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"I've spent my whole adult life chasing the high of a Scholastic Book Fair." - @merman_melville

"[wedding]
'and now the groom will read his vows'
me: you make every day feel like a scholastic book fair" - @elleryonline

"U kno when u get a whiff of something and ur like ah yes this smells exactly like the scholastic book fair of 2008 in the afternoon on octob—" - @ilovedogs123

We've seen viral post after viral post about how much people love — and love reminiscing about — the Scholastic Book Fair. But what makes it so memorable?

This week, we set out to record some of the magic.

Additional resources:

• Read Brooke Huerter's tweet
• Read Kwazi Henderson's tweet
• Learn more about Scholastic Book Fairs

Guests:

• Brooke Huerter is a sophomore at Marquette University
• Kwazi Henderson is a software engineer from Austin, Texas
• Alan Boyko is the president of Scholastic Book Fairs
• Kevin Stange is a truck driver for Scholastic Book Fairs
• Theresa Thompson is a library media specialist at Eastside Elementary School in Rogers, AR
• Nancy Holodak is the Head of the Lower School at Rumson Country Day School
• Jayne Geiger is the Head of School at Rumson Country Day School

Special thanks:

• Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl
• Sound mix and recording by Daniel Jordan
• Edited by Mackenzie Cutruzzula
• Produced by Emily Morrow