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**Book Club for Kids**

The place where young readers meet to talk about books. The show includes a celebrity reader and an interview with the author. The host is award winning public radio journalist Kitty Felde. Book Club won the California Library Association Technology Award and the DC Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Humanitites. Named one of the top 10 podcasts for kids by THE TIMES of London.

Latest Episodes:

A Conversation with Nikki Shannon Smith Nov 20, 2024

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How did Oprah inspire a writing career? Listen to this conversation with Nikki Shannon Smith, author of Stranded.

Live from Las Vegas Book Festival - "Stranded" by Nikki Shannon Smith Nov 13, 2024

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Readers from Las Vegas are live, onstage at the Las Vegas Book Festival, talking about Nikki Shannon Smith's tale of adventure Stranded. Award-winning journalist Rita Pardue from KUNV is celebrity reader. Taped before a live audience, readers have lots of questions for writer Nikki Shannon Smith. Kitty Felde is host.

FAVORITE BOOKS FROM THE LAS VEGAS BOOK FESTIVAL:

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo

Cleopatra in Space - Mike Maihack

Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

Wings of Fire - Tui T. Sutherland

Battle Dragons City of Thieves - Alex London

Weird Kid - Greg von Eekhout

Oh My Gods! - Stephanie Cooke

NIKKI SHANNON SMITH'S FAVORITE BOOK:

Roots - Alex Haley

RITA PARDUE'S FAVORITE BOOK:

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner Oct 30, 2024

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Did you ever think you were a little different than everybody else in school? Suppose you found out there's a reason for that and that reason is that you're actually a witch. That's the story of "The Okay Witch," by Emma Steinkellner. Students from Virginia Road Elementary School in Los Angeles discuss the graphic novel and interview Emma. Actress Diane Adair is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

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Favorite Books from Virginia Road Elementary School in LA:

Ghosts (Fantasmas) - Raina Telegemeier

The Spiderwick Chronicles - Tony DiTerlizzi

Dork Diaries -Rachel Renée Russel

Sisters - Raina Telegemeier

Emma Steinkellner's Favorite Books:

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

Holes - Louis Sachar

Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine

Dianne Adair's Favorite Books:

A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving