Laura and Rachel are kicking off the new year with new reading goals AND preparing you for Winter Reading by recommending books for all ages, with a little help from former literature and communication teacher, Erin Sapusek. Though she left the classroom in 2023, Erin's passion for reading at all age levels makes her an expert in recommending books for all of your people this winter!
Book Bundles discussed in this episode:
Books by Neil Gaiman
- Fortunately the Milk
- Coraline
- Stardust
- Chu's Day
- The Graveyard Book
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- Blueberry Girl
Mystery Books
- Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
- Courtney Summers' Sadie and The Project
- The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
Connecting to other generations
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- Uncle Jed's Barbershop Margaree Mitchell
- Fairy Tale by Stephen King
- The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Human Connection
- The Day You Begin by Jaqueline Woodson
- The New Kid by Jerry Craft
- No One Here Is Lonely by Sarah Everett
- The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen
- Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
- The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
- Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt
Puzzle Books
- The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Ready Player One by Ernest Clive
- Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Books by Jason Reynolds
- A Long Way Down
- Stamped
- Look Both Ways
- Ghost (Track series)
- All American Boys
Books About Grief
- The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
- Grief Is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Lemony Snicket
- Patricia MacLachlan's books, such as A Secret Shared
- Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Books About Dragons
- Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
- Three Tasks for a Dragon by Eoin Colfer
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Priory of the Orange Tree Samantha Shannon
- Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
- His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Sportsball Books
- Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick
- Basketball Belles by Sue Macy
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger
- Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
Random Space Books
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood
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This episode of The Bookmark podcast is hosted by Laura Beutler and Rachel Castle and was edited and produced by Rachel Castle.
