how writing and sports are alike.

The Giver

The haunting story of The Giver by Lois Lowry, centers on Jonas, a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with The Giver, who is the sole keeper of all the community’s memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community’s secret past.

Meet Alan Gratz

Author Alan Gratz gives you some advice about being a spy and writing historical fiction!

Bone series

Let's meet BONE creator Jeff Smith as he discusses his award winning series.

Wings of Fire author

Ever wonder what books are on the author of the Wings of Fire's bookshelves? Here’s a behind the scenes look at her office. Here’s a hint her shelves include classics like Matilda by Roald Dahl and the Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi!

Dav Pilkey

How can reading make cats jealous?  Author and illustrator Dav Pilkey explains in this public service announcement...

http://www.scholastic.com/teacher/videos/teacher-videos.htm#3193530840001/1991466324001

Meet Chris Van Allsburg

What inspired award-winning author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg to write "The Polar Express"? Hear the story behind the story...

Warriors series

The Warriors series by Erin Hunter has an all-new look! Return to the beginning of the worldwide phenomenon with new paperbacks covers for The Prophecies Begin, The New Prophecy, and Power of Three.

R.L. Stine Plays Would You Rather

The author of the Goosebumps series plays the game 'Would you rather..." in this interview.

Last Kids on Earth series

Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average 13 year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew.

Check out this popular series today!

Meet Big Nate author Lincoln Peirce

Lincoln Peirce is a cartoonist, best known as the creator of the successful Big Nate comic strip, and the Big Nate novels. Peirce was the storywriter for animated shorts that appeared on the Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon.  Here he shows us how he draws Big Nate.

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Mo and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when Mo accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil villain of the novel "Inkheart." Mo and Meggie must find a way to send him back into the book, but the task will not be easy....

Eragon

When the orphan farm boy Eragon finds a blue stone sent by a princess, he realizes that it is a dragon egg. When the dragon Saphira is born, Eragon meets his mentor Brom, and becomes the dragon rider foreseen in an ancient prophecy that would set his people free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2N7DygmQvc 

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows is the heart warming tale for all ages about a young boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs. Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups.

Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series about the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of mythical creatures that they never knew existed. 

This exciting fantasy series was made into a movie a few years ago.

Can the 12 books in the Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket be summed up in 120 seconds?  Let's see when we watch this video....

You can find books from this series using the call number FIC SNI.

TeachingBooks.net Meet-the-Author Program | Kate DiCamillo

Meet Kate DiCamillo

Let's meet the author of several great stories as she shares what inspires her to write and she Introduces the real china rabbit that helped inspire her to writeThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.