Hook of a Book
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 bookâfrom 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: @elliemanoPodcasts
All-American Muslim Girl
Published: April 27, 2024, noonDuration: 9 minutes 46 seconds
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The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Published: April 20, 2024, noonDuration: 9 minutes 9 seconds
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These Violent Delights
Published: April 13, 2024, noonDuration: 10 minutes 14 seconds
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I Hope This Doesnt Find You
Published: April 6, 2024, noonDuration: 9 minutes 27 seconds
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Daughter of the Pirate King
Published: March 30, 2024, noonDuration: 9 minutes 43 seconds
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The Sun is Also a Star
Published: March 23, 2024, noonDuration: 9 minutes 33 seconds
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my favorite book tropes! (+ some book recs)
Published: March 16, 2024, noonDuration: 6 minutes 53 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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My Life with the Walter Boys
Published: Jan. 27, 2024, 1 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 12 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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The Queens of New York
Published: Nov. 25, 2023, 1 p.m.Duration: 9 minutes 29 seconds
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Six of Crows (with Kavya!)
Published: Oct. 7, 2023, noonDuration: 26 minutes 30 seconds
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If You Could See the Sun
Published: Sept. 23, 2023, noonDuration: 9 minutes 21 seconds
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To All the Boys Ive Loved Before
Published: Sept. 16, 2023, noonDuration: 9 minutes 19 seconds
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Better Than the Movies
Published: Aug. 19, 2023, noonDuration: 9 minutes 57 seconds
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Not Here to Stay Friends
Published: Aug. 5, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 59 seconds
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A Good Girls Guide to Murder
Published: July 29, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 59 seconds
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Lei and the Fire Goddess
Published: July 22, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 36 seconds
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What a Desi Girl Wants
Published: July 15, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 54 seconds
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Are You There God? Its Me, Margaret
Published: May 20, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 32 seconds
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Milo Moss is Officially Un-Amazing
Published: April 29, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 39 seconds
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The Length of a String
Published: April 22, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 46 seconds
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Its Boba Time for Pearl Li!
Published: April 1, 2023, noonDuration: 8 minutes 30 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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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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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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To Night Owl, From Dogfish
Published: Nov. 19, 2022, 1 p.m.Duration: 8 minutes 17 seconds
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When the World Was Ours
Published: Oct. 29, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 49 seconds
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Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish
Published: Oct. 15, 2022, noonDuration: 9 minutes 3 seconds
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Attack of the Black Rectangles
Published: Oct. 8, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 17 seconds
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The First Rule of Climate Club
Published: Aug. 20, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 25 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, noonDuration: 8 minutes 10 seconds
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An Invisible Thread: Young Readers Edition
Published: July 16, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 53 seconds
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Emmy in the Key of Code
Published: July 9, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 30 seconds
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Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
Published: June 18, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 13 seconds
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Five Things About Ava Andrews
Published: May 14, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 48 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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Where the Red Fern Grows
Published: March 26, 2022, noonDuration: 8 minutes 25 seconds
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The House That Wasnt There
Published: March 19, 2022, noonDuration: 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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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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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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Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus
Published: Oct. 30, 2021, noonDuration: 7 minutes 11 seconds
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Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
Published: Oct. 23, 2021, noonDuration: 7 minutes 5 seconds
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Keeper of the Lost Cities (Feat. Bella!)
Published: Oct. 16, 2021, noonDuration: 15 minutes 31 seconds
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The One and Only Ivan (Giveaway Winner Announced!!)
Published: Oct. 9, 2021, noonDuration: 8 minutes 8 seconds
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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell (Giveaway Continues!)
Published: Sept. 25, 2021, noonDuration: 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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Escape From Mr. Lemoncellos Library
Published: Aug. 14, 2021, noonDuration: 7 minutes 6 seconds
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The 47 People Youll Meet in Middle School
Published: Aug. 7, 2021, noonDuration: 7 minutes
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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 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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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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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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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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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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