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Episode 42: Newbery Awards and Good Kid Books
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44 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2017
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Podcast episode
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_Mr. Popper's Penguins. _Call It Courage.Maniac Mcgee._The Bridge to Taribithia. _Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.What do these books have in common you ask? They're Newbery Medal winners of course, and in this episode our heroes use Newbery as a springboard into a discussion of the invention of kids lit and young adult fiction, and whether kids should be taught to read what they enjoy ... or enjoy what they read.One thing is for sure. Everyone hates _Johnny Tremain. _Please click here to support The Bookening for a low monthly amount and help us continue making the podcast. Thank you!Next week we begin Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness._ _Music Credit: "Loping Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Released:
Jun 7, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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