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Book Club for Kids

Apr 17, 2024

Everybody wants to go to Paris…especially Nikki Maxwell! Readers from Hollingworth Elementary School discuss the latest entry in Rachel Renée Russell’s series. It’s Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure. Rachel and daughter Nikki Russell, who illustrates the books, answer questions from the kids....


Apr 10, 2024

Madeleine L'Engle's granddaughters share their memories about their legendary grandmother and talk about some of her writing practices.

Come see us at Comic Orange Saturday, April 13th from 11-3 at the Tustin Library.


Apr 3, 2024

We continue our series of episodes about books that have been banned or challenged around the country. This time, it’s the Newbery Award winning novel by Madeleine L’Engle: A Wrinkle in Time.

According to the Carnegie Mellon Banned Books Project, the book was challenged in 1985 by parents in Florida who said the...


Mar 27, 2024

Want to be on a future Book Club for Kids podcast episode? Listen to this special episode to find out how.

Here's the favorite books on this episode:

Wings of Fire - Tui Sutherland

Never Let me Go - Kazuo Isiguro

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Jeff Kinney

Keeper of the Lost Cities -...


Mar 20, 2024

You may know John Cho from his acting work in "Star Trek" and "Harold and Kumar" movies. But listen to this thoughtful conversation Cho and host Kitty Felde about his work as a writer - including convincing his Korean immigrant parents that his work was his work as an artist was making the world a better place.