This week, Annie is joined by Olivia, The Bookshelf manager, children and young adult lit specialist and leader of Dumbledore’s Army, to discuss books kids like to read.
The books mentioned on today’s podcast are available for purchase through The Bookshelf:
Alien Superstar by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Middle School Bites by Steven Banks

Confessions of a Dork Lord by Mike Johnston

A Flicker of Courage by Deb Caletti

Mightier Than the Sword by Drew Callander and Alana Harrison

The Day I Was Erased by Lisa Thompson

Voyage of the Frostheart by Jamie Littler

The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer

Allies by Alan Gratz

Brother's Keeper by Julie Lee

The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

Broken Strings by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer

Coo by Kaela Noel


From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com. 
Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations. 
This week, Annie is still reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi and Olivia is reading The Silver Arrow by Lev Grossman.
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