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Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
Book Club for Kids
English - August 26, 2020 10:30 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB - ★★★★ - 331 ratingsKids & Family Education Courses curriculum amreading bookclub books kidcast kidlit middlegrade recommendedreading reluctantreaders Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We are always thrilled when a middle grade novel is turned into a movie and this month, Katherine Applegate’s tale of a very special gorilla THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN began airing on Disney Plus. We love Katherine Applegate. In fact, we talked to her a couple of years ago about another of her books about another wonderful animal: an invisible cat. So here’s to you, Katherine Applegate: we reprise our episode of Crenshaw.
The book is the story of a family on the verge of becoming homeless. Our student readers from Gunston Middle School talk about their own experiences volunteering at a homeless shelter. Actor Rodney Lizcano from the Denver Theater Center is our celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host.