It’s time for my favorite episode of the year – the Kids/YA gift Giving Guide! I invited a bunch of kids to tell me about their favorite books, and once again these kids are funny, thoughtful, wise, smart, and so interesting. If you have young people to buy for this holiday season, this episode will give you lots of great ideas. If you don’t have young people to buy for, you will still get some wonderful reading suggestions. I’m telling you – kid lit and YA lit is the most innovative writing out there. Follow the Best Book Ever Podcast on Instagram or on the Best Book Ever Website Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram Do you have a book you want to tell me about? Go HERE to apply to be a guest on the Best Book Ever Podcast. Discussed in this episode: Hope, Age 7 Christmas in Camelot by Mary Pope Osborne Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne These books are part of The Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne McKenzie, Age 7 Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve by Mary Pope Osborne Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne Vacation Under the Volcano by Mary Pope Osborne Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne The Supernatural Bear, Age 9 (SNB is a regular guest on the Word to Your Mama Podcast, so if you enjoyed hearing me talk to him, definitely check him out over there!) The Gideon Trilogy by Linda Buckley-Archer Book 1: The Time Travelers Book 2: The Time Thief Book 3: The Time Quake Rohan, Age 11 The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: Graphic Novels of Jewish Wisdom and Wit in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin Rabbi Harvey Rides Again by Steve Sheinkin Rabbi Harvey vs. the Wisdom Kid: A Graphic Novel of Dueling Jewish Folktales in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin Kate, Age 11 Alone by Megan E. Freeman Jack, Age 13 The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Outsiders Movie The Sun Trail (Warrior Cats Book) by Erin Hunter (Jack talked to me about the Warrior Cats books in last year’s Kids/YA Episode. If you are looking for an expansive book universe, you can’t beat this series.) Joey, Age 14 The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler: Book 1: Alive Book 2: Alight Book 3: Alone The Maze Runner by James Dashner The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan Game Changer by Neal Shusterman Divergent by Veronica Roth Erin, Age 18 Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning I get a few bucks off your purchase at no extra expense to you. Anytime you shop for books, you can use my affiliate link on Bookshop, which also supports Indie Bookstores around the country. If you’re shopping for everything else – clothes, office supplies, gluten-free pasta, couches – you can use my affiliate link for Amazon. Thank you for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bestbookeverpodcast.substack.com

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