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.

The Scholastic Book Fair, the still-trucking darling of the nostalgic internet, is in trouble. For weeks, librarians have been reporting an odd experience: When they went to order books for this ...

Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, is separating some books with LGBTQ themes and discussions of race in a special book fair collection, which ...

By Aziah Siid, Word in Black . At least once a year, students come to school with money they saved up, or a sealed envelope sent by their parents or guardian, for the annual Scholastic Book Fair ...

It’s a time beloved by students across the country — when the Scholastic Book Fair’s colorful displays and shelves on wheels are set up and students can browse and buy what they like.

No signature means a student cannot attend the Scholastic Book Fair. “I think it hinders the most disadvantaged students,” says Fernandez. Fernandez believes that the permission slips may get ...

While Maelii didn’t note what grade her daughter is in, the Scholastic Book Fair’s prices for actual books range from $6 to $20 for single books, while box sets and larger books can run up to $40.

When Scholastic’s book fair returns to elementary schools this year, some books on race and LGBTQ+ issues might be stored in a separate box. Some might be removed entirely. Scholastic, a ...

The Scholastic Book Fair popularized many fan favorites such as "Harry Potter" and introduced generations to series such as "I SPY," "Captain Underpants," and many more. Book fairs serve as an ...

“Omigosh,” they often begin, talking about the Scholastic Book Fairs of their youth. As kids, they would pore over the catalog, circling covers. They would save up their allowance. They would ...

The Brief. The Scholastic Book Fair popularized many fan favorites such as "Harry Potter" and introduced generations to series such as "I SPY," "Captain Underpants," and many more.