YA

101. Series Review: The Babysitters Club

This week Eunice, Bailey and Teffer talk about the Netflix series adapted from the beloved Babysitters Club books. We share our opinions of the adaptation, which babysitters we most identify with, and what we hope for in season 2!

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95. Kristina Forest on Renovating

This week, Kristina Forest joins us for a conversation about why she writes YA, how she started out, and where she gets her inspiration. We talk about preserving the things she loves in YA while adding the representation the genre needs, some of the books that have inspired her, and what it really means to write a coming of age story.

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94. Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest

This week is full of new stuff! We have a new host, Eunice Hong, and our first review of an upcoming release! We talk about the role of tropes in comfort reading, what makes an author an “automatic buy,” and how the YA landscape has improved since our highschool days.

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84. Anne of the Island by L.M. Montgomery

This week our Anne series continues, with Anne going to college and falling in love. We talk about what distinguishes this series as a turn of the century work and the ways growing up makes us revise and reconsider our expectations. We also revisit our discussion of Anne… what happens when she’s not the quirkiest girl in the room?

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83. Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery

In our second installation of Anne of Green April, Kadi warms up to Anne a little, we talk about approaches to child care, make our predictions for the series, and talk about what makes YA, YA. Also, is Anne a Manic Pixie Dream Girl?!

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Disney Book Club – Bravely (2022)

If yeh had the chance to change the ending of a Pixar movie…would yeh? Well, the Pals have done exactly that, with a twist – they’ve powered down their screens and cracked open a spine for their first ever book club episode! It’s back to Castle Dunbroch and the world of Brave where we learn that Merida’s story was just getting started. But if she’s going to take on the new challenges awaiting her and her family, she’ll have to do it…Bravely.

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