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S4 Ep 1: Danielle Steel's Zoya

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - February 03, 2021 19:20 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 14 ratings
HELLO FRIENDS! We're super excited to kick off season 4 with our new improved monthly release schedule, only a week late! We're doing Danielle Steel's Zoya, and oh boy-a, it's a treat. Featuring the lovely Reed's musical interpretation. CN: reference to sexual abuse. NEXT: Beverly Jenkin...

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S4 Ep1 TRAILER Zoya!

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - January 27, 2021 11:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratings
We're trying a couple of new things this season, mostly because Karen is lazy so while we may have fewer episodes, we will have the musical stylings of the lovely Reed each episode. Here's a little behind the scenes of how the music process gets made...

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S4 Ep 0: A tiny teaser

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - January 24, 2021 16:24 - 46 seconds ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Coming soon. Season Four. Now with more Reed!

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S3 Ep 12: Christopher Pike's Last Act

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 24, 2020 13:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
The end of the summer approaches! We're hoping you're all safe and masked up. This time we're looking at Christopher Pike's Last Act and asking ourselves WHAT ABOUT THE DUCKS THO.  Joined by the lovely Reed. Next Up: Another doozy, Christopher Pike's Scavenger Hunt

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S3 Ep 11: Francine Pascal's Special Christmas (Sweet Valley High Super Edition)

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Summer reading continues with another visit to the Sweet Valley with Francine Pascal's Special Christmas (Sweet Valley High Super Edition). We've got special guest Mark from brother podcast Trapper Keeper Confessions AND very special musical guest Reed! This book has everything--Suzy Devlin, e...


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A Note about Our Plans

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 03, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Hi friends. We've had several conversations about how we want to address the upswell of support for Black Lives Matter, and the hopefully sustaining efforts by white people to adopt antiracist practices. To that end, we're expanding our brief to include the diverse books we missed as young rea...

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S3 Ep 10: Francine Pascal's Dear Sister (Sweet Valley High #6)

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 01, 2020 18:42 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Hello! Karen's getting back on track with scheduling and everything, thanks a zillion for the patience, etc. We're kicking off SUMMER READING with the coma book from everyone's favorite psychopaths, the Wakefield Twins! Enjoy Francine Pascal's written by Kate William Dear Sister Up next: Fra...

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S3 Ep 9: Lois Ruby's The Doll Graveyard

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - June 12, 2020 16:27 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Honestly, the most exciting thing about this book was the cover, and the hands down most exciting thing about this episode is that we've conned John into audio engineering for us! John has notes! It is a crazy book tho. Next up: Summer reading starts with Francine Pascal's Dear Sister (Sweet...

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S3 Ep 8: John Grisham's The Pelican Brief

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - May 28, 2020 18:35 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Oooh, this book was bad, my friends. We're reading John Grisham's The Pelican Brief and marveling at just how racist and sexist and otherwise horrifying the 90s really were. Amazingly so. Next up, a departure from the usual to read a book from 2014, Lois Ruby's The Doll Graveyard, because how ...

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S3 Ep 7 Sheri S. Tepper's The Gate to Women's Country

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - May 05, 2020 13:49 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Friends! Apologies for the delay in posting, Karen's spent WAY too much time on Zoom recently. But school's almost out for summer!! If we can't leave our houses, let's take a mind vacation to through The Gate to Women's Country by the fabulous Sheri S. Tepper.  We love you, stay safe and sta...

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S3 Ep 6 Katherine Palmer Peterson's Jacob Have I Loved

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - April 11, 2020 21:04 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 14 ratings
What a blessed little time capsule of "before"! Karen was excited about time off! And so mad about not getting Elizabeth Warren for president. Kristin was so patient, and no one was worried about toilet paper. It's Katherine Palmer Peterson's Jacob Have I Loved and opinions abound! Next up: ...

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S3 Ep 5 Anne McCaffrey's The Rowan

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - March 27, 2020 17:43 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Hello socially distant friends. We recorded this episode on March 6, and like, how many years ago was that? Nevertheless we persist in reading some Anne McCaffrey, enjoying (or not) the first book in her so-called Tower and Hive series, The Rowan.  Next up: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Pa...

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S3 Ep 4 ‎Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - March 13, 2020 17:20 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Friends! We still love you! From a distance! Apologies for the delay in posting, moving took more out of Karen than she realized--but fear not we're back with a plucky story about terrifying children who smile all the time. It's the Boxcar Children, y'all and they are pleased to see you! Nex...

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S3 Ep 3 Mary Norton's The Borrowers

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - February 05, 2020 18:59 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
First, we do want to say that we'll miss Mary Higgens Clark--an era of storytelling has ended. MHC! But to perk things up, we offer you this delightful morsel, Mary Norton's The Borrowers. All the miniaturized home decor and fashion you could want! Next up: The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Ch...

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S3 Ep 2 Mary Higgens Clark's I've Got You Under My Skin

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - January 22, 2020 14:50 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
MHC!!! It's season three and we're breaking ALL the rules--we're reading a recent book by our ol' Mary Higgens Clark, I've Got You Under My Skin. And it is really something. Words were definitely printed on a page. Next up, back to the classics with The Borrowers by Mary Norton. AND YOU ARE WE...

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S3 Ep 1 Danielle Steel's Message from Nam

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - January 08, 2020 18:25 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Happy Season Three!!! And wow do we have a doozy for you. Somehow Kristin suckered Karen into reading Danielle Steel's Message from Nam. As in Danielle Steel does the Civil Rights Movement AND the Vietnam War.  It's ... a lot. CN: SO MUCH RACISM. Next Up: Mary Higgens Clark's I've Got Yo...

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S2 Holiday Special: Deadly Secrets

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - December 22, 2019 16:36 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Y'all. I don't even want to spoil the surprise, but I do want to say: SPECIAL GUESTS Haley and Reed! and SUPER SPECIAL SURPRISE READING. Hoping all your holidays are bright and the Krampus leaves you alone. Until next year with Danielle Steel's Message from Nam...

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S2 Ep 24 Carolyn Keene's Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files #1)

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - November 27, 2019 20:13 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Happy Turkey everyone! We're wrapping up our second season with some delightful Nancy Drew--Reds are under our beds here! There may be a holiday surprise for you loyal lovely listeners. And of course, we kick off season 3 in January with Danielle Steele's Letter from Nam. All our love and ...

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Episode 59: 2019 Debut Authors

Adventures in Young Adult - November 20, 2019 23:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 36 ratings
What We’ve Been Reading: Sara: A Silent Voice Vol 2 Girl From the Other Side Vol 2 The Half God of Rainfall Kristin: Hello Universe Clockwork Angel Becoming The Gilded Wolves The Library of Lost and Found Socery of Thorns Educated Southern Lady Code 2019 Debut Authors A Field Gu...

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S2 Ep 23 Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - November 15, 2019 17:59 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
We lied about Nancy Drew! We recorded out of sequence! This book is so delightful, friends. We're reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin and it is EVERYTHING. Also Kristin gives us hot stock tips and Karen completely loses it over the ending. Up next: Carolyn Keene's Secrets Can Kill (Nanc...

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S2 Ep 22 John Saul's Second Child

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - October 31, 2019 15:14 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
It's Halloween! Karen's finally done with the musical! We have two more episodes after this for season two! And we get to talk about John Saul's Second Child Magical! Next up: Carolyn Keene's Secrets Can Kill (Nancy Drew Files #1)

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S2 Ep 21 Robin Cook's Coma

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - October 10, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Oh my heavens, are we all in for a treat! We're reading Robin Cook's Coma and it is a true delight. We argue 1970s dude feminism, gynecological practices (also from the 70s) and learn everything about anesthesiology. Fun times! Next up: John Saul's The Second Child

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S2 Ep 20 Johanna Reiss' The Upstairs Room

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - September 30, 2019 14:02 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Greetings! Back to school month continues with Johanna Reiss' autofictional The Upstairs Room. Which is, on the whole, slightly less tragic than Jane Yolen. Cheers! Next up: We're liars in the podcast, it's going to be Robin Cook's Coma to kick off October!

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S2 Ep 19 Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - September 12, 2019 14:28 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
You've been warned, and now we're back to school with Jane Yolen's absolute classic The Devil's Arithmetic. You do not remember how brutal it is, but it's oh so important. Next up is Johanna Reiss' The Upstairs Room, which after Devil's Arithmetic is almost light-hearted. See also: www.hdot....

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S2 Ep 18 Lois Duncan's The Gift of Magic

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - August 29, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
How many Thursdays are there in August? Enough for us to bring you one more fun book before Holocaust September. We're talking Lois Duncan's A Gift of Magic ... but are we talking about the same book? (Maybe?) Next up: The incomparable Jane Yolen and The Devil's Arithmetic  Our limited edi...

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S2 Ep 17 Christopher Pike's The Immortal

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - August 15, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
Hello friends! Enjoy our second dip into the colorful waters of Christopher Pike with his The Immortal, and boy is it ever. ALSO OUR MERCH IS LIVE!!!! Head over to https://www.bonfire.com/ageinappropod/ to grab your limited edition shirt by the end of August! Up next: The Devil's Arithmetic ...

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BONUS! Trapper Keeper Confessions Se 1 Ep 1 Life of Duncan

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - August 04, 2019 23:27 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 14 ratings
We're really excited to announce that our brother podcast, Trapper Keeper Confessions is now live and will be available at all the places fine podcasts can be consumed. Please enjoy this first episode and subscribe! Episodes are released weekly on Sundays!

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S2 Ep 16 Christopher Pike's Gimme a Kiss

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - August 01, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
How is this our first Christopher Pike?! Enjoy and thrill to the insane 1980s thriller that has everything, SCUBA! POETRY! YACHT PARTIES! HERPES! It's Gimme a Kiss, y'all Also, we're SUPER EXCITED because this episode has the original Trapper Keeper Confessions performance by friend of the pod...

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S2 Ep 15 Francine Pascal's Too Good to be True (Sweet Valley High #11)

Age Inappropriate: A Podcast for Book Nerds - July 18, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 14 ratings
It's the second half of our Sweet Valley High double header! We're here with Francine Pascal and Too Good to be True. Friends, it's a real doozy. Also featured: a lovely cold table reading with friend of the pod Trapper Keeper Confession's Mark! Next up: CHRISTOPHER PIKE Y'ALL Gimme a Kiss C...

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