Kennedy's Book Klub

In honor of Halloween everyday in the month of October I will be reading Halloween themed stories.  I will be releasing a new chapter everyday of this 26-chapter book Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith.  This story is about a boy name Hoodoo who has inherited something interesting from his dead father.

About Ronald L. Smith - @ronsmithwriter

Ronald L. Smith is an award-winning writer of children’s literature including the novels, Black Panther: The Young Prince, The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come To Take Us Away and Gloomtown, a Junior Library Guild Selection. His first novel, Hoodoo, earned him the 2016 Coretta Scott King/ John Steptoe New Talent Author Award and the ILA Award for Intermediate Fiction from The International Literacy Association. Before he became a full-time writer, he worked in advertising and wrote TV commercials for big corporations. He is much happier writing books for young people. (written on Amazon)

https://www.amazon.com/Hoodoo-Ronald-L-Smith-2015-09-01/dp/B01FJ1FM5C/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3JFEANH6FOAHG&dchild=1&keywords=hoodoo+by+ronald+l.+smith&qid=1633047902&sprefix=Hoodoo+by%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-2

In honor of Halloween everyday in the month of October I will be reading Halloween themed stories.  I will be releasing a new chapter everyday of this 26-chapter book Hoodoo by Ronald L. Smith.  This story is about a boy name Hoodoo who has inherited something interesting from his dead father. 

About Ronald L. Smith - @ronsmithwriter 

Ronald L. Smith is an award-winning writer of children’s literature including the novels, Black Panther: The Young Prince, The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come To Take Us Away and Gloomtown, a Junior Library Guild Selection. His first novel, Hoodoo, earned him the 2016 Coretta Scott King/ John Steptoe New Talent Author Award and the ILA Award for Intermediate Fiction from The International Literacy Association. Before he became a full-time writer, he worked in advertising and wrote TV commercials for big corporations. He is much happier writing books for young people. (written on Amazon)

 https://www.amazon.com/Hoodoo-Ronald-L-Smith-2015-09-01/dp/B01FJ1FM5C/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3JFEANH6FOAHG&dchild=1&keywords=hoodoo+by+ronald+l.+smith&qid=1633047902&sprefix=Hoodoo+by%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-2

In this podcast episode Tricia Elam Walker will be reading her book "Nana Akua Goes to School".  After the reading I get a chance to interview Ms. Walker and ask her some questions about the book and being a writer. 

Here is a link to Tricia Elam Walker.

www.triciaelamwalker.com

Here is an overview of the book written by Tricia Elam Walker.

Available for purchase through Penguin Random House and Amazon.

In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother–whose face bears traditional tribal markings–to meet her classmates.

In this double feature episode Kennedy reads two back to school books.  The first book "This School Year Will Be THE BEST!" by Kay Winter and illustrated by Renee Andriani tells the story about a class talking about their hopes for the new school year.  The second book "School's First Day of School" by Adam Rex and illustrated by Christian Robinson tells the story of the first day of school from the eyes of the school building.  Both books will put and student in the mood to return to school this year.  

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=School%27s+First+Day+of+School&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

https://www.amazon.com/This-School-Year-Will-BEST/dp/0142426962/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=This+School+Year+will+be+the+best&qid=1630419882&sr=8-3

In this episode I will be reading "Bundheads" by Misty Copeland.  I had such a great time on my last podcast reading "B is for Ballet" by John Robert Allman I thought I would continue with my love of ballet by reading this great story about Misty Copeland first time performing the ballet Copelia.

Here is a link to this great book.

https://www.amazon.com/Bunheads-MistyCopeland/dp/0399547649/ref=sr_1_1dchild=1&keywords=Bunheads+by+Misty+Copeland&qid=1629583065&sr=8-1

In this week's episode I will be combining my love of dance and reading to read a great book about the ballet basics.  I will be reading "B is For Ballet" by John Robert Allman.  Here is a list of other books by John Robert Allman - A is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z (2019), Boys Dance! (2020), B is for Broadway: Onstage and Backstage from A to Z (2021).

You can find these books at the following link: https://www.amazon.com/John-Robert-Allman/e/B07PP983X1%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

You can email me at [email protected] with any questions.

In this episode I will discuss my love of the Dork Diaries Series written by Rachel Renee Russell.  I will give my opinion on the characters in the series and the reason why I love this book series.  Here is some additional information on the Dork Diaries Series for those of you that are interested in reading these books.

Here is a website that I like to check out after I have read each book.  Hope you enjoy this site as well.

www.dorkdiaries.com

You can purchase your own copies of the Dork Diaries Series at the following links.

amazon.com

barnesandnobles.com

In my first podcast episode I read the book "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson.  This was my little brother's favorite book when he was in preschool. He heard it when he was 2 years old during story time at Halloween and it has been his favorite book ever since.  He would has me to read it to him a the time.  

If you are interested in getting this book for yourself here is a link for purchase.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gruffalo-julia-donaldson/1100470690?ean=9780142403877