Favorite Books from Older Readers at the Culver City Book Fest
Release Date: 03/19/2025
Lupe Wong Wont Dance
Book Club for Kids
Does square dancing count as an athletic activity? Lupe Wong doesn't think so and is willing to fight the system to make her point. Readers from in Washington, DC discuss the book with host Kitty Felde and interview the writer . Our celebrity reader is the former president of .
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Honeymoon Road: Pete & Me & our Model T
Book Club for Kids
In 1925, newlyweds Pete and Gert packed up their lives and headed west for California in a Model T Ford. Gert chronicled thejourney in a series of letters. Now, one hundred years later, a pair of cousins Kitty Felde and Marie Felde follow their route to see America through their eyes. Join us on a podcast journey at honeymoonroad.com.
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Hypatia Academy by Esther Goldenberg
Book Club for Kids
Did Harry Potter make you wish you were going to boarding school? This week, we visit another extraordinary boarding school with invisible students and k'lepreechons. It's Hypatia Academy by Esther Goldenberg. It's the favorite book of this trio of Maryland readers. NPR's Morning Edition host Rachel Martin is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
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Back to School Episodes: Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan with Peter Sagal
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Americans have a romanticized image of English boarding schools. RIBBLESTROP is the opposite of that. Writer Andy Mulligan has created what must be the most dangerous school on planet earth. And this trio of readers at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, New Jersey, debate whether they'd like to attend. Peter Sagal, playwright and host of NPR's quiz show "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
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A Conversation with Shannon Messenger
Book Club for Kids
Thinking of writing a series? We ask New York Times bestselling writer Shannon Messenger about the 101 things a series writer has to think about. Kitty Felde is host.
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Number One on Book Club for Kids' Top Ten List - Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Book Club for Kids
We added up the numbers and found our NUMBER ONE top listened-to episode over the past decade of Book Club for Kids! It's 's fantasy adventure Keeper of the Lost Cities. Readers from in Maryland discuss The girls ask our writer to pick her favorite characters, something she hates to do. Our celebrity reader is host of the Roman on the Radio podcast . Kitty Felde is host.
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Top Ten Episodes Number 2 James and the Giant Peach
Book Club for Kids
We're reprising our episodes with free curriculum guides. We're starting with Roald Dahl's first book for children "James and the Giant Peach" because don't we all need to escape our current situation inside a giant summer fruit? Cash Peters is celebrity reader and students from LA's Equitas Academy discuss the book with host Kitty Felde.
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A Conversation with Varian Johnson
Book Club for Kids
What makes a good mystery? We talk to writer Varian Johnson, author of The Parker Inheritance. Kitty Felde, who writes her own mystery series THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES is host.
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TOP TEN EPISODES #3: The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
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We're happy to report that the number 3 most popular episode of Book Club for Kids is no mystery...actually, it IS a mystery: Varian Johnson's The Parker Inheritance. Do you love a mystery? Do you love playing detective, looking for clues on every page? This week’s novel is about a lot of things – segregation, bullying, and most of all, a family mystery. This week's episode is "The Parker Inheritance" by . Our readers are from Washington DC’s . Actress is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. And by the way, if your school is in LA County, we'll come out and tape a Book...
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TOP TEN LIST #4: The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Book Club for Kids
Can you believe it? Book Club for Kids began ten years ago in the summer of 2015. And we’re celebrating by counting down our top ten most listened to episodes over the past decade. This week, just in time for the second installment in the Bad Buys series is the graphic novel that started it all: number four on our top ten list, Aaron Blabey’s The Bad Guys. Can bad guys turn over a new leaf? 5th graders at in Washington, DC discuss 's graphic novel The Bad Boys. Actor is our celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. Book Club for Kids is the show where kids talk about books. Free reading...
info_outlineThis 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
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett