Stork Storytime Podcast

This month's Last Tuesday read is Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault. Join Erin and Amy as we discuss key plot points that may inspire you to pick it up at your local library!

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson. Read-alikes include: The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Barnes The Cousins by Karen McManus Ace of Spades by Faridan Abike-Iyimide You Have a Match by Emma Lord A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of Starfish by Lisa Fipps. Read-alikes include: The List of Things that will not Change by Rebecca Stead Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan Can You See Me? by Libby Scott It all begins with Jelly Beans by Nova Weetman Blubber by Judy Bloom (but this is not a body positivity book - provides good context for how many of us over a certain age were raised to think about bodies)

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of Stitching Snow by R.C. Lewis. Read-alikes include: Jackaby by William Ritter Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch Winter by Marissa Meyer Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of Gussy, by Jimmy Cajoleas. Read-alikes include: The Girl who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu Hello Universe by Erin Kelly A Tale Dark and Grim by Adam Gidwitz Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan

In this edition of the Next Reads podcast, Erin reads the first chapter of All Boys aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. Read alikes for this book include: The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You by Jason Reynolds Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi We are not Broken by George M Johnson

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Join Amy and guest librarian Amanda in there rave review of Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. This book is a dream for Amy as a fantasy nerd who loves the fresh perspective and multiple POVs that Roanhorse's work provides.

For more good reads involving horses, life challenges, and the like, try these: Grand Theft Horse by Greg Neri Pony by R.J. Palacio Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John August Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac -Also watch the film Concrete Cowboy on Netflix, starring Caleb McLaughlin and Idris Elba

The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo read-alikes The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz The Mad Wolf’s daughter by Dian Magras Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel Jose Older

I think you might also be interested in these books: Until Friday Night by Abbi Glines Golden Arm by Carl Deuker History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson Love Double Dutch! By Doreen Spicer-Dannelly Legacy and the Queen by Kobe Bryant

Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City by Christian McKay Heidicker Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Small Spaces by Katherine Arden A tale dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz They threw us away by Daniel Kraus The Wild Robot by Peter Brown The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

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Looking for recommendations for your next read? Wanting to read outside your go-to genre? Listen in each month while we discuss this month's recommended read - If Cats Disappeared from the World. A story about what makes life worth living.

Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac read-alikes The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Moo by Sharon Creech Wish by Barbara O’Connor The Sea in Winter by Christine Day Ancestor Approved: intertribal stories for kids edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner read-alikes Leah on the Offbeat Dumplin by Julie Murphy The (un)popular vote by Jasper Sanchez Any of the Lumberjanes graphic novels Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

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This month Amy and Jillian discuss their reactions to Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue. If you're looking for a solid historical fiction book with compelling characters, look no further! Even those who may not love historical fiction will find this book enthralling.

Sue and Amy review and discuss topics and major themes of Yuri Herrera's Signs Preceding the End of the World.

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