Season 3 of Downton Abbey is still quite a wait away (September for the Brits, possibly January 2013 for the US) but we are already hearing casting news. A few weeks ago we learned that Oscar-winner Shirley MacClaine had joined…
TV News: ‘Game of Thrones’ Promo Pics and 2×01 Title Revealed
There have been a couple of updates on the ‘Game of Thrones’ front as we edge closer to the April 1 debut of Season 2. The official Game of Thrones Twitter account has recently been releasing promotional posters of some of the…
Book News: Scholastic Releases ’100 Greatest Books for Kids’ List
Scholastic ‘Parent and Child’ magazine has released a list of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White took 1st place, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone came in 6th and Animalia by Graeme Base rounded off the list in…
Book News: Little Brown Announces New Lemony Snicket Series
Little Brown for Young Readers has announced that Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler (shh!) is publishing a new series due for release in October. Who Could That Be at This Hour? is the first of four in the “autobiographical” All the…
Film News: Connolly to Venture into Middle Earth in ‘The Hobbit’
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Sir Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of The Hobbit. Yesterday it was announced that he will play the dwarf warrior, Dain Ironfoot, a cousin of one of the central characters Thorin Oakenshield. The Dominion Post quotes Peter…
A Game of Thrones Season 2 – On The Road To April
We are only 2 short months away from Season 2 of HBO’s fantasy epic ‘Game of Thrones’ and like many fans of the first season I’ve been devouring all of the trailers and spots. I have yet to join…
This Month In Books: February New Releases
This Month In Books is a new feature in which The Young Folks will list some of the newest books to be released in the upcoming month. Because we are site dedicated to young people we will feature books…
