In this episode, we talk to Barb Fecteau, librarian at Beverly High School. Barb is Barb. She wrote a great column in the last forum issue about one of her favorite subjects, Fun (https://www.maschoolibraries.org/newsletter/conference-fun-committee). Ella and I had fun talking to her, too.

Mentioned texts and hubub:

Renee Hobbs, Virtually Viral

Chernowitz! by Fran Arrick

My Antonia, by Willa Cather

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith

Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi

Are You My Mother? by PD Eastman

Readicide, by Kelly Gallagher

Beauty, by Robin McKinley

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Almost American Girl, Robin Ha

Dragon Hoops, Gene Luen Yang

All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown, Sidney Taylor

Maud Hart Lovelace