Scholastic

 

Click the group of books beginning with number:

 

T1

T100

T200

T400

T600

T800

TG & TJ

TJ1500

TJ3000

TK

TK1000

TK1500

TK2000

TK2500

TK3000

TK3500

TK4000

TV

TW

TW500

TW1000

TW2000

TW3000

TW4000

TX

TX300

TX500

TX700

TX1000

TX1500

TX2000

TX2500

TX3000

TX4000

S-Series

Other Scholastic

 

 

 

 

 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded 1925 by Maurice R. "Robbie" Robinson.

This is, beyond a doubt, the largest publisher of paperbacks that is totally ignored by the "vintage paperback community." The reason, of course, is that it is considered a "book club" rather than a dedicated mass market publishing concern. However, collectors today can't help thinking back to their "first books" and remembering them fondly. Scholastic has introduced the joy of books to more than two hundred million Americans over four generations.

During the first twenty years of its life, Scholastic was primarily in the "school magazine" business, as well as introducing the coveted "Scholastic Award" for young writers and artists. The Scholastic Book Club began in 1948 with TAB (Teen Age Books), priced at 25¢. The books were numbered with a "T" prefix, which carried over for Scholastic Books. The company went international in 1957, when it opened a subsidiary office in Toronto.

Today, Scholastic is a major publisher not only for young audiences, but mainstream readers everywhere. It owns the American publishing rights to both the Harry Potter and the Hunger Games series.

The letter prefixes designate reading groups: "T" for teens, "TK" for teens & pre-teens, "TX" for middle school, "TJ" for preschool. "TW" is for social skills and lessons designed for lower grade-levels.

The "S-Series" folder includes book number prefixes SC, SB, SG, SL, SM, SP, SV, SW & SX.

The "Other Scholastic" folder includes No-number books, 5-digit books, INC, Starline, "P" & "R" prefixes, and books released through other publishers.

 

NOTE:

The BookScans Database does not include books published after 1979.

 

 

(The scan above is Courtesy of Brian Maginnity)

 

Many thanks to Rick Beckham, of Princeton, Texas, who is using BookScans to document his vast collection of these books.

 

 

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This page was updated in March, 2023