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EmmaRiddle · #1 (**permalink**) 09-06-2007, 10:23 AM

Scholastic has announced the 40 schools who will have a chance to attend one of the events on J.K.Rowling's U.S. tour where she will read from Deathly Hallows, sign books & answer questions. 40 sorting hats were given to representatives from the schools to help select lucky third through twelfth graders who will attend the event at Carnegie Hall on October 19th.

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The NYC DOE selected public elementary and middle schools that showed the greatest gains on the statewide literacy test in each borough (from years 2005-06 to 2006-07), and the rest were schools showing the greatest gains citywide. Public high schools that were selected were those that showed the greatest gains in the state English Regents’ test for each borough (from years 2004-05 to 2005-06), then the greatest gains citywide.

The schools selected are as follows;

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New York City Public Schools Participating in J.K. Rowling Open Book Tour

Edward Bush School – Brooklyn
Teunis G. Bergen School – Brooklyn
Weeksville School – Brooklyn
Pacific School – Brooklyn
The Upper Carroll School – Brooklyn
Acorn High School for Social Justice – Brooklyn
Acorn Community High School – Brooklyn
Enterprise, Business and Technology High School – Brooklyn
Brooklyn Academy High School – Brooklyn
Progress High School – Brooklyn
The Sidney Silverstein, Little Sparrow School – Bronx
Jonas Bronck Academy – Bronx
New Millennium Business Academy – Bronx
J.H. 080 The Mosholu Parkway – Bronx
New School for Arts and Science – Bronx
Academy for Careers in Sports – Bronx
The Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music – Bronx
Monroe Academy for Visual Arts – Bronx
P.S. 347 American Sign Language & English Lower School – Manhattan
East Village Community School – Manhattan
The Lillian Weber School – Manhattan
School for Academic and Athletic Excellence – Manhattan
Technology, Arts and Sciences Studio – Manhattan
University Neighborhood Middle School – Manhattan
West Side Collaborative – Manhattan
Clinton School for Writers and Artists – Manhattan
Dual Language Middle School – Manhattan
Leadership/Public Service High School – Manhattan
Legacy School for Integrated Studies – Manhattan
Landmark High School – Manhattan
The Robert F. Wagner Jr. School – Queens
Parsons School – Queens
Springfield Gardens School – Queens
I.S. 237 – Queens
Daniel Carter Beard School – Queens
High School for Arts and Business – Queens
Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College – Queens
Huguenot School – Staten Island
Anning S. Prall School – Staten Island
Concord High School – Staten Island

The company will also donate 5,000 copies of Philosopher's Stone to NYC public schools for those children who have not yet encountered the phenomenom.

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“The Open Book Tour is a chance for Ms. Rowling to spend time with some very important people—the kids who love Harry Potter,” said Richard Robinson. “Scholastic is passionate about putting books into the hands of children, and with this gift of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone we are honored to introduce a new generation to the series that created millions of young, enthusiastic readers.”

“The love of reading has changed the lives of countless children,” said Chancellor Klein. “But it doesn’t always come naturally; it often takes a lot of effort. Our students have worked hard to build their reading skills during the past few years. We are proud to partner with Scholastic and the amazing Ms. Rowling to reward our students’ efforts and encourage their continued success.”

Two other schoolchildren only events will take place in Los Angeles at the Kodak Theater on Monday, October 15th and in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Auditorium at the Convention Center on Thursday, October 18th. No public tickets are available for these events.

One thousand lucky fans are being selected from sweepstakes entries to receive a pair of tickets to the J.K. Rowling event at Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 19 at 7 p.m. (Please note: the sweepstakes closed August 31, 2007.)