Episodes

  • Episode 49 - Ungifted by Gordon Korman
    Oct 1 2025

    What does it mean to be "gifted?" Don't we all have unique gifts to share with the world? Readers from Eliot-Hine Middle School on Capitol Hill discuss Gordon Korman's story of a prankster who lands in a "Gifted" program. KNX sports anchor (and Talking About Cars podcast host) Randy Kerdoon is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

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    26 mins
  • Donna Barba Higuera
    Sep 24 2025

    Kitty Felde talks to the author of Lupe Wong Won't Dance Donna Barba Higuera about creating an unlikeable character. She also gives us a sneak preview of a new science fiction novel she's writing.

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    8 mins
  • Lupe Wong Wont Dance
    Sep 17 2025

    Does square dancing count as an athletic activity? Lupe Wong doesn't think so and is willing to fight the system to make her point. Readers from Charles Hart Middle School in Washington, DC discuss the book with host Kitty Felde and interview the writer Donna Barba Higuera. Our celebrity reader is the former president of United Square Dancers of America.

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    24 mins
  • Honeymoon Road: Pete & Me & our Model T
    Sep 10 2025

    In 1925, newlyweds Pete and Gert packed up their lives and headed west for California in a Model T Ford. Gert chronicled the
    journey in a series of letters.

    Now, one hundred years later, a pair of cousins Kitty Felde and Marie Felde follow their route to see America through their eyes.

    Join us on a podcast journey at honeymoonroad.com.

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    23 mins
  • Hypatia Academy by Esther Goldenberg
    Sep 3 2025

    Did Harry Potter make you wish you were going to boarding school? This week, we visit another extraordinary boarding school with invisible students and k'lepreechons. It's Hypatia Academy by Esther Goldenberg. It's the favorite book of this trio of Maryland readers. NPR's Morning Edition host Rachel Martin is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

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    24 mins
  • Back to School Episodes: Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan with Peter Sagal
    Aug 27 2025

    Americans have a romanticized image of English boarding schools. RIBBLESTROP is the opposite of that. Writer Andy Mulligan has created what must be the most dangerous school on planet earth. And this trio of readers at Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, New Jersey, debate whether they'd like to attend. Peter Sagal, playwright and host of NPR's quiz show "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.

    Favorite books from Carolina, Jack, and Eleanor:

    Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library - Chris Grabenstein

    The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls - Claire Legrand

    Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

    Andy Mulligan’s favorite books:

    The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne

    Animal Farm - George Orwell

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    23 mins
  • A Conversation with Shannon Messenger
    Aug 20 2025

    Thinking of writing a series? We ask New York Times bestselling writer Shannon Messenger about the 101 things a series writer has to think about. Kitty Felde is host.

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    9 mins
  • Number One on Book Club for Kids' Top Ten List - Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
    Aug 13 2025

    We added up the numbers and found our NUMBER ONE top listened-to episode over the past decade of Book Club for Kids! It's Shannon Messenger's fantasy adventure Keeper of the Lost Cities. Readers from St. Elizabeth School in Maryland discuss The girls ask our writer to pick her favorite characters, something she hates to do. Our celebrity reader is host of the Roman on the Radio podcast Nick Roman. Kitty Felde is host.

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    21 mins