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Ladies and Gentlemen the victors of the seventy fourth hunger games Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. [ Crowd roars ] She's not who they think she is. she just wants to save her skin simple as that. She has become a beacon of hope for them. She has to be eliminated. What do you think? I agree she should die, but in the right way, at the right time. Katniss Everdeen is a symbol. You don't have to destroy her, just her image. Show them that she is one of us now. Let them rally behind that. [ laughs ] They're gonna hate her so much they might just kill her for you. Laughs. No! [ door slams ] Haymitch please please just help me get through this trip. This trip doesn't end when you get back home. So what do we do? From now on your job is to be a distraction so people forget what the real problems are. Chins up. Smiles on. There she is Miss Katniss Everdeen, the Girl on Fire! People are looking at you Katniss. You've given them an opportunity. They just have to be brave enough to take it. You saved my life. You gave me a chance. Yes, to live. No, to do something. We have to go Gale before they kill us. They will kill us. No! No! No! Go ahead. Her entire species must be eradicated. Her species, sir? The other victors. Because of her, they all pose a threat. Because of her they all think they're invincible. ♪whistles ♪ In the world of Erdas, every child sips from the sacred Nectar of Ninani, to see if they summon a spirit animal. A huge wolf appears in a flash of light. But this is not just any wolf. It looks just like Briggan, a powerful beast from legend. Four great beasts have returned to bond with four ordinary children, and change their lives and the world forever. I'm Brandon Mull, creator of a new series called Spirit Animals. Spirit Animals happens in a world called Erdas. In Erdas, when you reach a certain age you can bond with an animal and they become your lifelong companion. There's no telling what animal you might summon. Everyone who gets a spirit animal is recruited to join the Green Cloaks. They're kind of a peace keeping organization that tries to keep the balance in the world. They're ancient enemies are the conquerors. The conquerors years and years ago had this huge battle that killed the four of the fifteen great beasts and its these four fallen beasts that fell in that ancient battle have come back now have become spirit animals to our four main characters. A fun thing about spirit animals is when you read the book you can then go online and get your own spirit animal and become a character in the story basically you can play parts of the books online. You should read Spirit Animals because this is going to take you on a huge adventure. It is fast paced. And if you like animals, you will see animals in a different way then you have ever seen them before. You will see them interacting with people, and having a relationship with people in a way that is just closer than can happen in real life. From the creators of 39 Clues and Infinity Ring comes an exciting new interactive series, Spirit Animals. Discover your spirit animal and join the fight. The quest begins at your Scholastic Book Fair! Funny, I always thought homeless people were somebody else. Before all this happened I wasn't brave like I am now. I didn't know I could take care of my mother. That was before. Before is no more. You've got to know the rules of the places you're at. There are places you can sit and places you can't. Places you can stand and places where they tell you to move on. I taught myself to sleep in real noisy places. I taught myself to sit and rest with my eyes open. If you've got a place to live and money in the bank, you can sit anywhere. If you're homeless, it's called loitering. Once, long ago, a girl lost her home, but she didn't lose her dream. She hung on to it as the wind kept trying to blow it away, But that just made it stronger. Almost Home is the story of a young girl who loses her home but finds her spirit in the poems she writes and in the warmth of her rescue dog named Shush. Almost Home: At your Scholastic Book Fair! I am here to offer you a choice. It is time for you to leave behind all your things from the modern world and follow us to glory. It is time to choose the glorious path. What these people don't know is that the choice they're being offered is join the glorious path or be killed. The Darkest Path starts several years into the second American Civil War. Now what's a Civil War? A civil war is when a country is fighting against itself so instead of fighting somebody outside its borders, a country has been ripped in two and the two sides are fighting each other. So why is this war taking place? The world in The Darkest Path is very similar to our own where people are extremely divided over political issues, social issues. Only in the world of The Darkest Path these issues have intensified to the point where an extremely militant organization has gathered an army and decided that it's gonna take over America. And it actually starts out with what it sees as the best of intentions. [ explosions, helicopters ] Our main character is Callum Roe, a fifteen year old who along with his brother James was kidnapped by the glorious path when they were very young and forced to serve in an army camp. But several years into his servitude, Callum starts to realize that the lengths the glorious path is going to go to win this war. Callum's desire to take his brother and leave the glorious path sets up the first conflict in our book which is brother versus brother. It turns out that James isn't quite as eager to leave the glorious path as Callum is. What I really wanted to create with The Darkest Path is a nonstop action adventure story. This is about a young boy traveling across a country that is absolutely torn apart by war. Two armies fighting viciously neither of which accepts Callum and both of which he has to deal with over the course of this story. And he's going all the way across the country to a home that he's not even sure it will exist when he gets there. Pick up a copy of this action packed, edge of your seat thriller at your Scholastic Book Fair! Sometimes a wish can come true in a very shocking way. Tyrone, known as Lil T, always dreamed of having his own dog but this was not in the plan. We'll have to remove the leg. But you take what you get and Lil T was falling in love with this scruffy mutt who he would name, Buddy. And as their bond grew strong, a storm system off the coast grew even stronger. Her name was, KATRINA one of the worst storms ever seen. When the family is forced to evacuate the city of New Orleans there was no room to take Buddy. No one imagined he wouldn't be able to return for months. Left in a small upstairs room with only food and water Buddy would have to fend for himself. When the family finally returns, Lil T would be the first to discover that Buddy was gone. Experience what it would be like to be separated from a pet you love. Think about how far you would go in the face of danger to be reunited. Find out what Lil T does to find his closest friend little three legged Buddy. Look for this exciting tale of love and survival at your Scholastic Book Fair! On December 7th, 1941 the bombing of Pearl Harbor set in motion the biggest war this world had ever seen. And the lives of young Roman and his friends would never be the same. Follow their stories in the new series about World War II from author Chris Lynch. Beginning with Romans induction into the army, you'll experience the many battles fought to secure a foot hold into war torn Europe and realize that there are only two things on Roman's mind, to maneuver his massive tank against the invading Germans and to survive. And for those who wish to go deeper into World War II, look for the award winning title, BOMB by Steve Sheinkin. A book that brings to life the true story of the race to build and steal the world's most dangerous weapon, The Atomic Bomb. Like a face paced thriller, it uncovers secret missions and gives first hand accounts from the spies that carried them out. Look for World War II Book One The Right Fight and BOMB at your Scholastic Book Fair! For Colette, this was going to be the trip of a lifetime. PARIS A senior class trip to the City of Lights. The sights, the food, the music, the parties and the MURDERS. Throughout the city, lurks a bizarre serial killer and the victims have all been beheaded. They have one thing in common. All are descendants of people who were close Marie Antoinette. And it looks like Colette is next on the list. Is any trip really worth dying for? I'm Katie Alender and a lot of people ask me why I made Marie Antoinette into a serial killer? But if you think about it, she was a queen who had everything she could have ever wanted, and she lived a life of total luxury and opulence and then one day a bunch of people took her and ended up chopping her head off. So if that doesn't make for an angry ghost, I don't know what would. This book is the story of Colette an American girl who goes on a Spring break trip to Paris with her class and realizes that there is a murderer in the city that might be coming after her. It was really amazing to research this book I got to go to places like Versailles which is the royal palace and then I got to go to the catacombs which are the opposite of that. They're dark and damp and scary...really, really scary and filled with bones which is very creepy. It feels like maybe the most haunted place that you could possibly imagine. I mean, I don't see how it could not be haunted ...it's full of bones. Colette wasn't looking for romance but she ends up having to choose between two boys. One of them is this mature, mysterious, rich, handsome, French guy with an awesome accent and the other one is the tour guide, Jules, who seems sort of normal at the beginning and then Collette realizes that he is very sweet and very, very, very cute. I know you're going to love this book because not only is it a scary ghost story, but it's a chance to experience the city of Paris and it's got a little bit of romance too. Will Colette lose her head over a trip that she thought was ...to die for? Find out when you read, Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by bestselling author Katie Alender. What do you get when students form a rebel alliance with the help of Origami Yoda? You get another hilarious Origami Yoda book called The Surprise Attack of Jabba The Puppett. And where can you find this latest episode in the explosively popular series by Tom Angleberger? Find it at your Scholastic Book Fair you will. My name is Feather. Come see me at Furry Friends Animal Shelter and take me home. Hi Im Angela Cervantes and this is a story about a girl named Gaby who is having a really tough time. Her parents were separated and now her mom's deported to Honduras and she's stuck living with her father who kind of treats her like she's just a job he wants to quit. If you're wondering why I'm here at an animal shelter It's because the main character in my story Gaby, Lost and Found volunteers at an animal shelter with her sixth grade class. Gaby is also a wonderful writer and so the shelter quickly puts her to work writing little advertisements for the animals hoping to appeal to people to come into the shelter and take home one of the cats or dogs. Milagro: My name is Spanish for miracle. Coco: I attack the vacuum cleaner. Spike: I've learned to channel my energy into tricks. Snowflake: I am an experienced cuddler Finch: Bones are treasures and must be buried for safety. Cinder: I am missing a piece of my ear and tail. She identifies with the cats who want to find a forever home. That's kind of what Gaby wants too, a forever home. Just call me a stray. My mom was deported and now I live with my father. I'm seeking a home where I can invite my friend over and have a warm breakfast on occasion. Come visit me at Furry Friends Animal Shelter and take me home today. Gaby is a true animal lover. She cares so deeply about all the animals at the animal shelter that she wants to find all of them a home, when an incident happens at the shelter she decides to take matters into her own hands and smuggles a cat out of the shelter. I think this is a really great book for anyone who loves cats and dogs. Just like me I really love cats and dogs and I really care about them. I am a story of a young girl who finds strength while dealing with the heartwarming personalities at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter. Come find me at the Scholastic Book Fair and take me home. Alligators live in the sewers of New York City. Ahhhhhhhh! BUSTED! They don't. They can't. It's too cold and dark down there but you can find rats and bats galore. Ewwww. Just when you thought you knew what you knew. Along comes National Geographic's Myths BUSTED! This smart and wacky book is a kid's best friend. It puts to rest all the curious claims, suspicious stories and flat out lies you hear every day. It's the reality check we've all been waiting for. Like what about the five second rule? Can you really eat anything that drops if you pick it up within five seconds? No way! If germs are around they will be all over it. You are so BUSTED! Be the reality checker in your family and find out if you pee in the pool will the water turn purple? Does your heart stop when you sneeze? Achoo! Do we really only use ten percent of our brain? If you swallow your gum, does it really stay in your stomach forever? Get the new Myths BUSTED! Available now.