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PODCAST

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast Group

Designed to help young readers and their families choose books they want to read, the Scholastic Book Fairs team offers short audio clips for many titles offered at the Book Fair.

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2:08

Short

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of THE WIZARD OF OZ, she’ll realize how big she is inside, where it counts. She hasn’t thought of herself as a performer, but when the director casts her as a Munchkin, she begins to see herself in a new way. As Julia becomes friendly with Olive, one of the adults with dwarfism who has joined the crew, and Mrs. Chang, her artistic neighbor, Julia’s sense of self grows. Soon, she doesn’t want to fade into the background because her

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2:19

The Forgetting

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

Nadia lives in the city of Canaan, where life is safe and structured, hemmed in by white stone walls and no memory of what came before. But every twelve years the city descends into the bloody chaos of the Forgetting, a day of no remorse, when each person's memories - of parents, children, love, life, and self - are lost… unless they have been written. In Canaan, your book is your truth and your identity, and Nadia knows exactly who hasn't written the truth. Because Nadia is the only person in

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Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

When Kitty is happy and healthy, everything is perfect. She jumps around, eats everything in sight, and has the energy to keep slobbering puppies in their place. But when she's sick, all she can do is lie in her bed. Looks like it's time for this sick kitty to go...to the vet. When Kitty's family finally manages to get their clawing, angry pet into the doctor's office, it's a wild adventure for Kitty, who has to get the most dreaded thing of all...a shot. Once the shot is administered, Kitty is cast

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1:18

Once Upon a Jungle

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

Step inside the wild and colorful jungle with this striking and richly illustrated book that introduces the food chain concept through simple, poetic language. Learn how the circle of life allows the jungle ecosystem to flourish and see how many animals you can spot hiding in the leaves along the way.

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2:18

Horizon

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

When a plane crash-lands in the Arctic, eight young survivors step from the wreckage expecting to see nothing but ice and snow. Instead, they find themselves lost in a strange jungle with no way to get home and little hope of rescue. Food is running out. Water is scarce. And the jungle is full of threats unlike anything the survivors have ever seen before - from razor-beaked shredder birds to carnivorous vines and much, much worse. With danger at every turn, these eight kids must learn to work

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1:25

EllRay Jakes Walks the Plank

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

Things are going just swimmingly for EllRay. He's finally getting along with most of the kids at school. He's even getting along with his family. But then everything comes to a screeching halt when his younger sister accidentally overfeeds the classroom goldfish EllRay was supposed to be taking care of over Spring vacation. What is EllRay going to tell his teacher and the kids in his third-grade class? Fortunately, most of them are sympathetic. But not bossy Cynthia. She sees this as an opportunity

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2:24

When

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

Maddie’s unique talent often feels more like a curse than a gift. She grudgingly puts it to use identifying deathdates for the paying customers her mother reels in. It seems like a straightforward way to help support her family until one client's young son goes missing and Maddie gets pulled into a homicide investigation that turns her world upside down. As more young people disappear and are later found murdered, suspicion swirls around Maddie. She becomes a suspect in the investigation, a target

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2:08

Prisoner of War

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

When 15-year-old Henry Forrest lies about his age to enlist in the Marines, he thinks it's his ticket to adventure. But when he's shipped off to the Philippines, the brutality of World War II's Pacific front is unfathomable. When the Japanese invade, Henry and the remaining members of his battalion become their prisoners. Henry will have to endure the Bataan death march, overcrowded prisons, and the Japanese factory where he is sent as slave labor. Henry's friends know he's young, and they also know

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Raymie Nightingale

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father will see her picture in the paper and come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who’s determined to sabotage the contest. But as the competition approaches, the three

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2:41

Girl Who Drank the Moon

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/02/17

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the Forest, Xan, is kind. Xan rescues the children and delivers them to welcoming families on the other side of the forest, nourishing the babies with starlight on the journey. One year, Xan accidentally feeds a baby moonlight instead of starlight, filling the ordinary child with extraordinary magic. Xan

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2:06

Bionic

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/30

Mira has always almost had it all... until it all crashes and burns. She's hurt in a horrible car accident, and the only way the doctors can help is to try experimental prosthetics and chips that are implanted directly into her brain. It's a huge risk, but after months of testing and therapy, Mira is back - and better than ever. But soon her friends turn against her as their parents call her on unfair advantages and get her cut from lacrosse and the scholarships she was depending on for college. And

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Secrets of Hexbridge Castle

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/30

Alfie Bloom knows he's about to have another dreadful summer. Not only will his inventor father be locked away in his workshop, but his best friend is visiting relatives abroad, which means he'll have no one. But then Alfie receives a strange letter inviting him to meet with a lawyer about his "inheritance." Alfie has no idea what they're talking about, but he goes along and makes a shocking discovery - someone has left him a castle! But being the owner of a castle isn't all fun. Hexbridge conceals

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1:46

Fast Break

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/30

Forced to live on his own after his mom dies and her boyfriend abandons him, 12-year-old Jayson does whatever it takes to get by. He will do anything to avoid the foster care system and manages to get away with his deception until the day he gets caught stealing a new pair of basketball sneakers. Game over. Within a day, a social worker places him with a family from the other side of town, the Lawtons. New home, new school, new teammates. At first Jayson is combatative, testing the Lawtons' patience

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Victor Shmud Total Expert: Let's Do a Thing!

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/30

Victor Shmud has been many things: Knuckle Doctor, a Hunter of Ghost Bears, a Tattoo Artist, the Guy at the Restaurant That Puts the Sugar in Those Little Envelopes, a Computer Scientist, an Octopus Wrestler, and a Wedding Planner. In fact, he's been nearly everything. But his newest gig is beautifuller (yes, that's a word; he's also a Licensed Wordmaker). He can make anyone gorgeous with a gob of his beauty treatment (complete with Mustard Molecules). But before he can work his beautifuller magic,

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2:05

Pickle

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/30

Five friends make up the unstoppable prank-pulling force at Fountain Point Middle School. But they can't let anyone know they are the pranksters. Enter the pickle-making club. They use the club name as a cover up to plan their next pranks. Can they keep their identities a secret from everyone?

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Press Start! Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/20

Animal Town is in trouble! Meanie King Viking has created a dreaded robot army to spread No Fun across the land. On top of that, he has stolen the happiest and most fun animal ever, Singing Dog. There is only one person who can save the day - Super Rabbit Boy! Super Rabbit Boy is super fast and super brave, but he's also a video game character living in a video game world. What will happen when Sunny, the boy playing the game, loses each level? Will it be game over for Super Rabbit Boy and all his

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2:12

Courage Has No Color

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/20

World War II is raging, and thousands of American soldiers are fighting overseas against the injustices brought on by Hitler. Back on the home front, discrimination against African Americans plays out as much on Main Street as in the military. Tanya Lee Stone examines the little-known history of the Triple Nickles, America’s first black paratroopers, who fought in an attack on the American West by the Japanese. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, in the words of First Sergeant Walter Morris,

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1:34

Pink is for Blobfish

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/20

Some people think pink is a pretty color. A fluffy, sparkly, princess-y color. But it's so much more! It is also the color of monster slugs and poisonous insects. Not to mention ultra-intelligent dolphins, naked mole rats and bizarre, bloated blobfish. It's time to rethink pink with this introduction to the weirdest, wildest, PINKEST creatures in the animal kingdom!

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1:39

Pieces of Why

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/20

Tia lives with her mom in a high-risk neighborhood in New Orleans. She loves singing gospel in the Rainbow Choir with Keisha, her boisterous and assertive best friend. Tia's dream is to change the world with her voice. But when a shooting happens in her neighborhood and she learns the truth about the crime that sent her father to prison, Tia finds she can't sing anymore. The loss prompts her to start asking the people in her community hard questions, questions everyone has always been too afraid to

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2:11

Riding Chance

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/01/20

Troy is a kid with a passion. And dreams. And wanting to do the right thing. But after taking a wrong turn, he's forced to endure something that's worse than any juvenile detention he can imagine -- he's been "sentenced" to the local city stables where he's made to take care of the horses and learn to play polo. The greatest punishment has been trying to make sense of things after his mom died. Troy's also figuring out which friends have his back, which kids to cut loose, and whether he and Alisha

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