Top Ten List to Celebrate 10 years of podcasting - Number 10 "Refugee" by Alan Gratz
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What would it be like to leave everything you know, everything you own, everyone you love to escape war, persecution, or poverty? In “Refugee,” Alan Gratz imagines how three young people struggle to survive as they excape to freedom. Students from Washington Latin Public Charter School in Washington, D.C. discuss the book with host Kitty Felde. Actress Amy Solano is celebrity reader. SPOILER ALERT: plot points are discussed in this episode. FAVORITE BOOKS FROM WASHINGTON LATIN PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the Long Haul - Jeff Kinney The Hate U Give - Angie...
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LA Maker Faire 2025
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We brought our giant microphone to the 2025 City of Stem/LA Maker Faire in Los Angeles on Saturday, asking kids our favorite question: what's your favorite book? Here are just some of the titles: The Maze Runner series - James Dashner Twins - Rain Telgemeier My Weird School - Ellray Jakes - Sally Warner Magic Treehouse - Dog Man - Dav Pilkey The Canyon's Edge - Dusti Bowling The Baby-Sitters Club - Ann M. Martin Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling Fazbear Fights - Scott Cawthon
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Banned Books Monster by Walter Dean Myers
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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. 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
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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
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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.
info_outlineDid you ever wish that you had a pet elephant? Well, Jordan was lucky enough to find one. That unusual relationship is at the heart of our book Jordan and Marshmallow by Alina Chau. Readers from Atwater Elementary School in Los Angeles discuss disabilities, sports, and Indonesia with host Kitty Felde. Our celebrity reader is NPR’s host of “All Things Considered” Ailsa Chang.
Favorite Books from Atwater Elementary School:
One Piece - Eiichiro Oda
Dogman - Dav Pilkey
Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey
The Funjungle Series - Stuart Gibbs
Trickster: Native American Tales - Matt Dembicki
Dirty Rotten Bugs: Arthropods Unite to Tell Their Side of the Story -
Jujutsu Kaizen - Gege Akutami
Wings of Fire - Tui T. Sutherland
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Alina Chau's Favorite Book:
Winnie the Pooh - A.A. Milne
Ailsa Chang's Favorite Book:
When Love is More than Words - Jocelyn Chung