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Readers Advisory: Episode 102 – Ramona and Her Mother

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Readers Advisory: Episode 53 – The Baby-sitters Club

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading The Baby-sitters Club by Ann M. Martin. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Readers Advisory: Episode 38 – Hamilton

Here’s what we suggest in addition to reading Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow and listening to Hamilton the musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

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Episode 37 – Bests & Worsts of 2015 (Part 1, Children’s & YA)

Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2015 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2015, regardless of publication year.
  • We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
  • For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
  • Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!

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Episode 10 – Bests & Worsts of 2014 (Part 1, Children’s and YA)

Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2014 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:

  • We counted things that we read in 2014, regardless of publication year.
  • We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
  • For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
  • Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!

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