Scholastic to Publish New Multi-Platform Fantasy Adventure Series, SPIRIT ANIMALS

About Brandon Mull
Brandon Mull is the author of the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling Beyonders and Fablehaven series. The Los Angeles Times praised Beyonders saying, "Mull elevates the genre." Mull currently resides in Utah, with his wife and four children. For more information, visit www.brandonmull.com.

About Maggie Stiefvater
Maggie Stiefvater is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Shiver Trilogy, The Scorpio Races, and The Raven Boys. USA Today called Stiefvater "[a] master storyteller." Stiefvater resides in rural Virginia with her husband and two children. For more information, visit www.maggiestiefvater.com.

About The 39 Clues and Infinity Ring
Scholastic, the pioneering force in multi-platform publishing, broke new ground in September 2008 with the launch of The 39 Clues, which combined books, collectible cards, and an online game, and was the first series of its kind in the publishing industry. The phenomenally popular franchise maintains a massive global following with readers in all 50 states and 191 countries. There are currently more than 15 million copies in print worldwide for The 39 Clues series and more than 2 million registered users for the online game. Scholastic recently announced the expansion of the series with The 39 Clues: Unstoppable, a spin-off cycle launching in October 2013. In August 2012, Scholastic also launched Infinity Ring, a multi-platform time travel adventure series for readers ages 8-12. Two books in the Infinity Ring series have been released to date, both of which are New York Times bestsellers.

About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books and a leader in educational technology and related services and children's media. Scholastic creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning materials and programs, magazines, multi-media and other products that help children learn both at school and at home. The Company distributes its products and services worldwide through a variety of channels, including school-based book clubs and book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries, on-air, and online at www.scholastic.com.

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