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

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We take a trip to Mississippi in the summer of 1964 - Freedom Summer. The second in writer Deborah Wiles' 1960's trilogy. "Revolution" is discussed by a trio of George Washington Middle Schoolers at the neighborhood bookstore Hooray for Books! in Alexandria, Virginia. Wiles talks about writing fiction from the facts of history. News Anchor Mark Austin Thomas is celebrity reader.

Looking for a late summer thriller? We discuss the first book in Jacqueline West's Books of Elsewhere series The Shadows with the Girlfriends BookClub Baltimore. Public radio journalist Doualy Xaykaothao is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

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We take our microphone out to the 2026 City of Stem/LA Maker Faire to ask these young scientists and astronauts about their favorite books. Several of them are OUR favorite books, too! And you can click on the links to hear the Book Club for Kids episode about that book. Kitty Felde is host.

A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- J.K. Rowlings

Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan

Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan

The Girl Who Drank the Moon - Kelly Barnhill

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

My Wierd School - Dan Gutman

Wonder- R.J. Palacio

The Forgotten Five - Lisa McMann

Last Gamer Standing - Katie Zhao

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.