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In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson. Read-alikes include:

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Barnes

The Cousins by Karen McManus

Ace of Spades by Faridan Abike-Iyimide

You Have a Match by Emma Lord

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of Starfish by Lisa Fipps. Read-alikes include:

The List of Things that will not Change by Rebecca Stead

Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan

Can You See Me? by Libby Scott

It all begins with Jelly Beans by Nova Weetman

Blubber by Judy Bloom (but this is not a body positivity book - provides good context for how many of us over a certain age were raised to think about bodies)

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis. Read-alikes include:

Jackaby by William Ritter

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

Winter by Marissa Meyer

Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell

Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of Gussy, by Jimmy Cajoleas. Read-alikes include:

The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

Hello Universe by Erin Kelly

A Tale Dark and Grim by Adam Gidwitz

Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of All Boys aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. Read alikes for this book include:

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds

Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi

We are not Broken by George M Johnson

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Join Amy and guest librarian Amanda in there rave review of Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. This book is a dream for Amy as a fantasy nerd who loves the fresh perspective and multiple POVs that Roanhorse's work provides.

For more good reads involving horses, life challenges, and the like, try these:

Grand Theft Horse by Greg Neri

Pony by R.J. Palacio

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August

Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac

-Also watch the film Concrete Cowboy on Netflix, starring Caleb McLaughlin and Idris Elba

The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo read-alikes

The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz

The Mad Wolf’s daughter by Dian Magras

Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis

Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older

I think you might also be interested in these books:

Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines

Golden Arm by Carl Deuker

History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Love Double Dutch! By Doreen Spicer-Dannelly

Legacy and the Queen by Kobe Bryant