Book Club for Kids goes to Omaha where this month, the Omaha Public Library is sponsoring the Omaha Reads program, encouraging the city to read local author Rainbow Rowell's unlikely romance ELEANOR & PARK. Members of the Book Worm Girls Book Group discuss the show with host Kitty Felde. Omaha Congressman Brad Ashford is our celebrity reader. Writer Rainbow Rowell tells how the book she pitched to her agent became very personal indeed.

The worst summer vacation ever? Being stuck in the middle of a New Mexico desert with the crabbiest grandfather on planet earth. But there are also magical bees that promise the end of of a drought.

Students from Belvedere Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia discuss HOUR OF THE BEES and writer Lindsay Eager tells where the tale began.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham from New Mexico is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

Geoff Rodkey is both a successful screenwriter and writer of books for kids. Including "We're Not From Here." He talks about the difference between writing screenplays and novels, about science fiction, and about creating non-binary characters. Kitty Felde is host.

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Earth is doomed, so a band of survivors is looking for a friendly planet to save them. But our earthling reputation isn't so great. Will they be allowed to stay? Readers from Maury Elementary School discuss Geoff Rodkey's We're Not From Here. Our celebrity readers is Mat Kaplan, host of Planetary Radio. Kitty Felde is host.

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Summer reading book suggestions from kids at the LA Maker Faire:

The Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger

Jazzies Big Imagination - JaLisa Jackson

Animal Farm - George Orwell

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney

Whatever After - Sarah Mlynowski

Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan

A Day with the Animal Mechanics - Sharon Rentta

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We meet the writer behind Pseudonymous Bosch: Raphael Simon. Host Kitty Felde chats with him about all things writing.

Would you like to live forever? When is it okay to lie? How do we prepare for a disaster? These and other big questions are tackled by students at Farmdale Elementary School in Los Angeles as they discuss The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch. Actress Satomi Hofmann is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

Our producer Chad Francis picked this episode as his favorite!

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We take the show on the road to the Enoch Pratt Free Library Children's stage at the Baltimore Book Festival for a conversation about Robbie Shell's novel BEES ON THE ROOF. Our group of readers have been meeting to talk about books almost since they first

Get out the Kleenex and a warm jacket and gloves. This week is a heartbreaking tale of troubled foster kid who finds comfort among a herd of cows in Maine. Readers from Carter G. Woodson Charter School in Chicago discuss Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt. U.S. Senator Angus King is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

Got a favorite book? These future scientists have a few suggestions:

The Heck series - Dale E. Basye

13 1/2 Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything - DK Publishing

Teenage Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution - Kevin Eastman and Tom Walz

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling

Dog Man - Dav Pilkey

The Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

Sophie Mouse - Poppy Green and Jennifer A. Bell

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis

The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer

More favorite book at our website: bookclubforkids.org