Season 2, Episode 36: Why We Read Middle Grade and YA (plus Stroooong Opinions & Meredith Identifies with a Literary Villain)
Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:
Bookish Moments: a COVID(eo) recording with our kids and a Bookish Scavenger Hunt
Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately including two strong opinions about galleys we received.
Deep Dive: Why would an adult read a YA or Middle Grade book?
Book Presses: we’re adding more “middle grade reads that adults will love” to your TBR stacks!
Bonus: we go on a ridiculous tangent about the wild animals we would like to own as pets. It’s after the presses, so you’re welcome to tune out of the “chit chat” that we always promise to avoid, but we think it’ll make you laugh!
As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!
*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*
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Bookish Moments:
3:09 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids!
4:16 - Bookish Scavenger hunt on ActionBound - download the iOS or Android app to play!
Current Reads:
6:09 - The Holdout by Graham Moore
6:45 - The Firm by John Grisham
10:00 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
10:18 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
13:04 - Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West
13:14 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
18:34 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
22:55 - Episode 25 of Season 2 about Cozy Mysteries
23:18 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower
27:12 - Episode 16 of Season 2 with Sarah Dickinson
27:16 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore
Deep Dive - Why Adults Would Read YA and MG:
32:04 - Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
35:05 - The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson
35:17 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
36:42 - Our Books We Press List
Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:
37:35 - Furthermore by Taherah Mafi
40:08 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
41:04 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
43:35 - (stick around for the most ridiculous tangent into wild animals that we wish we could own as pets)