Additionally, complete boxed sets featuring all seven Harry Potter books will be gifted to school libraries in underserved communities. Rowling's Harry Potter-a cultural phenomenon that has inspired kids and families to discover the power and joy of reading."Īs part of its anniversary celebration and in time for back to school, Scholastic, in collaboration with the Scripps Howard Fund, will donate 25,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to students and teachers in Title 1 schools across the U.S. "Scholastic is proud to be the publisher of J.K. For twenty-five years and counting, the adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione, continue to captivate readers of all ages," said Ellie Berger, President, Scholastic Trade. "The magic lives on each year as new young readers begin their Hogwarts journey. For more on the impact of the Harry Potter book series, check out " 25 Harry Potter Facts." On September 27 th, the Empire State Building's world-famous tower lights will shine in Hogwarts House colors representing Gryffindor red, Slytherin green, Ravenclaw blue and Hufflepuff yellow. The video will also appear on a billboard in Times Square starting today. To mark the milestone anniversary, Scholastic released today a commemorative video featuring Harry Potter fans from multiple generations. Harry Potter started the midnight book party phenomenon, smashed publishing records, and to date is the bestselling book series of all time with 600 million copies sold worldwide. Rowling has cast a spell on kids and adults alike and has turned an entire generation into readers. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. 12, 2023 - This month, Scholastic, the world's largest publisher of children's books, officially marks the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Turning his attention to his career as director of pediatric neurosurgery, Carson thinks back on key surgical advances that he made, using his “gifted hands” while relying on God’s guidance, most notably, the separation of two craniopagus German twins, the first such twins joined at the back of the cranium to both survive a separation.EMPIRE STATE BUILDING TO LIGHT UP IN HOGWARTS HOUSE COLORS TO MARK THE 25 TH ANNIVERSARY OF HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONEĪnniversary Campaign Highlights Include 25,000 Book Donation for National Literacy Initiative, "Welcome to Hogwarts" Fan Contest, Free Book Club Kits to Libraries, and New Publishing He tells how he returns to Michigan for medical school, marries Candy, and then heads to Johns Hopkins for his neurosurgery residency and eventually becomes their youngest ever director of pediatric neurosurgery, in which position he continues beyond the period covered in the book. In his college years, Ben meets his future wife, Lacena (Candy) Rustin, with whom he shares a love of music and, eventually, commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Ĭarson then focuses on his medical career. He achieves excellent grades and enters Yale as a freshman in the premed program and continues to face challenges, including ongoing struggles for financial security and unexpected academic challenges. These include both financial struggles and his mother’s mental health issues.Ĭarson then turns to his personal struggles in school and dealing with anger. The Carson family faces struggles in the next years. It begins when, at age 8, Ben's father leaves the family, forcing Carson’s mother, Sonya, to raise her two sons, Ben and Curtis, alone. It is written in the first-person and describes how Ben, an African-American boy from the Detroit ghettos achieves success and fame as a world-class pediatric neurosurgeon. The book is based on the real events during the life of Dr. Carson was portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Co-written by Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey, Gifted Hands was adapted into a film of the same name by director Thomas Carter in 2009. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and future politician, and his life going from a failing student to leading a team of surgeons in the first known separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head. Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story or simply Gifted Hands is an autobiographical book about the success story of Dr. Not to be confused with the film adaptation of the same name, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story.
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