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Publishing giant Scholastic hit by hackers, data on 8 million people stolen

Stolen Scholastic data will not be made public, the attacker said.

TechRadar

Stinky feet, angry mermaids and a toilet ghost: Round The Twist musical captures the magic and madness of an Aussie TV classic

It’s a universally acknowledged truth that a geriatric millennial in possession of a Scholastic book club catalogue and a television must have been a fan of Paul Jennings back in the 1980s and ‘90s.

The Conversation

MAGA superintendent says he was fired for promoting Kirk Cameron book fair featuring ‘anti-woke’ titles

Ousted Spotsylvania County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Taylor is taking his former bosses to court over his extracurricular religious activities

The Independent UK

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Saphie: The One-Eye Cat and more of WEBTOON's biggest comics will get print collections next year

Three smash hit webcomics are coming to print

GamesRadar

DoJ and 16 states back lawsuit targeting LGBTQ+ book ban in Georgia schools

Court briefs outline how book ban creates hostile environment including discrimination based on sex

The Guardian - US

How Gurihiru redesigned the legendary Osamu Tezuka's manga characters for a new audience

"There was a lot of pressure for us," says the Japanese creative team.

Creative Bloq

Young adult novel by Brian Selznick, 'Run Away With Me,' to be published next April

Author-illustrator Brian Selznick’s next book is for teens and up

The Independent UK

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30 Deals, Discounts and Freebies for Teacher Appreciation Week

Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week through May 10 with deals from Scholastic, Microsoft, AT&T, Verizon and more.

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Scholastic to Release Anne Frank Pre-Diary Novel by Alice Hoffman

Hold onto your hats, book lovers, because we've got some exciting news! A new novel based on Anne Frank's life, written by bestselling author Alice Hoffman...

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Alice Hoffman's novel about Anne Frank will be published in September

With the cooperation of the Anne Frank House, a novel based on Frank’s life immediately before she began keeping a diary will be released in September by the children’s publisher Scholastic

The Independent UK

Republicans will do anything to ban books, even saying they cause porn addiction

One woman’s bizarre claim about a Scholastic book featuring a single kiss is part of a coordinated assault on US free speech

The Guardian - US

Cameron peddling Scholastic alternative

In a video posted to X, Cameron proposes a new fair with vetted books absent of pornography and "race stuff"

Salon

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

A poetic Advent calendar, warming words from Neil Gaiman, a magnificent menagerie and a sinister secret Santa

The Guardian - UK

Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes

The Independent UK

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Scholastic reverses decision to separate books on race, gender and sexuality

After backlash, company will no longer separate catalog at school fairs, which allowed districts to opt out of diverse books

WEKU

Scholastic backtracks, saying it will stop separating diverse books for fairs in 2024

Scholastic faced backlash for putting books dealing with race, gender and sexuality in their own optional category for middle school book fairs. It's now apologizing and working to reverse course.

Salon

Right-wing ghouls come for the book fair

So much for "parents rights" — now they're preventing parents from buying books for their kids

The Guardian - US

Scholastic Books should stop buckling to rightwing bullies

Librarians now can hit the ‘bigot button’ for their school book fairs. But the publisher’s ham-fisted move is sure to increase sales

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The Guardian - US

Scholastic to separate books on race, gender and sexuality for book fairs

Children’s book publisher will allow US districts to include or exclude separate list, a decision that has led to a backlash

WEKU

U.S. book bans are taking a toll on a beloved tradition: Scholastic Book Fairs

Scholastic created a separate fair category for diverse books, which it says is to help schools navigate the complexities of book bans. Librarians accused the company of caving to censorship.

Evening Standard

The Wanted’s Jay McGuiness teases first look at debut novel Blood Flowers

The singer and former Strictly Come Dancing winner will release the young adult fantasy title next year

The Independent UK

Granddaughter calls her picture book a 'love letter' to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

The 15-year-old granddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is collaborating on a picture book tribute to the late civil rights leader and his wife, Coretta Scott King

WEKU

Scholastic wanted to license her children's book — if she cut a part about 'racism'

Maggie Tokuda-Hall was thrilled when the publishing powerhouse approached her to feature her book about a love story set in an internment camp during WWII. Then she read what the deal would involve.

The New Daily

Goosebumps author sets record straight on historic edits

People accused of RL Stine of censoring some of his Goosebumps books. However, the author had nothing to do with the edits made back in 2018.

The Guardian - UK

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels

How to care for a pet cloud; overcoming bullies; a powerful tale of Muslim identity; a YA sci‑fi thriller, and more

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