Hook of a Book
By Ellie Mano
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Description
16-year-old Ellie Mano hasn't stopped reading since she picked up her first chapter book at the age of 5. In 2021, she decided to share her love of reading with other kids through a podcast, and lo and behold, this show was born! Each week, Ellie reviews a book she's enjoyed -- from high-stakes fantasy stories to edge-of-your-seat thrillers. The Hook of a Book podcast has gained national recognition for promoting books for kids and teens. Listen to the show to hear fun book reviews, interviews, and more!
Instagram/TikTok: @hookofabook
GoodReads: @elliemano
Email: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com
| Episode | Date |
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The Drowning Game
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Sep 26, 2026 |
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We Hunt the Flame
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Fake Skating
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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There There
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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Lies Between Us
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Sword Catcher
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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All About the Banned Book Boxes Project (with Aria!)
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Aug 15, 2026 |
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What the River Knows
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose + Interview with author Amy B. Scher!
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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All Things "The Unexpected Afterlife of Salon Rose" with Amy B. Scher!
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Aug 01, 2026 |
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Annie John
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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My Favorite Summer Reads for Teens!
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Jul 18, 2026 |
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The Vacation Shift
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Jul 11, 2026 |
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Not Quite Dead Yet
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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A First Time for Everything
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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Beth is Dead
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to Animal Farm!
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Jun 13, 2026 |
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Want to Know a Secret?
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Jun 06, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to Anne of Green Gables!
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May 30, 2026 |
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Yolk
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May 23, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to Little Women
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May 16, 2026 |
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Shards of Silence
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May 09, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to Frankenstein
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May 02, 2026 |
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Red Rising
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to Shakespeare
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Apr 18, 2026 |
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The Escape Game
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to The Odyssey
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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All Things "Young World" with Soman Chainani!
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Young World + Interview with author Soman Chainani!
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Mar 28, 2026 |
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Last Kiss of Summer
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to The Great Gatsby
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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Meet Me Under the Lights
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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A Teen's Guide to Wuthering Heights
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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The Guest List
|
Feb 21, 2026 |
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House of Salt and Sorrows
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Our Infinite Fates
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Rings of Fate + Interview with author Melissa de La Cruz!
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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I Don't Wish You Well
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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All Things "16 Forever" with Lance Rubin!
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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16 Forever + Interview with author Lance Rubin!
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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All Things "Dragon Cursed" with Elise Kova!
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Dragon Cursed + Interview with author Elise Kova!
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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The Martian
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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The Fountains of Silence
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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The Fall of Iris Henley
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Klara and the Sun
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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Red as Royal Blood
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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All Things "Fallen Gods" with Rachel Van Dyken!
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Fallen Gods + Interview with author Rachel Van Dyken!
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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Coldwire
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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The Cuffing Game
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Project Hail Mary
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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A Spell to Wake the Dead
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Finding My Way
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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King of Scars: Russian-Inspired Fantasy
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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The Maidens: A Twist-Filled Academia Thriller
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Watch Us Crack: A Deeply Moving Thriller
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Legendborn: A Modern Medieval Fantasy
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Immortal Consequences: Dark Academia, Trials, and More
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Sep 20, 2025 |
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I Killed the King: A Captivating Fantasy Mystery
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Katabasis: An Academic Descent into Hell
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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The Secret History: The Pinnacle of Dark Academia
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Rosa by Any Other Name
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Fateless
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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The Rebel Girls of Rome
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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All Things "Assistant to the Villain" with Hannah Nicole Maehrer!
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Assistant to the Villain + Interview with Hannah Nicole Maehrer!
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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The Last Tiger
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Family of Liars
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Embrace the Serpent
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Bound by Stars
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Heartless Hunter
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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Private Label
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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Anatomy
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May 31, 2025 |
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What Happens After Midnight
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May 24, 2025 |
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The Housemaid
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May 17, 2025 |
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Everything is Poison
|
May 10, 2025 |
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Watch Me
|
May 03, 2025 |
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Night Swimming
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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The Notorious Virtues
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Circe
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Meet Me at Blue Hour
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Sunrise on the Reaping
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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The Rose Bargain
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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A Catalog of Burnt Objects
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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The Meadowbrook Murders
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Psyche and Eros
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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The Otherwhere Post
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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An Ember in the Ashes
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Sadie
|
Feb 01, 2025 |
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The Poppy War
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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I Am Not Jessica Chen
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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The Wilde Trials
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Nothing Like the Movies
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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A Language of Dragons
|
Dec 28, 2024 |
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Purple Hibiscus
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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A Darker Shade of Magic
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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A Study in Drowning
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Matched
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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200th Episode -- Everything Bookish (feat. my bsf Magic!!)
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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This Time It's Real
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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I Must Betray You
|
Nov 02, 2024 |
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If We Were Villains
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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If Only I Had Told Her
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Yellowface
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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City of Bones
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Defy the Night
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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People to Follow
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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All My Rage
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Everything We Never Said
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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My Lady Jane
|
Aug 17, 2024 |
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All Things BOOKISH with My Friend Magic!!
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Binding 13
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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A Thousand Boy Kisses
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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To Kill a Kingdom
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Check & Mate
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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Of Jade and Dragons
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Five Survive
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Jul 06, 2024 |
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The Silence Between Us
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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The Summer of Broken Rules
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Kill Her Twice
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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We Shall Be Monsters
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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The Summer I Turned Pretty
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Once Upon a Broken Heart
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May 25, 2024 |
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The Hate U Give
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May 18, 2024 |
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Rules for Rule Breaking
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May 11, 2024 |
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The Cheerleaders
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May 04, 2024 |
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All-American Muslim Girl
|
Apr 27, 2024 |
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The Reappearance of Rachel Price
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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These Violent Delights
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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I Hope This Doesn’t Find You
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Daughter of the Pirate King
|
Mar 30, 2024 |
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The Sun is Also a Star
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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my favorite book tropes! (+ some book recs)
|
Mar 16, 2024 |
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Parachutes
|
Mar 16, 2024 |
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This Woven Kingdom
|
Mar 09, 2024 |
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The Naturals
|
Mar 02, 2024 |
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Serpent & Dove
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Symptoms of a Heartbreak
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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We Were Liars
|
Feb 10, 2024 |
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The Prison Healer
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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My Life with the Walter Boys
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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Powerless
|
Jan 20, 2024 |
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Divine Rivals
|
Jan 13, 2024 |
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Betting on You
|
Jan 06, 2024 |
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If He Had Been With Me (+ some updates!)
|
Dec 30, 2023 |
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a basic guide to the fantasy genre!! (book recs, trope analysis, + more!)
|
Dec 30, 2023 |
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Caraval
|
Dec 23, 2023 |
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Moxie
|
Dec 16, 2023 |
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The Paper Girl of Paris
|
Dec 09, 2023 |
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Shadow and Bone
|
Dec 02, 2023 |
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The Queens of New York
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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The Cruel Prince
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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The Fault in Our Stars
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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Throne of Glass
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Salt to the Sea
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Thieves’ Gambit
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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The Do-Over
|
Oct 14, 2023 |
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Six of Crows (with Kavya!)
|
Oct 07, 2023 |
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Scythe
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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If You Could See the Sun
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Shatter Me
|
Sep 09, 2023 |
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Divergent
|
Sep 02, 2023 |
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The Do More Club
|
Aug 26, 2023 |
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Better Than the Movies
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Not Here to Stay Friends
|
Aug 05, 2023 |
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Lei and the Fire Goddess
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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What a Desi Girl Wants
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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You’ve Reached Sam
|
Jul 08, 2023 |
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The Inheritance Games
|
Jul 01, 2023 |
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The Assignment
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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The Selection
|
Jun 17, 2023 |
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Forget Me Not
|
Jun 10, 2023 |
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Tweet Cute
|
Jun 03, 2023 |
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Most Likely
|
May 27, 2023 |
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
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May 20, 2023 |
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Far From the Tree
|
May 13, 2023 |
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The Hunger Games
|
May 06, 2023 |
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Milo Moss is Officially Un-Amazing
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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The Length of a String
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Running
|
Apr 15, 2023 |
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Words on Fire
|
Apr 08, 2023 |
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It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!
|
Apr 01, 2023 |
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Five Feet Apart
|
Mar 25, 2023 |
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12 to 22
|
Mar 18, 2023 |
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K-Pop Confidential
|
Mar 11, 2023 |
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Dream, Annie, Dream
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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The Swifts
|
Feb 25, 2023 |
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Restart
|
Feb 18, 2023 |
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Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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One of Us Is Lying
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Feb 04, 2023 |
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Watch Us Rise
|
Jan 28, 2023 |
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11 Before 12
|
Jan 21, 2023 |
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American Royals
|
Jan 14, 2023 |
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What Happened to Rachel Riley?
|
Jan 07, 2023 |
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Millionaires for the Month
|
Dec 31, 2022 |
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The Last Super Chef
|
Dec 24, 2022 |
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100th Episode! This Is How I Roll (Interview with author Debbi Michiko Florence!)
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Red, White, and Whole
|
Dec 10, 2022 |
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Braced
|
Dec 03, 2022 |
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A Rover’s Story
|
Nov 26, 2022 |
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To Night Owl, From Dogfish
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Tokyo Ever After
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Nov 12, 2022 |
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The Wild Robot
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Nov 05, 2022 |
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When the World Was Ours
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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I’ll Be the One
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Airi Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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Attack of the Black Rectangles
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Oct 08, 2022 |
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Bhai For Now
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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A Perfect Mistake
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Sep 24, 2022 |
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11 Birthdays
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Eventown
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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Key Player
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Sweet and Sour
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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The First Rule of Climate Club
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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Because of Mr. Terupt
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Aug 13, 2022 |
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Stand Up, Yumi Chung!
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Aug 06, 2022 |
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You Bring the Distant Near
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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The Canyon’s Edge
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Jul 23, 2022 |
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An Invisible Thread: Young Readers Edition
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Jul 16, 2022 |
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Emmy in the Key of Code
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Jul 09, 2022 |
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Fish in a Tree
|
Jul 02, 2022 |
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The Downstairs Girl
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Jun 25, 2022 |
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Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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The Best at It
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Violets are Blue
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Jun 04, 2022 |
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Ban This Book
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May 28, 2022 |
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Unsettled
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May 21, 2022 |
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Five Things About Ava Andrews
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May 14, 2022 |
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Recipe For Disaster
|
May 07, 2022 |
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Barakah Beats
|
Apr 30, 2022 |
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The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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The Jigsaw Jungle
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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New From Here
|
Apr 09, 2022 |
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The Kate in Between
|
Apr 02, 2022 |
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Where the Red Fern Grows
|
Mar 26, 2022 |
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The House That Wasn’t There
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Maybe He Just Likes You (Giveaway Winner Announced!)
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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The World Ends in April
|
Mar 05, 2022 |
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Every Soul a Star
|
Feb 26, 2022 |
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Help Me Raise Money for the Malala Fund! (Bonus: Giveaway Details)
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Normal: One Kid’s Extraordinary Journey
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer
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Feb 05, 2022 |
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The Chance to Fly
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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Everything I Know About You
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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Out of My Heart
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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I Am Malala: Young Readers Edition
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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Charlotte’s Web (Feat. Claire!)
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Mustaches for Maddie
|
Dec 25, 2021 |
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Annie B., Made For TV
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Ways to Make Sunshine
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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A Good Kind of Trouble
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Focused
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Nov 13, 2021 |
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Room to Dream
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus
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Oct 30, 2021 |
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Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Keeper of the Lost Cities (Feat. Bella!)
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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The One and Only Ivan (Giveaway Winner Announced!!)
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Oct 09, 2021 |
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Starfish
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell (Giveaway Continues!)
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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When You Trap a Tiger (Bonus: GIVEAWAY!!!)
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Sep 18, 2021 |
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Roll With It
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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Lily’s Promise
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Sep 04, 2021 |
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More to the Story
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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The Thing I’m Most Afraid Of
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
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Aug 14, 2021 |
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The 47 People You’ll Meet in Middle School
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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Dress Coded
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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A Place at the Table
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Jul 24, 2021 |
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Posted
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Counting By 7s
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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Shaking Up the House
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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The Magic Misfits
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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The Science of Breakable Things
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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365 Days to Alaska
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Jun 05, 2021 |
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The Comeback
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May 29, 2021 |
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Wishtree
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May 22, 2021 |
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Halfway Normal
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May 15, 2021 |
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The List of Things That Will Not Change
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May 08, 2021 |
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School
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May 01, 2021 |
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Tune it Out
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Apr 24, 2021 |
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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (Feat. Nora and Malen)
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington
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Apr 10, 2021 |
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Other Words for Home
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Blended
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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Welcome to Hook of a Book!
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Out of My Mind
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Front Desk/Three Keys
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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The Name of This Book is Secret
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Wonder
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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The Thing About Jellyfish
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Jan 30, 2021 |
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (Feat. Nora and Malen)
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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The Lions of Little Rock
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Jan 02, 2021 |