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Episode 22 George Orwell- Animal Farm This dystopian classic defines the term Orwellian. Join the animals of animal farm in learning that running things isn’t nearly as easy as you think. When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning…
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Episode 21 -Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Recommended Age: 8-11 This is a historical fiction book is about the yellow plague epidemic of 1793. It is the story of a girl named Mattie Cook who lives in Philadelphia and helps her mother in their coffee house. When people in their town start falling ill to a…
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Episode 20 – Etiquette and Espionage Etiquette and Espionage is the first book of the Finishing School series by Gail Carriger. It is the story of Sophronia a fourteen-year-old girl who does not fit into the expected mold of a young lady of her class. When she is sent to finishing school she realizes it…
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Episode 19 Artemis Fowl This book is about a young boy named Artemis Fowl a young criminal mastermind. Who ends up finding a secret fairy society. Has he bitten off more than he can chew? Recommended Age: 8-12 Our Scores: Your Scores: Amazon Link – Will need to link this The next book is Etiquette…
Reading Radio is proud to have made the top four best arts podcasts in the Columbus Podcast Awards and want to congratulate the Cryptonaturalist show on their victory. It was a lot of fun to go to the show and meet all of our fellow podcasters and we look forward to it again next year….
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Episode 18 – 100 Cupboards This book is about two kids named Henry and Henrietta who discover cupboards to other lands. It starts out when Henry goes to live with his aunt and uncle, because his parents go missing. Then in his attic room he discovers portals to other realms. To find out what happens…
In her continuing effort to promote literacy and a love of reading Alora has been running Reading Radio for almost two years. Reading Radio has been nominated for the Columbus Podcast Awards, arts category. And while there vote for Jason’s show “Be Better Tomorrow” in the Entrepreneur category and don’t forget to vote for Podcast…
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Episode 17 – The Giver by Lois Lowry This book is about a kid named Jonas in a strange future world. The day when all the kids get their job Jonas is skipped and given a special job in the community and we learn what it means to be human. Recommended Age: 8 to 99 …
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Episode 16 – The Hobbit This month’s book is the Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. It is a book about a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who just wants to be left alone, when some homeless dwarfs come along and they take him on the adventure of his life. This book is a bit harder than some…
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We were lucky enough to get an interview with Margaret Peterson Haddix about her book Running Out of Time it was quite a fun experience. It was also very interesting to hear her side of thing including where the inspiration for the book came from. We talked about our latest review book Running of time. …