Episode 285 || Books Kids Actually Want to Read
This week, Annie is joined by Olivia, The Bookshelf manager, children and young adult lit specialist and leader of Dumbledore’s Army, to discuss books kids like to read.
The books mentioned on today’s podcast are available for purchase through The Bookshelf:
Alien Superstar by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Middle School Bites by Steven Banks
Confessions of a Dork Lord by Mike Johnston
A Flicker of Courage by Deb Caletti
Mightier Than the Sword by Drew Callander and Alana Harrison
The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson
Voyage of the Frostheart by Jamie Littler
The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer
Allies by Alan Gratz
Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee
The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk
Broken Strings by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer
Coo by Kaela Noel
From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.
This week, Annie is still reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi and Olivia is reading The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman.
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