Book Cult

Crime doesn't stop just because it's Christmas, or because the weather is bad. This is the lesson Alex Cross and his family learn in Merry Christmas Alex Cross by James Patterson. Join us while we talk about: who should really be in charge of this hostage situation? And why is his grandma so mad?

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Today we are doing a true crime mini by talking about the tragic case of Etan Patz, a six year old boy who went missing in 1979 while walking to his school bus stop, that helped popularize the use of missing children on milk cartons. We are also talking about one of the sucess stories of milk carton pictures with Bonnie Lohman, who saw her own picture on one while at the grocery store which lead to her being reunited with her father. TW: murder, murder of children, child abuse

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Today we are talking about The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney, a book that finally answers the question: is it the toddlers fault for getting kidnapped. We are also talking about the virtual reality book that maybe predicted the future, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Join us for a discussion on teens acting wild and if that is a bannable offense or not.

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Today we are talking about the history of Trans Day of Remembrance and the recent crimes against the trans community. Warning: this episode discusses violence, murder, hate crimes, and domestic violence

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Today we are talking about Fairest by Meredith Talusan, which is a memoir about maybe the most impressiver person to ever live, and George (now Melissa) by Alex Gino, the super cute story of a young transgirl and her love of Charlotte Web. Listen and tell everyone else to read these books that should be the opposit of banned.

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Today we take a dip into the world of dystopian fiction writing by taking a look at the possible future of America. While this is a dramatized look at the future, it also totally might happen! Isn't that super cute and cool?

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On this episode we are talking about the very banned "This Book is Gay" by Juno Dawson and Crank by Ellen Hopkins. Two VERY different books: one non-fiction about being LGBTQ and another about doing meth with your dad!
**At one point in This Book is Gay there is a quote that implies that the definition of being a man is having a penis, this is not an accurate definition, gender is not defined by genitals.**

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We got some good news and some bad news today. The good new is Moms for Liberty are big ol' losers who lost. The bad news, people are still trying to keep people from having access to books that mention queer people.

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Today is a rough one, but these books are worth reading and listening to a podcast about. We are talking about both The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and Sold by Patricia McCormick. Warning for SA, child abuse

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Today's storytime is about weddings. Specifically a Grimm's Fairytale where a woman gets ghosted so she stalks the man until he marries her and a really cute story about a little guinea pig whose uncle is getting married.

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