Nov 29, 2021
It’s time for my favorite episode of the year – the Kids/YA gift Giving Guide! I invited a bunch of kids to tell me about their favorite books, and once again these kids are funny, thoughtful, wise, smart, and so interesting. If you have young people to buy for this holiday season, this episode will give you lots of great ideas. If you don’t have young people to buy for, you will still get some wonderful reading suggestions. I’m telling you – kid lit and YA lit is the most innovative writing out there.
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Host: Julie Strauss
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Discussed in this episode:
Hope, Age 7
Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne
Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne
These books are part of The Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne
McKenzie, Age 7
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne
Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne
Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne
Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne
Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne
The Supernatural Bear, Age 9
(SNB is a regular guest on the Word to Your Mama Podcast, so if you enjoyed hearing me talk to him, definitely check him out over there!)
The Gideon Trilogy by Linda Buckley-Archer
Rohan, Age 11
Rabbi Harvey Rides Again by Steve Sheinkin
Kate, Age 11
Jack, Age 13
The Sun Trail (Warrior Cats Book) by Erin Hunter
(Jack talked to me about the Warrior Cats books in last year’s Kids/YA Episode. If you are looking for an expansive book universe, you can’t beat this series.)
Joey, Age 14
The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler:
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan
Game Changer by Neal Shusterman
Erin, Age 18
Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos
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