The STACKS

Before the Scholastic forums were created, Scholastic already had a long history of kids' websites. From the STACKS to Home Base, Scholastic has been maintaining an online children's area for over 20 years.
The first online Scholastic area geared towards kids launched in 1998. It did not include a message board type area, but focused on the popular book series of the time. They continued to update this as new books were released and internet accessibility for children grew. (1998, 2000, 2005) Games, polls, and other interactive elements were added. Eventually, this page was compressed, redesigned, and released as the STACKS. 
The STACKS were launched in 2008 and shut down in 2017. Lasting 9 years, the STACKS were the longest running Scholastic forums. The forums within the STACKS contained thousands of threads and were maintained by at least one mod for the entire 9 years. They began with three boards but expanded into five main boards. The Reading Buzz Board (the most popular of the five, having almost 500,000 threads) was for discussing books, the Stack Backs Board was for feedback and bug reports, and the Fan Fiction, Crafts & DIY, and Save the Planet! Boards were for discussing their respective topics.
The STACKS also included the "Write It Boards." This forum was designed to give a space for peer editing and feedback on creative pieces. It was split into 9 genres: Poetry, Memoir, Short Fiction, Humor, Journalism, Dramatic Script, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Novel, and a General Chat. Each genre was split into two sections: one for general discussion and one for peer review. The Write It Boards were maintained until the STACKS were removed in 2017.
The STACKS kept a fairly low profile in their later years. They never updated their forum area and the number of active members fell as newer sites like Spirit Animals and The 39 Clues gained popularity. While the STACKS were active for over 2/3 of the Scholastic forums' history, very few forumers knew of their existance. They were rarely mentioned and never brought into forum drama.
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