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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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As school is starting up, there are tons of books your teacher wants you to read. But what about a book YOU really want to read? Today we hear from kids as the City of Stem LA Maker Faire about the books ThEY love to read. Give a listen.
Favorite Books:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Captain Underpants - Dav Pilkey
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K. Rowling
Ada Twist, Scientist - Andrea Beaty
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Dog Man - Dav Pilkey
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We talk to writer Charles Waters about his life as an actor and how it led to his life as a poet and children's book writer. He also talks about how the Highlights Foundation changed his life. Kitty Felde is host.
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What do you do when your long-time school mascot is offensive to others? That's the topic in Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci Sorell. Students from Eliot-Hine Middle School discuss the novel and interview the writer. California State Los Angeles theater professor Carolyn Dunn is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Favorite Books from Eliot-Hine:
Stunt Boy - Jason Reynolds
The Falling Sword - Ben Kane
The Firekeeper's Daughter - Angeline Boulley
Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut
Charles Waters' Favorite Books:
Ordinary People - Judith Guest
Raymond Carver short stories
Bronx Masquerade - Nikki Grimes
Under the Mesquite - Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Carolyn Dunn's Favorite Books:
Love Medicine - Louise Erdich
The Master Butchers Singing Club - Louise Erdich
Lilith's Brood - Octavia E. Butler
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Angela Dominguez writes and illustrates the Stella Diaz series. She talks to us about her writing path from drawing to writing.
More author interviews at our website.
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We continue our look at books that have been challenged or banned. This week, we revisit STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY by Angela Dominguez.
In 2000, the Central York School District pulled books from shelves that dealt with race. In fact, every book removed from school classrooms and libraries were written by people of color. After months of protests, the books were once again available to students in 2001.
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We invited kids onstage at the City of Stem LA Maker Faire with host Kitty Felde to tell the audience about their favorite books:
Wings of Fire - Tui T. Sutherland
Dork Diaries - Rachel Renee Russell
Zoey and Sassafras - Asia Citro
Go Team Spidey - Steve Behling
The Secret Series - Pseudonymous Bosch
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Book Club for Kids live onstage!
We visit the City of Stem LA Maker Faire to bring kids onstage to talk about their favorite books!
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo
The Secret Cookie Club - Martha Freeman
Shel Silverstein's books of poetry
Dog Man - Dav Pilkey
This episode is supported in art by the LA County Department of Arts and Culture, as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
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Its that time of year…summer reading programs at libraries are offering lots and lots of thank you gifts for reading books.
But how hard is it to find a book you’ll love? No worries. We went out the the City of Stem/LA Maker Faire to ask the experts for their book suggestions.
Cleopatra in Space - Mike Maihack
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Az and the prisoner of azkaban- J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone - J.K. Rowling
The Skull - John Klassen
Dragon Girls - Maddy Mara
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
The Ogress and the Orphans - Kelly Barnhill
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
We’ll have a list of everybody’s favorite book at our website bookclubforkids.org. And 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. That number again is 424-209-2285.
And if you’re looking for a good mystery set inside the uS Capitol, check out StATE OF THE UNION by Kitty Felde. It just got a five star review from Forward Clarion, which called Fina an “intelligent and precocious heroine who uses her critical thinking skills and keen observational senses to suss out information on the Chickcharney and the other mysteries in her daily life.”
And now you can get the Spanish version of State of the Union called Estado de la Union, translated by Jorge Flores Gonzales. And available now from Chesapeake Press, wherever great books are sold.
This episode is supported in part 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.
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It’s not too late to catch up on your summer reading. But the conundrum is always: what do I read next? We have some answers from members of the Junior Librarian Commmitee at Scripps Middle School in Michigan. In fact, we turn the microphone over to librarian Lauren Dulmage who asks our favorite question: what’s your favorite book?
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
Refugee - Alan Gratz
Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim
The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer
Wings of Fire - Tui T. Sutherland
We’ll have a list of everybody’s favorite book at our website bookclubforkids.org. And 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. That number again is 424-209-2285.
And on a purely selfish note: my Fina Mendoza Mystery novel STATE OF THE UNION just got a five star review from Forward Clarion, calling the book a “delightful mystery novel with a message of unity and cooperation.”
And now you can get the Spanish version of State of the Union called Estado de la Union, translated by Jorge Flores Gonzales. Both books are now available wherever great books are sold.
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We talk to Newbery Award winning writer Christopher Paul Curtis about where "The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963" came from and why he finally quit his day job. Kitty Felde is host.
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