Episode 20: Middle Grade Spies

Two Lit Mamas

English - March 24, 2021 01:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB
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Previous Episode: Bonus Episode: What is Middle Grade Lit?

Next Episode: Episode 21: Water Warriors in Kidlit

For Episode 20 of Two Lit Mamas Podcast, the Mamas pry-bar themselves into black Spandex to get their spy game on. Yes, that IS your shoe phone ringing. Answer it and join the Mamas on a not-so-secret mission to hack into the latest middle grade books with kid spies. From chubby spy geniuses to petticoated, steampunk femme fatales, the Mamas chase the MacGuffin to bring you the best in MG-Lit. Spread the word before this podcast self-destructs.

City Spies by James Ponti
The Double Cross by Jackson Pearce
Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

Pick 6:

Top Secret - A handbook of codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing by Paul B Janeczko.The Real Spy’s Guide to Becoming a Spy by Peter Earnest and Suzanne Harper How to Be an International Spy by Andy Briggs for Lonely Planet Kids CIA - Spy Kids - Background on the CIA, history of missions and really cool online games to build spy power. Spy Science: 40 Secret-Sleuthing, Code Cracking, Spy Catching Activities for Kids by Jim Weise Netflix - Spycraft

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