Aug 16, 2021
The Kids and YA Gift Giving Guide (Episode 027) was my most popular episode last year, and it’s not hard to see why – kids are friggen awesome. Today I’m sharing something that’s usually reserved for my Patrons: the outtakes from that episode. I’m gearing up to start work on the 2021 Kid’s Episode, so if you know a young person who likes to read, stay tuned until the end of the episode to hear how they can be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast.
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Host: Julie Strauss
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These are the books the kids talked about in Episode 27:
Henry:
The Amazing Spiderman World of Reading This is Spiderman by Marvel Press
Charley:
Thea Stilton and the Land of Flowers
Katie:
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Jaden:
The Pandava Series by Roshani Chokshi
Jaden’s favorite is Book 2, Arusha and the Song of Death
Jack:
The Warrior Cats by Erin Hunter
There are several series; Jack’s favorite is the New Prophecy Series
His favorite book in that series is Warrior Cat: Sunset by Erin Hunter
Miles:
Miles mentioned the following:
Geronimo Stilton: The Island of Dragons
Thea Stilton: The Land of Flowers
Thea Stilton and The Dragon’s Code
Geronimo Stilton: The Wizard’s Wand
Geronimo Stilton: The Kingdom of Fantasy
Dog Man Books Series by Dav Pilkey
Joey
Scythe by Neal Shusterman (Part of the Arc of a Scythe Series)
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
Trials of Apollo Series by Rick Riordan
Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler: Alive, Alight, Alone
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Story Thieves Series by James Riley: Story Thieves, The Stolen Chapters, Secret Origins, Pick the Plot, Worlds Apart
Jala
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie (Part of the First Law Trilogy)
The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan
The Wind Up Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Erin
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
The Mother Daughter Book Club Series by Heather Vogel Frederick (Erin’s favorite is Pies and Prejudice)
Ella
Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
Aidan
Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery by Richard Selzer
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh
Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality by Thomas Lynch
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
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