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Booking Back episodes
- Catching Fire: "Tick, tock."
Penn and Belle talk about the 2nd book in Suzanne Collins' trilogy. They discuss the complexity of teamwork, the trouble with unruly eyebrows, and the burden of being the Mockingjay. They also decide on "Who would you do?" which is something probably every reader has considered.
1 hr 6 min - The Hunger Games: "Destroying things is much easier than making them."
Join Penn and guest host Belle discuss the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins! They discuss reality TV, love triangles and what Penn and JLaw have in common. Listen in to relive the horrors of Panem.
1 hr 2 min - Wolf By the Ears: "Justice is in one scale and self-preservation in the other."
Happy 4th of July! Rocky and Penn discuss what being an American means to them as well as discussing the complicated history between founding father Thomas Jefferson and slavery. While the book is historical fiction, there are details that are factually true. Join us as we parse out fact from fiction.
51 min - 54 min
- Pride and Prejudice: "My good opinion once lost is lost forever."
Join Rocky and her sister Mac as they discuss the classic "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. They delve into who their favorite Bennet sister is and enjoy the ridiculous Mr. Collins. The duo touch on film adaptations as well; do you have a favorite?
29 min - Tuck Everlasting: "You Don't Have To Live Forever, You Just Have To Live."
This week Rocky & Penn review "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt. A staple of modern children's literature, this slim book delves into the possibility of immortality. Would you drink from the spring at Tree Gap?
34 min - Speak: "The opposite of inspiration is...expiration?"
Join Penn and her new cohost Quinn as they review Laurie Halse Anderson's "Speak. While the book is highly relatable, it is also commonly banned in schools. Trigger warning: sexual assault, gun violence, and language.
1 hr - Ella Enchanted: "I shan't marry the prince."
Rocky and Penn discuss the lovely and beloved "Ella Enchanted" as well as diving into the Cinderella origins story...in its many manifestations!
Please see the link below mentioned in the episode: https://www.ahaparenting.com/read/Divorce-protecting-kids26 min - Holes: "This isn't a Girl Scout camp."
Revisit "Holes" by Louis Sacher where Camp Green Lake isn't green and there is no lake. Travel with Stanley Yelnats, his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather, and Kissin' Kate Barlow into their past and future selves.
26 min - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: "All Was Well."
Penn and Scrappy discuss how they would do wandering through the woods, classic MTV shows, and somehow end up discussing Voldemort's, ahem, anatomy.
1 hr 35 min
About Booking Back
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Do you long for those schoolyard days where you had all the time in the world to finish a good book? This podcast revisits the books that gave us happiness as children and maybe even later as adults!