It’s not too late to catch up on your summer reading. But the conundrum is always: what do I read next? We have some answers from members of the Junior Librarian Commmitee at Scripps Middle School in Michigan. In fact, we turn the microphone over to librarian Lauren Dulmage who asks our favorite question: what’s your favorite book?

Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

Refugee - Alan Gratz

Six Crimson Cranes - Elizabeth Lim

The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer

Wings of Fire - Tui T. Sutherland

We’ll have a list of everybody’s favorite book at our website bookclubforkids.org. And if you have a favorite book, you can be on the show, too. Just give us a call at 424-209-2285 and tell us your first name, the city where you live, the name of your favorite book, and why you love it. That number again is 424-209-2285.

And on a purely selfish note: my Fina Mendoza Mystery novel STATE OF THE UNION just got a five star review from Forward Clarion, calling the book a “delightful mystery novel with a message of unity and cooperation.”

And now you can get the Spanish version of State of the Union called Estado de la Union, translated by Jorge Flores Gonzales. Both books are now available wherever great books are sold.

We talk to Newbery Award winning writer Christopher Paul Curtis about where "The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963" came from and why he finally quit his day job. Kitty Felde is host.

YOU can be on the Book Club for Kids podcast! Just give us a call at 424-209-2285 and tell us your:

• First name
• City where you live
• The name of your favorite book
• Why you love it

And we will put you on a future episode.

Your Favorite Books:

Steve the Noob - Steve the Noob

Missing Since Monday - Ann M. Martin

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

The Land of Stories - Chris Colfer

Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery

Keeper of the Lost Cities - Shannon Messenger

Fantastic Mr. Fox - Roald Dahl

The Running Dream - Wendelin Van Draanen

Drama - Raina Telgemeier

House Arrest - K.A. Holt

We talk to writer Yona Zeldis McDonough about ballet and how to write a good rejection letter. Kitty Felde is host.

This week, we travel back to occupied France during World War II for a tale of bravery and bread. Students from Jefferson Middle School Academy in Washington, D.C. discuss Yona Zeldis McDonough’s novel The Bicycle Spy. Our celebrity reader Gwen Deglise Moore has been knighted by the French government for her work in cinema. Kitty Felde is host.

Favorite Books from Jefferson Academy

What if you want to be on the Book Club for Kids podcast and you don't live in a city near DC or LA? No problem. You can just call us and tell us about your favorite book, just like these kids from around the country. Information about where to call and what to say at the end of the episode. Kitty Felde is host.

Favorite Books:

Sarafina and the Black Cloak - Robert Beatty

The Cat I Never Named - Amra Sabic-el-Rayess & Laura L. Sullivan

Diary of Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules - Jeff Kinney

One Piece - Sho Hinata

The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 - Lauren Tarshis

Hilo - Judd Winick

The Bad Guys - Aaron Blabey

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - J.K. Rowling

Writer Beth Lincoln talks about how her debut novel The Swifts came to life and the difference between audiences for middle grade novels in the U.S. compared to Great Britain. Kitty Felde is host.