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26 JUN 2024 · YOU can be on the Book Club for Kids podcast! Just give us a call at 424-209-2285 and tell us your: - First name - City where you live - The name of your favorite book - Why you love it And we will put you on a future episode. Your Favorite Books: Steve the Noob - Steve the Noob Missing Since Monday - Ann M. Martin Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2019/1/28/episode-82-keeper-of-lost-cities-by-shannon-messenger Fantastic Mr. Fox - https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2015/8/10/episode-4-cash-peters-reads-roald-dahls-james-and-the-giant-peach The Running Dream - Wendelin Van Draanen Drama - Raina Telgemeier House Arrest - K.A. Holt  

19 JUN 2024 · We talk to writer https://yonazeldismcdonough.com/ about ballet and how to write a good rejection letter. Kitty Felde is host.

12 JUN 2024 · This week, we travel back to occupied France during World War II for a tale of bravery and bread. Students from https://www.bookclubforkids.org/Yona%20Zeldis%20McDonough in Washington, D.C. discuss https://yonazeldismcdonough.com/’s novel The Bicycle Spy. Our celebrity reader https://deadline.com/2019/03/american-cinematheques-gwen-deglise-moore-receives-top-french-honor-as-film-organization-faces-period-of-transition-1202583869/#! has been knighted by the French government for her work in cinema. Kitty Felde is host. Favorite Books from Jefferson Academy

5 JUN 2024 · What if you want to be on the Book Club for Kids podcast and you don't live in a city near DC or LA? No problem. You can just call us and tell us about your favorite book, just like these kids from around the country. Information about where to call and what to say at the end of the episode. Kitty Felde is host. Favorite Books: Sarafina and the Black Cloak - Robert Beatty The Cat I Never Named - Amra Sabic-el-Rayess & Laura L. Sullivan Diary of Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules - Jeff Kinney One Piece - Sho Hinata The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 - Lauren Tarshis Hilo - Judd Winick https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2022/9/19/episode-134-the-bad-guys-by-aaron-blabey Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - J.K. Rowling  

29 MAY 2024 · 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.

22 MAY 2024 · Do our names define us? We celebrate our 150th episode with readers at the https://lacountylibrary.org/location/artesia-library/ branch of the LA County Public Library discuss https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2269984/beth-lincoln/'s tale of a family whose names come from the dictionary. Our celebrity reader is https://hahn.lacounty.gov/. Kitty Felde is host. Favorite Books from the Artesia branch of the LA County Library: https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2022/4/11/episode-130-the-lemonade-war-jacqueline-davies Restart - https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2017/7/31/episode-49-ungifted-by-gordon-korman Spy x Family - Tatsuya Endo Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2015/8/10/episode-4-cash-peters-reads-roald-dahls-james-and-the-giant-peach https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2017/4/11/episode-42-counting-by-7s-by-holly-goldberg-sloan Beth Lincoln's Favorite Book: https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2017/2/28/episode-39-the-westing-game-by-ellen-raskin-zlate 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.

15 MAY 2024 · Favorite Books from the City of Stem LA Maker Faire 2024: Wings of Fire: Winter Turning - Tui T. Sutherland https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2018/9/24/episode-75-a-wrinkle-in-time-madeleine-lengle-s27wm Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2015/8/10/episode-4-cash-peters-reads-roald-dahls-james-and-the-giant-peach If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Numeroff https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2022/9/19/episode-134-the-bad-guys-by-aaron-blabey Lunch Lady and the Schoolwide Shuffle - Jarrett J. Krosoczka   We have HUNDREDS of book suggestions from young readers at the https://www.bookclubforkids.org/books-we-love-1. Kitty Felde is host.    

8 MAY 2024 · Writer Jerry Craft confesses that he wasn't much of a reader when he was a kid. Kitty Felde is host.

1 MAY 2024 · 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 “oreo” – a derogatory term used to describe a person as black on the outside, but white on the inside. She said she didn’t want her child to be exposed to the term. The challenge in Katy, Texas was dismissed and the book was returned to library shelves. What do you think? Listen to our Book Club for Kids podcast discussion of Jerry Craft's New Kid.