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Earth is doomed, so a band of survivors is looking for a friendly planet to save them. But our earthling reputation isn't so great. Will they be allowed to stay? Readers from Maury Elementary School discuss Geoff Rodkey's We're Not From Here. Our celebrity readers is Mat Kaplan, host of Planetary Radio. Kitty Felde is host.
Free reading tips: www.bookclubforkids.org
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Summer reading book suggestions from kids at the LA Maker Faire:
The Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Jazzies Big Imagination - JaLisa Jackson
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Whatever After - Sarah Mlynowski
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
A Day with the Animal Mechanics - Sharon Rentta
Want to be on a future show? Here's how!
www.bookclubforkids.org
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We meet the writer behind Pseudonymous Bosch: Raphael Simon. Host Kitty Felde chats with him about all things writing.
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Would you like to live forever? When is it okay to lie? How do we prepare for a disaster? These and other big questions are tackled by students at Farmdale Elementary School in Los Angeles as they discuss The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch. Actress Satomi Hofmann is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Our producer Chad Francis picked this episode as his favorite!
www.bookclubforkids.org
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We take the show on the road to the Enoch Pratt Free Library Children's stage at the Baltimore Book Festival for a conversation about Robbie Shell's novel BEES ON THE ROOF. Our group of readers have been meeting to talk about books almost since they first
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Get out the Kleenex and a warm jacket and gloves. This week is a heartbreaking tale of troubled foster kid who finds comfort among a herd of cows in Maine. Readers from Carter G. Woodson Charter School in Chicago discuss Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt. U.S. Senator Angus King is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
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Got a favorite book? These future scientists have a few suggestions:
The Heck series - Dale E. Basye
13 1/2 Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything - DK Publishing
Teenage Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution - Kevin Eastman and Tom Walz
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
Dog Man - Dav Pilkey
The Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
Sophie Mouse - Poppy Green and Jennifer A. Bell
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer
More favorite book at our website: bookclubforkids.org
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We take a trip to Mississippi in the summer of 1964 - Freedom Summer. The second in writer Deborah Wiles' 1960's trilogy. "Revolution" is discussed by a trio of George Washington Middle Schoolers at the neighborhood bookstore Hooray for Books! in Alexandria, Virginia. Wiles talks about writing fiction from the facts of history. News Anchor Mark Austin Thomas is celebrity reader.
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Looking for a late summer thriller? We discuss the first book in Jacqueline West's Books of Elsewhere series The Shadows with the Girlfriends BookClub Baltimore. Public radio journalist Doualy Xaykaothao is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Free reading tips at the website: bookclubforkids.org.
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We take our microphone out to the 2026 City of Stem/LA Maker Faire to ask these young scientists and astronauts about their favorite books. Several of them are OUR favorite books, too! And you can click on the links to hear the Book Club for Kids episode about that book. Kitty Felde is host.
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- J.K. Rowlings
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
The Girl Who Drank the Moon - Kelly Barnhill
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
My Wierd School - Dan Gutman
Wonder- R.J. Palacio
The Forgotten Five - Lisa McMann
Last Gamer Standing - Katie Zhao
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Before she wrote children's books, Lisa Graff worked as a nanny. What lessons from that experience did she bring to her work on the page? Lisa talks to host Kitty Felde.
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How do we measure up to our parents' expectations? Does everybody deserve a day off? What's the toughest part of being a homeschooled kid? Our group of readers from the Broomfield Public Library in Colorado weigh in on these questions and more as they discuss Lisa Graff's novel Absolutely Almost. Lisa talks about where the characters came from and how she wrote her first book for her newborn baby brother. NYC actor Thaddeus Fitzpatrick is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
FAVORITE BOOKS FROM THE BROOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY:Eragon - Christopher Paolini
Warriors - Erin Hunter
Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel - Megan Morrison
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente
LISA GRAFF'S FAVORITE BOOK:Holes - Louis Sachar
FAVORITE BOOKS FROM THE BROOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY:Eragon - Christopher Paolini
Warriors - Erin Hunter
Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel - Megan Morrison
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente
LISA GRAFF'S FAVORITE BOOK:Holes - Louis Sachar
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Ever wonder what kids in Georgia and Florida are reading? Here's a few suggestions from readers at Druid Hills Middle School in Decatur, Georgia and Indian Trace Elementary School in Weston, Florida.
Somewhere Beyond the Sea - TJ Klune
Superman Smashes the Klan - Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru
Unwind - Neal Shusterman
Percy Jackson the Last Olympian - Rick Riordan
The Giver - Lois Lowry
(click on the link and hear an interview with Lois Lowry!)
You can find more favorite books at our website!
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The Book Club for Kids podcast began in the smallest quadrant of Washington DC called Southwest. It was the waterfront for DC, the place where ships would dock bringing everything from building supplies to fresh fish to slaves. This week marks the 178th anniversary of what Washington Post writer Colbert King calls "one of the most courageous acts in antebellum America": the attempted escape of African American slaves on a ship docked at the Southwest waterfront, a ship called the Pearl.
This week, Book Club for Kids honors its roots by reprising our one episode featuring a non fiction book: Passenger on the Pearl by Winifred Conkling, taped before a live audience at Virginia's Fall for the Book Festival. Lolita Marie is our celebrity reader.
www.bookclubforkids.org
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You've been calling us with your favorite books. Here's the latest list:
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
House Arrest - K.A.Holt
The Running Dream - Wendelin Van Draanen
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus - Barbara Park
That Pigeon Needs a Bath - Mo Willems
A Dinosaur in the Toilet - Horace Hughes
Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
The Land of Stories - Cris Colfer
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
Sarafina and the Black Cloak - Robert Beatty
Missing Since Monday- Ann Martin
The Cat I Never Named - Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Roderick Rules -Jeff Kinney
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Diary of Steve the Noob - Steve the Noob
If you have a favorite book, you can be on the show, too! Just give us a call at 424- 209-2285 and tell us your first name, the city where you live, the name of your favorite book, and why you love it.
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Witches, monsters, and a brave little thief. Those are the ingredients in Claire Legrand's novel "Foxheart." The book was chosen by Book Club for Kids fan Kailas. She and her two fellow readers Iona and Gabi discussed the novel one sunny Sunday afternoon upstairs at Boulder Bookstore with host Kitty Felde. Our celebrity reader is actor Wesley Mann. And writer Claire Legrand explains how "Foxheart" began as a short story on a website.
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What's it like to be adopted? Does your adopted family's history become your history or do you feel the need to find your biological story? Our book this week is "The Length of a String" by Elissa Brent Weissman. It's a Holocaust story about a Jewish family separated by the war. Readers from the Girlfriends Book Club of Baltimore at Hazelwood Elementary Middle School discuss the book and pose lots of questions to our writer. Actor and producer Bari Hochwald is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
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Last week, we heard a bit from writer Jennifer L. Holm when we discussed her book "Turtle in Paradise." In this Bonus Episode, we hear more about Jenni's trilogy of books inspired by family stories.
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Got a nickname? Everybody in Key West seems to have one. Including a little girl named Turtle. Readers at the Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library in Broomfield, Colorado discuss Jennifer Holm's "Turtle in Paradise" with host Kitty Felde. KQED public radio's Rachel Myrow is celebrity reader.
Favorite Books from Laura, Leah and Juliet:Wonder - RJ Palacio
A Dog's Purpose - W. Bruce Cameron
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Rachel Myrow's Favorite Book:Where the Sidewalk Ends - Shel Silverstein
Jennifer L. Holm's Favorite Book:The Black Cauldron - Lloyd Alexander
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