Banned Books Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Book Club for Kids
We continue our series highlighting episodes that feature books that have been banned or challenged. This week, it’s Walter Dean Myers’ tale of a kid on trial for murder “Monster.” In 2021, parents in Signal Mountain Middle/High School in Tennessee complained about mature language and sexual content in some 7th grade reading club selections. In response, a teacher told parents she was removing “Monster” from the reading list. Myers reacted to the book ban by saying,”I think that most often the people wanting to censor books are well-meaning and concerned about...
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A Conversation with Malia Maunakea
Book Club for Kids
Last week, we took a trip to Hawaii to discuss “Lei and the Fire Goddess.” This week, we talk to author Malia Maunakea about using Google maps as a writer, the difference between writing fiction and non-fiction, ADHD, even tax write-offs! Kitty Felde is host.
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Episode 157 - Lei and the Fire Goddess by Malia Maunakea
Book Club for Kids
This week, we talk about myths – whether it’s on Capitol Hill or Hawaii. Our book is “Lei and the Fire Goddess” by . Our readers are members of the Page Turners Book Club at in Washington, DC. Our celebrity reader is playwright . Kitty Felde is host. The kids mention I mention a book with the DC myth about the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill: Favorite Books from the Page Turners Book Club at East City Bookshop: Hooky - Miriam Bonastre Tur Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling Mac B. Kid Spy - Matt Barnett A Thousand Ships - Natalie Haynes Who Was... Sisters - Raina Telgemeier...
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Favorite Books from Older Readers at the Culver City Book Fest
Book Club for Kids
This week we talk to some older readers at the Culver City book Festival about their favorite books. Once again, fantasy seems to be the fan favorite. Give a listen. Favorite Books from Older Readers at the Culver City Book Fest Once and Future - Cory McCarthy & A. R. Capetta Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling Big Nate - Lincoln Peirce Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
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A Conversation with Writer Jewell Parker Rhodes
Book Club for Kids
Jewell Parker Rhodes, winner of the American Book Award, talks about the difficulty of writing "Ghost Boys" and about her own reading journey with host Kitty Felde.
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Banned Books Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Book Club for Kids
. We continue our look at books that have been challenged or banned. This week, it’s Jewell Parker Rhodes’ tale of a young black boy shot by a white police officer “Ghost Boys.” The book was over a complaint that the book was “propaganda” against the police. removed the book from curriculum after a parent complained about political views in the book. Give a listen to our discussion of “Ghost Boys.”
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Culver City Book Festival Favorites
Book Club for Kids
Last Saturday was the culver city book festival and book club for kids was there, gathering great suggestions for your next favorite read. We’ve got a different take on Shakespeare, a it of underwear humor, and a debate about which does a better job of telling the story; the book or the movie. Favorite Books from the Culver City Book Festival: The Apothacary - Sarah Penner These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey The Wild Robot - Peter Brown Dog Man - Dav Pilkey Angels and Demons - Dan Brown If you're a teacher or librarian in LA County and you'd...
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Episode 61 - Loving vs Virginia
Book Club for Kids
For Valentines Day, we have a special love story – part fiction, part fact, based on a landmark US Supreme Court case. It’s called "Loving Vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case" by Patricia Hruby Powell. It’s the story of an interracial couple who only wanted to marry the person they loved. Our celebrity reader, actress Crystal West. Readers from Virginia discuss the book and the legal case that took place in their own state. Kitty Felde is host.
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Whats Your Favorite Book?
Book Club for Kids
We polled readers at the City of Stem/LA Maker Faire about their favorite books. (By the way, Book Club for Kids will be taping more book suggestion interviews at this year's event on Saturday, April 12th at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.) Kitty Felde is host. FAVORITE BOOKS FROM THE CITY OF STEM/LA MAKER FAIRE: Orphan, Monster, Spy - Matt Killeen Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins Heidi Heckelbeck and the Never-Ending Day - Wanda Coven Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling The Fourth Closet - Christopher Hastings, Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley Felix...
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A Conversation with Ofir Lobel
Book Club for Kids
We speak to Israeli writer Ofir Lobel, author of "101 Ways to Lose Your Homework: the Snotty Snail" about the difference between writing in graphic novels and writing a screenplay for a movie. He also talks about writing in a country at war. Kitty Felde is host.
info_outlineDid you ever think you were a little different than everybody else in school? Suppose you found out there’s a reason for that and that reason is that you’re actually a witch. That's the story of "The Okay Witch," by Emma Steinkellner. Students from Virginia Road Elementary School in Los Angeles discuss the graphic novel and interview Emma. Actress Diane Adair is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Virginia Road Elementary School in LA:
Ghosts (Fantasmas) - Raina Telegemeier
The Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony DiTerlizzi
Dork Diaries -Rachel Renée Russel
Sisters - Raina Telegemeier
Emma Steinkellner’s Favorite Books:
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Holes - Louis Sachar
Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
Dianne Adair’s Favorite Books:
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott