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Young Readers: Reviews of A Different Pond, Swing It, Sunny, and Pashmina
Young Readers: Reviews of A Different Pond, Swing It, Sunny, and Pashmina
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89 minutes
Released:
Oct 2, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Time Codes: 00:00:28 - Introduction 00:04:29 - A Different Pond 00:15:30 - Swing It, Sunny 00:32:50 - Pashmina 00:53:04 - A young reader's perspective 01:25:39 - Contact us On this episode of the Comics Alternative Young Readers podcast, Gwen and Paul discuss three comics that run the gamut from early readers up to teens. First on deck, they discuss Bao Phi and Thi Bui’s A Different Pond (Capstone Young Readers), a children’s hybrid picture book/comic that focuses on a bonding moment between a young boy and his father. Then, Gwen and Paul talk about Jennifer Holm and Matt Holm’s sequel to last year’s acclaimed Sunny Side-Up, Swing It, Sunny (Graphix), which sees preteen Sunny trying to figure out why her older brother has changed so much. Finally, the Two Academics Talking about Comics look at a middle/grade…or maybe YA text, Nidhi Chanani’s Pashmina (First Second), about a young immigrant who tries to gain a deeper understanding of her mother’s past in India. Also, Gwen and Paul have a special segment for this month’s episode, as Paul’s daughter tells us about her thoughts after reading two of our books, Swing It, Sunny and Pashmina.
Released:
Oct 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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