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Books We Would Have Loved as Kids

February 17, 2021 / 41:03/S

Books mentioned (affiliate links):
When My Name Was Keoko, by Linda Sue Park
A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park
The Adventures of Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey
Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels
Roller Girl, by Victoria Jamieson
When Stars Are Scattered, by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed
New Kid, by Jerry Craft
Class Act, by Jerry Craft
The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
Hair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, by Derrick Barnes
American Born Chinese, by Gene Yang
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead
Liar and Spy, by Rebecca Stead
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
On the Come Up, by Angie Thomas
Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins
See You in the Cosmos, by our very own Jack Cheng
For Black Girls Like Me, by Mariama J. Lockington
Panda-Monium, by Stuart Gibbs

See You on the Bookshelf: The Audiobook, Jack Cheng's podcast about creating the audiobook for 'See You in the Cosmos'

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators: scbwi.org

Find us online:
Kelly J. Baptist: kellyiswrite.com
Jack Cheng: jackcheng.com
Patrick Flores-Scott: patrickfloresscott.com
Heather Shumaker: heathershumaker.com

Produced by Josie Schneider and Corey Schneider
Music by Duck Duck Chicken

Our Books for Children and Young Adults:

Flying Lessons & Other Stories Edited by Ellen Oh; Kelly’s short story in this middle grade anthology is “The Beans and Rice Chronicles of Isaiah Dunn.”
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
Isaiah Dunn Saves the Day by Kelly J. Baptist
The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist; Illustrated by Darnell Johnson
The Swag is in the Socks by Kelly J. Baptist
Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist
Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott
No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott
The Griffins of Castle Cary by Heather Shumaker

Find us online:

Produced by Jack Cheng
Music by Duck Duck Chicken