Book Club for Kids

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.

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.
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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

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.

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