Our Teacher is a Vampire and Other (Not) True Stories at Fall for the Book Festival
Kitty Felde
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Episode 117 - The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
Kitty Felde
Alondra, Vanessa, Rosalinda, and Lindsay from New Los Angeles Middle School
It’s a tale of identity, kidnapping, and a carton of milk. It’s “The Face on the Milk Carton” by Caroline B. Cooney. Actor Peter Michael McDonald is celebrity reader. Eighth graders from New Los Angeles Middle School discuss the novel. Kitty Felde is host.
NOTE: both the book and the discussion touch on the topic of sex. Our readers suggest the material is appropriate for 7th grade and beyond.
Writer Caroline B. Cooney
Celebrity Reader Peter Michael McDonald
Favorite Books from New Los Angeles Middle School:
Ruby the Red Fairy - Daisy Meadows
Warriors - Erin Hunter
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
Unicorn School - Linda Chapman
Caroline B. Cooney’s Favorite Book
The British Are Coming - Rick Atkinson
Pete McDonald’s Favorite Book:
The Black Stallion - Walter Farley
Episode 97 - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Kitty Felde
Jamar, Donald, Zyanna, and Morayooluwa attend Flora Hendley Elementary School in Washington, DC
Do you have a relationship with the robot in your life? You'll fall in love with "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown. 4th graders from Flora Hendley Elementary School in Washington, D.C. discuss artificial intelligence and their own favorite robotic devices. U.S. Congressman Scott Peters from San Diego is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Writer Peter Brown
Celebrity Reader Congressman Scott Peters of San Diego
This curriculum guide was developed for Book Club for Kids by Listenwise.
Favorite Books from Flora Hendley Elemetary School:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney
Dork Diaries- Rachel Renée Russell
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Jon Scieszka
Peter Brown’s Favorite Book:
The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien
Congressman Scott Peter’s Favorite Book:
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
This episode is funded in part by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing the education of excepitionally promising students who have financial need.
Congressman Adam Schiff reads from Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
Kitty Felde
Elanor, Anna, Helen, and Charlotte from Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois
Would you like to grow up on a desert island with no adults to boss you around? That's the locale for our book "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder. Our readers from Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois talk about the challenges of growing up and try to get our writer to disclose some of the answers to the mysteries in the book. Congressman Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, is our celebrity reader.
Writer Laurel Snyder
Celebrity reader Congressman Adam Schiff from California
FAVORITE BOOKS OF ELANOR, ANNa, HELEN, AND CHARLOTTE
Lockwood & Co - Jonathan Stroud
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
One - Sarah Crossan
The Leviathon Series - Scott Westerfeld
FAVORITE BOOKS OF LAUREL SNYDER
The 13 Clocks - James Thurber
The Tillerman Trilogy - Cynthia Voigt
Her inspiration for Orphan Island:
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George
FAVORITE BOOK OF CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Episode 56 - Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
Kitty Felde
Elanor, Anna, Helen, and Charlotte from Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois
Would you like to grow up on a desert island with no adults to boss you around? That's the locale for our book "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder. Our readers from Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois talk about the challenges of growing up and try to get our writer to disclose some of the answers to the mysteries in the book. Congressman Adam Schiff from California is our celebrity reader.
Writer Laurel Snyder
Celebrity reader Congressman Adam Schiff from California
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FAVORITE BOOKS OF ELANOR, ANNa, HELEN, AND CHARLOTTE
Lockwood & Co - Jonathan Stroud
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
One - Sarah Crossan
The Leviathon Series - Scott Westerfeld
FAVORITE BOOKS OF LAUREL SNYDER
The 13 Clocks - James Thurber
The Tillerman Trilogy - Cynthia Voigt
Her inspiration for Orphan Island:
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George
FAVORITE BOOK OF CONGRESSMAN ADAM SCHIFF
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Episode 30 - Our Teacher is a Vampire and Other (Not) True Stories at Fall for the Book Festival 2016
Kitty Felde
Jay, Neha, and Naomi
Our Teacher is a Vampire and other (not) true Stories by Mary Amato live at Fall for the BOok
Recorded live at Virginia's Fall for the Book Festival, our trio of readers Jay, Neha and Naomi discuss Mary Amato's novel "Our Teacher is a Vampire and Other (Not) True Stories." Topics range from writing to the world's worst substitute teachers. Actor Jonathan Cagle-Mulberg is our celebrity reader. The kids ask Mary Amato about the book. Mindy Shaw is guest host.
Books Recommended by Jay, Neha, and Naomi
The Brotherband Chronicles - John Flanagan
Ranger's Apprentice - John Flanagan
Out of My Mind – Sharon L. Draper
Harry Potter - J.K Rowling
Airhead - Matt Cafet
Trick of the Light - Rob Thurman
Recommended by Mary Amato:
Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
Recommended by Jonathan Cagle-Mulberg:
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? - Jean Fritz
Rifles for Watie - Harold Keith
Recommended by the audience at Fall for the Book:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling
Nancy Drew series - Carolyn Keene
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
