Season 2, Episode 36: Why We Read Middle Grade and YA (plus Stroooong Opinions & Meredith Identifies with a Literary Villain)

Today, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing:

• Bookish Moments: a COVID(eo) recording with our kids and a Bookish Scavenger Hunt

• Current Reads: each of us shares three books we’ve been reading lately including two strong opinions about galleys we received.

• Deep Dive: Why would an adult read a YA or Middle Grade book?

• Book Presses: we’re adding more “middle grade reads that adults will love” to your TBR stacks!

• Bonus: we go on a ridiculous tangent about the wild animals we would like to own as pets and a certain literary villain that Meredith has identified with since she was a child. It’s after the presses, so you’re welcome to tune out of the “chit chat” that we always promise to avoid, but we think it’ll make you laugh!

As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down! 

*Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

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Bookish Moments:

3:09 - Our third COVID(eo) with our kids!

4:16 - Bookish Scavenger hunt on ActionBound - download the iOS or Android app to play!

Current Reads:

6:09 - The Holdout by Graham Moore

6:45 - The Firm by John Grisham

10:00 - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

10:18 - Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

13:04 - Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West

13:14 - Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

18:34 - Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

22:55 - Episode 25 of Season 2 about Cozy Mysteries

23:18 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower

27:12 - Episode 16 of Season 2 with Sarah Dickinson

27:16 - The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

Deep Dive - Why Adults Would Read YA and MG:

32:04 - Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

35:05 - The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson

35:17 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

36:42 - Our Books We Press List

Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands:

37:35 - Furthermore by Taherah Mafi

40:08 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend

41:04 - The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

43:35 - (stick around for the most ridiculous tangent into wild animals that we wish we could own as pets and find out which literary villain Meredith identifies with!)