NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, and the pioneering force behind the groundbreaking and international bestselling The 39 Clues ™ book series, expands its innovative multi-platform publishing program with the worldwide launch of Infinity Ring ™, an alternate-history time travel series for readers ages 8-12. To be written by a team of six authors, this exciting new adventure combines books, an interactive "Hystorian's Guide" map feature (named for a centuries-old secret society featured in the books), and a fully-immersive online game experience where readers travel back in time to fix history. Infinity Ring will launch simultaneously in September 2012 in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, with " Book 1: A Mutiny in Time ," written by New York Times bestselling author James Dashner ( The Maze Runner ), who also outlined the program's overall story arc.