A Conversation with Beth Lincoln
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Writer Beth Lincoln talks about how her debut novel The Swifts came to life and the difference between audiences for middle grade novels in the U.S. compared to Great Britain. Kitty Felde is host.
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Episode 150 The Swifts: a Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
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Do our names define us? We celebrate our 150th episode with readers at the branch of the LA County Public Library discuss 's tale of a family whose names come from the dictionary. Our celebrity reader is . Kitty Felde is host. Favorite Books from the Artesia branch of the LA County Library: Restart - Spy x Family - Tatsuya Endo Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Beth Lincoln's Favorite Book: This episode was supported in part by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
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City of Stem Favorite Books 2024
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Favorite Books from the City of Stem LA Maker Faire 2024: Wings of Fire: Winter Turning - Tui T. Sutherland Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Numeroff Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Shuffle - Jarrett J. Krosoczka We have HUNDREDS of book suggestions from young readers at the . Kitty Felde is host.
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A Conversation with Jerry Craft
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Writer Jerry Craft confesses that he wasn't much of a reader when he was a kid. Kitty Felde is host.
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Challenged Books New Kid by Jerry Craft
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We continue our series of episodes featuring books that have been banned or challenged around the country. This time, it’s the Newbery Award-winning graphic novel NEW KID by Jerry Craft. Books in Katy, Texas were pulled from library shelves in 2021 after a parent petition complained that it contained harmful content about critical race theory. CRT examines how racism has shaped laws and public policy in America. Writer Jerry Craft says he’d never heard the term before and had to google it. An African American parent in another part of the country objected to Craft’s use of the word...
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A Conversation with Rachel Renée and Nikki Russell
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How do you work with your mother on a book? How do you work on 15 books with your mother? We talk to the mother/daughter team behind Dork Diaries, Rachel Renée and Nikki Russell. Kitty Felde is host.
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Episode 149 - Dork Diaries by Rachel Renée Russell
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Everybody wants to go to Paris…especially Nikki Maxwell! Readers from discuss the latest entry in Rachel Renée Russell’s series. It’s Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure. Rachel and daughter Nikki Russell, who illustrates the books, answer questions from the kids. Our celebrity reader is actress/screenwriter . Kitty Felde is host.
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A Conversation About Madeleine L'Engle
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Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughters share their memories about their legendary grandmother and talk about some of her writing practices. Come see us at Saturday, April 13th from 11-3 at the Tustin Library.
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Challenged Books - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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We continue our series of episodes about books that have been banned or challenged around the country. This time, it’s the Newbery Award winning novel by Madeleine L’Engle: A Wrinkle in Time. According to the Carnegie Mellon Banned Books Project, the book was challenged in 1985 by parents in Florida who said the book “opposes Christian beliefs and teaches occult practices. The school principal did not remove the book from 4th grade curriculum. In 1990, a parent in Alabama asked to have the book removed because it “sends a mixed signal to children about good and evil.” The school...
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How to Star on the Book Club for Kids Podcast
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Want to be on a future Book Club for Kids podcast episode? Listen to this special episode to find out how. Here's the favorite books on this episode: Wings of Fire - Tui Sutherland Never Let me Go - Kazuo Isiguro The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney The Cricket in Times Square - George Selden Dino-Mike - Franco Aureliani The Little Book of the Avengers - Roy Thomas Join us Saturday, April 6, 2024 at the City of STEM/LA Maker Faire all day at the Los Angeles State Historic Park north of downtown Los Angeles for YOUR chance to be on a future show! ...
info_outlineFavorite Books from the City of Stem LA Maker Faire 2024:
Wings of Fire: Winter Turning - Tui T. Sutherland
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Numeroff
Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Shuffle - Jarrett J. Krosoczka
We have HUNDREDS of book suggestions from young readers at the website. Kitty Felde is host.