Losing is Democratic
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 ...
1 Jan 202529min
Most Popular Episode of 2024
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-P...
25 Dec 202422min
A Conversation with Alina Chau
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."
18 Dec 20247min
Episode 155 - Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau
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 Atwat...
11 Dec 202418min
Banned and Challenged Books The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
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 th...
4 Dec 202424min
Black Friday Bonus Episode
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 expert...
27 Nov 20246min
Black Friday Bonus Episode
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 expert...
27 Nov 20246min
A Conversation with Nikki Shannon Smith
How did Oprah inspire a writing career? Listen to this conversation with Nikki Shannon Smith, author of Stranded.
20 Nov 20246min
