Hook of a Book

Hook of a Book

11 episodes

Are you a kid who loves reading? Are you a kid who WANTS to love reading? Are you an adult who is listening with your kid? Are you just a plain adult? Well, whoever you are, this podcast is for you! Every week, 14-year-old Ellie Mano reviews a different young-adult book—from nonfiction to fantasy and everything in between. If you have a book you want reviewed on the show, you can email hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com. Connect with Hook of a Book: Instagram: @hookofabook GoodReads: @elliemano

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The Cheerleaders

Published: May 4, 2024, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 25 seconds

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All-American Muslim Girl

Published: April 27, 2024, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds

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The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Published: April 20, 2024, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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These Violent Delights

Published: April 13, 2024, noon
Duration: 10 minutes 14 seconds

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I Hope This Doesnt Find You

Published: April 6, 2024, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

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Daughter of the Pirate King

Published: March 30, 2024, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 43 seconds

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The Sun is Also a Star

Published: March 23, 2024, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 33 seconds

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Parachutes

Published: March 16, 2024, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 49 seconds

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my favorite book tropes! (+ some book recs)

Published: March 16, 2024, noon
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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This Woven Kingdom

Published: March 9, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds

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The Naturals

Published: March 2, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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Serpent & Dove

Published: Feb. 24, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds

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Symptoms of a Heartbreak

Published: Feb. 17, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 15 seconds

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We Were Liars

Published: Feb. 10, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 48 seconds

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The Prison Healer

Published: Feb. 3, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 8 seconds

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My Life with the Walter Boys

Published: Jan. 27, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 12 seconds

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Powerless

Published: Jan. 20, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 4 seconds

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Divine Rivals

Published: Jan. 13, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 53 seconds

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Betting on You

Published: Jan. 6, 2024, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds

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a basic guide to the fantasy genre!! (book recs, trope analysis, + more!)

Published: Dec. 30, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 17 seconds

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If He Had Been With Me (+ some updates!)

Published: Dec. 30, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 47 seconds

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Caraval

Published: Dec. 23, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds

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Moxie

Published: Dec. 16, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

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The Paper Girl of Paris

Published: Dec. 9, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes

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Shadow and Bone

Published: Dec. 2, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 31 seconds

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The Queens of New York

Published: Nov. 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 29 seconds

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The Cruel Prince

Published: Nov. 18, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 24 seconds

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The Fault in Our Stars

Published: Nov. 11, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes

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Throne of Glass

Published: Nov. 4, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds

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Salt to the Sea

Published: Oct. 28, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds

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Thieves Gambit

Published: Oct. 21, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 16 seconds

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The Do-Over

Published: Oct. 14, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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Six of Crows (with Kavya!)

Published: Oct. 7, 2023, noon
Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds

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Scythe

Published: Sept. 30, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds

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If You Could See the Sun

Published: Sept. 23, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 21 seconds

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To All the Boys Ive Loved Before

Published: Sept. 16, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds

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Shatter Me

Published: Sept. 9, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

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Divergent

Published: Sept. 2, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds

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The Do More Club

Published: Aug. 26, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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Better Than the Movies

Published: Aug. 19, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 57 seconds

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Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous

Published: Aug. 12, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes

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Not Here to Stay Friends

Published: Aug. 5, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds

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A Good Girls Guide to Murder

Published: July 29, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 59 seconds

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Lei and the Fire Goddess

Published: July 22, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds

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What a Desi Girl Wants

Published: July 15, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds

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Youve Reached Sam

Published: July 8, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 40 seconds

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The Inheritance Games

Published: July 1, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds

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The Assignment

Published: June 24, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 51 seconds

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The Selection

Published: June 17, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 41 seconds

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Forget Me Not

Published: June 10, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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Tweet Cute

Published: June 3, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds

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Most Likely

Published: May 27, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds

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Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret

Published: May 20, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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Far From the Tree

Published: May 13, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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The Hunger Games

Published: May 6, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 18 seconds

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Milo Moss is Officially Un-Amazing

Published: April 29, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 39 seconds

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The Length of a String

Published: April 22, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 46 seconds

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Running

Published: April 15, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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Words on Fire

Published: April 8, 2023, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 23 seconds

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Its Boba Time for Pearl Li!

Published: April 1, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds

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Five Feet Apart

Published: March 25, 2023, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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12 to 22

Published: March 18, 2023, 8:37 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds

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K-Pop Confidential

Published: March 11, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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Dream, Annie, Dream

Published: March 4, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 15 seconds

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The Swifts

Published: Feb. 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 1 second

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Restart

Published: Feb. 18, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds

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Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet

Published: Feb. 11, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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One of Us Is Lying

Published: Feb. 4, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

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Watch Us Rise

Published: Jan. 28, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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11 Before 12

Published: Jan. 21, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 29 seconds

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American Royals

Published: Jan. 14, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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What Happened to Rachel Riley?

Published: Jan. 7, 2023, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 45 seconds

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Millionaires for the Month

Published: Dec. 31, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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The Last Super Chef

Published: Dec. 24, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 28 seconds

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100th Episode! This Is How I Roll (Interview with author Debbi Michiko Florence!)

Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 19 seconds

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Red, White, and Whole

Published: Dec. 10, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 6 seconds

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Braced

Published: Dec. 3, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds

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A Rovers Story

Published: Nov. 26, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 56 seconds

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To Night Owl, From Dogfish

Published: Nov. 19, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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Tokyo Ever After

Published: Nov. 12, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 31 seconds

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The Wild Robot

Published: Nov. 5, 2022, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 58 seconds

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When the World Was Ours

Published: Oct. 29, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 49 seconds

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Ill Be the One

Published: Oct. 22, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 26 seconds

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Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish

Published: Oct. 15, 2022, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Published: Oct. 8, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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Bhai For Now

Published: Oct. 1, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 11 seconds

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A Perfect Mistake

Published: Sept. 24, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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11 Birthdays

Published: Sept. 17, 2022, 12:54 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 11 seconds

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Eventown

Published: Sept. 10, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 2 seconds

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Key Player

Published: Sept. 3, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 44 seconds

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Sweet and Sour

Published: Aug. 27, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 14 seconds

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The First Rule of Climate Club

Published: Aug. 20, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 25 seconds

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Because of Mr. Terupt

Published: Aug. 13, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 2 seconds

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Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

Published: Aug. 6, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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You Bring the Distant Near

Published: July 30, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds

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The Canyons Edge

Published: July 23, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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An Invisible Thread: Young Readers Edition

Published: July 16, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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Emmy in the Key of Code

Published: July 9, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds

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Fish in a Tree

Published: July 2, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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The Downstairs Girl

Published: June 25, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

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Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

Published: June 18, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 13 seconds

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The Best at It

Published: June 11, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 43 seconds

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Violets are Blue

Published: June 4, 2022, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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Ban This Book

Published: May 28, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 25 seconds

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Unsettled

Published: May 21, 2022, noon
Duration: 9 minutes 17 seconds

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Five Things About Ava Andrews

Published: May 14, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 48 seconds

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Recipe For Disaster

Published: May 7, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds

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Barakah Beats

Published: April 30, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 28 seconds

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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles

Published: April 23, 2022, 11:53 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 33 seconds

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The Jigsaw Jungle

Published: April 16, 2022, 12:13 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 36 seconds

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New From Here

Published: April 9, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 9 seconds

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The Kate in Between

Published: April 2, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds

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Where the Red Fern Grows

Published: March 26, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 25 seconds

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The House That Wasnt There

Published: March 19, 2022, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

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Maybe He Just Likes You (Giveaway Winner Announced!)

Published: March 12, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 45 seconds

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The World Ends in April

Published: March 5, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 6 seconds

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Every Soul a Star

Published: Feb. 26, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 37 seconds

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Help Me Raise Money for the Malala Fund! (Bonus: Giveaway Details)

Published: Feb. 21, 2022, 4:46 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 31 seconds

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Normal: One Kids Extraordinary Journey

Published: Feb. 19, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 34 seconds

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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Published: Feb. 12, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 47 seconds

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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer

Published: Feb. 5, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 46 seconds

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The Chance to Fly

Published: Jan. 29, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds

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Everything I Know About You

Published: Jan. 22, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes

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Out of My Heart

Published: Jan. 15, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds

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I Am Malala: Young Readers Edition

Published: Jan. 8, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 5 seconds

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Charlottes Web (Feat. Claire!)

Published: Jan. 1, 2022, 1 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 24 seconds

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Mustaches for Maddie

Published: Dec. 25, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 31 seconds

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Published: Dec. 18, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 1 second

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Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers

Published: Dec. 11, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 45 seconds

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Annie B., Made For TV

Published: Dec. 4, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 26 seconds

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Ways to Make Sunshine

Published: Nov. 27, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 48 seconds

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A Good Kind of Trouble

Published: Nov. 20, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 34 seconds

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Focused

Published: Nov. 13, 2021, 1 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 49 seconds

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Room to Dream

Published: Nov. 6, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 35 seconds

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Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus

Published: Oct. 30, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 11 seconds

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Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers

Published: Oct. 23, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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Keeper of the Lost Cities (Feat. Bella!)

Published: Oct. 16, 2021, noon
Duration: 15 minutes 31 seconds

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The One and Only Ivan (Giveaway Winner Announced!!)

Published: Oct. 9, 2021, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 8 seconds

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Starfish

Published: Oct. 2, 2021, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds

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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell (Giveaway Continues!)

Published: Sept. 25, 2021, noon
Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds

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When You Trap a Tiger (Bonus: GIVEAWAY!!!)

Published: Sept. 18, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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Roll With It

Published: Sept. 11, 2021, noon
Duration: 5 minutes 54 seconds

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Lilys Promise

Published: Sept. 4, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 7 seconds

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More to the Story

Published: Aug. 28, 2021, noon
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds

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The Thing Im Most Afraid Of

Published: Aug. 21, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes

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Escape From Mr. Lemoncellos Library

Published: Aug. 14, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 6 seconds

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The 47 People Youll Meet in Middle School

Published: Aug. 7, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes

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Dress Coded

Published: July 31, 2021, noon
Duration: 6 minutes 26 seconds

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A Place at the Table

Published: July 24, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds

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Posted

Published: July 17, 2021, noon
Duration: 6 minutes 38 seconds

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Counting By 7s

Published: July 10, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 3 seconds

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Shaking Up the House

Published: July 3, 2021, noon
Duration: 7 minutes 21 seconds

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The Mysterious Benedict Society

Published: June 26, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds

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The Magic Misfits

Published: June 19, 2021, 11:46 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 33 seconds

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The Science of Breakable Things

Published: June 12, 2021, 2:20 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 14 seconds

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365 Days to Alaska

Published: June 5, 2021, 7:30 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds

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The Comeback

Published: May 29, 2021, 6 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 15 seconds

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Wishtree

Published: May 22, 2021, 7 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 10 seconds

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Halfway Normal

Published: May 15, 2021, 2:01 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 25 seconds

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The List of Things That Will Not Change

Published: May 8, 2021, 1:48 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 31 seconds

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Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Published: May 1, 2021, 3:32 p.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 35 seconds

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Tune it Out

Published: April 24, 2021, 8:46 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 52 seconds

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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (Feat. Nora and Malen)

Published: April 17, 2021, 6:35 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds

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From the Desk of Zoe Washington

Published: April 10, 2021, 6:45 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 48 seconds

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Other Words for Home

Published: April 3, 2021, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 9 seconds

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Blended

Published: March 27, 2021, 9:25 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 16 seconds

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Published: March 20, 2021, 1:43 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 3 seconds

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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Published: March 13, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 7 seconds

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Welcome to Hook of a Book!

Published: March 12, 2021, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 54 seconds

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Out of My Mind

Published: March 6, 2021, 3:48 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 17 seconds

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Front Desk/Three Keys

Published: Feb. 27, 2021, 4:23 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 54 seconds

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The Name of This Book is Secret

Published: Feb. 20, 2021, 1:01 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 42 seconds

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Wonder

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds

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The Thing About Jellyfish

Published: Jan. 30, 2021, 4:14 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds

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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 1:35 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds

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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (Feat. Nora and Malen)

Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 1:35 a.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 24 seconds

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The Lions of Little Rock

Published: Jan. 2, 2021, 7:23 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 43 seconds

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