Book Club for Kids

Get out the Kleenex and a warm jacket and gloves. This week is a heartbreaking tale of troubled foster kid who finds comfort among a herd of cows in Maine. Readers from Carter G. Woodson Charter School in Chicago discuss Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt. U.S. Senator Angus King is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

Got a favorite book? These future scientists have a few suggestions:
The Heck series -  Dale E. Basye
13 1/2 Incredible Things You Need to Know About Everything - DK Publishing
Teenage Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin II - Re-Evolution - Kevin Eastman and Tom Walz
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling
Dog Man - Dav Pilkey
The Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger
Charlotte's Web - E.B. White
Sophie Mouse - Poppy Green and Jennifer A. Bell
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer
More favorite book at our website: bookclubforkids.org

We take a trip to Mississippi in the summer of 1964 - Freedom Summer. The second in writer Deborah Wiles' 1960's trilogy. "Revolution" is discussed by a trio of George Washington Middle Schoolers at the neighborhood bookstore Hooray for Books! in Alexandria, Virginia. Wiles talks about writing fiction from the facts of history. News Anchor Mark Austin Thomas is celebrity reader.

Looking for a late summer thriller? We discuss the first book in Jacqueline West's Books of Elsewhere series The Shadows with the Girlfriends BookClub Baltimore. Public radio journalist Doualy Xaykaothao is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.
Free reading tips at the website: bookclubforkids.org.

We take our microphone out to the 2026 City of Stem/LA Maker Faire to ask these young scientists and astronauts about their favorite books. Several of them are OUR favorite books, too! And you can click on the links to hear the Book Club for Kids episode about that book. Kitty Felde is host.
A Wrinkle in Time - Madeline L'Engle
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- J.K. Rowlings
Percy Jackson - Rick Riordan
Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
The Girl Who Drank the Moon - Kelly Barnhill
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
My Wierd School - Dan Gutman
Wonder- R.J. Palacio
The Forgotten Five - Lisa McMann
Last Gamer Standing - Katie Zhao