UPDATE: The event concluded at 5:22 PM EST, with a Scholastic representative saying they'd be back next year for the 10th anniversary of Chamber of Secrets. A new book and Cover to Cover reading to come? We'll let you know!
A few weeks ago we told you about Scholastic's Cover to Cover Sorcerer's Stone reading, which lets fans take turns reading the first book in Scholastic's headquarters.
That event is TODAY and is streaming live online so everyone can enjoy the fun. Check out the stream right here. They expect the event to wrap up no later than 5 PM EST.
Scholastic also passed along a few pictures from the event that you can see here, here, here, and here, and here. To everyone who went: great job reading!
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09-23-2008
at 11:59 AM
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 12:22:14
Yay!!!! my first time to be the first to comment!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 12:27:53
Yay!!! 2nd!! (this is the first time ever was in the top 5 to comment!!!)
But Im really sad!!! I wish I could be there and read from the book!
But no, I live thousands of kilo metres away from where they are having the reading!!!!
Grrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrr! *sigh* Well, never mind that now!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 12:41:22
They are taking an intermission until 2 p.m. & Ive just now been able to read along; does anyone know what chapter theyre starting on? ....Yay for Harry Potter & the Sorcerers Stone!...
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 12:55:23
Sweetness! Top 10! I am also glad that there is a reading for the first book.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 13:00:04
I wish I lived in NYC! But I am really glad that they are having it on the internet. Cool top 10!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 13:12:37
Nevermind; I discovered the answer to my question: Theyre starting up again @ Chapter 12.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 13:16:15
It doesnt work right for me:(
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 13:16:42
7! =)
I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WANTED TO BE THER!!!
IT SOundz so cool sitting in da throne Jo sat in at Carnegie Hall! i wz watching da thing all day, n im soo jealous of ppl living in new york, wish i was ther : (
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 13:19:39
They pronounce Flamels name really weird.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 13:43:03
I live near New York City,and if I didnt have school I wouldve been there to read it,and get a free copy of the ten year annivesary of the "Sorcerers Stone". I went to a local Barnes and Noble this weekend,and I saw the tenth year annivesary edition of "The Sorcerers Stone",and i bought it along with "Brisingr",and i was so suprised,because i was like wait this isnt suppose to be out until Tuesday.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 14:36:28
This is really strange but funny. I just started the stream up...some girl who said she is from High School musical is reading. Are they normal people or minor celebrities doing the reading?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 15:15:23
This is so cool! I wish I could be there! :D
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 15:26:06
its not working! it just sounds like jibberish to me!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 15:30:23
ugh this stinks!!!! i rly wish i could hear it!!!!!! ugh i was looking forward to this!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 15:51:07
Theyve shown a few celebrities: Kurt Loder, Kaycee Stroh, Marcia Gay Harden, and Jill Zarin.... What other famous people have made an appearance?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 15:55:22
STUPID HW!!! I WOULD BE THERE OTHERWISE!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 16:10:54
If I won this thing, I wouldve brought my violin and started playing. Carnegie Hall is for playing music, not reading Harry Potter...no offense.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 16:23:44
why cant the uk have a reading off harry potter we dont have nothing going on :(
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 16:26:52
I cant wait until next year when they read the Chamber of Secrets. I thought this was very cool, but it would have made the whole event more amazing if they had been able to get J.K. Rowling to read the last part of the book. Maybe in 9 years or so if they do this for the Deathly Hallows, She will read the last part of her book.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 16:33:08
hopefully one of these days they will hold a reading in the midwest..
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 16:34:09
I really enjoyed watching and listening to the readings. Next year, Chamber Of Secrets! Will they be doing this for all the books, when they turn ten years? Was anyone from Mugglecast/Mugglenet there? I missed the beginning so I wasnt sure.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 16:48:59
For once an event Im not jealous of! I cant stand it when people read aloud. Still, Im sure it was loads of fun.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 16:51:48
I went in the morning from 8am-11am and the line wasnt too bad (no celebrities). I got to read 4 times! They let us go around and get back in line - it was great fun, like an amusement park ride. I hope they do this for each books anniversary! In a different city each time, so yall get a chance. A Scholastic employee confirmed the webcast will be made available on their site later. Great fun!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 17:07:17
Its already over? For some reason I thought that 5:00 eastern time was about 7:00 my time, so I decided to get some work done before I watched this. But now I come on here and see that the event is no longer happening! I was so excited to see some of this, but now I feel really let down. How I wish I lived in New York!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 18:43:18
I was there too.. i was actually surprised of the lack of turnout.. they started to get employees and kids of the street and such.... but then i did get to read like 9 times and some really great parts so that was awesome! the scholastic people are really great and i cant wait till next year!!
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 20:29:44
Even that I have the book I like the new cover for the 10th aniversary, I would like to buy only the cover, does anyone know how can I get one, please tell me, thanks.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 20:34:30
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 21:49:30
I live like a block away, so I got there like almost exactly at 8 am. Stood in line for like 15 - 30 minutes. I was about number 36 in the line. So when it was time to read, I got the part where Petunia is dying Harrys "school uniform" in the kitchen. It went SO bad, cause I wanted to do English accents for the voices, but then I couldnt go back to my american accent after doing the english accent, and it got all messed up - half english and half american! It was horrible... and I never get nervous, so I dont know wtf was going on!
Anyway.. got a free book, and a gold pin of a golden snitch, that says something like "celebrating 10 years" or something like that. I wore it all day, but hardly looked at it, so I dont know. They asked us, when we went out the doors if we wanted to go back in line and read again, cause there werent really that many people. But I was just scared Id screw it up again, so I fled with a bunch of fellow Potter-freaks, who I coicidentally met while standing in line.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-23 23:04:36
i watched some of it. it was actually fun. i watched when harry hermione and neville lost the 150 points to just when harry was going to go through the fire to get to the stone. i hope they do it for CoS that i really do like that book, and maybe they can do it in chicago so i can go and read it! lol
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-24 14:48:37
It would be pretty cool to go see the reading. But I cant wait to see the cover for the second book.
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-25 09:24:59
Are they going to do special editions to ALL the books?
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Posted by: - Posted on: 2008-09-25 09:25:06
Are they going to do special editions to ALL the books?
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