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  kitty felde  

The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde. Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.

The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde. Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor's Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.

 

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#100

Starfish by Lisa Fipps

How do you handle a bully? What do you do when someone body shames you? Our heroine turns to poetry in this week’s book Starfish by Lisa Fipps. Readers from [Columbia Heights Educational Campus] (https://checdc.org) in Washington, DC offer their own insights on why people pick on each other and ask writer <a href= "https://authorlisafipps.com">Lisa Fipps</a> what she does to tackle writers block. Our celebrity reader is NPR favorite, comedienne [Ophira Eisenberg] (https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com) . Kitty Felde is host. ... Read more

22 Mar 2023

22 MINS

22:25

22 Mar 2023

#99

Favorite books from Orange County and Hilo Hawaii

You never know who will show up at a Maker Faire. This week, host Kitty Felde asks kids from Hawaii about their favorite books. ... Read more

15 Mar 2023

06 MINS

06:47

15 Mar 2023

#98

Even more favorite books from the Orange County Maker Faire

Looking for your next great read? These kids at the Orange County  Maker Faire have another shelf of suggestions! PS: it IS a Maker Faire, so host Kitty Felde talks to one young train enthusiast about his special invention. Book list at the Books We Love page of our website www.bookclubforkids.org. ... Read more

08 Mar 2023

07 MINS

07:20

08 Mar 2023

#97

The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste

What mysterious creatures haunt the Caribbean Islands? Writer Tracey Baptiste tells tales of things that go bump in the night in THE JUMBIES. Students from Cienega Elementary School in Los Angeles discuss the book with host Kitty Felde. Actress Tamika Katon-Donegal is celebrity reader. ... Read more

01 Mar 2023

18 MINS

18:16

01 Mar 2023

#96

A Conversation with Marie Arnold

<a href= "https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/marie-arnold-2022553757860" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marie Arnold</a> writes middle grade and YA fiction, as well as adult romances. She talks about juggling genres and her secret weapon Hold On Nancy with host Kitty Felde. ... Read more

22 Feb 2023

07 MINS

07:17

22 Feb 2023

#95

The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold

Moving is difficult, especially when you don't speak the language, you're being haunted by a witch, and your best friend is a rat. That's the starting point for <a href= "https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/marie-arnold-2022553757860" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marie Arnold</a>'s middle grade novel The Year I Flew Away. Students from Jefferson Academy in Washington, D.C. discuss rodents and video games. Actor [Barry Cutler] (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193897/) is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. ... Read more

15 Feb 2023

19 MINS

19:31

15 Feb 2023

#94

A Conversation with Lisa Graff

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. ... Read more

08 Feb 2023

04 MINS

04:12

08 Feb 2023

#93

Episode 32 - Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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 <a href= "https://www.broomfield.org/276/Library-Home" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Broomfield Public Library</a> in Colorado weigh in on these questions and more as they discuss [Lisa Graff] (https://www.lisagraff.com/) '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 <a href= "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6369116/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Thaddeus Fitzpatrick</a> is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. ... Read more

01 Feb 2023

17 MINS

17:49

01 Feb 2023

#92

A Conversation with Canadian writer Arthur Slade

Arthur Slade writes slightly dark middle grade and YA fiction. How dark? We ask him. ... Read more

25 Jan 2023

06 MINS

06:51

25 Jan 2023

#91

Flickers by Arthur Slade

A pair of twins from rural Canada take Hollywood by storm. But there's a darker side to their life in silent movies. Readers from [Gilbert Paterson Middle School] (https://gp.lethsd.ab.ca/) in Lethbridge, Ontario discuss [Arthur Slade] (http://www.arthurslade.com/home) 's novel Flickers. Our celebrity reader is actor, comedian, and game show host [Gavin Crawford] (http://gavincrawford.com/) . Kitty Felde is host. Spoiler alert: this episode includes plot details. ... Read more

18 Jan 2023

23 MINS

23:57

18 Jan 2023

#90

A Conversation with Laurie Halse Anderson

Writer Laurie Halse Anderson talks about writing that first draft, where she finds inspiration, and track and field with host Kitty Felde. ... Read more

11 Jan 2023

06 MINS

06:47

11 Jan 2023

#89

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

What role did African-Americans play in the Revolutionary War? Chains - the first in a trilogy by [Laurie Halse Anderson] (https://madwomanintheforest.com/) - takes us to Manhattan in the 1770's. A trio of readers from Maryland discuss the book. Actress S.W. James is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. ... Read more

04 Jan 2023

21 MINS

21:04

04 Jan 2023

#88

Favorite Books from Taylor Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia

Looking for ideas of how to spend that holiday gift card? Readers from Taylor Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia have lots of suggestions for favorite books! Bomb - Steve Sheinkin Olympians Ares - George O'Connor Finding Junie Kim - Ellen Oh Big Nate- Lincoln Peirce The Tail of Emily Windsnap - Liz Kessler  Ms. Rapscott's Girls - Elise Primavera The Baby-Sitters' Club - Anne M. Martin Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls Henry Huggins - Beverly Cleary Pinkalicious - Victoria Kann  Twins - <a href= "https://www.bookclubforkids.org/new-blog/2019/9/9/episode-95-the-parker-inheritance-varian-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Varian Johnson</a> The Vampire Book: Encyclopedia of the Undead - J. Gordon Melton The Werewolf Book: Encyclopedia of Shape-Shifting Beings - Brad Steiger The Never Girls - Kiki Thorpe Cleopatra in Space - Mike Maihack The Gingerbread Man - Gail Yerrill Honestly Katie John - Mary Calhoun     ... Read more

21 Dec 2022

08 MINS

08:07

21 Dec 2022

#87

A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass

Do you see colors when you do math problems? The heroine of A MANGO SHAPED SPACE. Kids from the Mother/Daughter Book Club at One More Page bookstore in Virginia discuss the book. Writer Wendy Mass says the idea literally jumped out at her from the shelf. ... Read more

07 Dec 2022

19 MINS

19:04

07 Dec 2022

#86

A Conversation with Stuart Gibbs

Writer Stuart Gibbs didn't start out as a writer of middle grade novels. He also didn't expect to be interrupted in his interview by a member of the wildlife community in the middle of Washington, DC. He talks to host Kitty Felde. ... Read more

30 Nov 2022

12 MINS

12:48

30 Nov 2022

#85

Spy School by Stuart Gibbs

Is there really a secret school in Washington, DC to train kids to become spies? We ask the experts in this episode: kids from Key Elementary in our nation's capital, writer <a href= "https://stuartgibbs.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Stuart Gibbs</a>, and the man whose job description includes overseeing the activities and budget of the CIA, [Congressman Eric Swalwell] (https://swalwell.house.gov/) . Our celebrity reader is jounalist <a href= "http://reporterclaudia.com/index.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Claudia Peschuitta</a>. Kitty Felde is host. ... Read more

23 Nov 2022

20 MINS

20:36

23 Nov 2022

#84

A Conversation with Writer Aida Salazar

Is there a difference between writing poetry and prose? Writer Aida Salazar talks to host Kitty Felde about her relationship to poetry and about the telling details in writing. You can hear other conversations with writers at the website [bookclubforkids.org] (https://www.bookclubforkids.org/writers-on-writing) . ... Read more

16 Nov 2022

06 MINS

06:11

16 Nov 2022

#83

The Moon WIthin by Aida Salazar

How do tween girls talk about menstruation, puberty, gender identity, and crushes? Our readers from the Oakland youth group <a href= "https://cinnamongirl.org/">CinnamonGirl</a> discuss <a href= "http://www.aidasalazar.com/">Aida Salazar</a>’s coming of age novel The Moon Within with host Kitty Felde. Filmmaker and journalist <a href= "https://patricianazario.com/">Patricia Nazario</a> is celebrity reader. NOTE: this episode is appropriate for older tweens. ... Read more

09 Nov 2022

23 MINS

23:19

09 Nov 2022

#82

Favorite Books from Malcolm X Elementary School

Looking for your next great read? Students at Malxolm X Elementary School in Washington, DC have some suggestions for books that will inspire you or scare you or make you laugh. Kitty Felde is host. ... Read more

02 Nov 2022

07 MINS

07:28

02 Nov 2022

#81

A Conversation with Kelly Barnhill

Writer Kelly Barnhill writes in longhand and explains that the habit began when her laptop burst into flames. She also confesses she's written a number of books that are only for her. ... Read more

26 Oct 2022

07 MINS

07:59

26 Oct 2022