12: Summer Books

Mentioned in this episode:
The Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Be sure to check out the other titles in this series as well!)
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando
The Disenchantments by Nina Lacour
Blackout by John Rocco
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
Freedom Summer by Deborah Wiles; Illustrated by Jerome Lagarrigue

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh- Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Email us [email protected]

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken