Hello, and welcome back to Hook of a Book! Today, I’ll be reviewing an anonymous listener request: Tune it Out! It’s about a girl named Lou. I LOVED this book, and I hope that you enjoy it, too! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: [email protected]. See you next week!

What would you do if you just learned that you had to be the governess to children who were raised by....wait for it....wait for it....wolves! Today, I will be reviewing The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place with my cousins, Nora and Malen. This series follows Miss Penelope Lumely, a 15-year-old girl in the 1800s who has just graduated from Swanburne Academy. She soon learns that she will be governess to children raised by wolves! However, at Ashton Place, where Penelope now works, she notices some strange going-ons. What is happening? Is there a mystery? Penelope has to get to the bottom of the mystery before Lady Constance’s annual holiday ball, all the while teaching these incorrigible children to behave! Can she do it? If you have a book to recommend, email me at: [email protected]. If you want to voice message me, use this link: https://anchor.fm/ellie-mano/message. Stay safe, stay HEALTHY, and keep on reading! Ellie out!

Hello, folks! In today’s episode, I review From the Desk of Zoe Washington, a listener request sent in from Norah. I love this book a lot! When Zoe Washington finds out that her dad was sent to prison wrongly, she decides to try to free him, all while trying to get on the Food Network’s baking show, Kids Bake Challenge. Can she do both? This book is super interesting, and again, thank you Norah for requesting it! If you have a book you want me to review, email me at: [email protected]. You can voice message me here: https://anchor.fm/ellie-mano/message. Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep on reading!

In this novel, told in verse, readers get a peek into the eyes of Jude, a young Syrian refuge coming to America for the first time. As Jude starts a new school, takes ESL classes, and tries to explain to people that she wears a hijab by choice, she learns that not everyone is as accepting as she had thought. Is America really the place that Jude had thought it was? If you like acting, you’ll enjoy reading about Jude’s quest to be in the school’s production of Beauty and the Beast. As always, if you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at [email protected]. Thank you to all of the people who have requested books already!

In today’s episode, I review the book Blended, by Sharon M. Draper. I have received two separate listener requests for this book—one from a listener named Chelsey, one from a listener named Claire. I also have a guest review today—I invited my friends Anne, Audrey, and Mackenzie to review this book with me. As always, if you have a book request, email me at: [email protected]. Have a great day!

Today, I’ll be reviewing From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. Konigsburg. When Claudia runs away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she and her younger brother, Jamie, find themselves stuck in a mystery that they absolutely have to solve! If you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at [email protected]. Until next week, stay safe, stay healthy, and keep on reading!

In this book, Aven Green, age 13, shares her life’s story after being born without arms. When her parents take a job at Stagecoach Pass, a rundown amusement park, her life changes forever. I loved this book, and I got two listener requests, one from a girl named Caroline and one from a girl named Sienna. Thanks, Caroline and Sienna! Remember, if you have a book you want me to review on the show, email me at: [email protected]. Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep on reading!

This is a trailer episode, to give you a gist of what my podcast, Hook of a Book, is about!

Out of My Mind, by Sharon M. Draper, is a book about a girl with cerebral palsy. Melody is starting fifth grade, and when she finds a device that allows her to speak, she learns that not everyone is ready to hear her voice. Some kids are mean, and Melody has to overcome her unique challenges. Again, if you have a book that you want me to review on the show, email me at [email protected]. See you next week!

Hey guys! This is a double episode, and a listener request from a girl named Julia. The Front Desk series is about a girl named Mia, who immigrated from China a few years ago. Now she helps her parents out at the Calivista Motel, where she manages the front desk. But, it’s hard work, and can Mia keep up with the customers? Again, thank you Julia for requesting this episode, and I am so excited for you all to hear it! Again, if you want to email a request, email me at: [email protected] Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy this DOUBLE episode!