The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Holes by Louis Sachar (book AND movie)

“Dig it up, oh, oh, dig it…” In our season finale Joanna and Kevin revisit a classic for the ages, Louis Sachar’s Holes (1998). Get ready for nostalgia, child cruelty, and Joanna complaining about how no one will do group Halloween costumes with her.  To get in touch, email us at orwerewe13@gmail.com with any comments or episode suggestions! This podcast was edited and produced by Martha Morton and the music is composed by Sawyer Harrington-Verb.  And that is the end of season 1! We appreciate you for listening to us so far. First podcast project for us, learned a lot. Come back better for season 2 We have a whole slew of new books to cover when we return in the fall. Hope to see you then!

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Part 2)

This week Joanna and Kevin are finishing up their discussion of Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Hear about how the second half of the book is wildly different from the first half, where the series is going next, and how Kevin really just wants more Po in his life. To get in touch, email us at orwerewe13@gmail.com with any comments or episode suggestions! This podcast was edited and produced by Martha Morton and the music is composed by Sawyer Harrington-Verb.

Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Part 1)

“Katsa: The Baddest Bitch That Ever Lived” is a better title for this book. Joanna and Kevin read Kristin Cashore’s Graceling (2008) and learn what is a Grace, why every high fantasy has seven kingdoms, and just how hot Prince Po is.  To get in touch, email us at orwerewe13@gmail.com with any comments or episode suggestions! This podcast was edited and produced by Martha Morton and the music is composed by Sawyer Harrington-Verb.

Christopher Paolini and the Publication of Eragon

In a special minisode, Kevin tells Joanna the origin of how Eragon (2002) came to be. Learn all about Christopher Paolini, the wild ride of getting this book published, and Kevin’s personal history with Eragon (and its much maligned movie adaptation). To get in touch, email us at orwerewe13@gmail.com with any comments or episode suggestions! This podcast was edited and produced by Martha Morton and the music is composed by Sawyer Harrington-Verb.

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson

Bad science has finally arrived! This week Joanna and Kevin read James Patterson’s Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (2005) and discuss just what would 2% bird DNA do to a person, how many times can you have the same plot before it gets boring, and should James Patterson be allowed to write YA novels.   To get in touch, email us at orwerewe13@gmail.com with any comments or episode suggestions! This podcast was edited and produced by Martha Morton and the music is composed by Sawyer Harrington-Verb.