Book Bound Episode 28: Teen Books and American History for All
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Special guest Kat from CADL Holt joins our hosts to chat about great teen book reads, more America 250 titles, and some other recent gems.
Cheryl’s Books:
Jellyfish Scientist: Maude Delap and Her Mesmerizing Medusas by Michelle Cusolito
Until the Last Gun Is Silent: A Story of Patriotism, the Vietnam War, and The Fight to Save America’s Soul by Matthew F. Delmont
Mentioned:
The War Within a War: The Black Struggle at Vietnam and at Home by Wil Haygood
Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew F. Delmont
Jessica’s Books:
Vigil by George Saunders
Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls by Rob Edwards
P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau
Mentioned:
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
America 250: https://www.cadl.org/america250
Bad Bunny syllabus: https://www.badbunnysyllabus.com/home
Mari’s Books:
Hail Mariam by Huda Al-Marashi
Bing’s Cherries by Livia Blackburne
My Bicentennial Summer: True Adventures from the Most Epic Family Road Trip of All Time by G. Ner
Kat’s Books:
Kind of a Big Deal by Shannon Hale
Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai
I’ll Find You Where the Timeline Ends by Kylie Lee Baker
Mentioned:
Switch by A. S. King
Costumes for Time Travelers by A. R. Capetta
Song For You and I by Kay O’Neill