We're back this month with Episode 7! In this episode we talk about what we're currently reading (hint: if you're a fantasy lover you'll want to listen in), books we love with protagonists who are young activists, and some YA news about a new Jenny Han adaptation!

Hosts:
-Jenn Deuell, Young Adult Coordinator @ Richmond Public Library
-Barbara Haas, School Media Specialist @ Richmond Public Schools
-Gwen, 6th grader @ St. Michael's School

Books discussed:
Legendborn (Legendborn #1) by Tracy Deonn (Published in 2020 by Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass (Published in 2008 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Fable (Fable #1) by Adrienne Young (Published in 2020 by Wednesday Books)
The Prettiest by Brigit Young (Published in 2020 by Roaring Brook Press)
Three Keys (Front Desk #2) by Kelly Yang (Published in 2020 by Scholastic)
Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt (Published in 2021 by Clarion Books)
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt (Published in 2011 by Clarion Books)

Other references:
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (A 2018 Netflix film based off Jenny Han's 2014 book with the same name) - https://www.netflix.com/title/80203147

Music credit:
Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
If you are interested in middle school and interested in serving as a guest co-host on one of our episodes, please contact Jenn Deuell at jennifer.deuell@richmondgov.com or Barbara Haas at bhaas2@rvaschools.net