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We polled readers at the City of Stem/LA Maker Faire about their favorite books. (By the way, Book Club for Kids will be taping more book suggestion interviews at this year's event on Saturday, April 12th at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.) Kitty Felde is host.
FAVORITE BOOKS FROM THE CITY OF STEM/LA MAKER FAIRE:
Orphan, Monster, Spy - Matt Killeen
Wonder - R.J. Palacio
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Heidi Heckelbeck and the Never-Ending Day - Wanda Coven
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
The Fourth Closet - Christopher Hastings, Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley
Felix and Phoebe's Robot - Team 4 Element
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
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We speak to Israeli writer Ofir Lobel, author of "101 Ways to Lose Your Homework: the Snotty Snail" about the difference between writing in graphic novels and writing a screenplay for a movie. He also talks about writing in a country at war. Kitty Felde is host.
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This week, it’s a graphic novel with evil twins, lost homework, and a giant snail. Oh, and a talking frog. The book is "101 Reasons Why I Lost My Homework Again: The Snotty Snail" by Ofir Lobel. Our readers are from Valley Beth Shalom Day School in Encino, California. Sportswriter Keith Thursby is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Valley Beth Shalom Day School:
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter - JK Rowling
Dragon Masters - Tracey West
A Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
Ofir Lobel's Favorite Book
Little Nicolas -Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempe
Keith Thursby's Favorite Book:
The Jim Murray Reader - Jim Murray & Vin Scully
We’ll have a list of everybody’s favorite books at our website, www.bookclubforkids.org.
And if you have a favorite book, you can be on the BookClub for Kids podcast, too. Just have your parent, teacher, or librarian send us an email at [email protected] and we’ll send you all the information.
We have a free newsletter for teachers, parents, and librarians, full of free tips about how to turn kids into lifelong readers. You can sign up at our website: www.bookclubforkids.org.
This episode is made possible by a grant from the LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan. I’m KF, thanks for listening.
And by the way, the makers of Book Club for Kids have created a very different podcast, a mystery about the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman who solves mysteries on Capitol Hill…and teaches civics along the way. It’s called The Fina Mendoza Mysteries and it’s available now for free wherever you listen to podcasts. And if you like the series, check out the books the podcast is based on. Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza and State of the Union are available in both English and Spanish and book 3 Snake in the Grass – about how the bitter partisanship on Capitol Hill has led someone to put snakes in the gym bags and trash cans of members of Congress – comes out April 1, 2025. Get it here.
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Looking for your next favorite read? We've got it, courtesy of kids at the City of Stem/LA Maker Faire.
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo
Magic Treehouse - Mary Pope Osborne
Bunny vs Monkey -Jamie Smart
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Fart Quest - Aaron Reynolds
Hilo - Judd Winick
Masterminds - Gordon Korman
The Mysterious Benedict Society - Trenton Lee Stewart
We have LOTS of other book suggestions at our website
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2025 is a very special year for Book Club for Kids as we celebrate our 10th anniversary!
But a different version of the show aired on a local cable channel, LA36, taping episodes at the downtown LA public library. This year, we’ll be sharing those conversations once a month and we start with readers from St. Mark’s Lutheran School in Hacienda Heights, California discussing Gail Carson Levine’s classic take on Cinderella “Ella Enchanted” with host Kitty Felde.
You can WATCH this episode on YouTube. Click here.
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We end the year with a special episode from our other podcast THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES. Fina is the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman who solves mysteries in the U.S. Capitol with the help of a big orange dog named Senator Something. This episode takes place January 6th, 2021 and is designed to help adults talk to kids about the events of that day. It's based on the book LOSING IS DEMOCRATIC: HOW TO TALK TO KIDS ABOUT JANUARY 6TH and contains curriculum for use in the classroom or homeschool.
Here's a link to purchase an autographed copy of the book.
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Everybody wants to go to Paris…especially Nikki Maxwell! Readers from Hollingworth Elementary School 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 Kate Orsini. Kitty Felde is host.
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For a writer who both illustrates and creates the story for a book, which comes first? We ask writer/illustrator Alina Chau who created "Marshmallow & Jordan."
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Did 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
The Wild Robot - Peter Brown
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
Amulet - Kazu Kibuishi
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
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We continue our series of episodes highlighting banned books. This week, it’s Elizabeth Acevedo’s novel The Poet X. The novel in verse was challenged in 2020 by parents in North Carolina who argued that the book was unconstitutionally hostile to religion. The challenge was turned down by the courts. It was again challenged in 2023 in Wisconsin because of objections about frank language about sex. In both cases, the books were part of the high school’s curriculum.
The book is all about poetry and body image and standing up for yourself. It’s the National Book Award winning novel The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. Readers from Charles Hart Middle School in Washington, DC discuss the novel with host Kitty Felde. Our celebrity reader is actress Monica Vigil from our other podcast THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES.
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Are you that aunt or uncle – the one who only gives books for birthdays and holidays? I hope so. But if it’s been a few years since you’ve picked up a middle grade novel, we have help from some experts – kids who visited us at the City of Stem LA Maker Faire to tell us about their favorite books. Start making your list and checking it twice…
Favorite Books for Black Friday Shopping:
Eragon - Christopher Paolini
The Good Egg - Jory John and Pete Oswald
The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer
Amulet - Kazu Kibuishi
Hop on Pop - Dr. Seuss
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Babysitter's Club - Ann M. Martin
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery
This episode is made possible by a grant from the LA Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
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How did Oprah inspire a writing career? Listen to this conversation with Nikki Shannon Smith, author of Stranded.
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Readers from Las Vegas are live, onstage at the Las Vegas Book Festival, talking about Nikki Shannon Smith's tale of adventure Stranded. Award-winning journalist Rita Pardue from KUNV is celebrity reader. Taped before a live audience, readers have lots of questions for writer Nikki Shannon Smith. Kitty Felde is host.
FAVORITE BOOKS FROM THE LAS VEGAS BOOK FESTIVAL:
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo
Cleopatra in Space - Mike Maihack
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Wings of Fire - Tui T. Sutherland
Battle Dragons City of Thieves - Alex London
Weird Kid - Greg von Eekhout
Oh My Gods! - Stephanie Cooke
NIKKI SHANNON SMITH'S FAVORITE BOOK:
Roots - Alex Haley
RITA PARDUE'S FAVORITE BOOK:
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
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Did you ever think you were a little different than everybody else in school? Suppose you found out there’s a reason for that and that reason is that you’re actually a witch. That's the story of "The Okay Witch," by Emma Steinkellner. Students from Virginia Road Elementary School in Los Angeles discuss the graphic novel and interview Emma. Actress Diane Adair is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
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Favorite Books from Virginia Road Elementary School in LA:Ghosts (Fantasmas) - Raina Telegemeier
The Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony DiTerlizzi
Dork Diaries -Rachel Renée Russel
Sisters - Raina Telegemeier
Emma Steinkellner’s Favorite Books:Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
Holes - Louis Sachar
Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine
Dianne Adair’s Favorite Books:A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
Bird by Bird - Anne Lamott
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This episode began with a chance meeting in a tiny art gallery in the city of Cienfuegos, Cuba. Writer Isora Morales Suarez was minding the store to pay the bills, but just had her first novel for kids published in English. The Girlfriends Book Club Baltimore discuss her unusual fairy tale The Meringue Witches with host Kitty Felde. Cuban ex-pat Adolfo Nodal is celebrity reader.
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Writer MC Ryder talks about writing song lyrics and middle grade book series with host Kitty Felde.
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It's that time of year: Halloween! This week, we tackle M.C. Ryder’s tale of romance, betrayal, and creatures of the night The Darkest Side of the Moon. Journalist and actress Hettie Lynne Hurtes is our celebrity reader. Our readers are from Rosecrans Elementary School in Compton, California. Kitty Felde is host.
NOTE: There are some plot spoilers.
Favorite Books from Rosecrans Elementary School:
Attack on Titan - Hajime Isayama
Because of Winn Dixie - Kate DiCamillo
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Beyond the Story: 10-year Record of BTS - BTS, Myeongseok Kang
MC Ryder's Favorite Book:
The Search - Iris Johansen
Hettie Lynne Hurtes' Favorite Book:
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
The Fina Mendoza Mysteries
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Peter Brown is both a writer and illustrator. We talk to him about how he plots a story and the teacher he hated who set him on his path to becoming a professional artist. Kitty Felde is host.
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Peter Brown's wonderful book is now a movie! This week,we return to the source material.
Do you have a relationship with the robot in your life? You'll fall in love with "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown. 4th graders from Flora Hendley Elementary School in Washington, D.C. discuss artificial intelligence and their own favorite robotic devices. U.S. Congressman Scott Peters from San Diego is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Flora Hendley Elemetary School:Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Dork Diaries- Rachel Renée Russell
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Jon Scieszka
Peter Brown’s Favorite Book:The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Congressman Scott Peter’s Favorite Book:East of Eden - John Steinbeck
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September is the perfect time of year to start a new habit. How about 15 minutes a day reading a book YOU want to read? Need some suggestions? Give a listen as we hear from kids as the City of Stem LA Maker Faire about the books they LOVE to read.
Projekt 1065 - Alan Gratz
Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
The Light in Hidden Places - Sharon Cameron
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Princess in Black - Shannon Hale
The Magic Factory - Morgan Rice
This episode is made possible by a grant from the LA Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
And if you're looking for a way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, check out the Fina Mendoza Mysteries podcast. It tells the story of the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman who solves myseries inside the US Capitol...and introduces civics to kids.
The podcast is based on the Fina Mendoza series of books in both English and Spanish.
Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza
Bienvenida a Washington Fina Mendoza
Losing is Democratic: How to Talk to Kids About January 6th
State of the Union
Estado de la Unión
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