Intro  Hi everyone and welcome to Books Between - a podcast for teachers, parents, librarians, and anyone who wants to connect middle grade kids between 8-12 to books they’ll love.  I’m your host, Corrina Allen - a mom of two, a 5th grade teacher, completely in love with the Wonder Woman movie! When I was a kid, I had the Wonder Woman lunch box and dressed up as her in one of those old vinyl costumes and I love how fierce yet moral she is in this movie.  And - if any of you of are headed to NerdCamp in Parma, Michigan this July, I will be there and please do come over and say hi! It’s my first time and I’m so so excited to meet everyone and immerse myself among so many like-minded people.  Also - something exciting showed up at my front porch yesterday. It was the June OwlCrate Jr. book box and I know that the theme this month is Gizmos & Gears but I have no idea what’s inside. Here, we’ll shake and take a listen…. As I mentioned last week, our episodes this month are supported by OwlCrate Jr. - a book subscription box just for kids 8-12 - or anyone who is still a kid at heart! Each month has a different theme and includes a fantastic newly released book with fun and creative goodies all connected to the theme of that middle grade book.  If you head over to owlcratejr.com you can see some samples of past boxes, and if you use the code BOOKSBETWEEN, you can save 15%. And - at the end of the the podcast today - I will be opening this book and together we will find out what’s inside!   This is Episode #27 and Today I am welcoming fellow podcaster and librarian extraordinaire Sarah Threlkeld to the show. We chat about her podcast, Happy Reading, Little House in the Big Woods, what middle grade books we’ve been reading lately, and geek out a little bit on library circulation stats. If you haven’t yet checked out her middle grade podcast called Happy Reading - you are in for a treat and I know you are going to love it just as much as I do. I’ll put a link to her show in our show notes so you can find it right away. Take a listen…. Sarah Threlkeld - Interview Outline   Happy Reading Podcast How did the Happy Reading Podcast get started? What are your plans for the podcast?   Little House in the Big Woods Before you read the book, what was your impression of the Little House Series? Okay, so - what did you think?  How do we handle books like this (problematic classics) in classroom? Librarian Life I saw on Twitter recently that you were geeking out over your end of the year circulation stats! What info did you discover? As a librarian, what were some activities or projects or ways to connect kids to books that worked well this past year?  I heard you are starting a new full-time librarian job this year - what grade levels will you be working with?  What are some things you are excited about doing differently for the upcoming school year?   Your Reading Life What else have you been reading lately that you’ve liked? What books are you looking forward to?   Interview Links Happy Reading Podcast: http://happyrdng.blogspot.com   Little House in the Big Woods http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780064400015   The Honest Truth http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545665742   Olga and the Smelly Thing From Nowhere http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062351265   The Hour of the Bees http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780763679224   The Seventh Wish http://www.indiebound.org/search/book?searchfor=The+Seventh+Wish   The Explorers http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101940051   Three Pennies http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781481471879   Forget Me Not http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250096272    The Unbreakable Code http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781627791168   Mr. Lemoncello’s Library http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307931474   Macy McMillon and the Rainbow Goddess http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781772780338   The Terrible Two Go Wild http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781419721854   Wolf Hollow http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781101994825   Beyond t