American History

Teen/YA

Podcasting from Northern Indiana, Kate from Bremen Public Library along with Stephenie & Maggie from Nappanee Public Library, discussing Teen & YA titles in conversation. Included in this episode are: - Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi (S) - Hekate by Nikita Gill (K) - We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds (M) - The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom Riggs (S) - Beth is Dead by Katie Bernet (K) - The Art of Us by Julia Wright (M) - Gather by Kenneth Cadow (S) - The Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth Durst (K) - Breathe And Count Back From Ten by Natalia Sylvester (M) - What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez (S) - A Deadly Inheritance by Kelley Armstrong (K) - Primer (comic series) by Jennifer Muro (M) - Betting On You and Fake Skating by Lynn Painter (S) - We’re a Bad Idea, Right by K.L. Walther (K) - One Step Forward by Marcie Flinchum Atkins (M) - Heir by Sabaa Tahir (S) - The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer (K) - Wandering Wild by Lynette Noni (M) - Wilderness Hacks by Joslin Brorsen (K)

Book Club Peer Pressure

Podcasting from both northern Indiana and far west Texas, Maggie and Dena are in conversation about books we may not have read had it not been a book club selection. Included in this episode are: -The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (MC) -The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (DC) -All The Colors Of The Dark by Chris Whitaker (MC) -Panchinko by Min Jin Lee (DC) -The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel (MC) -When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (DC) -Praying With Jane Eyre: Reflections on Reading As A Sacred Practice by Vanessa Zoltan (MC) -Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall (DC) -The Black Stallion by Walter Farley (MC)

Books Set In The United States National Parks

Podcasting from Northern Indiana, Kate from Bremen Public Library and Maggie from Nappanee Public Library, are in conversation about books set in The United States National Parks. Included in this episode are: -Mysteries of the National Park: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More  by Mike Bezemek (K) -Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate (M) -Track of the Cat (Anna Pigeon series) by Nevada Barr (K) -Our National Parks by John Muir (M) -When You Find my Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail by D. Dauphinee  (K) -Subpar Parks: America’s Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors by Amber Share (M) -Death In Door County (Monster Hunter series) by Annelise Ryan (K) -Capture The Moment (National Parks Summer series) by Suzanne Woods Fisher (M) -Beaches, Bungalows, & Burglaries (Camper & Criminals series) by Tonya Kappes (K) -Wilder Boys (Wilder Boys series) by Brandon Wallace -The Campground Kids: National Park Adventures series by C.R. Fulton -National Park Mystery Series by Aaron Johnson

Expand Your Horizons 2026

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Pat & Maggie are in conversation about the books we may read for the 2026 Expand Your Horizons Reading Challenge. Included in this episode are: About The United States - How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein (P) -We The People: A History Of The U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore (M) About Soccer Or A Soccer Player -Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman (P) -Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie (M) -All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (M) Set In A Country That Has Hosted The Winter Olympics -Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (P) -Akin by Emma Donoghue (M) Featuring A Rainbow (title, cover, character, etc) -Black Rocks and Rainbows by Susan Riford (P) -Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell (M) A Michael L. Prince Winner or Honor Book -Legendary Frybread Drive-In edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (P) -Monster by Walter Dean Myers (M) By An Established Author, Who Is New To You -Barbara Cartland (M) Whose Main Character Is In Their Teens -The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe (P) -The People We Keep by Allison Larkin (M) Set In The 1940s -Bessie by Linda Kass (P) -When The Flames Ravaged by Rhonda Dragomir (M) From Any Best Seller List -Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (P) -One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (M) Where Characters Interact With The Author -In Waiting by Rainbow Rowell (M) With A Feminist Or Women Empowerment Theme -The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (P) -Off with Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power by Eleanor Herman (M) Featuring Classical Music -The Ballroom by Anna Hope (P) -The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (M) With A Candy Related Term In The Title -Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover, Essays by Sarah Perry (M) That Takes Place Near Or Over Water -Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone [https://www.amazon.com/Cara-Bastone/e/B085Z38C15/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1] (M) That Features 2 Or More Genres Featuring Your Favorite Animal -Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell (P) -The Mystery of the Vanishing Forest (Boxcar Children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (M) Set In The Season You Were Born -A Love Finds You Christmas book (M)

American History

Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Jen & Maggie are in conversation about books with a shared theme of American History. Included in this episode are: * Unforgettables: Winner, Losers, Strong Women, and Eccentric Men of the Civil War Era by John C. Waugh (J) * The Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore (M) * Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt (J) * Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar (M) * Api’s Berlin Diaries by Gabrielle Robinson (J) * Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson (M) * Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue by Susan Casey (J) * The Crossing: El Paso, The Southwest, and America’s Forgotten Origin Story by Richard Parker (M) * Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer (J) * Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools by Mary Annette Pember (M) * Hoosiers: A New History of Indiana by James H. Madison (J)