Summer Friend: Scholastic Book Clubs Editor Answers Five Questions

Scholastic Book Clubs Editor Answers Five Questions

Ever wonder how a book makes it into Scholastic Book Clubs? The answer to that and more are in this video, featuring Scholastic Book Clubs Editor David Allender. (For the full post, click here.)

6 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...: Very interesting. I actually did wonder about this. And about how something makes it into the SFBC as well.; January 12, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Sandy Nawrot said...: Cool video! Can do I that when I grow up?

Psst...are you excited for tonight?; January 12, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Danette Haworth said...: Charles,
It's still hard to comprehend the number of books they read to make their selection. I was invited to Lake Mary Scholastic Book Fairs headquarters and the number of books in their warehouse was astounding--and that warehouse was just for staging. It was quite an honor to have Violet Raines selected for the fair.

Sandy,
Ha! You know I am! Can they produce another Adam--I don't see how. That kind of talent is rare. But I can't wait! This is my second season with AI, and I love Ellen as a stand-up comedienne, so we'll see how it goes!; January 12, 2010 at 3:47 PM
Wild About Words said...: That was a great video. Thanks for sharing.; January 13, 2010 at 8:29 AM
Angela said...: I HEART David!resporsi; January 13, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Angela said...: & I love the book trailer for Violet too!; January 13, 2010 at 12:39 PM

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