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Smart Girls in the YA Stacks

31 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratings

Tearing down the YA genre, one book at a time.

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Episodes

The Wrath and the Dawn

October 11, 2016 23:06 - 60 MB

With very little plan and even less chill.  Like negative chill. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh.

Tangled Webs

October 04, 2016 22:59 - 48.1 MB

Your tax dollars at work. Tangled Webs by Lee Bross. https://ia801505.us.archive.org/21/items/TangledWebs/Tangled%20Webs%20(Final).mp3

The Weight of Feathers

September 28, 2016 14:47 - 49.4 MB

If you want to be more than mildly entertained, watch TV. The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore.

Crimson Bound

September 20, 2016 17:28 - 52.8 MB

Little Red Riding Slayer. Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge. https://ia801504.us.archive.org/3/items/CrimsonBound/Crimson%20Bound.mp3

The Star-Touched Queen

September 13, 2016 21:05 - 72 MB

Several books have personally harmed me. The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi. https://ia801508.us.archive.org/2/items/TheStarTouchedQueen/TheStar-touchedQueen.mp3

Wake the Hollow

September 07, 2016 01:32 - 70 MB

We only need five seconds to think of at least six different ways to kill someone. Wake the Hollow by Gaby Triana. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/19/items/WakeTheHollow/Wake%20the%20Hollow.mp3

Wink Poppy Midnight

August 30, 2016 12:18 - 158 MB

Drunk Podcasting: A Series of Incredible Coincidences. Wink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke. https://ia601505.us.archive.org/3/items/WinkPoppyMidnight/Wink%20Poppy%20Midnight.mp3

The Ruining

August 23, 2016 17:31 - 59.5 MB

Perpetually sunny San Francisco. The Ruining by Anna Collomore. https://ia801506.us.archive.org/32/items/TheRuining/The%20Ruining.mp3

Finding Audrey

August 17, 2016 02:34 - 58.4 MB

While we’re telling stories about the stuff we screwed up this morning… Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella. https://ia601504.us.archive.org/15/items/FindingAudrey/Finding%20Audrey.mp3

The Crown’s Game

August 10, 2016 04:36 - 73.7 MB

Welcome to Book Camp 2016. The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/9/items/TheCrownsGame/The%20Crown's%20Game.mp3

House of Purple Cedar

August 02, 2016 22:19 - 61.6 MB

What we got out of our four-year degree was the word “problematic”. House of Purple Cedar by Tim Tingle. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/20/items/HouseOfPurpleCedar/House%20of%20Purple%20Cedar.mp3

A Great and Terrible Beauty

July 26, 2016 23:29 - 78.6 MB

Only the most beautiful girl in the book gets violet eyes. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. https://ia801500.us.archive.org/6/items/AGreatAndTerribleBeauty/A%20Great%20and%20Terrible%20Beauty.mp3

City of the Beasts

July 19, 2016 14:47 - 76.9 MB

The liability in this book is off the charts. City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende. https://ia801507.us.archive.org/22/items/CityOfTheBeasts/City%20of%20the%20Beasts.mp3

Scarlett Undercover

July 12, 2016 18:33 - 53 MB

Knocking back whiskeys and smoking two packs a day, like all teen girls. Scarlett Undercover by Jennifer Latham. https://ia601508.us.archive.org/23/items/ScarlettUndercover/Scarlett%20Undercover.mp3

The Game of Love and Death

July 05, 2016 22:53 - 56.9 MB

Our responsibilities are self-defined, and this isn’t one of them. The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough. https://ia601502.us.archive.org/2/items/TheGameOfLoveAndDeath/The%20Game%20of%20Love%20and%20Death.mp3

Salt to the Sea

June 28, 2016 23:16 - 84.1 MB

Equal parts tragic and more tragic. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. https://ia801504.us.archive.org/19/items/SaltToTheSea/Salt%20to%20the%20Sea.mp3

It’s All Your Fault

June 22, 2016 00:56 - 69.1 MB

The social satire is so thinly veiled, you guys. “It’s All Your Fault” by Paul Rudnick. https://ia601504.us.archive.org/0/items/ItsAllYourFault/It's%20All%20Your%20Fault.mp3  

These Vicious Masks

June 14, 2016 14:42 - 55.3 MB

Is this magic or witchcraft? These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas. https://ia801503.us.archive.org/19/items/TheseViciousMasks/These%20Vicious%20Masks.mp3

A Fierce and Subtle Poison

June 07, 2016 14:39 - 74.2 MB

This is why utilitarianism is bullshit. “A Fierce and Subtle Poison” by Samantha Mabry. https://ia801506.us.archive.org/14/items/AFierceAndSubtlePoison/A%20Fierce%20and%20Subtle%20Poison.mp3

Blackmoore

May 31, 2016 16:04 - 104 MB

What the hell book is this?!? Blackmoore by Julianne Donaldson https://ia601509.us.archive.org/0/items/Blackmoore/Blackmoore.mp3

The Fixer

May 24, 2016 17:08 - 78.5 MB

We call it not as it is, but as we remember it. The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. https://ia601509.us.archive.org/12/items/TheFixer/The%20Fixer.mp3

The Great Hunt

May 18, 2016 17:39 - 97 MB

Drunk Podcasting: This was a little more lit than we intended it to be. The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/12/items/TheGreatHunt/The%20Great%20Hunt-%20edited.mp3

Unspoken

May 18, 2016 17:38 - 68.9 MB

I would fight the cricket team if I lived in England. Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan. https://ia801503.us.archive.org/23/items/Unspoken_201605/Unspoken.mp3

A Study in Charlotte

May 18, 2016 17:36 - 97.9 MB

Finally, a school that does coke. A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro. https://ia801509.us.archive.org/18/items/AStudyInCharlotte/A%20Study%20in%20Charlotte.mp3

Red Girl, Blue Boy

May 18, 2016 17:35 - 97.9 MB

“A likely impossibility is always preferable to an unconvincing possibility.”- Aristotle Red Girl, Blue Boy by Lauren Baratz-Logsted https://ia801509.us.archive.org/18/items/AStudyInCharlotte/A%20Study%20in%20Charlotte.mp3

The Girls

May 18, 2016 17:34 - 74 MB

There are like three guys and they’re all being slept with by five or six girls. The Girls by Tucker Shaw. https://ia801501.us.archive.org/1/items/TheGirls_201605/The%20Girls.mp3

All Fall Down

May 18, 2016 17:33 - 68.9 MB

A lighthearted take on matricide. All Fall Down by Ally Carter. https://ia601501.us.archive.org/34/items/AllFallDown_201605/All%20Fall%20Down.mp3

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

May 18, 2016 17:32 - 82.9 MB

In which we fight viciously over things which we essentially agree on. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. https://ia801506.us.archive.org/27/items/ToAllTheBoysIveLovedBefore/To%20All%20the%20Boys%20I've%20Loved%20Before.mp3

We Were Liars

May 18, 2016 17:31 - 87.9 MB

These kids have the IQ of a bag of rocks. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. https://ia801509.us.archive.org/20/items/WeWereLiars/We%20Were%20Liars.mp3

Tiny Pretty Things

May 18, 2016 17:29 - 60.9 MB

Never mix an upper and a downer. Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. https://ia601506.us.archive.org/19/items/TinyPrettyThings/Tiny%20Pretty%20Things.mp3

A Million Miles Away

May 18, 2016 17:22 - 72.6 MB

Best case scenario: they both die. A Million  Miles Away by Lara Avery. http://ia801501.us.archive.org/17/items/AMillionMilesAway/A%20Million%20Miles%20Away.mp3